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
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
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.