2024 Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

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Opportunity number
DE-FOA-0003422
Agency
Applications due
Award size
$1,000,000 to $3,000,000

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement, Grant
Category
  • Energy
Eligible applicants
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
Points of contact

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Paragraph 1:

The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) is issuing a two-step Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP). This NOFO aims to enhance and foster a sustainable and diverse DOE-EM workforce pipeline through technology curriculum, professional development, and shared interest research. Eligible applicants are accredited U.S. Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) with a student population of 5,000 or fewer. Key focus areas include deactivation and decommissioning, digital technologies, and robotics. The two-step application process requires submitting a concept paper by October 15, 2024, and upon invitation, a full application.

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The total estimated value of this NOFO is $20.5 million, with individual awards ranging from approximately $1 million to $3 million and a targeted performance period of 12 to 36 months. Subawards to MSIs over 5,000 students are limited to 20% of the total award value, and the primary grant recipient must receive at least 51% of the total award. This funding opportunity is part of the DOE's Minority Economic Impact program (CFDA 81.137).

Synopsis

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Update #3 · Latest ·

**THIS IS A TWO-STEP NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO)**


**CONCEPT PAPER DUE DATE AND TIME: OCTOBER 15, 2024, AT 5:00 PM ET**


The mission of the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) is to complete the safe cleanup of the environmental legacy brought about from decades of nuclear weapons development and government-sponsored nuclear energy research. This NOFO is focused on enhancing and fostering a sustainable and diverse DOE-EM workforce STEM pipeline. Through technology curriculum and professional development and shared interest research, DOE-EM will promote the development of a nationally engaged scientific and engineering workforce to conduct basic research that will lead to future career pathways in the DOE-EM complex for underrepresented groups.


**SEE THE FULL NOFO DOCUMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**



Update #2 ·

NOFO Amendment 0001 is hereby published, to increase the total estimated NOFO available funding, and to revise language involving eligible applicants. A copy of the NOFO Webinar slideshow and recording along with questions and answers submitted thus far, are also being provided. -

**THIS IS A TWO-STEP NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO)**


**CONCEPT PAPER DUE DATE AND TIME: OCTOBER 15, 2024, AT 5:00 PM ET**


The mission of the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) is to complete the safe cleanup of the environmental legacy brought about from decades of nuclear weapons development and government-sponsored nuclear energy research. This NOFO is focused on enhancing and fostering a sustainable and diverse DOE-EM workforce STEM pipeline. Through technology curriculum and professional development and shared interest research, DOE-EM will promote the development of a nationally engaged scientific and engineering workforce to conduct basic research that will lead to future career pathways in the DOE-EM complex for underrepresented groups.


**SEE THE FULL NOFO DOCUMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**



Update #1 ·

**THIS IS A TWO-STEP NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO)**


**CONCEPT PAPER DUE DATE AND TIME: OCTOBER 15, 2024, AT 5:00 PM ET**


The mission of the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) is to complete the safe cleanup of the environmental legacy brought about from decades of nuclear weapons development and government-sponsored nuclear energy research. This NOFO is focused on enhancing and fostering a sustainable and diverse DOE-EM workforce STEM pipeline. Through technology curriculum and professional development and shared interest research, DOE-EM will promote the development of a nationally engaged scientific and engineering workforce to conduct basic research that will lead to future career pathways in the DOE-EM complex for underrepresented groups.


**SEE THE FULL NOFO DOCUMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**

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