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Technical Milestones & Deliverables
EXAMPLES
Overview: As indicated in Section IV.D.4 of the FOA, Applicants are required to submit
proposed Technical Milestones and Deliverables with their Full Applications. The
proposed Technical Milestones and Deliverables must include: (1) a statement of project
objectives, (2) a schedule of the proposed work, and (2) descriptions of the technical
Tasks, Sub-Tasks, Milestones, and Deliverables for the work proposed in the R&D Tasks
section of the Technical Volume.
The Technical Milestones and Deliverables should be a maximum of 10 pages and
combined into one PDF document. Applicants should upload the Technical Milestones
and Deliverables into ARPA-E eXCHANGE (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/) with the other Full
Application materials identified in Section IV.D of the FOA.
Examples of both the schedule and descriptions are attached to these instructions.
Statement of Project Objectives Instructions: The Statement of Project Objectives
should provide a clear and concise statement of the project goals and expected
outcomes. When drafting the Statement of Project Objectives, please note the following:
Please provide a single paragraph discussing both (1) the overall objective(s) of the
work and (2) the objective(s) for each phase of the work described in the R&D
Tasks section of the Technical Volume.
Please summarize the effort and approach to achieve the objective(s) of the work
for each phase of the work described in the R&D Tasks section of the Technical
Volume. The Scope of Work section should not exceed one half-page. Please do
not include dollar amounts, specific dates, or names of Subrecipients.
under each Task. Please identify Milestones with an M in-front of their WBS element.
For example: M1.1, M1.2, etc.
Description Instructions: Applicants are required to provide a set of detailed
descriptions of the technical Tasks, Sub-Tasks, Milestones, and Deliverables for the work
proposed in the R&D Tasks section of the Technical Volume. The technical Tasks, SubTasks, Milestones, and Deliverables should provide a clear path to completion of the R&D
Tasks and be as quantitative and specific as possible, clearly indicating the techniques
and assumptions used to determine their achievement. ARPA-E evaluates the progress of
a project by comparing actual progress of completing Tasks and Sub-Tasks to
predetermined technical milestones and deliverables.
When drafting descriptions, please note the following:
Applicants should think about how ARPA-E will evaluate the success of the
associated higher level task. For example, Applicants should ask themselves, how
would an objective observer determine if I am successful in achieving a proposed
task?
1.0
WB
S
1.1
SCHEDULE EXAMPLES
Microsoft Excel Example:
OpenProj Example
1.0
The objective of this project element is to complete a Technology-to-Market Plan, which serves as a
roadmap for planned activities to assess and advance the commercial viability of their technology.
WB
S
1.1
M1.1
M1.2
M1.3
M1.4
1.2
M1.5
M1.6
market plan.
M1.7
M1.8
2.0
The objective of this project element is to develop the individual sub-systems and techniques which
will be combined to create the integrated fuel cell system.
Serpentine Tube Fabrication Development
2.1
M2.1
M2.2
2.2
M2.3
M2.4
M2.5
3.0
The objective of this project element is to prove that the microtubular fuel cell exhibits comparable or
improved performance (W/kg and W/L) as compared to current state-of-the-art micro fuel cells.
M3.1
M3.2
M3.3
M3.4