Slots: 2
Deadlines
Internal Deadline: Friday, February 7th, 2025, 5pm PT Contact RII.
LOI: N/A
External Deadline: April 8, 2025
Award Information
Award Type: Grant
Estimated Number of Awards: Topic Area 1: Pre-application Review Activities
Approximate total available funding: Dependent on number and type of applications received
Approximate number of awards: 1-20
Approximate dollar amount of individual awards: $5,000-$200,000
Minimum cost share required: 20% of the total project costs
Approximate award project period: up to 24 months
Anticipated length of budget periods: 12 months
Topic Area 2: Application Review Activities
Approximate total available funding: Dependent on number and type of applications received
Approximate number of awards: 0-5
Approximate dollar amount of individual awards: $100,000 to $8,000,000
Minimum cost share required: 50% of the total project costs
Approximate award project period: up to 48 months
Anticipated length of budget periods: 12 months
Link to Award: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358100
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 Advanced Nuclear Energy Licensing Cost-Share Grant Program is being established to provide direct assistance for advanced reactor and supporting facilities’ regulatory review activities to enable advanced nuclear reactors and supporting facilities to be demonstrated and deployed in support of the critical energy needs of the future. Advanced nuclear reactors will further the state of the U.S. commercial nuclear capability by improving the competitiveness of nuclear power and promoting its continued contribution to meeting our Nation’s economic and energy security needs and overcoming environmental challenges. This NOFO provides support for pre-application and application review activities with the NRC to enable revitalization and expansion of the U.S. nuclear industry by encouraging growth of a pipeline for advanced reactors and supporting infrastructure through the reduction of regulatory uncertainties.
Topic Area 1: Pre-application review activities: Review activities that occur prior to a formal license application being submitted to the NRC.
- Topic Area 2: Application review activities: Review activities that occur after a formal license application is submitted to the NRC for review.
Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.