Carbon Ore, Rare Earths and Critical Minerals Initiative for U.S. Basins (DOE)

• Published date: 16 July 2020
• Date: 16 July 2020
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.31194

Federal Grants & Contracts ■ July 16, 2020 Page 5

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Grants alert (cont.)

Research and Development for Advanced Water

Resource Recovery Systems (DOE)

Scope: The Energy Department’s Golden Field Office

seeks applications for the Research and Development

for Advanced Water Resource Recovery Systems to

conduct research, development and deployment on

technology innovations that enable advanced water

resource recovery systems.

Deadline: Oct. 6, 2020.

Funds: $20 million total for up to 10 awards.

Eligibility: Unrestricted.

Areas: DOE said Topic Area 1 aims to advance the

development of transformative technologies beyond

early-stage research and development to become

pilot-ready, whereas Topic Area 2 aims to test currently

developed, pilot-ready technologies through design,

build and operations in industrially relevant conditions to

enable commercialization.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# DE-FOA-0002336

Building Technologies Proving Ground—Public

Sector Field Validation (DOE)

Scope: The Energy Department’s Golden Field Office

seeks applications for the Building Technologies Proving

Ground—Public Sector Field Validation announcement

to meet DOE goals via eld validation of high-impact

commercial building technologies.

Deadline: Sept. 28, 2020.

Funds: $10 million total for up to 20 awards.

Eligibility: State, local and Native American tribal

governments.

Areas: DOE said funding should be used to generate

and disseminate data on the eld performance of novel

approaches to integrate advanced building technologies

that can inform commercial and multifamily building

efficiency, demand exibility and building-to-grid

programs. Projects will have the potential to signicantly

reduce energy use in U.S. commercial buildings, develop

new value streams for commercial building owners and

provide the end-use exibility required to dynamically

balance the distribution grid.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# DE-FOA-0002324

Carbon Ore, Rare Earths and Critical Minerals

Initiative for U.S. Basins (DOE)

Scope: The Energy Department’s National Energy

Technology Laboratory has released a Notice of

Intent to seek applications for the Carbon Ore, Rare

Earths and Critical Minerals Initiative for U.S. Basins

announcement to develop and implement basin

strategies that will prepare and enable the basin to

realize the full economic potential of producing rare

earth elements; critical minerals; and high-value, nonfuel

and carbon-based products.

Deadline: Nov. 9, 2020.

Funds: To be determined.

Eligibility: Unrestricted.

Areas: DOE said projects stemming from the

announcement are anticipated to provide a foundation

for educating the next generation of technicians, skilled

workers and science, technology, engineering and

mathematics professionals needed to implement each

basin’s strategy.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# DE-FOA-0002370

Deputy Director’s Leadership Guide

and Orientation Curriculum (DOJ)

Scope: The Justice Department’s National Institute

of Corrections seeks applications for the Deputy

Director’s Leadership Guide and Orientation Curriculum

announcement for the update and revision of the

Deputy Director’s Leadership Guide, and to develop a

companion orientation curriculum that can be used in a

virtual setting or converted to an e-course.

Deadline: Aug. 14, 2020.

Funds: One award with a 12-month project period.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities, for-prot

organizations and nonprot organizations.

Areas: DOJ said applicants are expected to: update

the previous Deputy Director’s Leadership Guide to

orient the new deputy directors in their position; identify

and develop curricula to include formal lesson plans,

participant and facilitator manuals, complimentary

PowerPoints and supporting training resources for the

program; conduct a review process of all current and

proposed training materials for conversion of selected

modules into a Virtual Instruction platform; revise and

resubmit the nal curriculum with formal lesson plans,

facilitator and participant manuals, complimentary

PowerPoints and training resources; and use identied

subject-matter experts and experienced deputy directors

to assist in the assessment and update process.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# 20PR06

National Sheris Institute (DOJ)

Scope: The Justice Department’s National Institute of

Corrections seeks applications for the National Sheriffs

Institute, the only national leadership program designed

specically for rst-term sheriffs. The institute introduces

rst-term sheriffs to their leadership role, specically as

it relates to their role in their organization and the local

criminal justice system, and as a partner in their local

community.

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