Key Dates: Concept Paper Opening Date: May 12, 2009; 8 a.m. EST
Concept Paper Closing Date: June 2, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
Concept Paper Notification: No later than July 13, 2009

The ARPA-E program will respond to concept paper with indication of whether a full application is likely to be competitive. For those receiving early notification, ARPA-E will assign an individual deadline for the full application submission; the deadline for application will be thirty-one days after the date of the notification.

Program Information:   ARPA-E is a new organization within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), created specifically to foster research and development of transformational energy-related technologies. Transformational technologies are by definition technologies that disrupt the status quo. They are not merely better than current technologies, they are significantly better.

Grant Information: ARPA-E asks for the kernel of your technical idea in the form of a concept paper. ARPA-E will respond indicating whether a full application based on that idea is likely to receive funding.

For More Information: View full  Funding Opportunity Announcement  for program and application information.