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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this funding opportunity announcement should be emailed to DE-FOA-0002956@netl.doe.gov    "]
[2,"All questions pertaining to Exchange website should be emailed to NETL-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov. Include FOA name and number in subject line."]
[3,"All questions and answers pertaining to this FOA will be posted on NETL Exchange within this spreadsheet."]
[4,"DOE will attempt to respond to a question within 3 business days, unless a similar question and answer has already been posted in this spreadsheet. "]
[5,"All questions should be submitted not later than 3 business days prior to the application due date. Questions submitted after this date will not be answered."]
[6,"Questions are assigned a number in accordance with when they are reviewed by DOE.  "]
[7,"Questions are assigned a topic area by DOE when reviewed."]
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["TIPS"]
[1,"Applicants may sort questions and answers in the question tabs of this spreadhseet by selecting the drop-down box arrow on the column headers and selecting any of the listed attributes."]
[2,"Applicants may search for questions and/or keywords by holding CTRL+F on the keyboard and typing in a phrase or keyword."]

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["ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER LOG"]
["DE-FOA-0002956 - Updated Through 11/26/2024"]
["Question #","Topic","Question","Answer","Answer Posted on:  "]
[1,"Eligibility","Is a process to synthesize battery-grade graphite precursors from methane pyrolysis without the coproduction of critical minerals and materials within scope of FOA 2956 AOI-1 - Coproduction of Critical Minerals and Materials and Carbon Manufacturing Precursor Materials from Coal, Coal Waste, and Other Unconventional Carbon-based Feedstocks?","No. AOI-1 of FOA 2956 calls for Coproduction of Critical Minerals and Materials and Carbon Manufacturing Precursor Materials from Coal, Coal Waste, and Other Unconventional Carbon-based Feedstocks. As stated in the FOA, “For the purposes of this AOI, synthetic graphite is considered a coproduced, value-added product and is not considered a CMM” (page 14). Moreover, FOA 2956 AOI-1 concerns coal, coal waste, and other unconventional carbon based feedstocks. Secondary and unconventional feedstocks are described in the footnote on FOA page 10.","2024-10-02"]
[2,"Eligibility","Is graphite waste generated from the production of machined graphite products (e.g., electric arc furnace electrodes) an eligible feedstock under AOI-1?","No. As indicated in AOI-1 of the FOA, AOI-1 aims to integrate the production of critical minerals and materials (CMM) (i.e., rare earth elements (REE) and other, coproduced CMM) and a carbon manufacturing precursor material (CMPM) from \ncarbon-rich ore (such as coal or carbonaceous \nshale/clay) or waste into a single modular process \ncircuit. Additionally, FOA Section I. D. (Applications Specifically Not of Interest) states that “The following types of applications will be deemed nonresponsive and will not be reviewed or considered (See Section III, Eligibility Information; Responsiveness Criteria): … For AOI-1, AOI-2, and AOI-3: Applications that use recycled materials (e.g., hard drives, fluorescent lightbulbs, magnets, batteries, etc.) or e-scrap(s)/e-recycled materials/components as feedstock materials.”","2024-10-08"]
[3,"Eligibility","Does a heavy rare earth element concentrate (HREE) byproduct produced by a rare earth separation process using an ore as a feedstock qualify as a secondary or unconventional feedstock \nunder FOA AOI-2?","As noted in footnote 17 of the FOA, \"Secondary or unconventional feedstock materials include \ncoal, coal mine waste/refuse, power generation \nash, carbonaceous shale/clay, or other materials \nsuch as, but not limited to, hard rock mine waste, \nphosphogypsum (the solid waste byproduct from \nprocessing phosphate ore to make phosphoric acid used in the fertilizer industry), or red mud (from bauxite).”","2024-10-08"]
[4,"Technical Topics","For the purposes of this FOA, are Li-enriched brines considered produced water (PW)?","As stated in the FOA in Section I. 3, “For the purposes of AOI-3, the general term produced water (PW) will be used as inclusive of produced water associated with fossil energy and carbon management (FECM) operations such as oil and gas produced water, extracted water from carbon storage operations, and produced water associated with subsurface gas hydrate production. Produced water from geothermal drilling operations or surface water from O&G [oil and gas] wastewater pits are not of interest.”","2024-10-08"]
[5,"Foreign Entities/Work","Are Canadian companies considered foreign companies?","Yes.","2024-10-08"]
[6,"Foreign Entities/Work","Does a waiver request need to be submitted if the Prime Applicant intends to include a foreign company as a subcontractor/subrecipient?","As indicated in the FOA Section IV. B. xv. (Waiver Requests), “For projects selected under this FOA, all recipients and subrecipients must qualify as domestic entities. See Section III, \n‘Eligibility Information; Eligible Applicants’. To request a waiver of this requirement, the applicant must submit an explicit waiver request in the Full Application.\"","2024-10-08"]
[7,"Technical Topics","For the purposes of the FOA, how is a small pilot-scale (or larger) facility defined in terms of requirements for minimum input rate (i.e., lb./hr.) of a process feedstock?","The FOA has not defined the requirements for minimum input rate of a process feedstock. The FOA includes success metrics for each respective AOI.","2024-10-08"]
[8,"Eligibility","For FOA AOI-1, is there any requirement for a batch vs. continuous system for a small pilot-scale (or larger) facility?","Under AOI-1, there is no requirement for a batch vs. continuous system for a small pilot-\nscale (or larger) facility.","2024-10-08"]
[9,"Other","Is it possible discuss a few aspects on a Zoom call before submitting a proposal?","No, a live call is not part of this FOA process. Please reference the established question and answer process for FOA 2956 in Section VII.A. entitled \"Questions\".","2024-10-16"]
[10,"Other","Is the teaming partner list available for this NOFO?  And can I access it?","The Teaming Partner List is available and can be viewed on NETL eXCHANGE. Reference listing TPL-0000002.","2024-10-16"]
[11,"Technical Topics","Does an extractive metallurgical method include hydro-metallurgical, liquid-liquid, electrochemical, or solid-liquid separations?","Yes.","2024-10-18"]
[12,"Technical Topics","Is a process to extract Li from Li-bearing clays within scope of FOA 2956 Area of Interest 3 - Critical Mineral Recovery from Produced Water?","No. It is stated in FOA 2956 Section D. that Applications Specifically Not of Interest under Area of Interest 3 include “Applications of Li extraction from any substance that is not PW produced at the well pad or from a clean brine (from PW) treatment facility [or] produced water from geothermal drilling operations or surface water from O&G wastewater pits...\" ","2024-10-18"]
[13,"Technical Topics","For AOI-1, what criteria would be needed to demonstrate that the CMM production facility is fully operational?","AOI-1 requires working with \"... an existing ... facility producing CMM (with >90% purity) from secondary carbon-based feedstocks.\" Production of CMM at the required purity demonstrates operational capability. Also, FOA 2956 Section I. C. Objectives/Areas of Interests states that Technical Elements that must be included in AOI-1 applications include: “A detailed description, including applicable photographs, of the existing CMM production facility and process circuits. The photo(s) should include some reference gauge of dimension (e.g., a quarter, a person, etc.), and should also include captions describing the circuit(s) depicted.”","2024-10-18"]
[14,"Technical Topics","Can the required scale (for example, carbon ore input feed rate) be defined for an eligible small-pilot facility?","This question has been addressed previously (entry 7).","2024-10-18"]
[15,"Technical Topics","Under FOA 2956, can testing be performed on a model or synthetic solution that is similar to the composition of an actual mixed rare earth oxide (MREO) sample produced in an existing facility?","FOA 2956 Section D. Applications Specifically Not of Interest states that “The following types of applications will be deemed nonresponsive and will not be reviewed or considered (See Section III, Eligibility Information; Responsiveness Criteria): Applications that use model compounds or synthesized materials (including those purchased commercially) instead of actual materials (feedstock or CMM concentrates) produced in existing bench-scale or small pilot-scale (or larger) facilities or from actual PW as described in AOI-3.”","2024-10-18"]
[16,"Technical Topics","Is a process to extract Li from Li-bearing clays and minerals within scope of FOA 2956 AOI-1 - Coproduction of Critical Minerals and Materials and Carbon Manufacturing Precursor Materials from Coal, Coal Waste, and Other Unconventional Carbon-based Feedstocks?","AOI-1 of FOA 2956 calls for Coproduction of Critical Minerals and Materials and Carbon Manufacturing Precursor Materials from Coal, Coal Waste, and Other Unconventional Carbon-based Feedstocks. Moreover, FOA 2956 AOI-1 concerns coal, coal waste, and other unconventional carbon based feedstocks. Secondary and unconventional feedstocks are described in the footnote on FOA page 10.","2024-10-18"]
[17,"Technical Topics","1.) Under FOA 2956 AOI-2, is it allowable to allocate a portion of the budget, via either federal share or recipient cost share, for a collaborator with an existing CMM facility? 2.) If allocation of a portion of the budget for a collaborator with an existing CMM facility is allowable, can those funds support production of mixed rare earth oxides/rare earth salts (MREO/MRES), or is it expected that the MREO/MRES will already be produced and stocked?","1.) Yes.\n2.) A portion of the budget can be proposed to purchase or support production of the MREO/MRES.","2024-10-18"]
[18,"Eligibility","Can you confirm whether a U.S.-incorporated company with a lab located in another country and ongoing collaboration with a national lab is eligible to apply?","Per FOA 2956 Section III.G., \"DOE will not make eligibility determinations for potential applicants prior to the date on which applications to this FOA must be submitted. The decision whether to submit an application in response to this FOA lies solely with the applicant.\"  Refer to FOA 2956 Sections III; IV.B.xv.; IV.J.; VI.B.iv.; and Appendix B for information on eligibility, waiver requests, performance of work in the United States, and foreign national participation.","2024-10-18"]
[19,"Application Content/Format","If an Applicant is considering multiple AOIs, should each AOI be a separate full proposal or combined into a single full proposal?","Applicants may submit multiple applications under each area of interest of this FOA; HOWEVER, applicants may not submit duplicate applications under multiple areas of interest. Put simply, each submitted application should be distinct and tailored to the specific area of interest (see FOA 2956 Section III.F, \"Number of Submittals Eligible for Review\").","2024-10-18"]
[20,"Technical Topics","For AOI-1, what is the definition of “>90% purity” (e.g., metal basis, oxide basis)? Also, does the >90% purity requirement refer primarily to REE or is it simply any individual CMM?","The purity basis will depend upon the type(s) of material(s) produced by the existing CMM production facility.","2024-10-23"]
[21,"Technical Topics","For AOI-4, should all the feedstock to the proposed process be from Table 1 or is the AOI targeting processes that are currently used for MREO/MRES production from ore with 10% (or more) of the recovered MREO/MRES coming from feedstocks from Table 1?  ","For AOI-4, “Projects are required to include at least one secondary and unconventional feedstock and one recycled feedstock, such as but not limited to the materials included in Table 1…. No less than 10% of the MREO/MRES produced shall result from either secondary and unconventional feedstocks or recycled feedstocks…. Projects must use actual end of life feedstocks and actual secondary and unconventional feedstocks and not model compounds or synthesized materials (including those purchased commercially).” Moreover, FOA Section I. D. (Applications Specifically Not of Interest) states that “The following types of applications will be deemed nonresponsive and will not be reviewed or considered (See Section III, Eligibility Information; Responsiveness Criteria): … Applications that use monazite or bastnaesite ore as feedstock materials.” ","2024-10-23"]
[22,"Technical Topics","For AOI-4, do CMMs that are not rare earths count toward the 10% requirement?","No.","2024-10-23"]
[23,"Technical Topics","Are recycled carbon waste and construction & demolition waste for use in the construction industry and in the production of steel eligible feedstocks under FOA 2956?","The objectives and feedstocks of interest are described under FOA Section I C. Objectives/Areas of Interest. Applications Specifically Not of Interest are described under FOA Section I. D.","2024-10-23"]
[24,"Technical Topics","The description of the desired CMPM circuit [in FOA Section I. C. Objectives/Areas of Interest - AOI-1] states: \"The CMPM circuit should be at least a small pilot-scale unit, and the design of the CMPM circuit should allow for integration into other small pilot-scale (or larger scale) operations extracting CMM from (secondary) carbon-based feedstocks with comparable methods.\" Would it be acceptable to prepare the prototype carbon product using a lab or bench scale system?","FOA Modification 000001 clarifies that “the CMPM circuit should be at least a bench-scale (minimum scale required) or small pilot-scale unit (preferred)….” FOA Section I. C. AOI-1 Success Metrics state that: “A proof-of-concept prototype product will be made from the experimentally produced CMPM and tested for performance characteristics.”","2024-10-30"]
[25,"Technical Topics","Is it required that the existing CMM production facility be operational at the time of proposal submission?","The CMM production facility must be operational in order to work or collaborate with the proposed project.","2024-10-30"]
[26,"Technical Topics","What is the definition of a CMM-facility partner?","FOA Section I. C. Objectives/Areas of Interest states that “Technical Elements that must be included in AOI-1 applications include: A letter of commitment from the CMM-facility partner for collaboration with an existing CMM bench-scale or small pilot-scale (or larger) facility using carbon-based feedstocks, if the Applicant is not the owner of the CMM-facility.” ","2024-10-30"]
[27,"Technical Topics","For FOA AOI-1, what is the % carbon required to be classified as “co-production”?","FOA AOI-1 does not include a % carbon required to be classified as “co-production”.","2024-10-30"]
[28,"Technical Topics","Can you confirm that a total of five million dollars is allocated for AOI 2 which will only fund two awards in the amount of about $2.5 million each?","FOA 2956 Section II.C.i. represents DOE's expectations regarding the number of awards, anticipated award size and maximum DOE share.  The \"Areas of Interest with Cost Share\" table in this section provides estimated funding amounts for each AOI and anticipated number of awards based on the Maximum DOE Share of funding that will be provided per Award within each AOI.  Number of awards and dollar value of approved projects selected will determine the final number of awards and award size.  ","2024-10-30"]
[29,"Eligibility","Can we meet virtually to discuss eligibility requirements?","Refer to question 9 of the FOA 2956 Q&A.","2024-10-30"]
[30,"Foreign Entities/Work","Is a waiver required for a US-based sub-contractor whose majority shareholder is a foreign entity?","Refer to question 6 of the FOA 2956 Q&A.","2024-10-30"]
[31,"Eligibility","Does our project fit within the scope and priorities of the FOA, align with the FOA objectives, and qualify as eligible?","Per FOA 2956 Section III.G., \"DOE will not make eligibility determinations for potential applicants prior to the date on which applications to this FOA must be submitted. The decision whether to submit an application in response to this FOA lies solely with the applicant.\"  ","2024-10-30"]
[32,"Technical Topics","Is a project that focuses on developing a novel carbothermic reduction process for extracting magnesium from multiple diverse sources within scope of AOI-4?","FOA Section I. C. Objectives/Areas of Interest states that “Area of Interest 4 (AOI-4) seeks projects to provide proof-of-concept at the bench-scale (TRL 2-4) of the production of mixed rare earth oxides or salts (MREO/MRES) from multiple feedstocks, with the option of coproduction of other critical minerals and materials (CMM) and/or other value-added materials”. AOI-4 requires production of MREO/MRES. Magnesium is a CMM that may be optionally coproduced.","2024-10-30"]
[33,"Other","Can an Applicant propose a project period of performance?","The estimated project period of performance is 36 months per Section II. C. ii. “Estimated Period of Performance per Area of Interest”. An Applicant can propose a shorter period of performance.","2024-10-30"]
[34,"Other","Is the Maximum DOE Share of Award the total for the project or per year/budget period?","The table in FOA 2956 Section II. C.i. states the Maximum DOE Share of Award by Area of Interest.  The Maximum DOE Share of Award in this table represents the maximum per award for the entire period of performance and not per year/budget period.","2024-11-05"]
[35,"Technical Topics","For the purposes of DE-FOA-0002956 AOI-2, does extraction include recovery of rare earth elements (REE) from the earth via mining or is the meaning that REE are extracted from already mined ore?","FOA Section I. C. Objectives/Areas of Interest Area of Interest 2 states that “Critical mineral and material extraction technologies typically begin with mineral and material processing, that includes but is not limited to crushing, grinding, density separations, and magnetic separations.” Therefore, for the purposes of AOI-2, extraction is defined as the separation of REE from a mined ore (feedstock material).","2024-11-05"]
[36,"Technical Topics","In FOA Section I. C., it is stated that for AOI-2, “A minimum of 1-5 g of high-purity (>99-99.99% purity) individually separated HREE shall be produced for each targeted HREE”. Is there any requirement for the location where the production of the HREEs is to be demonstrated?","FOA Section I. C. i. Other Considerations, states that “For all projects, CMM processing (and commercial carbon manufacturing precursor material production – AOI-1) will be restricted to geographic locations within the United States.”","2024-11-05"]
[37,"Technical Topics","Are gaseous hydrocarbons (e.g., natural gas or coal-bed methane) acceptable feedstocks under FOA AOI-1?","This question has been addressed previously (entry 1).","2024-11-05"]
[38,"Other","How do I obtain access to the LSM Techno-Economic Analysis software referenced in footnote 55?","Contact Professor John Sutherland (jwsuther@purdue.edu) for access.","2024-11-05"]
[39,"Due Dates","Is there an anticipated extension on this FOA?","The FOA closing date/time is as indicated in the FOA.","2024-11-05"]
[40,"Application Content/Format","Can a Community Benefits Plan be submitted in lieu of these FOA-required documents: DEIA Plan, EJ Questionnaire, and Economic Revitalization and Jobs Creation Questionnaire?","As noted in FOA Section III D: \"All submitted information and documents must meet all Compliance Criteria listed below to be eligible for review or the submission will be considered noncompliant. DOE will NOT review or consider noncompliant submissions.\" The FOA required documents are as indicated in FOA Section IV B. ii.","2024-11-05"]
[41,"Foreign Entities/Work","Is a waiver required if a U.S. entity employs legally-authorized non-U.S. citizens?","Refer to FOA 2956 Refer to FOA 2956 Sections IV.B.xv.; IV.J.; VI.B.iv.; and Appendix B for information on waiver requests, performance of work in the United States, and foreign national participation.","2024-11-05"]
[42,"Foreign Entities/Work","Is a waiver required if a co-applicant is not a U.S. citizen and works for a non-U.S. entity? ","Refer to FOA 2956 Refer to FOA 2956 Sections IV.B.xv.; IV.J.; VI.B.iv.; and Appendix B for information on waiver requests, performance of work in the United States, and foreign national participation.","2024-11-05"]
[43,"Technical Topics","Are mine tailings or mine wastes allowable feedstocks under AOI-1, AOI-2, and AOI-4? ","Allowable feedstocks are defined under each of the respective FOA AOIs.","2024-11-05"]
[44,"Technical Topics","Is the production of critical minerals (CM) that are not mixed rare earth oxides or salts (MREO/MRES) allowable under AOI-4?","From FOA: \"Area of Interest 4 (AOI-4) seeks … the production of mixed rare earth oxides or salts (MREO/MRES) from multiple feedstocks, with the option of coproduction of other critical minerals and materials (CMM) and/or other value-added materials.\"","2024-11-05"]
[45,"Eligibility","Can a non-U.S. company apply and collaborate with a U.S. national laboratory as a subrecipient?","Refer to FOA 2956 Section III.B. \"Eligibility\".","2024-11-05"]
[46,"Registration Requirements","Is a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and System for Award Management (SAM) registration required for the prime if the subrecipient has a UEI and is registered in SAM?","Refer to FOA 2956 Section VI.B.ii. \"Unique Entity Identifier Requirements and System for Award Management (April 2023)\".","2024-11-05"]
[47,"Foreign Entities/Work","If a foreign entity is selected under this FOA, does all the work have to be conducted in the U.S. or can project management and coordination effort be provided from a non-U.S. location?","Refer to FOA 2956 Sections IV.B.xv.; IV.J.; VI.B.iv.; and Appendix B for information on waiver requests, performance of work in the United States, and foreign national participation.","2024-11-05"]
[48,"Application Content/Format","Should the Statement of Project Objectives be included in the project narrative or be a separate document?","As indicated in the FOA Section IV. A. iv. \"Project Narrative\", the Statement of Project Objectives (SOPO) must be included in the project narrative. The intent of the language in Appendix D is to convey that the SOPO should be written per the template and associated instructions, and in a fashion that the SOPO can be a standalone document, if submitted as a part of an application that is ultimately selected for negotiation towards award.","2024-11-14"]
[49,"Application Content/Format","Can you provide an SF-424? The template file is corrupt. ","Contact the eXCHANGE helpdesk for technical assistance as the file appears to be working.","2024-11-14"]
[50,"Other","How do I identify organizations that are interested in forming a partnership or project team to collaborate on a project under this FOA?","Refer to FOA 2956 Section I.C.ii. \"Teaming Partner List\".","2024-11-14"]
[51,"Labs/FFRDCs","Will DOE fund Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) and National Laboratories directly or will FFRDCs and National Labs be treated as Subrecipients under the Prime for this FOA?","Refer to FOA 2956 Eligibility Information Section III.B.iii. \"Federally Funded Research and Develoment Centers and National Laboratories\".","2024-11-14"]
[52,"Other","How do I obtain access to the LSM Techno-Economic Analysis software referenced in footnote 55?","Refer to FOA 2956 Q&A entry 38.","2024-11-14"]
[53,"Foreign Entities/Work","Can a non-U.S. entity apply to FOA 2956?","As indicated in the FOA Section IV. B. xv. (Waiver Requests), “For projects selected under this FOA, all recipients and subrecipients must qualify as domestic entities. See Section III, ‘Eligibility Information; Eligible Applicants’. To request a waiver of this requirement, the applicant must submit an explicit waiver request in the Full Application.\"","2024-11-14"]
[54,"Other","Is a profit/fee allowable?","No. Reference FOA 2956 Section IX., Appendix A, \"General Cost Sharing Rules on a DOE Award\", Rule 4.","2024-11-14"]
[55,"Technical Topics","For AOI-1 applications, please clarify where in the application documents the high-level techno-economic analysis (TEA) should be included.","For AOI-1, the CMPM State Point Table needs to be completed as described in the FOA, and a TEA as described in the Technical Elements that must be included in AOI-1 applications needs to be included within the project narrative.","2024-11-14"]
[56,"Application Content/Format","Is there a concept paper or letter of intent deadline for this grant?","No.  Refer to page one of FOA 2956 for the Submission Deadline and to Section IV. For Application and Submission Information.","2024-11-15"]
[57,"Eligibility","Does capturing CO2 from cement plants and transforming it into green hydrogen blended fuels qualify for this funding opportunity?","No.","2024-11-15"]
[58,"Labs/FFRDCs","FFRDCs cannot lobby, are they still required to submit an SF-LLL?","An FFRDC performing under a subaward is not required to submit this document.","2024-11-15"]
[59,"Labs/FFRDCs","Are letters of commitment required for FFRDCs?","The participation of an FFRDC must be authorized in writing. Refer to \"Eligibility Information\" in FOA 2956 Section III.B.iii.","2024-11-15"]
[60,"Application Content/Format","Will you accept the disclosure statement that is automatically generated through the SciENcv NSF formatted system or should there be an additional disclosure statement generated for each current and pending? ","Refer to FOA 2956 Section IV.B.xx.","2024-11-15"]
[61,"Application Content/Format","What is the format for CVs?","FOA 2956 requires \"resumes\".  Refer to Section IV.B.ii. \"Content and Form of Full Application\".  Section IV.B.vii. \"Resume File (April 2023)\" includes instructions.","2024-11-15"]
[62,"Application Content/Format","Do references count toward the page limits for the project narrative?","FOA Modification 000002 removed the \"References\" language to clarify that endnotes and footnotes are included in the page count; wheras the bibliography is not included in the page count (reference Section IV.A.).","2024-11-19"]
[63,"Application Content/Format","For an AOI-4 proposal, is the \"Photographs of the existing CMM production facility and process circuits\" component required?","Reference Section IV.B.ii.; FOA 2956 Modification 000002 revised the language concerning the photographs component of the requirements in this section.","2024-11-19"]
[64,"Application Content/Format","Is the Certifications document affiliated with the SF424, Field 21, required?","The submission of the completed SF-424 is sufficient and additional support documents are not required at this time.","2024-11-19"]
[65,"Application Content/Format","Is it a requirement that the \"Current and Pending Support\" be generated from the SciENcv site or can other formats be used?","Per FOA 2956 Section IV.B.XX. \"Current and Pending Support', the SciENcv format is a common format and its use is \"intended to reduce the administrative burden to researchers.\"  It may be used, but is not required.","2024-11-22"]
[66,"Eligibility","Is evaluation and optimization of a produced water (PW) pretreatment process within scope of FOA 2956 AOI-3?","FOA Section C. Objectives/Areas of Interests states that “R&D related to PW pretreatment is within the purview of the NETL Water Management Program and will not be funded under this AOI.”","2024-11-22"]
[67,"Application Reviews","Are the levelized costs of CMM and water an important metric in the merit review process?","The merit review criterion are included in Section V. A. ii. Full Application Merit Review Criteria.","2024-11-22"]
[68,"Intellectual Property","For FOA 2956, is there an exception to the requirement that analytical characterization of feedstocks be posted publicly?","FOA Section C. Objectives/Areas of Interests states that “Recipients will be required to provide the following information with unlimited rights: State-specific, county-specific, and site-specific information, as well as analytic characterization information (i.e., elemental concentrations, proximate/ultimate analyses, ash content, phase identification/concentrations, morphology information) for feedstock materials that are used or generated in the performance of projects funded by this FOA; and Analytical characterization data (i.e., elemental REE and/or CMM concentrations, REE and/or CMM percent purity, proximate/ultimate analyses, ash content, phase identification/concentrations, morphology (scanning electron micrographs (SEM) information), as well as REE and/or CMM percent recovery information, for MREO/MRES and/or CMM that are produced in the performance of projects funded by this FOA. NETL will provide award Recipients access to an Excel spreadsheet template for entry of all analytical characterization data and information generated. NETL intends to make this information publicly available through inclusion of the Recipient’s spreadsheet in NETL’s Energy Data eXchange (EDX) database platform which can be found by accessing the following URL link: https://edx.netl.doe.gov/ree-cmm.” ","2024-11-22"]
[69,"Technical Topics","Does the production of SrC03 (strontium carbonate), Barium (Ba), Radium-226 (Ra-226), or Bromine (Br) fall under 'coproduced' REE or CMM for purposes of this FOA?","Reference footnotes 1, 3, and 4 of the FOA.","2024-11-22"]
[70,"Application Content/Format","Does AOI-3 require a Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA)?  If so, what are the requirements and is there a page limit?","Per Section I. C. Objectives/Areas of Interest \"Technical Elements that must be included in AOI-3 applications include: … A description, if applicable, of each coproduced REE or other CMM and the expected product phase. Any description(s) should include purity, volume, potential users or offtaker need, and economic data estimates to justify the benefits of coproduction... Justification as to how the technology being scaled up and tested will be economically and technologically advantageous when compared to conventional methods, techniques, and processes, including a current technical and economic evaluation of feedstock materials (i.e., the water from the PW well(s) selected by the Applicant) that defines the quantity and quality of feedstock material, estimates of maintenance costs, waste disposal costs, or any other financial burdens associated with the feedstock, and any information regarding current estimates of REE and other CMM contained within the feedstock.\" ","2024-11-22"]
[71,"Other","Are there any requirements to obtain access to the LSM Techno-Economic Analysis software referenced in footnote 55?","Refer to FOA 2956 Q&A entry 38.","2024-11-22"]
[72,"Application Content/Format","How should confidential information be submitted?","Refer to FOA 2956 Section VIII.D. \"Treatment of Application Information (April 2023)\".","2024-11-22"]
[73,"Application Content/Format","How will DOE recognize and treat the seperate submittal of a confidential and a non-confidential version of the same application?","Both copies of submission will be documented and viewed by DOE as part of evaluation. Refer to FOA 2956 Section VIII.D. \"Treatment of Application Information (April 2023)\". ","2024-11-26"]
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