Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001773
The FY2018 Scientific Infrastructure Support for CINR Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0001773) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Energy, managed through the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) and administered by the Idaho Field Office. Its main purpose is to strengthen nuclear energy-related scientific and educational infrastructure so that universities and related institutions can better support research, development, and workforce preparation tied to national nuclear energy priorities. The program is rooted in DOE-NEs broader mission of advancing innovative nuclear technologies, especially those that can significantly improve the performance of advanced reactors and fuel cycle concepts while making efficient use of federal resources.
A central theme of the opportunity is that strong physical and technical infrastructure is a prerequisite for meaningful progress in nuclear science and engineering. DOE frames this as both a research need and a workforce need: the country benefits when institutions can educate and train nuclear scientists, engineers, and even policy-oriented professionals across multiple levels, including undergraduate programs, graduate programs, and two-year programs. In practice, the funding is meant to help create or reinforce the kinds of laboratory capabilities, specialized equipment, and supporting assets that allow students and faculty to do credible, relevant work and to remain competitive in attracting talented students into nuclear energy fields.
This funding opportunity sits within the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP), which uses up to 20 percent of funds appropriated to the Office of Nuclear Energy research and development program for university-based infrastructure support and R&D in areas that align with NE priorities. The FOA highlights three key program-related areas that proposals are expected to support: 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). The intent is not just to purchase equipment for its own sake, but to build capacity that directly enables progress in these mission-relevant domains, whether through experimental work, improved modeling and simulation, or integrated capabilities that help bridge research and real-world nuclear energy challenges.
The types of infrastructure targeted by the FOA are described as individual, discrete, and definable items or capabilities. That wording matters because it signals a preference for clearly scoped requests with tangible deliverables rather than vague or overly broad institutional upgrades. Proposed infrastructure should be positioned to do at least one of the following: support, maintain, or enhance an institutions ability to attract and teach high-quality students pursuing nuclear energy-related studies; build the institutions research or education capabilities; or enhance the institutions capacity to perform R&D that is relevant to DOE-NEs mission. In other words, reviewers would be looking for a straightforward connection between the requested infrastructure and measurable improvements in teaching, training, and mission-aligned research capability.
Eligibility is focused on higher education, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education, with additional eligibility possible under an "Others" category as clarified in the FOA itself. The funding activity category is Energy, and the associated CFDA number is 81.121. The award ceiling listed is $3,000,000, indicating that individual awards could be substantial for capital equipment or facility-level capability enhancements. The posting notes an expected awards value of 0 in the source data, which can occur for administrative or reporting reasons and does not necessarily reflect actual program intent; applicants would normally rely on the full FOA document for the most reliable expectations around award quantity and total available funding.
Timing and compliance requirements are treated seriously. The FOA was created on October 19, 2017, and the original closing date was November 30, 2017. The announcement emphasizes that late applications will not be considered, and it encourages applicants to submit well ahead of the deadline. That strict language is typical of federal competitive grants and signals that administrative completeness and on-time submission are threshold requirements before an application can even reach technical review.
Finally, DOE-NE explicitly notes that it reserves the right to adjust to shifts in FY2018 priorities driven by events, policy developments, or congressional and budget direction. Practically, that means applicants should be aware that the timing and scale of award announcements could change, and that final funding decisions may reflect evolving national or departmental priorities even after the FOA is published. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a capacity-building investment aimed at strengthening the university-based infrastructure needed to educate the nuclear workforce and to perform research that advances DOE-NE goals in fuel cycles, reactor concepts, and advanced modeling and simulation.Apply for DE FOA 0001773
- The Department of Energy, Idaho Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2018 Scientific Infrastructure Support for CINR 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 Nov 30, 2017 Applicants are encouraged to transmit applications well before the deadline. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. (Please read the FOA instructions for information on how to apply.). (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 $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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