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["Inflation Reduction Act Technology Commercialization Fund: Collaborative Alignment for Critical Technology Industries Industrial Decarbonization Lab Call - Informational Webinar\nQuestions/Answers\nUpdated: October 8, 2024"]
["#","Date Asked","Topic","Question","Answer"]
[1,"2024-09-04","General","Can I get the copy of the presentation and video recording link for later use?","The slides have been published on the Lab Call posting on eXCHANGE (https://oced-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaIdd184bfac-b81d-4e01-8699-be71508b6b07). Unfortunately, due to a technical error the video recording was not stored and will not be posted. "]
[2,"2024-09-04","Topic","I may have missed the comment about a center of excellence for cement-- can you revisit that comment and expand please?","The Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) announced its plan to create a Cement and Concrete Center of Excellence to accelerate the development and adoption of novel low-carbon cement and concrete technologies. It is recommended that the cement and concrete project selected from this effort coordinate with the center of excellence to avoid duplication of efforts and maximize potential synergies. A non-exhaustive list of related efforts for each topic area can be found in Appendix B of the Lab Call."]
[3,"2024-09-04","Partners","Can part of the project fund go to external partners besides national labs? ","The funding awarded from this solicitation will be provided to eligible entities as outlined in the Lab Call. It is anticipated that participation of industry partners and other non-lab entities will be primarily through cost share (in-kind or cost as is appropriate) provided. To be considered as a teaming partner please add your information to the teaming partner list (https://oced-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId94d41c37-fe4e-47d7-b06c-d3ce6e62d560). Awardees of the lab call may sub-contract to eligible entities based on their scope of work and with approval from DOE."]
[4,"2024-09-04","Topic","For cement and concrete topic area, what minimum ARL and TRL is required? ","There is no prescribed TRL/ARL requirements. This effort is meant to engage stakeholders from across the value chain of their respective topic area(s)."]
[5,"2024-09-04","Partners","Can partners/stakeholders be non-US based companies that are in the process of bringing their decarbonization technology to the US market? ","Non-US based organizations may participate as teaming partners for this effort. To be considered as a teaming partner please add your information to the teaming partner list (https://oced-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId94d41c37-fe4e-47d7-b06c-d3ce6e62d560)."]
[6,"2024-09-04","Cost Share","What agreement mechanism is available for a DOE National Lab to account for the cost share of third parties for this for this call?  ","DOE National Labs should consult with their respective Technology Transfer Office(s) and Legal Counsel  to determine most appropriate mechanisms for establishing teaming and cost sharing agreements. In the event no existing mechanism  achieves the requirements  of the lab call as needed for a specific project, DOE National Labs should consult with  DOE Field and HQ IP Counsel as needed, who can work with OTT to resolve any issues."]
[7,"2024-09-04","Partners","Does limiting funds to National Labs mean that subcontracts to MSIs, universities, etc. are disallowed? ","The funding awarded from this solicitation will be provided to eligible entities as outlined in the Lab Call. It is anticipated that participation of industry partners and other non-lab entities will be primarily through cost share (in-kind or cost as is appropriate) provided. To be considered as a teaming partner please add your information to the teaming partner list (https://oced-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId94d41c37-fe4e-47d7-b06c-d3ce6e62d560). Awardees of the lab call may sub-contract to eligible entities based on their scope of work and with approval from DOE."]
[9,"2024-09-04","Topic","With so many requirements are you not concerned that some promising decarb tech might not get exposure? ","This effort is not focused on technology development. The applicant organizations will determine, based on their knowledge and expertise, what ARL risk areas these project(s) will address."]
[10,"2024-09-04","Partners","Is your preference for the FFRDC's to create large partner teams from many national labs to capture the largest swathe of industrial stakeholders, or create smaller teams to get more competition amongst proposals? ","Size of the team is determined by the applicant(s). Proposals will be selected based on how the work proposed aligns with the criteria outlined and the teams’ capabilities to carry out the work. It is expected that a diverse of cohort FFRDC and external entities are convened for this effort."]
[11,"2024-09-04","General","Contact person to call? ","Please send all inquiries to TCF.BIL@hq.doe.gov"]
[12,"2024-09-04","Partners","Answer to the question (Q10) seems a little to vaque its sounds like small teams are being excluded, please explain.","Small teams are not explicitly excluded from being selected. The size of team will be dependent the national laboratories involved, and nature of work proposed."]
[13,"2024-09-04","Timeline","What was the duration of the program? ","The program intends to fund projects up to 36 months. Length of funded projects will be dependent on the proposed work."]
[14,"2024-08-15","Partners","Are startups allowed to participate as one of the external partners?","Yes, technology developers operating in related industries as described in the lab call may participate as an external partner."]
[15,"2024-08-21","General","Is there a difference between “topic being applied for” and “topic being applied to” (yellow highlight below)?","No, they are referring to the same “topic areas” as described in the Lab Call."]
[16,"2024-08-21","General","Is the “200-or-fewer-word summary” required on the cover page in addition to the required one-page summary (teal highlight below)? ","Yes, the Title Page summary and the Summary are two different pieces of information."]
[17,"2024-08-22","Cost Share","Can you please clarify your meaning in the statement below on page v of the lab call? \n\n“DOE expects that labs will contribute the cost-share statutorily required by TCF;”","In the lab call (page 31) we state:\n“Clearly indicate the expected cost-share contribution for the proposed project. Please provide a justification if cost-share of less than 50% is proposed.”\n\nApplicants should indicate the expected cost-share contribution to the project from the partner along with the relevant justification per the above.\nPlease see Appendix A for additional information on cost-share requirements."]
[18,"2024-08-27","General","Could you tell me if a bibliography/references section is required for DE-LC-000L004, and would the inclusion of one count toward the 10-page limit? ","No, a bibliography/reference section is not required for the Lab Call. You may include one and it will not count towards the 10-page limit."]
[19,"2024-09-04","General","Are organizations that are NOT FFRDCs eligible to receive funding as partners/subrecipients/subcontractors under this call? ","Funding from the solicitation will only be provided by DOE to FFRDCs per the eligibility requirements in the Lab Call. Recipients may subcontract with non-FFRDC entities if appropriate based on their scope of work and the goals of the program."]
[20,"2024-09-04","General","If not, can you please confirm organizations are only eligible to participate in this solicitation as volunteers and/or providers of cost share? ","It is anticipated that industry participation will primarily be as cost-share or teaming partners. Sub-contracting is permitted based on an approved scope of work and relevance to the project.  If a participant is not a volunteer or, provider of cost share, or a sub-contractor, identify the intended relationship with and role of the participant."]
[21,"2024-09-04","General","Finally, are there any restrictions on the type of entity that may serve in a partner role on this opportunity? ","Please refer to the Partnering and Topic section of the lab call for details on partner eligibility. Stakeholders along the respective topic (Chemicals and Refining, Concrete and Cement, and Metals) value chain including but not limited to technology developers, standards and certifications development organizations, end users, community organizations, and governmental entities are expected to be included in these projects."]
[22,"2024-09-26","Cost Share","       1. Are recipients of other federal funding and pending awards, including OCED demonstration projects, encouraged and eligible to participate in these consortia?\n       2. If awarded, how will cost share be reported? Will the same PICS:OTT process be used for this award as for the MRV projects? ","Thanks for raising this concern about the risk of double counting Federal funds and scope overlap. DOE believes there are ways for entities to participate without triggering any issue on this topic. Recipients of any Federal financial assistance award, including OCED recipients, are allowed and encouraged to participate in this effort. This effort aims to address adoption challenges industry faces and is very likely to be distinct from a typical research, development, and/or demonstration project. They can also provide cost share to the National Laboratory's project as long as:\n1.\tAny cash contribution does not come from Federal funds;\n2.\tAny in kind contribution is not counted as award cost (either Federal or Recipient's share) also for another award. For example, an individual may contribute 10 hours to an OCED award and 5 hours to this Lab's effort as long as those hours are distinct and tracked as such in the entity's internal time tracking system. "]