High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) Transportation Package, Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DE-FOA-0002967
- Agency
-
National Nuclear Security Administration
Department of Energy
- Applications due
- Award size
- $500,000 to $6,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Category
-
- Energy
- Eligible applicants
-
- State Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- County Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Small Businesses
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- For Profit Organizations
- City/Township Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Special District Governments
- Points of contact
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration is seeking applications for research, development, and NRC certification of High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) transportation packages to support a sustainable domestic nuclear fuel supply chain. The funding opportunity has two topic areas: Topic Area 1 provides up to $3 million per award (total $12 million) for new package design concepts, while Topic Area 2 offers up to $1 million per award (total $4 million) for modifications to existing designs. Eligible applicants include domestic entities such as higher education institutions, for-profit organizations, non-profits, and state/local governments. Applications will be evaluated on criteria like technical merit, team qualifications, budget, and community benefits. The application deadline is February 14, 2025.
The total funding available is $16 million, with a 50% cost share requirement. Project periods are up to 3 years for Topic Area 1 and up to 2 years for Topic Area 2. All work must be performed within the United States, and applicants are limited to one application per topic area.
Synopsis
5 versions
Update #5 · Latest ·
Amendment 005 modifies the NOFO as follows: 1.) Removes the environmental report from the NOFO part 1, page 21. The environmental report is not required during the application phase. 2.) Removes the environmental report and environmental checklist from the list of attached documents. These documents are not required during the application phase. 3.) NOFO part 2, page 32, instructions for Offeror Environmental Report and Environmental Questionnaire revised to reflect that these documents are not required until after award announcements are made. 4.) Provides additional responses to official questions regarding the HALEU Transportation NOFO. - The objective of this NOFO is to research, develop, and acquire NRC certification for HALEU transportation packages focused on front-end transportation packaging needs to support a sustainable supply chain. Industry's front-end HALEU transportation needs include: 1. Transport of enriched, up to HALEU is UF6 enriched up to
Update #4 ·
Amendment 004 modifies the NOFO as follows: 1.) Changes the application due date from January 31, 2025, to February 14, 2025, at 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). Affects NOFO pages 1, 5 & 6. 2.) Removes references to the community benefits plan, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and justice40 environmental initiatives from NOFO part 1. Affects NOFO pages 17-18, 20, 24, 29 & 30. 3.) Removes community benefits plan as a Technical Review Criteria. Team Knowledge, Skills, Capabilities & Project Resources was previously Technical review Criteria item #4 and is now Technical Review Criteria item #3. Affects NOFO pages 29-30. 4.) Changes several values within the Technical Review Criteria weighted values. Technical Merit and Potential Impact increased to 50%, Project Management Plan increased to 40% and Community Benefits plan decreased to 0%. Affects NOFO Pages 29-30. 5.) NOFO Part 2: Removes instructions regarding the community benefit plan as well as references to diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) initiatives and Justice 40 environmental initiatives. Affects Previous NOFO part 2 on pages 7, 16, 20, 23-31, 32, 34, 71. 6.) Attachments - HALEU Transportation Package: Removes the community benefits plan for research and development from the list of available NOFO documents. 7.) Provides additional responses to official questions regarding the HALEU Transportation NOFO. - The objective of this NOFO is to research, develop, and acquire NRC certification for HALEU transportation packages focused on front-end transportation packaging needs to support a sustainable supply chain. Industry's front-end HALEU transportation needs include: 1. Transport of enriched, up to HALEU is UF6 enriched up to
Update #3 ·
Amendment 003: This amendment 1.) Changes application submission requirement from grants.gov to application submission via email with primary email submission to Contract Specialist Jeff Rigby, email: rigbyja@id.doe.gov and secondary email submission to Contracting Officer Mark Payne, email: paynemb@id.doe.gov. Changes are found in HALEU Transportation NOFO (DE-FOA-0002967) part 1 pages 6 & 27 and HALEU Transportation NOFO (DE-FOA-0002967) part 2 page 7. - The objective of this NOFO is to research, develop, and acquire NRC certification for HALEU transportation packages focused on front-end transportation packaging needs to support a sustainable supply chain. Industry's front-end HALEU transportation needs include: 1. Transport of enriched, up to HALEU is UF6 enriched up to
Update #2 ·
Amendment 002: This amendment 1.) Change the due date for proposals from Tuesday January 21st, 2025 to Friday January 31, 2025 at 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). Page 5 2.) Add instructions regarding when a foreign entity participation waiver can be submitted to DOE. (Page 9 on NOFO part I) 3.) Provide responses to official questions regarding the HALEU Transportation NOFO. All other terms and conditions remain the same. - The objective of this NOFO is to research, develop, and acquire NRC certification for HALEU transportation packages focused on front-end transportation packaging needs to support a sustainable supply chain. Industry's front-end HALEU transportation needs include: 1. Transport of enriched, up to HALEU is UF6 enriched up to
Update #1 ·
The objective of this NOFO is to research, develop, and acquire NRC certification for HALEU transportation packages focused on front-end transportation packaging needs to support a sustainable supply chain. Industry's front-end HALEU transportation needs include: 1. Transport of enriched, up to HALEU is UF6 enriched up to
Files
Show all 25
On GovTribe
Work this opportunity
- Track it in your pipeline
- Find teaming partners
- Similar grant opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this opportunity