A--Inventions and Innovation

This is a restricted eligibility. Eligibility for this assistance is restricted to applications from the following: 1) individuals that are U.S. citizens, either native-born or naturalized; 2) small businesses (as defined by Small Business Administration) that are incorporated and operating in the United States; and 3) institutions of higher learning located in the U.S. The Department of Energy?s Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) is funding a competitive grant program entitled the Inventions and Innovation (I&I) Program. The goals of the I&I Program are to improve energy efficiency through the promotion of innovative ideas and inventions that have a significant, potential energy impact and a potential, future commercial market. These goals are consistent with the mission of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), which is to develop and promote the adoption of cost-effective renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies within the building, industrial, transportation, and power sectors for the benefit of economic competitiveness, energy security, and environmental quality of the nation. The following mission focus industries, comprised of the most energy intensive industries in the U.S. manufacturing sector, are of particular interest to the Program: Agriculture, Aluminum, Chemicals, Forest products, Glass, Metal-casting, Mining, Petroleum, and Steel. Category 1 and category 2 applications are open to all the mission focus industries and the building, transportation, and power sectors. Interested parties should access the DOE Golden Field Office Home Page at http://www.golden.doe.gov/businessopportunities.html, click on ?Solicitations?, and then access the solicitation number identified above. The Golden Home Page will also provide instructions on registering and submitting applications in the Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) web site. The Solicitation can also be obtained directly through IIPS at http://e-center.doe.gov by browsing opportunities by Contracting Activity. DOE will not issue paper copies of the solicitation.