[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 187 (Friday, September 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55598-55599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24349]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Solicitation Number DE-PS36-03GO93016]


Hydrogen Education Development

AGENCY: Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of issuance of solicitation for financial assistance 
applications.

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SUMMARY: The Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies 
Program of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy is soliciting financial assistance Applications 
with the objective of contributing to industry efforts and the 
President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative in developing a path to a hydrogen 
economy. DOE intends to provide financial support for this effort under 
authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act, Pub. L. 95-91. 
DOE is soliciting Applications for hydrogen education development 
activities.

DATES: The Solicitation was issued on September 13, 2003 with a closing 
date on December 4, 2003.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the Solicitation, interested parties 
should access the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) 
Web site. The Solicitation can be obtained directly through IIPS at 
http://e-center.doe.gov by Browsing Opportunities by Program Office, 
(Enter IIPS), Financial Assistance, Golden Field Office, and then 
selecting this Solicitation number. DOE will not issue paper copies of 
the Solicitation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Damm, Contracting Officer, via

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facsimile to (303) 275-4788 or electronically to [email protected]. 
Solicitation questions must be submitted through IIPS per the 
instructions contained in the Solicitation. Responses to questions will 
be posted on the IIPS Web site. Further information on DOE's Hydrogen, 
Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Program can be viewed at 
http://www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under this Solicitation, DOE seeks 
Applications for four specific activities intended to educate key 
target audiences, including teachers, students, and the public about 
the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier and the future path to a 
hydrogen economy.
    Awards under this Solicitation will be Grants or Cooperative 
Agreements with terms of one to five years beginning in Fiscal Year 
2004. Subject to the availability of annual congressional 
appropriations, the total cumulative DOE funding available under this 
Solicitation for all projects is anticipated to be between $1 million 
and $3.5 million over the five-year period. The minimum required cost 
share varies by specific activity and will be specified in the 
Solicitation.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado.
Jerry L. Zimmer,
Director, Office of Acquisition and Financial Assistance.
[FR Doc. 03-24349 Filed 9-25-03; 8:45 am]
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