First there was DARPA ... then HSARPA ... then IARPA ... and now ARPA-E.
If this is confusing, what I mean is that the very successful DARPA model has been cloned by the Department of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and now the Department of Energy.
ARPA-E currently has an open RFQ for tranformational ideas that help them realize their mission of energy independence for the USA and a reduction in carbon emissions. Total funding amount is $150 million, and the funds are actually part of the stimulus package passed by the Congress in February.
What's even more amazing is that ARPA-E doesn't even have a director yet! Maybe this will be the most productive use of stimilus money that is focused purely on technology.
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