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Funding Opportunity
National
Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research
Program Phase I Solicitation FY-2011 (Release 1) (SBIR)
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Please be advised that the NSF
Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
includes revised guidelines to implement the mentoring
provisions of the America COMPETES Act (ACA) (Pub. L. No.
110-69, Aug. 9, 2007.) As specified in the ACA, each
proposal that requests funding to support postdoctoral
researchers must include a description of the mentoring
activities that will be provided for such individuals.
Proposals that do not comply with this requirement will be
returned without review (see the PAPP Guide Part I: Grant
Proposal Guide Chapter II for further information about the
implementation of this new requirement).
DUE DATES
Full Proposal Deadline Date: June
9, 2010
Do not submit a proposal prior to
5/9/2010
SYNOPSIS
The Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program stimulates
technological innovation in the private sector by
strengthening the role of small business concerns in meeting
Federal research and development needs, increasing the
commercial application of federally supported research
results, and fostering and encouraging participation by
socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned
small businesses.
What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This
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New quarterly webinar/discussion group on
electric vehicle and infrastructure issues
The first webinar/discussion will be held on March
24, 2010 from 1:00-2:30 Eastern Time and
will feature a vehicle and infrastructure discussion by Jim
Francfort, INL and Don Karner, eTEC. Jim works
on DOE's Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA) conducted
jointly by the Idaho
National Laboratory (INL)
and the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
TheAVTA is
part of the Department of Energy’s Vehicle
Technologies Program. The primary goal of AVTA is
to provide benchmark data for technology modeling, and research
and development programs, by benchmarking and validating the
performance of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles that
feature one or more advanced technologies, including:
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Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technologies
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Hybrid electric, pure electric, and hydraulic technologies
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Advanced electric drive technologies and engine technologies
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Advanced energy storage (i.e., batteries) technologies and
chemistries
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Advanced climate control, power electronic, and other
ancillary systems technologies
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Internal combustion engines burning advanced fuels (i.e.,
100% hydrogen and hydrogen/CNG-blended fuels)
Also contributing to this effort is Don Karner, President/CEO of
eTEC, of Phoenix, AZ. eTEC was mentioned
by President Obama in his latest State of the Union Address
and is the project manager for a DOE ARRA grant that includes
40+ project partners that will conduct the largest-ever rollout
of electric vehicle infrastructure in the United States.
Jim and Don will give an overview of issues that will be of
interest to many coordinators with respect to establishing
electric recharging strategies in their communities. Particular
areas of interest covered include types of recharging systems
available, battery electric and plug-in electric vehicles and
their timing for market introduction, the current state of
deployment issues such as codes and standards, permitting,
standardized training and more.
Future quarterly calls will include a national overview of
utility developments including grid developments and other
programs, regulatory overviews and industry status
reports/updates.
Contact Melissa Howell for more information -
kycleanfuels@insightbb.com
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