Biofuels Opportunity: Department of Energy Announces Energy Frontier Research Centers

The Department of Energy’s Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences announces the initiation of Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) to accelerate the rate of scientific breakthroughs needed to create advanced energy technologies for the 21^st century.  The EFRCs will pursue the fundamental understanding necessary to meet the global need for abundant, clean, and economical energy.

Description: This program seeks to accelerate the rate of scientific breakthroughs needed to create advanced energy technologies for the 21st century.  The Centers will pursue the fundamental understanding necessary to meet the global need for abundant, clean, and economical energy by bringing together the skills and talents of multiple investigators to enable fundamental research of a scope and complexity that would not be possible with the standard individual investigator or small group research project.

Amount: Estimated funds available: $500,000,000.  Estimated number of awards: 50.  Estimated grant range: $10,000,000 - $25,000,000.

Deadline: Letters of Intent: July 1, 2008; Full Proposals: October 1, 2008

Eligibility: Unrestricted

http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/EFRC.html

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=17381&mode=VIEW