The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR/STTR) Phase I, Release 2 funding opportunity, which includes two Broadening Participation subtopics from the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO):
Topic 10a. Small Business Bioenergy Technologies Increasing Community Partnerships: This subtopic encourages submission of innovative research proposals from bioenergy small businesses to develop a community-scale preliminary design package of their products and/or processes and engage community stakeholders to assess desirability and feasibility of the small business’ proposed design.
Topic 10b. Cultivating a More Competitive Bioeconomy through Strengthening Small Business Workforces: This subtopic solicits proposals that pilot a research-driven workforce development program or tool that can be widely applicable for the bioeconomy, establishing a partnership with business experts in bioenergy and/or inclusive workforce development.
Additionally, BETO is supporting the following joint topic in collaboration with the Advanced Manufacturing Office:
Topic 11a. Improving Plastics Compatibilization for More Efficient Recycling: This joint topic solicits proposals that accelerate innovations that will dramatically reduce plastic waste in oceans and landfills and position the U.S. as global leaders in advanced plastics recycling technologies and in the manufacture of new plastics that are recyclable by design.
Important Dates:
- Letters of Intent are due on Monday, January 04, 2021
- Applications are due on Monday, February 22, 2021
To facilitate the widest possible national participation in the formation of teams for this topic, a Partners List has been developed. The list allows organizations who may wish to participate in an application to express their interest to potential applicants and to explore potential partners.
The Partners List will be available until the FOA closes.