The Office of Science (SC) of the Department of Energy (DOE) hereby announces its continuing interest in receiving renewal and supplemental grant and cooperative agreement applications for support of work in the following program areas: Basic Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, and Planning and Analysis.

Submission to the 08-02 Notice will require completion of the Grants.gov R&R forms. The correct application package will be attached to the Notice. Because the SF-424 (R&R) form has no specific section on the form that requests the grant number, the grant number should be entered into block #4 (Federal Identifier) and the type of submission (Renewal or Supplemental) typed beside it.

The abstract must be attached as a separate file. The rest of the proposal narrative should be attached as a second, single file, with all other components such as Facilities & Equipment, Current & Pending Funding, CVs, and Bibliographies, etc., included.

APPLICATION DUE DATE: September 30, 2008 - 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-PS02-08ER08-02. Applicants must follow the instructions and use the forms provided on Grants.gov.

PROGRAM MANAGER CONTACTS: Questions regarding the program (technical) requirements must be directed to the DOE Technical Program Manager for your grant.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

DOE will accept renewal and supplemental applications under this announcement. Renewal applications are requests for additional funding for a period subsequent to that provided by a current award. Renewal applications compete with all other applications and must be submitted by any established due date/deadline or at least six months before additional funding is required if there is no specified due date/deadline. In preparing a renewal application, applicants should assume that reviewers will not have access to previous applications. The application should be developed as fully as though the applicant were applying for the first time. The application must include all the information required for a new project, plus the project narrative section should discuss the results from prior work.

RENEWAL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

A renewal application must be submitted through Grants.gov no later than six months before the scheduled expiration of the project period. Renewal applications must include the same forms and information as a new application, except for the following changes:

1. Include under the project description section, information on any research changes (size or scope) that affect the original research endeavor.

2. Include an estimate of anticipated unexpended funds that will remain at the end of the current project period.

3. Include a progress report as a separate section that describes the results of work accomplished through the date of the renewal application and how such results relate to the activities proposed to be undertaken in the renewal period.

Applicants should contact the appropriate DOE Program Manager or see the SC Program Website for guidance to determine if there are any additional requirements or limitations on the submission of these applications.

SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

A supplemental application should be submitted through Grants.gov no later than six months before the scheduled expiration of the project period.

Two types of supplemental applications may be submitted:

1. If the grantee is requesting support for a new task or activity to be added to the approved project, a supplemental application shall contain the same information as a new application. These applications will undergo merit review and will compete for funding with other new applications.

2. If the awardee needs additional funds:

a. for increased costs that could not have been predicted when the application was originally approved; or

b. to increase the "level of effort" or accelerate the project; and, if there is no change to the project description as contained in the approved application.

Applicants should contact the appropriate DOE Program Manager or see the SC Program Website for guidance before submitting a supplemental application.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 81.049, and the solicitation control number is ERFAP 10 CFR Part 605.

This announcement will remain open until {October 1, 2008} or until replaced by a successor announcement. Applications may be submitted any time during this period.

Posted on the Office of Science Grants and Contracts Web Site
October 3, 2007.