Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance (NOTA):
Improving Hydropower’s Value through Informed Decision Making The objectives of this Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) NOTA are to:
* Provide hydropower decision-makers—such as utilities

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and system operators—with National Lab expertise and capabilities to address challenges and capture opportunities for their systems; * Validate National Lab-led modeling, analysis, and tools developed under the HydroWIRES initiative for the benefit of the broader community; and * Further our collective understanding ofpossible roles for hydropower under evolving power system conditions that reach beyond those considered by most planners and operators today.

WPTO anticipates providing Technical Assistance (TA) to up to 6 recipients.

Each recipient will receive assistance valued at up to $400,00 0.

WPTO will provide the funding to the TA team that will provide the TA for the selected projects.

There is no financial assistance available under this NOTA; only TA will be provided.

WPTO will not purchase hardware, software, or provide any direct funding to selected organizations through this NOTA.

Recipients will not be required to provide cash cost share, although in-kind contributions for data, information, and critical review of results are necessary for project success.

WPTO is under no obligation to pay for any costs associated with preparation or submission of applications.

WPTO reserves the right to provide TA in whole or in part, to any, all, or none of the applications submitted in response to this NOTA.

To view the full NOTA document, visit the EERE-Exchange Website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov.

Information on where to submit questions regarding the content of the announcement and where to submit questions regarding submission of applications is found in the full NOTA posted on the EERE-Exchange Website.