Preproposal Information for
DOE-EERE Smart Manufacturing Technologies for Material and Process Innovation

Include all the following combined into a single PDF file:
- Topic area of interest
     _____ Smart Manufacturing for a Circular Economy
     _____ Smart Manufacturing of Tooling and Equipment for Sustainable Transportation
     _____ Smart Manufacturing for High Performance Materials
     _____ Smart Technologies for Sustainable and Competitive U.S. Mining

- Project description - up to four pages max (see Technology Description, pg 47 of the RFP)
•	Proposed technology and how it is unique and innovative
•	Proposed technology’s target level of performance
•	Shortcomings, limitations, and challenges of current state of the art
•	How the proposed technology will address the issues of the current state of the art
•	Potential impact
•	How location of the proposed project will support technology development and long-term success
•	Technical risks/issues with the proposed approach
•	How EERE funding will impact the proposed project
- CVs for the PI and up to four Co-PIs
- Budget - conceptual budget with justification

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