Rhizosphere Observations Optimizing Terrestrial Sequestration (ROOTS)

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The purpose of this modification is to incorporate changes to the Funding Opportunity Announcement, DE-FOA-0001565 (ROOTS). Accordingly this modification, • Inserted certain deadlines, including the deadlines for submitting questions and Full Applications. See Cover Page and Required Documents Checklist. • Revised the following sections of the FOA to provide guidance on required application forms and the content and form of Full Applications and Replies to Reviewer Comments: Required Documents Checklist and Sections IV.D, IV.E, and IV.G of the FOA. Applicants are strongly encouraged to use the templates provided on ARPA‐E eXCHANGE (https://arpa‐e‐foa.energy.gov). • Inserted criteria that ARPA‐E will use to evaluate Full Applications, see Section V.A.2 of the FOA. • Inserted criteria that ARPA‐E will use to evaluate Replies to Reviewer Comments in Section V.A.3 of the FOA. • Clarified Program Policy Factors to include the U.S. Manufacturing Plan under Relevance to ARPA-E Mission Advancement, see Section V.B.1 of the FOA. • Inserted information on the anticipated announcement and award dates, see Section V.C of the FOA. • Inserted information concerning Full Application Notifications, see Section VI.A.3 of the FOA. • Inserted Administrative and National Policy Requirements, see Section VI.B of the FOA. • Inserted Reporting Requirements, see Section VI.C of the FOA. • Inserted Determination of Exceptional Circumstances (DEC) Requirement, see Section VIII.F of the FOA. To obtain a copy of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) please go to the ARPA-E website at https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov. ARPA-E will not review or consider concept papers or full applications submitted through other means. For detailed guidance on using ARPA-E eXCHANGE, please refer to the ARPA-E eXCHANGE User Guide (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx).

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