Foundations & Others

HRSA-25-070: Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)

Slots: 1

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Friday, January 10th, 2025, 5pm PT

LOI: N/A

External Deadline: February 24, 2025

Award Information

Award Type: Grant

Estimated Number of Awards: 80

Anticipated Award Amount: Up to $2,000,000 per award (this ceiling amount reflects the maximum requested award amount).

Link to Award: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355774

Process for Limited Submissions

PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/. Use the template provided here: RII Limited Submission Applicant Template

Materials to submit include:

(1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Note: The portal requires information about the PIs in addition to department and contact information, including the 10-digit USC ID#. Please have this material prepared before beginning this application.

Purpose

Program goals
• Increase the number of qualified nurse faculty nationwide by supporting training of advanced nursing education students who will serve as nurse faculty upon graduation, with a focus on doctorate preparation.
• Reduce the financial barriers for nurse faculty with loan cancellation.
• Expand clinical training opportunities by increasing access to joint nurse faculty roles, such as APRN preceptors.

Program objectives
NFLP recipients will:
• Establish and/or maintain a distinct NFLP loan fund account and provide fiscal oversight in accordance with NFLP requirements.
• Disburse loans to students enrolled in accredited or approved (for new programs) advanced nurse education training programs, who will serve as nurse faculty upon graduation.
• Operate a NFLP loan fund, collect on loans borrowed, manage cancellations, monitor compliance, and provide accurate programmatic and financial data to show successful project implementation.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

CDC RFA-IP-25-111: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Slots: 1

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Monday, December 16th, 2024, 5pm PT

LOI: January 6, 2025

External Deadline: February 6, 2025

Award Information

Award Type: Cooperative Agreement

Estimated Number of Awards: 1

Anticipated Award Amount: $3,750,000

Who May Serve as PI: Standard CDC language.

Link to Award: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355902

Process for Limited Submissions

Materials to submit include:

(1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Purpose

The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to support a research project to obtain timely input from representative samples of healthcare providers and of the public on critical immunization issues of importance to public health. The recipient is expected to: 1) conduct multiple surveys of providers and the public each year during the period of performance to collect immunization-related data using scientifically sound methods with adequate response rates that produce generalizable results; and 2) to disseminate these results broadly to assist in informing recommendations for new vaccines, developing strategies to improve immunization coverage, and instituting contingency plans to address urgent problems (e.g., vaccine supply shortages). Surveyed healthcare providers may include pediatricians, family physicians, obstetrician/gynecologists, general internists, pharmacists, and nurse practitioners. Surveyed members of the public may include subpopulations of special interest for consideration of immunization-related issues such as pregnant people, parents of children aged 0–5 years, people living in rural areas of the United States, and persons with chronic medical conditions.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Research and Development Grant, Fiscal (FY) 2025

Slots: 3

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Monday, December 16th, 2024, 5pm PT

LOI: N/A

External Deadline: January 31, 2025

Award Information

Award Type: Grant

Estimated Number of Awards: 20

Anticipated Award Amount: up to $500,000

Who May Serve as PI: Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the PI is invited to work with their organization to develop an application for support. The application may also include Co-Principal Investigators (CoPIs), who are individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to make a significant contribution to the project. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NRC support.
University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) – Research and Development 31310025K0001 More than one PI (i.e., multiple PIs), may be designated on the application for projects that require a “team science” approach and therefore clearly do not fit the single-PI model.
The decision of whether to apply for a grant with a single-PI or multiple PIs is the responsibility of the investigators and applicant organizations and should be determined by the scientific goals of the project. Applications for grants with multiple PIs will require additional information. When considering the multiple PI option, please be aware that the structure and governance of the PI leadership team as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the individual PIs will be factored into the assessment of the overall scientific merit of the application. Multiple PIs on a project share the authority and responsibility for leading and directing the project, intellectually and logistically. Each PI is responsible and accountable to the grantee organization for the proper conduct of the project or program, including the submission of required reports and documents.
If a proposed PI or Co-PI has a professional relationship with a non-educational entity (e.g., a national lab, an NRC licensee, or a corporation), then the PI/Co-PI must clearly state this relationship on their resume. [Refer to Section IV.B.10 Organizational Conflict

Link to Award: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357425

Process for Limited Submissions

Materials to submit include:

(1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Purpose

The program provides funding to support research and development (R&D) for nuclear science, engineering, technology, and related disciplines to develop a workforce capable of supporting the design, construction, operation, and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear materials. University R&D activities provide an opportunity to complement current, ongoing NRC-led research. More specifically, the program shall be used to provide financial assistance for R&D projects relevant to the programmatic mission of the NRC referenced above, with an emphasis on providing federal financial assistance with respect to research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of new and advanced nuclear technologies. Social science research will be considered under this announcement (for example, projects that would foster the development of innovative community engagement strategies, including incorporation of principles of equity and environmental justice).

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Application of wireless communications, drones, robotics for the purpose of remote monitoring, and autonomous/remote control in operations and maintenance activities;

• Digital instrumentation/controls (I&C), data analytics, and advanced sensors/instrumentation, at nuclear facilities;

• Cybersecurity associated with digital instrumentation and controls, remote monitoring/control, wireless communications at high-consequence facilities;

• Evaluation of methods, approaches and major uncertainties in assessing risk for operating, new and advanced reactors and other type of licensed nuclear facilities or medical applications (e.g., modeling of complex dependencies, advanced calculation techniques, multi-unit and multi-moule risk, application of risk techniques to radiological consequence analysis, development of improved risk metrics);

• Human and organizational factors and human reliability analysis for advanced nuclear applications, (e.g., improved models for dependency, consideration of organizational factors, dynamic methods, human-system integration and risk analysis);

• Characterization of fire hazards in new reactor designs (e.g., sodium, molten salt reactors (MSRs), high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs), lead-cooled fast reactor (LFR)) and post-fire safe shutdown capability;

• Characterization of natural hazards including but not limited to flooding, high winds, hurricanes, wildfires, climate change;

• Analysis models and methods for fuel and cladding performance;

• Advanced technology approaches (e.g., data and text analytics, data visualization techniques, and artificial intelligence) and applications (e.g., data mining, autonomous control) in nuclear power-related applications;

• Evaluation of the radiological releases and offsite consequences for fusion reactor accidents;

• Application of innovative and advanced technologies for space nuclear launches;

• Application of innovative and advanced technologies for decommissioning and remediation of radiologically contaminated sites;

• Evaluation of the technical gaps and uncertainties in licensing new veterinary and medical uses of byproduct materials;

• Analytical approaches that combine probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) risk quantification methods with reactor systems sensitivity or uncertainty analysis methods to quantify the risk significance of safety analysis errors or uncertainties;

• Performance-based, technology-neutral safety assurance;

• Evaluation of technical gaps and major uncertainties in assessing risk for decommissioning and waste management;

• Comparative analysis, consistencies, and harmonization in application of dosimetry and dose coefficients by the NRC and national and international regulatory agencies;

• Activities in the areas of neutronics, thermal hydraulics, and severe accident analysis that will help validate the NRC’s scientific computer codes;

• Additive (advanced) manufacturing for nuclear technologies;

• Evaluation of environmental justice in context of nuclear facilities;

• Analytical approaches to determine a rational risk premium for high-consequence, low-probability events for use in cost-benefit analyses;

• Performance-based regulatory review: developing technical criteria for consistent evaluation.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

HRSA-25-076: Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students

Slots: You may not submit more than one application per health professions degree program. While multiple applications from an institution are allowed, only a maximum of three per institution may be funded.

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Friday, January 10th, 2025, 5pm PT

LOI: N/A

External Deadline: February 19, 2025

Award Information

Award Type: Competing Continuation, New

Estimated Number of Awards: 85

Anticipated Award Amount: Up to $650,000 per year for each health professions program.

Link to Award: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355780

Process for Limited Submissions

Materials to submit include:

(1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Purpose

The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program increases diversity in the health professions and nursing workforce by providing awards to eligible health professions schools for use in awarding scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have financial need, including students who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups.

Program goals
• Improving distribution, diversity and supply of primary care providers.
• Improving and strengthening the health professions and nursing workforce.
• Improving health care access and quality to medically underserved communities (MUCs).

Program objectives
• Increasing the number of graduates practicing in primary care.
• Increased retention of full-time students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including students who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups.
• Increasing the number of graduates working in MUCs.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

DE-FOA-0002967: Department of Energy High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) Transportation Package, Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

Slots: Applicants are permitted to submit a separate application for each respective HALEU Fuel Form (oxide, metal, UF6, or combination) under Topic Area 1 and Topic Area 2 (two topic areas total). However, applicants are limited to only one application per HALEU Fuel Form.

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Monday, December 16th, 2024, 5pm PT

LOI: N/A

External Deadline: January 21, 2025, 5pm ET

Award Information

Award Type: Collaboration/Cooperative Agreement

Estimated Number of Awards: Up to 4

Anticipated Award Amount: $16,000,000

Link to Award: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357232

Process for Limited Submissions

Materials to submit include:

(1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Purpose

The mission of the Office of Fuel Supply Technology (FST) is to ensure that enriched uranium is available to domestic nuclear energy producers and advanced reactor developers at both LEU (<5% U-235) and HALEU (19.75% U-235) enrichment levels. FST also oversees an R&D program that addresses key technical issues related to HALEU utilization by advanced reactor vendors. Cultivating a secure and resilient domestic fuel supply for the nuclear energy industry ensures that Americans will continue to have access to clean, reliable, and efficient nuclear power generation sources.
FST is responding to multiple legislative directives intended to strengthen the domestic LEU supply market and to establish domestic HALEU supply and address knowledge gaps related to HALEU utilization. Section 2001 of the Energy Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-260) directs the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out, through the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), the HALEU Availability Program to support the availability of HALEU for civilian domestic research, development, demonstration, and commercial use. P.L. 116-260 includes directions to conduct research, development, and provide financial assistance to assist commercial entities in the design and license of transportation packages for HALEU, shall conduct research and development, and provide financial assistance to assist commercial entities, to design and license transportation packages for HA-LEU, including canisters for metal, gas, and other HA-LEU compositions.
In the traditional light water reactor (LWR) fuel cycle, LEU is shipped in large volume containers (e.g., the 30-B container, which holds over 2,000 kg of UF6) from enrichment facilities to fuel fabrication facilities. HALEU does not have an NRC certification method of transportation outside of using existing Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) casks. Due to the transportation cask’s capability for higher enrichment levels, HALEU is not able to be transported in large shipments, drastically increasing the cost.
DOE is interested in developing long-term economical solutions for the transportation of HALEU through the development and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) certification of new transportation packages or the modification of existing packages.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

DE-FOA-0003314: FY 2025 University Nuclear Research Infrastructure Revitalization

Slots: 1

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Friday, January 10th, 2025, 5pm PT

LOI: N/A

External Deadline: February 12, 2025, 5pm PET

Award Information

Award Type: Grant

Estimated Number of Awards: 1

Anticipated Award Amount: $6,000,000

Link to Award: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357260

Process for Limited Submissions

Materials to submit include:

(1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Purpose

The Office of Nuclear Energy’s (NE) mission is to advance nuclear energy science and technology to meet U.S. energy, environmental, and economic needs. NE has identified the following goals to address challenges in the nuclear energy sector, help realize the potential of advanced technology, and leverage the unique role of the government in spurring innovation:

Keep existing U.S. nuclear reactors operating;
Deploy new nuclear reactors;
Secure and sustain our nuclear fuel cycle; and
Expand international nuclear energy cooperation.
NE strives to promote integrated and collaborative research conducted by national laboratory, university, industry, and international partners under the direction of NE’s programs; deploy innovative nuclear energy technologies to the market; and optimize the benefits of nuclear energy.
Collectively, all NE-sponsored activities support the Department’s priorities to combat the climate crisis, create clean energy jobs with the free and fair chance to join a union and bargain collectively, and promote equity and environmental justice by delivering innovative clean energy technologies.
The development of nuclear energy-related infrastructure and basic capabilities in the research community is necessary to promote Research and Development (R&D) that supports nuclear science and engineering (NS&E), NE’s mission, and the nation’s nuclear energy challenges. Accordingly, DOE intends to facilitate the education and training of nuclear scientists, engineers, and policymakers through graduate and undergraduate study, two-year programs, and R&D that is relevant to the Department and the U.S. nuclear energy industry in general.
As part of its ongoing infrastructure support activities, NE has supported individual, discrete, and definable items or capabilities. This Infrastructure Revitalization NOFO is in addition to the other NE Infrastructure investments and seeks a more holistic approach to improving U.S. university R&D capabilities.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.