Key Dates: Applications Due: August, 18, 2009; 8 p.m. EST
Anticipated Award Announcement: First and second quarters of Fiscal Year 2010

Program Information:   This grant is administered through the Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), on behalf of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's (EERE) Building Technologies Program (BTP).  BTP funds research and technology development to reduce commercial and residential building energy use. The program is working to achieve the goal of net-zero energy buildings, which produce as much energy as they consume. BTP works with national laboratories and industry partners to achieve this goal.

Grant Information: The purpose of this grant is to advance building technologies and deployment mechanisms in order to accelerate BTP research goals and initiate an aggressive effort to target existing residential and commercial buildings for energy efficiency enhancements.  The six broad areas of interest include:
1.  advanced building control strategies, communications and information technologies for net-zero energy buildings
2.  analysis, design and technical tools
3.  building envelope and windows
4.  residential and commercial HVAC and crosscutting air conditioning and
 refrigeration research
5.  water heating, residential and commercial appliances and Miscellaneous Electric Load (MELs) reduction
6.  solar heating and cooling (SHC)

NOTE:  Each area of interest includes several specific technical subtopics that can be viewed in full here.  Click on "BODY" beneath the "Documentation" tab on the right-hand side. All types of entities are eligible to apply, except other Federal agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Contractors, and nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995.

For More Information: For more information and details of the application process, search for grant reference number DE-FOA-0000115 at www.fedconnect.net. All applications must be submitted through www.fedconnect.net.