Eligibility

The following types of domestic entities are eligible to participate as a subrecipient:

  1. Institutions of higher education;
  2. For-profit entities;
  3. Non-profit entities, including those registered as 501(c)(5);
  4. State and local, and tribal governments;
  5. DOE/NNSA FFRDCs and Non-DOE/ National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) FFRDCs; and
  6. Federal agencies and instrumentalities (other than DOE).

To qualify as a domestic entity, the entity must be organized, chartered or incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a particular State or territory of the United States; have majority domestic ownership and control; and have a physical place of business in the United States.

Foreign entities, whether for-profit or otherwise, including US incorporated subsidiaries with a foreign-owned parent company, are eligible to apply; however, their participation is subject to USABC and DOE approval.

Restricted Eligibility

  1. Entities banned from doing business with the Government such as entities debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participating in Federal programs are not eligible to apply. See also Transparency of Foreign Connections.
  2. The National Energy Technology Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory are ineligible to participate as a prime applicant or as a team member/sub-recipient on any proposal because of their roles in developing the requirements for the announcement under which this award was granted.

Performance of Work in the United States

All work performed under this award must be performed in the United States. In limited circumstances, the DOE Contracting Officer may approve a portion of the work outside the United States. To request a waiver to this requirement, a Waiver for Work Outside the U.S. form must accompany the Proposal.