Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration

The Department of Energy (DOE) promotes nuclear energy as a resource capable of meeting the nation's energy, environmental, and national security needs by resolving technical, cost, safety, security, and proliferation resistance through research, dev

Office of Nuclear Energy Assistance Listing is aimed at educating the public on the funding opportunities offered by the DOE related to nuclear energy R & D, science, technology, and related fields, and how these funding opportunities play a key role in helping the DOE accomplish its mission of leading the nation's investment in the development and exploration of advanced nuclear technology and its underlying sciences, as well as stimulating the next generation nuclear energy workforce.

Federal, State, local governments, universities, consortia, nonprofit institutions, commercial corporations, and individuals may apply.

Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, joint venture, institution of higher education, or nonprofit organization will benefit.

Costs will be determined in accordance with 2 CFR 200, and as amended by 910.

Financial assistance, opportunities are defined in individual solicitations available on the DOE website, NEUP.gov, or Grants.gov. Notices published on Grants.gov define research, development, and demonstration areas that the Department intends to support such as: advanced reactors, fuel and reactor concepts that minimize proliferation risks, nuclear fuel and fuel cycles, advanced instrumentation, controls, simulation, modeling and analyses, nuclear waste management, construction, manufacturing and fabrication technologies, and related fundamental nuclear science areas in materials, reactor physics, chemistry, radiochemistry, health physics, and thermal hydraulics and fluid dynamics. Notices published on Grants.gov define development or demonstration projects and study areas activities that the Department intends to support such as: advanced designs, technologies or techniques, new regulatory or licensing requirements, and economic analyses. For a given solicitation, financial assistance may be available in whole or in part, for the following in support of nuclear energy research and related fields in development and demonstration activities: salaries, materials and supplies, equipment, travel, publication costs, subcontractor and supporting costs required for technical activities, market analyses, financing plans and other activities necessary to achieve the objective. Restrictions on use of funds depend on solicitation and award provisions.

The period of performance and schedule of DOE payments is arranged at the time of award. Funds awarded are to be spent during the period of performance of each award, unless a different arrangement is approved at the time of award. Typically, awards range in duration from 1 to 5 years, with some eligible for a one time no cost extension for up to one additional year. Reference each FOA for applicable length and time. Also see NEUP.gov or Grants.gov for information on specific FOAs.

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DOE solicitations (FOAs) set forth award procedures. Refer to the individual FOAs published on Grants.gov and NEUP.gov. For additional information, see the DOE, Office of Nuclear Energy website at http://energy.gov/ne/office-nuclear-energy. Applications are submitted through Grants.gov or NEUP.gov as directed in the individual FOA.

Each proposal will be evaluated based on an objective merit review in accordance with the requirement of "DOE Financial Assistance Regulations" (2 CFR 200) and the evaluation criteria set forth in the competitive solicitations. These criteria typically include: appropriateness of the proposal method or approach, competency of research personnel and adequacy of proposed resources, reasonableness and appropriateness of the proposed budget, and other appropriate factors.

DOE solicitations set forth award procedures. Applications will receive an objective merit review. The objective merit review will be based on evaluation criteria set forth in the competitive solicitation. Evaluations will be coordinated by a Merit Review Chair and conducted by a review board. This responsibility will be performed by the Office of Nuclear Energy or delegated to a DOE Operations Office. Final decisions will be made by the approved Program Officer or delegated Source Selection Official. For additional information, please refer to www.ne.doe.gov or NEUP.gov.

Deadlines for submissions will be posted in the individual funding opportunities posted at http://www.grants.gov and NEUP.gov. Per funding opportunity posted, a range of approval/disapproval time will be described.

Proposals for renewal are subject to review and acceptance by the Program Director and/or Selection Official.