Industrial Technologies Program Save Energy Now Technical Assistance and Plant Assessment Program

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A link to the full Funding Opportunity Announcement is found by scrolling to the bottom of this page. The Industrial Technologies Program¿s Save Energy Now (SEN) Energy Saving Assessments (ESA) initiative leads national efforts to reduce industrial energy intensity by 25% in ten years while enhancing U.S. competitiveness. This program works with industry to identify and implement energy efficiency savings through energy assessments, provides technical assistance, and encourages technology deployment. This Funding Opportunity Announcement seeks applications from organizations that will participate in this effort by performing the following activities: Task 1 Technical Assistance and Plant Assessment Development and Delivery: ¿ Coordinate, strengthen and expand the Energy Saving Assessment process ¿ Provide access to ITP technical assistance resources to industry participants as appropriate ¿ Develop and implement a communications and outreach strategy to disseminate information and solicit industry participation in ITP activities and the SEN Leader program ¿ Coordinate and manage an existing group of Energy Experts and Qualified Specialists who perform assessments and provide technical assistance, and additionally, solicit, select and train new Experts and new skill sets. Task 2 Enhanced Project Implementation Support and Technology Deployment ¿ Develop and implement a methodology to perform follow-up activities to industrial assessments targeted toward project implementation ¿ Develop and deliver a project implementation support program ¿ Integrate new or emerging technology development from the ITP Research and Development portfolio into project implementation program Applicants can submit proposals to perform both Tasks 1 and 2, or may submit proposals to perform just Task 1 or Task 2. Applications for this Funding Opportunity Announcement must be accessed, completed, and submitted through Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov to be considered for award. Questions regarding the content of the announcement should be submitted through the ¿Submit Question¿ feature of the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) at http://e-center.doe.gov. VERY IMPORTANT: To complete and submit applications through Grants.gov, there are several actions you must complete (e.g., obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, register with the Central Contract Registry (CCR), install the PureEdge Viewer, register with the credential provider, and register with Grants.gov). Applicants are highly encouraged to register as soon as possible and should allow at least 21 days to complete the registration process. When done, call the Grants.gov Helpdesk at 1-800-518-4726 to verify successful registration. Registration Instructions are found on the Grants.gov web site at http://www.grants.gov and in the Funding Opportunity Announcement. Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility: Grants.gov is currently incompatible with both the new Microsoft (MS) Vista Operating System and the new Microsoft (MS) Office 2007 versions of Word, Excel, and Power Point. In order to create and submit your application to Grants.gov, you must find a computer with a previous version Microsoft Operating System, such as Windows XP. If you attach a file created using MS Office 2007, you will not get an error message when you submit the application, HOWEVER, your entire application will not be able to be processed or accepted at Grants.gov and will not reach DOE. Grants.gov can accept applications with attachments created in MS Office 2007 if the attachments are saved in the prior format. See the http://www.grants.gov/assets/Vista_and_office_07_Compatibility.pdf for detailed instructions on how to do this. A file created in MS Office 2007 can be identified by the x at the end of the file extension, for example sample.docx for a Word file. Help Mode: It is important to complete all the required fields in accordance with the pop-up instructions on the Application forms. To activate the instructions, turn on the ¿Help Mode¿ (Icon with the pointer and question mark at the top of the form). Should you have questions regarding the operation of Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Contact Center at support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726. Contact Center hours of operation are Monday - Friday from 7:00am to 9:00pm Eastern Standard Time.

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