fy15 nrc radioactive material disposition announcement (instructions).docx

Instructions for submitting a full proposal to U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Radioactive Material Disposition Grant Program (Funding Opportunity Number: NRC-HQ-50-15-FOA-0001)

Full proposal submissions must be received by 5 p.m. (local time) on Monday, July 6, 2015.

Please complete the required forms, SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance), SF-424A (Budget Information Non-construction programs), and SF-424B (assurances for Non-construction programs). Please attach the required elements as listed below as part of your full proposal application package. It is preferred that you attach all your documents in one PDF document; however they can be attached separately.

REQUIRED ELEMENTS FOR FULL PROPOSALS

Full Proposals must include the following, packaged in the order listed, with the bottom right-hand corner of every page numbered and labeled with the Principal Investigators last name. Adobe pdf format is required.

Application Content

All submissions require full proposals. You may download full proposal submission packages from www.grants.gov.

A. Format:

Font Size, Style, and Color

1. 11 point, Arial, black color (A Symbol font may be used to insert Greek letters or special characters.)

Page Size and Margins

1. Use standard paper size (8 ½" x 11”).

1. Use one inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right).

1. Each page should include a page number and the PI’s last name in the bottom right-hand corner.

1. NRC requires all text attachments to the SF-424 application forms to be submitted as PDF files. Adobe PDF format is preferred.

Footer

1. Each page should include a page number and Principal Investigator’s last name in the bottom right-hand corner.

Attachments

1. NRC requires all text attachments to the SF-424 application forms to be submitted as PDF files. Adobe PDF format is preferred.

B. Executive Summary (half-page maximum):

Describe the proposed project’s essential elements. Include the following:

· Descriptive title of proposed project: NOTE: Applicants should describe the project as the Institution’s Program and not the NRC’s Program.

· Name, address, email address and telephone number of the PI(s).

· The project’s total funding request.

· Concise statement of the project’s objectives and benefits.

C. Project Description:

The project description (which is not the same as the evaluation criteria in Section V.1) is limited to fifteen (15) pages or less, including text, tables, and visual materials (e.g., charts, graphs, maps, photographs). The page limit does not include the:

· Executive Summary

· Program Objectives

· Budget and Budget Narrative

· Current and Pending Support

· Curriculum Vitae

· Past NRC Funding and Summary of Results from Past NRC Funding, if applicable

· Other required forms.

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