Title
Scientific Infrastructure Support for Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research
Agencies
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Description
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) provides funding to
support crosscutting nuclear energy research and development (R&D) and associated
infrastructure support activities, to develop innovative technologies that offer the promise
of dramatically improved performance for advanced reactors and fuel cycle concepts, while
maximizing the use of DOE resources.
The development of nuclear energy-related infrastructure and basic capabilities in the research
community is necessary to promote R&D that supports nuclear science and engineering
(NS&E), DOE-NE’s mission, and the Nation’s nuclear energy challenges. Accordingly, DOE
intends to enable the education and training of nuclear scientists, engineers, and policy-makers
in graduate and undergraduate study, and two-year programs, as well as R&D that is relevant to
the Department and the nuclear energy industry in general.
The Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) utilizes up to 20 percent of funds
appropriated to NE’s R&D program for university-based infrastructure support and R&D in key
NE program-related areas:
• Fuel Cycle Research and Development (FC R&D)
• Reactor Concepts Research, Development and Demonstration (RC RD&D)
• Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS)
The infrastructure requested should be individual, discrete, and definable items or capabilities
that will:
• Support, maintain, or enhance the institutions’ capacities to attract and teach high quality
students interested in nuclear energy-related studies;
• Build the institutions’ research or education capabilities; or
• Enhance the institutions’ capabilities to perform R&D that is relevant to DOE-NE’s
mission.
NE reserves the right to respond to potential shifts in priorities during FY2019 that may be
driven by events, policy developments, or Congressional/budget direction. NE will factor such
considerations into decision
More Information
https://neup.inl.gov/SiteAssets/FY19_%20Documents/FY19_INFRASTRUCTURE_FOA_-_DE-FOA-0001914.pdf
Submission Limits
Universities are permitted to submit one single application to this FOA area per institution
Cost Sharing:
For university participants, cost sharing is not required, but is encouraged, for awards under
$250,000. To maximize the use of available NE funding, cost matching is required for universities on a 1:1
dollar match for requests above $250,000, for applications under the General Scientific
Infrastructure Support for research or teaching. For example, if a $300,000 project is proposed,
cost matching requirements apply to $50,000 of this amount (the amount over $250,000), and the
recipient would be
Deadlines
Internal Notice of Intent |
Aug 28, 2018 |
Notification of Internal Competition |
Sep 29, 2018 |
Internal Pre-proposal |
Oct 12, 2018 |
Results of Internal Competition |
Oct 22, 2018 |
Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal |
N/A |
Agency Proposal |
Nov 15, 2018
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