Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002828: To Address Key Deployment Challenges for Offshore, Land-B…

Modification 0005: The purpose of this modification is to add Budget Period information in Section I.B.i Topic Area 1: High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) for Offshore Wind and Section I.B.ii. Topic Area 2: Advancing Deployment of Distributed (ADD) Wind, to revise Budget Period information in Section I.B.iii. Topic Area 3: Offshore Wind Energy Social Science Research, and to revise Section II.A.ii Period of Performance table.

Modification 0004: The purpose of this modification is to revise the Submission Deadline for Full Applications, Expected Date for DOE Selection Notifications, and Expected Timeframe for Award Negotiations; and to revise Section II.A.i. Estimated Funding for Topic Area 4.

Modification 0003: The purpose of this modification is to add Budget Period Information to Section I.B.iii Topic Area 3: Offshore Wind Energy Social Science Research.

Modification 0002: The purpose of this modification is to add Section IV.D.xix. Community Partnership Documentation.

Modification 0001: The purpose of this modification is to clarify eligibility language for Topic Area 3.The Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) is issuing this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) FOA to Address Key Deployment Challenges for Offshore, Land-Based, and Distributed Wind.The activities to be funded under this FOA support BIL section 41007(b)(1) and the broader government-wide approach to enable the innovations needed to advance U.S. wind systems, reduce the cost of electricity, and accelerate the deployment of wind power, maximize the benefits of the clean energy transition as the nation works to curb the climate crisis, empower workers, and advance environmental justice. The FOA consists of four Topic Areas, focusing on High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) for Offshore Wind, Advancing Deployment of Distributed (ADD) Wind, Offshore Wind Energy Social Science Research, and Bat Deterrent Technology Development.To view the entire FOA document, visit the EERE Exchange Website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov