FUNDING-Request
for Information: Critical Water Issues Prize Competition RFI (DE-FOA-0001899);
May 14, 2018
Agency
Department
of Energy – Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy
Description
The
purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gather feedback from
stakeholders prior to DOE potentially issuing a Funding Opportunity
Announcement (FOA). The U.S. Department of Energy seeks to understand the
key technical and other barriers that may prevent long-term access to low-cost
water supplies that could be best addressed through challenges and prize
competitions. For the purposes of this Request for Information (RFI),
challenges and prize competitions are tools and approaches the Federal
government and others can use to engage a broad range of stakeholders,
including the general public, in developing solutions to difficult problems.
Challenges and prize competitions rely on competitive structures to drive
innovation among participants and usually offer rewards (financial and/or
other) to winners and/or finalists. DOE may use the information provided
through this RFI to develop challenges and prize competitions to address key
water issues. This RFI is not designed to solicit input on DOE’s broader
R&D efforts on affordable water. This RFI is not a FOA; therefore,
DOE is not accepting applications at this time.
Announcement
Number:
DE-FOA-0001899
Closing
Date:
May
14, 2018
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=301574
Contact
Information
Brenda
L. Dias