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In the November 21, 1997 Issue:
AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH APPLICATIONS SOUGHT
The Department of Energy (DOE) is accepting applications for research funding through its Cooperative Automotive Research for Advanced Technologies (CARAT) program.The purpose of the CARAT program is to provide small businesses and universities with a means to research, develop, and validate advanced automotive technologies that will enable the production of cars and light trucks which are extremely fuel efficient, have low emissions, and are fuel flexible.
Funding is available in three phases for 18 topics in the following research areas: vehicle systems, advanced gas turbines, fuel cells, batteries flywheel energy storage, compression ignition direct injection, and alternative fuels.
CARAT begins in Phase I with technologies that already have a firm technical basis supported by test data and/or modeling, and its main objective is to prove the feasibility of the basic technical concept. DOE anticipates making at least one federal assistance award under each topic in amounts up to $150,000.
In Phase II, technology development efforts are focused on moving the technology from laboratory scale to near-vehicle scale, and on establishing the potential to meet competitive cost and manufacturing objectives.
Phase II awards are expected to be in amounts up to $750,000 for a project period of up to 24 months. Cost sharing of 25 percent is required for Phase II applicants. Phase II applications will be provided to the participant at the time of the Phase I award.
Phase 111 awards will be made to firms that produce sufficiently promising results from Phase II. This phase will move the component or system from an engineering prototype stage to one where the technology can be shown to satisfy the automotive industry's performance and cost targets. This phase should include a partnership with an existing company with the financial and technical resources to bring the technology into the automotive market.
Applications for this program must be submitted by February 24, 1998. The solicitation is available on the Internet at www.ch.doe.gov/business/ACQ.htm
DOE SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR ENERGY RESEARCH PROJECTS
The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Research has announced its continuing interest in receiving applications for the Financial Assistance Program. It is anticipated that approximately $400 million will be available in FY 1998 for the program.The Financial Assistance Program was originally announced on September 3, 1992 in the Federal Register as an ongoing program. For-profit commercial organizations, colleges and universities, non-profit organizations, foreign organizations, state and local governments, and unaffiliated individuals are eligible to submit grant applications in response to the solicitation. DOE National Laboratories and other Federal agencies are not allowed to respond directly to the grant solicitation.
There are six scientific and technical areas of interest to the Office of Energy Efficiency:
Basic Energy Sciences --supports fundamental research in the natural sciences and engineering leading to new and improved energy technologies and to understanding and mitigating the environmental impacts of energy technologies. The science division classifications are: materials sciences, chemical sciences, engineering research, geosciences, and energy biosciences.
High Energy and Nuclear Physics -- supports approximately 90% of the U.S. efforts in high energy and nuclear physics.
Computational and Technology Research -- conducts an integrated program in applied mathematical sciences, high performance computing and communications, information infrastructure, advanced energy projects research, and technology research to address complex problems.
Fusion Energy Sciences -- advances plasma science, fusion science, and fusion technology which is the knowledge base for an economically and environmentally attractive fusion energy source.
Biological and Environmental Research --provides the scientific information required to identify, understand, and anticipate the long-term health and environmental consequences of energy use and development. The scientific classifications of the program are: health effects and life sciences research, medical applications and measurement science, environmental remediation, and environmental processes.
Energy research analyses --includes assessments to identify any duplication or gaps in scientific research activities, and impartial and independent evaluations of scientific and technical research efforts.
More information regarding the Office of Energy Research Financial Assistance Program, including an application guide and forms, can be located on the web at www.er.doe.gov/ production/grants/grants.html or by calling 301/903-5544.
CELESTE NAMED AMBASSADOR TO INDIA
Former Ohio Governor Richard F. Celeste was sworn in as the United States Ambassador to India last week. Celeste has been a leader in the field of technology-based economic development for the last 15 years. While governor, Celeste established Ohio's Thomas Edison Program.Since leaving office in 1991, he has played a key role in advancing state-federal cooperation in the area of science and technology. Among other positions, Celeste served as chairman of Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government's Task Force on Science and Technology and the States; co-chairman of the State-Federal Technology Partnership Task Force; and as vice chairman of the State Science and Technology Institute's Board of Trustees.
His support, encouragement, and counsel will be missed by the SSTI staff, who wish him well in his new post.
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