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Financial Assistance Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-PS02-07ER07-31
Annual Notice The Office of Nuclear Physics (NP), within the Office of Science (SC) of the Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its continuing interest in receiving NEW applications for support of research in Nuclear Physics. On September 3, 1992, DOE published in the Federal Register the Office of Energy Research Financial Assistance Program (now called the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program), 10 CFR Part 605, Final Rule, which contained a solicitation for this program. The purpose of this solicitation is to request that all NEW applications for the Office of Nuclear Physics be submitted in response to this notice instead of the "Annual Notice - Continuing Solicitation for all Office of Science Programs". This does not change the process for renewal and supplemental applications. All renewal and supplemental applications should still be submitted in response to the "Annual Notice - Submission of Renewal and Supplemental Applications for Office of Science Grants". Information about submission of applications, eligibility, limitations, evaluation and selection processes and other policies and procedures are specified in 10 CFR Part 605 which can be accessed at: http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/. Additional requirements for applicants to the Office of Nuclear Physics can be found at http://www.science.doe.gov/np/grants/grants.html. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for more in-depth information on scientific and technical areas of interest to the Office of Science. LETTER OF INTENT: October 1, 2007, 4:30 PM Eastern Time A Letter of Intent, consisting of information on collaborators and a brief summary of proposed research (one paragraph), is encouraged (but not required) and should be submitted by October 1, 2007, by e-mail directly to the Office of Nuclear Physics at one of the addresses listed below. Please include the phrase "New Application Letter of Intent" in the subject line of the e-mail. APPLICATION DUE DATE: November 1, 2007, 8:00 PM Eastern Time Applications must be submitted using Grants.gov, the Funding Opportunity Announcement can be found using the CFDA Number, 81.049 or the Funding Opportunity Announcement number, DE-PS02-07ER07-31. Applicants must follow the instructions and use the forms provided on Grants.gov. Formal applications must be submitted by November 1 of the Fiscal Year for which funding is requested to permit timely consideration for award in that Fiscal Year. For applications meeting this deadline, it is anticipated that selections will be completed by May and that awards will be made by August. If this deadline is not met, the application will probably not be considered for funding until the next Fiscal Year. Any new applications not able to meet this deadline may be submitted in response to the "Annual Notice - Continuing Solicitation for all Office of Science Programs" mentioned above for consideration in the subsequent Fiscal Year.
PROGRAM MANAGER: Dr. Eugene A. Henry, Office of Nuclear Physics, SC-26
Phone: 301-903-6093 E-Mail: Gene.Henry@science.doe.gov
Phone: 301-903-3904 E-mail: Brad.Tippens@science.doe.gov
Dr. Gulshan Rai (Heavy Ion Nuclear Physics)
Dr. Sidney A. Coon (Nuclear Theory and Nuclear Data)
Nuclear Physics The Nuclear Physics program supports basic research, technical developments and world- class accelerator facilities to expand our fundamental understanding of the interactions and structures of atomic nuclei and nuclear matter, and an understanding of the forces of nature as manifested in nuclear matter. Today, the reach of nuclear physics extends from the quarks and gluons that form the substructure of the once-elementary protons and neutrons, to the most dramatic of cosmic events-supernovae. These and many other diverse activities are driven by five broad questions articulated in 2002 by the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC) in the Opportunities in Nuclear Science: A Long- Range Plan for the Next Decade. The four subprogram areas and their objectives are organized around answering these five key questions. Research activities supported by the Office of Nuclear Physics are aligned with and contribute to the overall progress of the following long term performance measures:
(a) Medium Energy Nuclear Physics
(b) Heavy Ion Nuclear Physics
(c) Low Energy Nuclear Physics
(d) Nuclear Theory (including the Nuclear Data subprogram)
Included in the theory program are the activities that are aimed at providing information
services on critical nuclear data and have as a goal the compilation and dissemination of
an accurate and complete nuclear data information base that is readily accessible and user
oriented. Program Funding: It is anticipated that approximately $60 million will be allocated for all Nuclear Physics grant and cooperative agreement awards in Fiscal Year 2008. A total of approximately 25%-30% of that amount will be available for new awards under this notice and for renewals of existing grants in response to the "Annual Notice - Continuing Solicitation for all Office of Science Programs". All new grant applications received before November 1, 2007 under this solicitation will be acted on during the fiscal year. The DOE is under no obligation to pay for any costs associated with the preparation or submission of an application. DOE reserves the right to fund, in whole or in part, any, all, or none of the applications submitted in response to this Notice.
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