The DOE Clean Cities Program has posted the Clean Cities Community
Readiness and Planning for Plug-in Electric Vehicles and Charging
Infrastructure Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to FedConnect.
The FOA can be accessed at www.FedConnect.net by using the "Search
Public Opportunities" button on the home page and searching for
DE-FOA-0000451. A button has also been added to the Clean Cities
homepage (www.cleancities.energy.gov) to assist you in locating this
information.
President Obama has a goal of putting 1 million advanced technology
vehicles on the road in the United States by 2015. In support of this
goal, and emphasizing electricity as a transportation fuel, this Funding
Opportunity Announcement seeks projects to plan and implement policies,
procedures, and incentives that facilitate that development. The
planning and policy activities will prepare communities for successful
deployment and implementation of plug-in electric drive vehicles.
Overall, this effort will help to decrease the nation's dependence on
petroleum and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles and electric vehicle
supply equipment (EVSE). This FOA will serve as a pilot program to
stimulate community based electric vehicle infrastructure readiness
planning and implementation activities in anticipation of larger
electric vehicle deployment efforts in the future. It does not address
the broader electric vehicle deployment initiative that was included in
the President's 2011 State of the Union Address and is not the $200M
electric vehicle deployment program included in the President's FY2012
budget request.
The deadline to submit an application is June 13, 2011.
There are several one-time actions you must complete in order to submit
an application in response to this Announcement (e.g., obtain a Dun and
Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, register with
the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), and register with
Grants.gov). Applicants who are not registered with CCR and Grants.gov
should allow at least 21 days to complete these requirements. It is
suggested that the process be started as soon as possible. Applications
must be submitted through Grants.gov to be considered for award.
For more information, use FedConnect and refer to Sol# DE-FOA-0000451.
Also, please note that your DOE Regional PMCs and the DOE HQ Staff will
NOT be able to answer any individual FOA-related questions. All
questions pertaining to this FOA must be submitted through the official
mechanism described in the FOA so that all potential applicants have
access to any responses provided.
Questions regarding the content of the announcement must be submitted
through the FedConnect portal. You must register with FedConnect to
respond as an interested party to submit questions, and to view
responses to questions. It is recommended that you register as soon
after release of the FOA as possible to have the benefit of all
responses. DOE will try to respond to a question within 3 business
days, unless a similar question and answer have already been posted on
the website.
Questions relating to the system requirements or how an application form
works must be directed to Grants.gov at 1-800-518-4726 or
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