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A -- SUPPORT OF FOSSIL RESOURCE UTILIZATION BY HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SOL DE-PS22-96PC96201 DUE 032296 POC John R. Columbia, Contract Specialist (412) 892-6219; Keith R. Miles, Contracting Officer, (412) 892-5984; FAX (412) 892-6216. NOTICE OF RESTRICTED ELIGIBILITY, Program Solicitation, Support of Fossil Resource Utilization by Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's). The U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, announces that pursuant to 10 CFR 600.7(b)(1) it intends to conduct a competitive solicitation and to award financial assistance grants on a restricted eligibility basis to selected HBCU's who propose to conduct innovative research in collaboration with private industry. This Program is intended to stimulate cooperation between academia and industry, while providing support for research having the potential to enhance our understanding of the chemical and physical processes involved in fossil fuel resource utilization and conversion. The eight (8) technical topics addressed by the solicitation are: (1) Advanced Environmental Control Technology for Coal, (2) Advanced Coal Utilization, (3) Coal Liquefaction Technology, (4) Heavy Oil Upgrading and Processing, (5) Advanced Environmental and Recovery Technologies for Oil, (6) Advanced Environmental and Recovery Technologies for Natural Gas, (7) Environmental Issues Related to Oil and Gas Exploration and the Disappearance of the Wetlands, (8) Faculty/Student Exploratory Grants. Collaboration with private industry/sector is required for an application to be considered for selection under technical topics (1) through (7). Collaboration may consist of: (1) cash cost sharing by the private industrial entity, or (2) no-cost collaboration wherein the private sector entity agrees to consult with the HBCU to share non-proprietary information which will assist in improving the experimental plan and/or assist in analyzing data obtained by the principal researcher, or to provide free use of industrial experimental facilities/equipment not available at the university, or (3) subcontracting by the HBCU to a private sector entity. Collaboration which encourages a cooperative/interactive effort between the HBCU and private industry is preferred. Collaboration with private industry/sector is not required for Topic (8). Program Solicitation DE-PS22-96PC96201 is expected to be released on or about February 7, 1996. Copies of the solicitation will be issued on 3.5'', double-sided/high density computer diskettes, using Word Perfect 5.1 for DOS, and the solicitation will also be made available on DOE's PETC World Wide Web Server Internet System (http://www.petc.doe.gov/business). Written requests for a copy should be addressed to the attention of John R. Columbia and mailed to the address given herein. Requests may also be faxed to (412)892-6216, however, telephone requests will not be honored. NOTE: If the diskette's version of the solicitation is incompatible with a proposer's computer software system, or if proposers are unable to access the Internet System, then a written request should be submitted for a paper copy in lieu of the diskette. (0033)

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