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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: DOE’s Small Business Vouchers Program Begins Accepting Applications

The Energy Department's Small Business Vouchers (SBV) program is accepting Requests for Assistance (RFA) from U.S. small businesses interested in working with a national laboratory to address a range of commercialization challenges within the following technical areas: advanced manufacturing, bioenergy, buildings, fuel cells, geothermal, solar, vehicles, water power, and wind. Vouchers totaling $12 million, which range from $50,000 to $300,000 in value, are available for rounds three and four of the program.

RFAs are due on November 10, 2016 at 11:59 pm EST. To learn more about the program, please visit www.SBV.org.  

DEADLINE REMINDERS:  

  • Feedback for Technical Focus Areas for Traineeships – October 14

    The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), on behalf of its Advanced Manufacturing Office, seeks feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on technical focus areas for graduate-level traineeship programs. Submissions must be submitted electronically no later than 5:00 PM EST on October 14th, 2016.
     
  • Concept Papers Due for the High Performance Computing for Manufacturing Program – October 14 

    Concept papers for the third round of the AMO-funded High Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) program are due October 14, 2016. DOE, in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), plans to award a total of $3 million to support a portfolio of projects with national impact on energy efficiency.
     
  • DOE Office of Science Small Business Programs Applications Due – October 17 

    DOE’s Office of Science is sponsoring a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program funding opportunity. Applications for Phase 1 Release 1 are due October 17, 2016 at 11:59pm ET. It contains two, advanced manufacturing topics: Atomically Precise Membranes and Wide Bandgap Semiconductors.

AMO Programs Highlighted in Annual Progress Report

Secretary Moniz recently announced the release of the 2016 Revolution…Now report, EERE’s signature annual update on our country’s advancements in clean energy. The report focuses on the decreasing cost and increasing deployment of five clean energy technologies – wind turbines, solar technologies for both utility-scale and distributed photovoltaic power (PV), electric vehicles (EVs) and light-emitting diodes (LEDs: In addition, the report highlights several technologies we should continue to watch over the next 5 to 10 years, including AMO's ISO 50001 and Superior Energy Performance programs and Big Area Additive Manufacturing technology.

The full copy of the Revolution...Now report can be found here, and a short fact sheet can be found here. You can find videos on the report's findings on our Facebook page and DOE's Twitter feed.

IACMI and LIFT to Jointly Invest Nearly $50M in Detroit Manufacturing Facility

Last week in honor of Manufacturing Day, two Manufacturing USA institutes, LIFT- Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow and AMO sponsored IACMI-The Composites Institute, announced a combined investment of nearly $50 million in their shared manufacturing scale-up facility in Detroit. To celebrate, the two institutes hosted over 100 students and chaperones from Palmer Park Middle School to educate and inspire them to become the next generation of manufacturers.Read more about the joint facility and Manufacturing Day activities here.

Critical Materials Institute Announces Multi-Faceted Research Partnership with Rio Tinto

Critical Materials Institute, a Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and supported by the Advanced Manufacturing Office, recently announced an important new research initiative in partnership with Rio Tinto, a mining and metals company. The new initiative aims to ensure that the United States fully leverages domestic mineral and metal resources necessary for global leadership in clean energy manufacturing.

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