DOE Traineeship in Power Engineering (Leveraging Wide Bandgap Power Electronics)

The purpose of this amendment is to: 1. Update the Eligibility language to clarify that the Prime Applicant must have a graduate degree program granting Masters or Ph.D. degrees in power engineering or an equivalent curriculum. 2. Update Section 1.A.3. to include fringe and indirect costs in the list of costs which are allowable to be included in the $55k per student per year costs. 3. Extend the Letter of Intent deadline to August 12, 2015, 5:00pm Eastern. Through this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOE intends to fund university-led traineeship programs that strategically address workforce training needs in the area of power engineering, leveraging wide bandgap power electronics. The following objectives guide the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Advanced Manufacturing Office's (AMO) traineeship efforts: •Advance the DOE mission - DOE funded Traineeship Programs are designed and implemented to advance specific Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) workforce competencies required for the DOE's unique mission to ensure America's security and prosperity by addressing its science, energy, and environmental challenges. •Address priority STEM workforce needs and identified gaps - DOE funded Traineeship Programs focus on advancing those critical STEM disciplines and competencies specifically relevant to the EERE and AMO missions where other U.S. Government or academic workforce development programs either do not exist or where DOE-relevant applications are not being leveraged to support specific DOE mission responsibilities. The Exchange system is currently designed to enforce hard deadlines for Full Application submissions. The APPLY and SUBMIT buttons automatically disable at the defined submission deadlines. The intention of this design is to consistently enforce a standard deadline for all applications. Applicants that experience issues with submissions PRIOR to the FOA Deadline: In the event that an Applicant experiences technical difficulties with a submission, the Applicant should contact the Exchange helpdesk for assistance (EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov). The Exchange helpdesk &/or the EERE eXCHANGE System Administrators (EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov) will assist the Applicant in resolving all issues.

Through this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOE intends to fund university-led traineeship programs that strategically address workforce training needs in the area of power engineering, leveraging wide bandgap power electronics. The following objectives guide the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Advanced Manufacturing Office's (AMO) traineeship efforts: •Advance the DOE mission - DOE funded Traineeship Programs are designed and implemented to advance specific Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) workforce competencies required for the DOE's unique mission to ensure America's security and prosperity by addressing its science, energy, and environmental challenges. •Address priority STEM workforce needs and identified gaps - DOE funded Traineeship Programs focus on advancing those critical STEM disciplines and competencies specifically relevant to the EERE and AMO missions where other U.S. Government or academic workforce development programs either do not exist or where DOE-relevant applications are not being leveraged to support specific DOE mission responsibilities. The Exchange system is currently designed to enforce hard deadlines for Full Application submissions. The APPLY and SUBMIT buttons automatically disable at the defined submission deadlines. The intention of this design is to consistently enforce a standard deadline for all applications. Applicants that experience issues with submissions PRIOR to the FOA Deadline: In the event that an Applicant experiences technical difficulties with a submission, the Applicant should contact the Exchange helpdesk for assistance (EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov). The Exchange helpdesk &/or the EERE eXCHANGE System Administrators (EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov) will assist the Applicant in resolving all issues.