PPO-CWX-018-GDO

Collaborations Advancing Rapid Load Additions (CARLA)

Submission deadline: January 30, 2026 at 3 PM ET


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Certifications

  • DOE reserves the right to require additional or clarifying information regarding the application submissions, the team, and any other matters related to the anticipated funding or to verify the applicant meets the eligibility requirements. Applicants selected for negotiation will be required to agree to standard DOE funding legal terms and conditions. Further, DOE retains the prerogative to decide whether to fund the proposed project entirely, partially, or not at all.
  • I certify that the named applicant is a domestic entity and is not owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a government of a Country of Risk and meets the eligibility requirements for this program. DOE defines Country of Risk to include China, Russia, North Korea and Iran.
  • I certify that the information contained in the submission is true and contains no misrepresentations. I understand that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent information, misrepresentations, half-truths, or omissions of any material fact, may subject me to criminal, civil or administrative penalties for fraud, false statements,false claims or otherwise. (18 U.S.C. ยงยง 1001 and 287, and 31 U.S.C. 3729-3733 and 3801-3812). I further understand and agree that the statements and representations made herein are material to DOE's funding decision.
  • Persons participating in a Foreign Government-Sponsored Talent Recruitment Program of a Foreign Country of Risk are prohibited from participating in projects selected for federal funding under this Opportunity. Should an award result from this Opportunity, the recipient must exercise ongoing due diligence to reasonably ensure that no individuals participating on the DOE-funded project are participating in a Foreign Government-Sponsored Talent Recruitment Program of a Foreign Country of Risk. Consequences for violations of this prohibition will be determined according to applicable law, regulations, and policy. Further, the recipient must notify DOE within five (5) business days upon learning that an individual on the project team is or is believed to be participating in a foreign government talent recruitment program of a foreign country of risk. DOE may modify and add requirements related to this prohibition to the extent required by law.
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  • * Foreign Government-Sponsored Talent Recruitment Program is defined as an effort directly or indirectly organized, managed, or funded by a foreign government, or a foreign government instrumentality or entity, torecruit science and technology professionals or students (regardless of citizenship or national origin, or whether having a full-time or part-time position). Some foreign government-sponsored talent recruitment programs operate with the intent to import or otherwise acquire from abroad, sometimes through illicit means, proprietary technology or software, unpublished data and methods, and intellectual property to further the military modernization goalsand/or economic goals of a foreign government. Many, but not all, programs aim to incentivize the targeted individual to relocate physically to the foreign state for the above purpose. Some programs allow for or encourage continued employment at United States research facilities or receipt of federal research funds while concurrently working at and/or receiving compensation from a foreign institution, and some direct participants not to disclose their participation to U.S. entities. Compensation could take many forms including cash, research funding, complimentary foreign travel, honorific titles, career advancement opportunities, promised future compensation, or other types of remuneration or consideration, including in-kind compensation.
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