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Energy
Science, Tech and other R&D
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for
Liquid Transportation Fuels
Due Date 1/15/10
Aims to support the development of high risk/high payoff
applied science and technology innovations that will have a
positive disruptive impact on the energy landscape. Through
this solicitation, ARPA-E is seeking new ways to make liquid
transportation fuels - without using petroleum or biomass -
by using microorganisms to harness chemical or electrical
energy to convert carbon dioxide into liquid fuels.
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Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for
Battery Technologies
Due Date 1/15/10
In this topic, ARPA-E seeks to develop a new generation of
ultra-high energy density, low-cost battery technologies for
long electric range plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and
electric vehicles (EVs). The ambitious goals for this
program are largely based upon the aggressive long term EV
battery goals set forth by the United States Automotive
Battery Consortium.
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Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for
Carbon Dioxide Capture
Due Date 1/15/10
The objective of this topic is to fund high risk, high
reward research efforts that will revolutionize technologies
that capture carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants,
thereby preventing release into the atmosphere. ARPA-E seeks
to complement existing DOE efforts in the field of carbon
capture, led by the Office of Fossil Energy and National
Energy Technology Laboratory, by accelerating promising
ideas from the basic research stage towards large-scale
demonstrations and ultimately, commercialization.
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Access to Capital
America's Recovery and Capital (ARC) Loan Program
Due Date 9/30/10 or when depleted
The $35,000 guaranteed loans are targeted to businesses
suffering financial hardship due to the slow economy. The
ARC program will provide a deferred-payment, no-interest
loan of up to $35,000 for short-term help to make their
principal and interest payments on existing, qualifying
debt.
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Dealer Floor Plan Initiative
Due Date 9/30/10 or when depleted
The DFP is a pilot program that allows dealers to borrow
against retail inventory and acts as a revolving line of
credit for a dealer to obtain financing for retail goods.
The dealer repays the debt as their inventory is sold and
can borrow against the line of credit to add new inventory.
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