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DE-FOA-0000472

Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies for Energy (REACT)

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5/19/2011 05:00 PM ET

7/18/2011 05:00 PM ET

DE-FOA-0000472: Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies for Energy (REACT)

Rare earths are naturally-occurring minerals with unique magnetic properties that are used in many emerging energy technologies. As demand for these technologies continues to increase, rare earths are rapidly becoming more expensive due to limited global supply – prices of many have increased 300–700% in the past year. Rising rare earth prices have already escalated costs for some energy technologies and may jeopardize the widespread adoption of many critical energy solutions by U.S. manufacturers. ARPA-E seeks to fund early-stage technology alternatives that reduce or eliminate the dependence on rare earth materials by developing substitutes in two key areas: electric vehicle motors and wind generators.

Documents

REACT FOA Mod 003_6.27.2011 (Last Updated: 4/20/2011 09:44 AM ET)

Previous Versions

SF-424: Application for Federal assistance. Must be broken down by yearly period, total amount and provide an SF-424A for any subawardees that are expected to perform 10% or more of the total project costs. (Last Updated: 6/14/2011 04:48 PM ET)
SF424A: High Level Budget Spreadsheet. Must provide separate tabs by yearly period and total amount. Applicants must also provide tabs for the yearly and total budgets for any subawardees that are expected to perform 10% or more of the total project costs. (Last Updated: 6/17/2011 02:23 PM ET)
Budget Justification: Detailed budget spreadsheet. Must provide separate tabs by yearly period and total amount. Applicants must also provide tabs for the yearly and total budgets for any subawardees that are expected to perform 10% or more of the total project costs. (Last Updated: 6/17/2011 08:36 AM ET)
Budget Justification Guidance (Last Updated: 6/17/2011 08:36 AM ET)
NEPA Questionnaire: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance certification form. (Last Updated: 6/14/2011 04:47 PM ET)
Public Summary Form: Public (non-confidential) project summary in paragraph format to be released to the public in the event an award is made (Last Updated: 6/14/2011 04:47 PM ET)
Sample Indirect Rate Proposal (Last Updated: 6/14/2011 04:48 PM ET)
Summary Slide: Project summary in PowerPoint format (Last Updated: 6/14/2011 04:49 PM ET)

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Responses to questions are posted to the FAQs webpage.

Submission Deadlines

Concept Paper Submission Deadline: 5/19/2011 5:00 PM ET
Full Application Submission Deadline: 7/18/2011 5:00 PM ET
View Full Application Reviewer Comments Period: 8/23/2011 12:00 PM ET – 8/25/2011 5:00 PM ET