Regional-State_Transportation_Engagenment_NOFO_questions_and_answers_001.pdf
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This is a Questions and Answers document for the Regional-State Transportation Engagement Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO DE-FOA-3617), posted on September 16, 2026. The document clarifies five key administrative and operational requirements for applicants.
Domestic small businesses are eligible to apply and must submit all required documentation demonstrating their ability to fulfill NOFO requirements. Regional websites will be owned by applicants, with existing sites available for transfer: Midwest (csgmidwest.org), East (csg_erc.org), South (www.sseb.org), and West (www.westernenergyboard.org). Working files, historical records, meeting notes, fact sheets, planning documents, and contact information will be transferred from current awardees. Committee travel expectations include 10-15 members from each State Regional Group attending the annual National Transportation Stakeholders Forum meeting, mid-year fall regional meetings with full committees, two SRG members and one support staff attending DOE semi-annual Transportation Core Group meetings, and individual attendance at other conferences and trainings throughout the year. The application deadline is September 30, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. eastern time, clarifying conflicting dates and times in the NOFO documentation.
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Questions and Answers for Regional-State Transportation Engagement NOFO DE-FOA-3617
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1 9/16/2026 Question #1 The opportunity listing names for-profit organizations other than small businesses, while Part 1 Section II.A permits broader domestic entities; are domestic small businesses eligible?
Domestic small businesses may apply. All applicants must submit all the required documents with their application and the application must be able to show they are able to fulfill the requirements of this
NOFO.
1 9/16/2026 Question #2 What committee-member travel volume should applicants assume for each region's annual meetings, training, and site visits?
U.S. Department of Energy’s National Transportation Stakeholders Forum (NTSF) Annual Meeting bring about 10- 15 members from each State Regional Group (SRG) committee – SRG committee Annual meetings are usually held in conjunction with the NTSF annual meeting, SRGs also typically host mid-year fall meetings with their full committees in their regions, 2 SRG committee members from each region with one SRG support staff member typically attend DOE’s semi-annual Transportation Core Group meetings, and about 1 SRG committee member typically attends each of the other SRG and Tribal Radioactive Material Transportation Committee mid-year meetings, and 1 or 2 individual requests for other conferences or trainings throughout the year.
1 9/16/2026 Question #3 What existing regional websites, working files, and contact records will be available to the selected recipients at startup?
These websites will be owned by the applicant. Working files and contacts should be able to be transferred from current awardees, as applicable.
The specific website for each region is:
Midwest: csgmidwest.org East: csg_erc.org South: www.sseb.org West: www.westernenergyboard.org
Information that will be transferred includes back-end files historical SRG files, meeting notes, fact sheets, planning documents, contact information, etc.
1 9/16/2026 Question #4 The cover and Key Facts give September 30, 2026, while Parts 1 and 2 retain July 2; which application date applies?
Applications are due September 30, 2026.
1 9/16/2026 Question #5 The Part 1 cover states 6 p.m.
EST, while Key Facts states 5 p.m. ET; what receipt time and time zone apply?
6:00pm eastern time is the time that applications are due September 30, 2026.
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