This is a joint Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for one cooperative agreement award, to be issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) under the authority of 10 U.S.C.

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Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Office, the DOE Vehicle Technologies Office, the U.

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Army Futures Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Each of these agencies support missions relevant to this announcement, including hydrogen fuel cell-battery powered hybrid vehicle development, emergency response and military operations.

The development and deployment of a fuel cell-battery powered hybrid emergency relief truck could ultimately enhance their response capabilities.

Expected benefits include clean, quiet operation, load-following microgrid- capable exportable power, water production, and heat.

Under this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) ERDC- CERL is accepting applicants to build, test, and demonstrate a fuel cell-battery powered hybrid emergency relief truck.

This FOA is an example of collaboration and coordination among federal agencies, per EPACT 2005, Title VIII on hydrogen.

Instructions to Applicants:The complete FOA, application forms, and instructions are available for download at Grants.gov.Applications in response to this FOA shall be submitted by the application due date.

Applications may be submitted by email or via the internet through Grants.gov.Applicants shall have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, register with the System of Award Management (SAM), and if submitting application via the internet, register with Grants.gov.See Section 4 of the FOA for complete application submission information.