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Show Me the Money: Allocations of $42.5 Million to Solid-State Lighting

Jul 1, 2009 - Stoel Rives, LLP

On June 29, 2009, the Department of Energy ("DOE") issued three Funding Opportunity Announcements ("FOAs") to deploy over $41.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to be used to fund solid-state lighting1 ("SSL") product development, manufacturing, and innovation. These funds are being deployed through three FOAs. The first FOA provides $11.5 million to support research in the SSL Product Development Program. The second FOA provides $22 million to support applied research in the SSL U.S. Manufacturing Program. The third FOA provides approximately $8 million to support applied research in the Lighting Research and Development Program.

For all three FOAs, eligible applicants include all domestic entities except federal agencies, federally funded Research and Development Center Contractors, and nonprofit lobbying organizations.

FOA #1

Through this FOA, DOE is soliciting applications for awards for its SSL Program, which is part of DOE's Building Technology ("BT") Program. According to its mission statement, the BT Program, including the SSL Program, is designed to "increase end-use efficiency in buildings by aggressively researching new and evolving lighting technologies, in close collaboration with partners, to develop viable methodologies that have the technical potential to conserve 50% of electrical lighting consumption by 2025."

The FOA identifies several areas of interest focused on research, development, and design of light fixtures, and applicants must specify the area of interest to which they are applying, which include:

  • Light-Emitting Diode ("LED") Light Fixtures or Arrays for General Illumination
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diode ("OLED") Light Fixtures for General Illumination
  • Phosphors or other materials producing white light
  • Off-Grid Applications/Stand-Alone Lighting Systems that use a combination of SSL, leading photovoltaic devices, batteries, or any other combination of renewable energy and storage

Number and Size of Awards: Up to $11.5 million total consisting of three to seven awards ranging from $400,000 and $900,000 each depending on the area of interest

Cost Sharing: 20% of the total allowable cost of the project from non-federal sources (subject to limited exceptions)

Application Deadline: August 17, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time; no letter of intent or pre-application is required

FOA #2

Through FOAs #2 and #3, DOE is soliciting applications for awards for its SSL U.S. Manufacturing Program, which is part of DOE's Building Technologies Program. Again, the focus is on research and development with the goal of increasing manufacturing efficiency through improved equipment, processes, or techniques, and to maintain the manufacturing and technology base within the United States.There are several areas of interest. Unlike other multi-area FOAs, however, a single application may target multiple areas if the processes could not be submitted and evaluated independently:

  • Epitaxial2 Growth Tools and Process
  • LED Chip Manufacturing
  • Automated LED Packaging
  • Production of OLED Lighting Prototypes
Number and Size of Awards: Up to $22 million total consisting of five to ten awards of up to $4 million each.

Cost Sharing: 50% of the total allowable cost of the project from non-federal sources with limited exceptions

Application Deadline: August 24, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time; no letter of intent or pre-application is required

FOA #3

This FOA is designed to advance research and development into the technical challenges that impede penetration of viable SSL into the mainstream lighting market. Several areas of interest are focused on improved light distribution, color, and materials, and, as for FOA #2, a single application may target multiple areas if the processes could not be submitted and evaluated independently. The following list includes some but not all of the areas of interest identified by DOE:

  • Novel thermal components that can be applied to SSL products
  • System Reliability Methods
  • Optical Materials that last as long as an LED system (~50,000 hours)
  • High-Efficiency OLED Materials
Number and Size of Awards: Up to $8 million total consisting of five to ten awards of up to $600,000 each

Cost Sharing: 20% of the total allowable cost of the project subject to limited exceptions

Application Deadline: August 10, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time; no letter of intent or pre-application is required

If you have questions about any of these funding opportunity announcements or other renewable energy issues, or if you would like to discuss the possibility of your project applying for these or other government funds, please contact:

Seattle, Washington
David Benson at (206) 386-7584 or dlbenson@stoel.com
Janet F. Jacobs at (206) 386-7582 or jfjacobs@stoel.com
J. Graham Noyes at (206) 689-7615 or jgnoyes@stoel.com
John Laney at (206) 386-7559 or jslaney@stoel.com

Portland, Oregon
Marcus Wood at (503) 294-9434 or mwood@stoel.com
Bill Holmes at (503) 294-9207 or whholmes@stoel.com
Dina Dubson at (503) 294-9675 or dmdubson@stoel.com

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Greg Jenner at (612) 373-8857 or gfjenner@stoel.com
Debra Frimerman at (612) 373-8819 or dhfrimerman@stoel.com

Sacramento, California
John McKinsey at (916) 319-4746 or jamckinsey@stoel.com
Seth Hilton at (916) 319-4749 or sdhilton@stoel.com

San Diego, California
Brian Nese at (858) 794-4102 or bjnese@stoel.com

Boise, Idaho
John Eustermann at (208) 387-4218 or jmeustermann@stoel.com

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1 Solid-state lighting is comparable incandescent lighting; however, SSL creates visible light with reduced heat generation and energy dissipation.2 The method of depositing a monocrystalline film on a monocrystalline substrate.


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