Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0000991

The purpose of this Notice of Intent is to provide potential applicants advance notice that the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)intends to issue, on behalf of the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), number DE-FOA-0000991 entitled FY14 Vehicle Technologies Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement. NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH THIS NOTICE. Please do not submit questions or respond to this Notice of Intent. Prospective applicants should begin developing partnerships, formulating ideas, and gathering data in anticipation of the issuance of this FOA. It is anticipated that this FOA will be posted to EERE Exchange on or about January 2014. This FOA will cover multiple areas of interest/topic areas that span a range of technologies that will enable VTO to achieve programmatic goals and objectives while contributing to the overall mission success of DOE and EERE.