Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001772
The FY2018 Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0001772) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) competitive funding opportunity aimed at advancing crosscutting nuclear energy research and development, along with related infrastructure support. The core purpose is to accelerate innovative technologies that could substantially improve the performance, safety, and viability of advanced reactor and fuel cycle concepts while making efficient use of DOE resources. A central theme is practical, deployment-oriented R&D that helps move advanced nuclear technologies closer to market readiness, including work that can be shared across multiple reactor concepts rather than being limited to a single design.
A notable driver behind the FOA is the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative, which works with the advanced reactor design community to identify R&D objectives that DOE programs can tackle effectively. While the FOA includes defined work scopes and guidance, it also leaves room for additional proposals that align with needs surfaced in technology-specific workshops. DOE-NE explicitly encourages proposals that can flex to support real-world developer needs, especially those involving measurements, materials, and operating conditions relevant to private-sector developers of fast-spectrum reactor types (lead-cooled, sodium-cooled, and gas-cooled), molten salt reactors (MSRs), and high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGCRs). In practice, this emphasis favors projects that produce usable data, validated methods, and test results that translate to design, licensing, qualification, or demonstration challenges faced by advanced reactor teams.
The FOA consolidates the competitive portions of several major DOE-NE research mechanisms: the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP), the Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies (NEET) Crosscutting Technology Development (CTD) program, and the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF). NEUP is positioned as a primary route for university-based R&D and infrastructure support, using up to 20 percent of the funds appropriated to NE’s R&D program for work tied to Fuel Cycle Research and Development (FC R&D), Reactor Concepts Research, Development and Demonstration (RC RD&D), and Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS). NEET CTD focuses on crosscutting enabling technologies and supports both national laboratory- and university-led efforts. NSUF, established in 2007, is highlighted as a way to broaden access to specialized nuclear research infrastructure by offering no-cost access to major capabilities such as material test reactors, beam lines, and post-irradiation examination facilities for qualified researchers from U.S. universities, industry, and national laboratories.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding within the energy area (CFDA 81.121) and is managed by DOE’s Idaho Field Office. The FOA anticipates a relatively large number of selections (about 67 expected awards) with an award ceiling listed at $1,000,000, reflecting an intent to fund many targeted projects rather than only a few large efforts. Awards may be issued under cooperative agreements and other assistance instruments, which typically means DOE expects active involvement or substantial coordination during project execution (for example, through milestones, reviews, or integration with national lab capabilities and user facilities).
Eligibility is broad and intentionally cross-sector. It includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profits), and other entities as clarified in the FOA’s eligibility language. This breadth aligns with DOE-NE’s stated goal of promoting integrated and collaborative research involving national laboratories, universities, industry, and international partners when appropriate. The overall framing is that DOE-NE wants projects that strengthen the nuclear innovation ecosystem, connect research performers with high-value facilities and expertise, and address barriers that affect multiple advanced reactor and fuel cycle pathways.
The FOA also makes clear that DOE-NE retains flexibility during FY2018 to adjust to shifting R&D priorities driven by real-world events, policy developments, or Congressional and budget direction. In addition, DOE reserves the right to fund an application partially, which is an important signal for applicants: proposals may be selected with reduced scope or modified budgets to better match program needs, available funding, or portfolio balance.
Key timeline details reflect multiple submission tracks tied to NSUF access requests and specific statements of work. The FOA was created on October 19, 2017, with an original closing date of January 23, 2018, but it notes that applicants should rely on the FOA cover page and NSUF/NEAMS-related statements of work for the precise due dates applicable to their specific submission type (for example, NSUF access versus full R&D applications). Overall, the opportunity is structured to fund a broad portfolio of innovative, enabling, and facility-leveraging nuclear R&D projects that support advanced reactor commercialization and fuel cycle improvements through coordinated work across universities, labs, and industry.Apply for DE FOA 0001772
- The Department of Energy, Idaho Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2018 Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research Funding Opportunity Announcement" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.121.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 19, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 23, 2018 See cover page of FOA for NSUF Access, NSUF Statement of Work for NSUF-1 and NEAMS-2, NSUF Statement for NSUF-2, Full NSUF-2 Apps, and Full RD/NSUF-1 Apps due dates.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 67 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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