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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. NREL develops renewa... The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the U.S. Department of Energy's primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. NREL develops renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices, advances related science and engineering, and transfers knowledge and innovations to address the nation's energy and environmental goals. In 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) launched the American-Made Challenges (AMC). The AMC are a series of prize competitions to incentivize the nation’s entrepreneurs to strengthen American leadership in energy innovation and domestic manufacturing. Since the inaugural American-Made Solar Prize, the American-Made Challenges family now hosts ten different competitions across different renewable energy technology areas including solar, water, geothermal, batteries, and advanced manufacturing. The American-Made Challenges are supported by the American-Made Network (the Network), a community dedicated to rapidly accelerating and sustaining innovative energy technologies in the U.S. today. Network members are called Connectors. Connectors can be national labs, incubators, accelerators, investors, philanthropists, fabrication facilities, technical experts, and other seasoned industry leaders who are motivated to support American energy innovation and domestic manufacturing. Power Connectors To further extend the reach and strengthen the impact of the Network, NREL partners with highly engaged Connectors who have specific skillsets to provide meaningful, consistent, and in-depth support to competition teams. These Connectors are labeled "Power Connectors" and work closely with NREL and DOE to support the program in an ongoing capacity. Objective To date, NREL has run a separate proposal process for each American-Made Challenge technology area looking to use a Power Connector. Through this call, NREL seeks to identify organizations that are able to provide support to multiple prizes across the different technology areas in the AMC portfolio including water, geothermal, and solar. Specifically, NREL is seeking organizations to join the AMC Power Connector team or strengthen their existing Power Connector role to provide support for the four tracks listed below: 1. Event Management 2. Outreach 3. Team Support 4. Partnerships