EFRC Science Topics NOFO Template 2026.xlsx
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This file is an Excel template for the Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) Science Topics submission required as part of the pre-application and full application process. The template requires applicants to identify and list up to 10 science topics or Basic Research Needs (BRN) and Roundtable Report research priorities and objectives (PRD/PROs) that their proposed EFRC addresses, listed in order of relevance. Applicants must complete fields identifying the lead organization, EFRC Director/Lead PI, and the person submitting the spreadsheet with their email address. The template includes dropdown lists of eligible science topics and reports, including categories such as Microelectronics (ME), Nuclear Energy (NE), Transformative Manufacturing (TM), Quantum Computing (QC), Electrical Energy Storage (EES), Quantum Systems (QS), and Subsurface Fractures and Fluid Flow (SFFF), each with associated PRD/PRO options specific to that research area.
The template provides specific formatting instructions: applicants must not change column order, merge cells, or split cells, and must convert the completed Excel file to PDF before including it in their application submission through Grants.gov. The template includes an example showing two Microelectronics entries ranked by relevance. The underlying EFRC program, administered by the Department of Energy's Office of Science under the Basic Energy Sciences program (CFDA 81.049), supports multi-investigator, multi-disciplinary research centers addressing energy-relevant basic research topics in materials sciences, chemical sciences, geosciences, and biosciences that integrate experiments, theory, computation, and AI/ML tools. Applications undergo peer review evaluated on scientific and technical merit, appropriateness of methodology, applicant competency and resources, budget reasonableness, and other factors specified in the funding opportunity announcement.
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Science Topics
| Name of Lead Organization: | Institution Name |
| Name of EFRC Director/Lead PI: | Last Name, First Name |
| Name of person submitting spreadsheet: | Last Name, First Name |
| Email of person submitting spreadsheet: | Email address |
| Special Topic and/or BES Reports with PRD/PROs Addressed* | |
| Special Topic, BRN, or Roundtable Report | If a BRN or Roundtable Report, PRD/PRO Addressed |
* List in order of relevance, with the most relevant at the top of the list.
* No more than 10 special topics or Report PRD/PROs can be included. Most applications will have fewer.
* Select the Report first, and then the PRD/PRO from the dropdown list.
Instructions Instructions
Applicants are required to submit a table listing "Science Topic Addressed" for the EFRC pre-application. For purposes of uniformity, this Excel template has been provided through Grants.gov and is required for use in preparing the table, before converting to PDF for inclusion in the pre-application or full application submission, as described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.
• List in order of relevance, with the most relevant at the top of the list. No more than 10 special topics or Report PRD/PROs can be included.
• Both special topics and Report PRD/PROs can be included.
• Most applications will have fewer.
• If including a BES Report, select the Report first, and then the PRD/PRO from the dropdown list.
• Do not change the order of the columns.
• Do not merge or split cells.
Dropdown Lists
| Special Topic, BRN, or Roundtable Report | Short Name | Foundational Science to Accelerate Nuclear Energy Innovation (NE) | Basic Research Needs for Transformative Manufacturing (TM) | BES Roundtable on Opportunities for Quantum Computing in Chemical and Materials Sciences (QC) |
| Basic Research Needs for Microelectronics (ME) | ME | NE PRO 1: Master complex electronic structures to tailor thermochemical reactivity, transport, and microstructural evolution | TM PRD 1: Achieve Precise, Scalable Synthesis and Processing of Atomic-Scale Building Blocks for Components and Systems | QC PRO 1: Controlling the quantum dynamics of nonequilibrium chemical and materials systems |
| Basic Research Needs for Next Generation Electrical Energy Storage (EES) | EES | NE PRO 2: Interrogate and direct the physics and chemistry underpinning next-generation coolants and solvents | TM PRD 5: Co-design Materials, Processes, and Products to Revolutionize Manufacturing | QC PRO 2: Unraveling the physics and chemistry of strongly correlated electron systems |
| Basic Research Needs for Transformative Manufacturing (TM) | TM | NE PRO 3: Elucidate and control the underlying physics and chemistry of interfaces in complex nuclear environments | QC PRO 3: Embedding quantum hardware in classical frameworks | |
| BES Roundtable on Opportunities for Basic Research for Next-Generation Quantum Systems (QS) | QS | NE PRO 4: Bridge multi-fidelity multi-resolution experiments, computational modeling, and data science to control dynamic behavior | Basic Research Needs for Microelectronics (ME) | QC PRO 4: Bridging the classical–quantum computing divide |
| BES Roundtable on Opportunities for Quantum Computing in Chemical and Materials Sciences (QC) | QC | NE PRO 5: Harness artificial intelligence to design inherently resilient condensed phases | ME PRD 1: Flip the current paradigm: Define innovative material, device, and architecture requirements driven by applications, algorithms, and software | |
| Controlling Subsurface Fractures and Fluid Flow: A Basic Research Agenda (SFFF) | SFFF | ME PRD 2: Revolutionize memory and data storage | ||
| Foundational Science to Accelerate Nuclear Energy Innovation (NE) | NE | Basic Research Needs for Next Generation Electrical Energy Storage (EES) | ME PRD 3: Reimagine information flow unconstrained by interconnects | BES Roundtable on Opportunities for Basic Research for Next-Generation Quantum Systems (QS) |
| Controlling Quantum Phenomena to Enable Unconventional Computing Paradigms | EES PRD 1: Tune functionality of materials and chemistries to enable holistic design for energy storage | ME PRD 4: Redefine computing by leveraging unexploited physical phenomena | QS PRO 2: Enhance creation and control of coherence in quantum systems | |
| Development and Workflow Integration of AI/ML Models for Materials and Chemistry Discovery Science | EES PRD 2: Link complex electronic, electrochemical, and physical phenomena across time and space | ME PRD 5: Reinvent the electricity grid through new materials, devices, and architectures | QS PRO 3: Discover Novel Approaches for Quantum-to-Quantum Transduction | |
| Emergent Phenomena of Complex Chemical Systems | EES PRD 3: Control and exploit the complex interphase region formed at dynamic interfaces | |||
| Fundamental Science for Critical Minerals and Materials | EES PRD 4: Revolutionize energy storage performance through innovative assemblies of matter | |||
| EES PRD 5: Promote self-healing and eliminate detrimental chemistries to extend lifetime and improve safety |
| Controlling Subsurface Fractures and Fluid Flow: A Basic Research Agenda (SFFF) |
| SFFF PRD 1: Reactive multiphase flow in fractured systems |
| SFFF PRD 2: Chemical-mechanical coupling in stressed rocks |
| SFFF PRD 3: Nanoporous rock structure, permeability and reactivity |
https://science.osti.gov/-/media/bes/pdf/reports/2024/BES-Nuclear-Roundtable-Report-for-posting.pdfhttps://science.osti.gov/-/media/bes/pdf/reports/2017/BRN_NGEES_rpt.pdfhttps://science.osti.gov/-/media/bes/pdf/reports/2015/Controlling_Subsurface_Fractures_and_Fluid_Flow_rpt.pdfhttps://science.osti.gov/-/media/bes/pdf/reports/2020/Manufacturing_BRN_Report_Combined.pdfhttps://science.osti.gov/-/media/bes/pdf/reports/2019/BRN_Microelectronics_rpt.pdfhttps://science.osti.gov/-/media/bes/pdf/reports/2018/Quantum_computing.pdfhttps://science.osti.gov/-/media/bes/pdf/reports/2018/Quantum_systems.pdf Example
| Name of Lead Organization: | University of XYZ |
| Name of EFRC Director/Lead PI: | Jones, Jane |
| Name of person submitting spreadsheet: | Smith, Sam |
| Email of person submitting spreadsheet: | sam.smith@xyz.edu |
| Special Topic and/or BES Reports with PRD/PROs Addressed* | |
| BRN or Roundtable Report | PRD/PRO Addressed |
| Basic Research Needs for Microelectronics (ME) | ME PRD 3: Reimagine information flow unconstrained by interconnects |
| Basic Research Needs for Microelectronics (ME) | ME PRD 1: Flip the current paradigm: Define innovative material, device, and architecture requirements driven by applications, algorithms, and software |
* List in order of relevance, with the most relevant at the top of the list.
* No more than 10 special topics or Report PRD/PROs can be included. Most applications will have fewer.
* Select the Report first, and then the PRD/PRO from the dropdown list.
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