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A -- REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: AGENDA 2020 DUE 111599 POC Contact Doug Hooker, Project Engineer, at (303) 275-4780 or e-mail doug_hooker@nrel.gov. The Contracting Officer is Beth Peterman, at (303) 275-4719 or FAX (303) 275-4788 or e-mail beth_peterman@nrel.gov WEB: Click here to download a copy of the solicitation., www.eren.doe.gov/golden/solicitations.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Project Engineer and/or, doug_hooker@nrel.gov; beth_peterman@nrel.gov. The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT), is requesting applications for research and development projects in support of the Agenda 2020 program. In 1994, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released Agenda 2020: A Technology Vision and Research Agenda for America's Forest, Wood, and Paper Industry, which outlines the research needs of the forest products industry to allow it to pursue a sustainable future. At that time, the AF&PA and DOE signed an agreement to implement this research agenda. In 1996, the industry organized a process, under the aegis of the AF&PA Chief Technology Officers (CTO) Committee, to assist DOE in identifying research projects most important to the industry's Agenda 2020 Vision. Since that time, approximately 90 projects identified through this process have received DOE funding. For additional information on Agenda 2020, refer to the DOE Headquarters or Agenda 2020 website at www.oit.doe.gov/forest or www.Agenda2020.org. Under the current Solicitation for Fiscal Year 2001, three Agenda 2020 Task Groups are participating in this request for applications: sustainable forestry, capital effectiveness, and sensors and control. To be considered for the award of a DOE cooperative agreement in one of these three areas, a 2-page proposal is required as the initial step in the evaluation process. The Solicitation is available from the DOE Golden Field Office website at www.eren.doe.gov/golden/solicitations.html or from the DOE Headquarters website at www.oit.doe.gov/forest . If unable to access the internet, you may obtain a copy of the Solicitation by calling Amy Castelli at (303) 275-4716, FAX (303) 275-4788. Posted 10/01/99 (W-SN387554). (0274)

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