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HOW TO APPLY FOR AN OFFICE OF SCIENCE GRANT
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Who is eligible to apply for grant funding?
Colleges and universities, non-profit organizations,
for-profit commercial organizations,
state and local governments, and unaffiliated individuals
may submit grant applications in response to the following Funding
Opportunity Announcement (FOA).
GRANTS.GOV REQUIREMENT
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The Office of Science now requires all financial assistance applications
be submitted through the Grants.gov website. Grants.gov is a
Federal wide system developed to allow organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive
grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is the single access point
for over 1000 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies.
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MICROSOFT VISTA AND OFFICE 2007 COMPATIBILITY:
Grants.gov is currently incompatible with both the new Microsoft (MS) Vista Operating System
and the new Microsoft (MS) Office 2007 versions of Word, Excel and Power Point.
If you attach a file created using MS Office 2007, you will not get an error message
when you submit the application, HOWEVER your entire application will not be able to be processed
or accepted at Grants.gov and will not reach DOE.
Grants.gov provides an alternative solution at
http://www.grants.gov/resources/download_software.jsp#citrixnonwindow
For solutions to the Office 2007 compatibility issue, go to
http://www07.grants.gov/help/submit_application_faqs.jsp.
Registration Requirements: As part of the Department's implementation of e-Government,
the Office of Science requires the submission of applications
through Grants.gov. There are several one-time actions you must complete in order
to submit an application through Grants.gov (e.g., obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Data
Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, register with the Central Contract Registry (CCR),
register with the credential provider and register with Grants.gov). See
http://www.grants.gov/GetStarted. Use the Grants.gov Organization Registration
Checklist at
http://www.grants.gov/assets/OrganizationRegCheck.pdf to guide you through the process.
Designating an E-Business Point of Contact (EBiz POC) and obtaining a special password called an
MPIN are important steps in the CCR registration process. Applicants, who are not registered with
CCR and Grants.gov, should allow at least 21 days to complete these requirements.
It is suggested that the process be started as soon as possible.
VERY IMPORTANT - Grants.gov utilizes PureEdge software for application completion
and submission. You must download the PureEdge Viewer to open application forms and
instructions: In order to view the application packages and instructions, you will need to
download and install the PureEdge Viewer. This free software program will allow you to access,
complete, and submit applications electronically and securely. For a free version of the software,
visit the following Web Site:
http://www.grants.gov/DownloadViewer.
Need help with Grants.gov, visit the Troubleshooting Tips Page
at
http://www.grants.gov/help/trouble_tips.jsp.
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Funding Opportunity Announcements
ATTENTION: NEW INFORMATION
REVISED APPLICATION DUE DATE: February 27, 2009, 8:00 PM Eastern Time
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Annual Notice for Continuation of Availability of Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Nuclear Physics
Notice DE-PS02-08ER08-32 --Posted September 18, 2008
Applications must be submitted by November 15 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.
Letter-of-Intent is encouraged (but not required) and should be submitted by October 1, 2008.
Plasma Science Centers
Notice DE-PS02-08ER08-25 --Posted June 26, 2008
Letters of Intent are requested and should be submitted by August 11, 2008.
Preapplications are required and must be received by September 1, 2008.
Formal applications must be received by January 30, 2009.
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ATTENTION - THE DEADLINE FOR FORMAL APPLICATIONS HAS CHANGED FROM FEBRUARY 2, 2009 TO JANUARY 30, 2009.
[Added October 1, 2008]
Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy: A Joint Research Funding Opportunity Announcement USDA, DOE
Notice DE-PS02-09ER09-03 --Posted November 12, 2008
Preapplications are required and should be submitted by December 9, 2008.
Formal applications must be received by February 18, 2009.
Fundamental Research in Superconducting RF Cavity Design
Notice DE-PS02-09ER09-05 --Posted October 15, 2008
Letters of Intent are strongly encouraged and should be submitted by December 15, 2008.
Formal applications must be received by January 15, 2009.
Environmental Remediation Science Program
Notice DE-PS02-09ER09-07 --Posted December 24, 2008
Preapplications are strongly encouraged and must be submitted by January 30, 2009.
Formal applications must be received by April 9, 2009.
Interagency Program Announcement
NONE
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NOTE: DOE Government Owned-Contractor Operated (GOCO) Laboratories and
other Federal agencies are not allowed
to respond directly to these grant solicitation notices. However,
DOE Laboratories (GOCO Only)
may submit task proposals for funding under
their current DOE contracts; and may wish to respond to the program
announcements listed under Program Announcements to DOE Laboratories (GOCO Only)
below.
Other Federal agencies
may submit proposals which, if approved, will be funded via interagency agreements.
Click here for the proposal format which other Federal agencies
should use to submit a proposal to DOE's Office of Science.
Use the following Grant Application Guide and forms when preparing your grant application.
Grant Application Guide and Forms
Grant Application Guide
This Guide includes instructions for preparing and submitting a grant application.
Updates to this Guide are posted immediately at this web site. If you have
a copy of the printed Application Guide booklet dated October 1985,
or the undated Guide No. 3 or 3.1, it is out of date.
THIS WEB SITE SHOULD BE YOUR SOURCE FOR THE LATEST GUIDE.
Grant Application Forms
The grant application forms are provided in Grants.gov. Applicants must use the
application forms provided with the Funding Opportunity Announcement.
If required to submit a revised budget, please
click here to access the Budget Form (DOE F 4620.1) to be used.
This form is only to be used for revised budgets. Revised budgets must also have revised Budget Justifications.
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MERIT REVIEW OF GRANT APPLICATIONS
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The following guidelines and regulations pertain to the merit review of grant
applications as well as other Federal policies and procedures concerning the Department's
grant process.
Application Receipt and Processing (Summary)
Includes administrative review of grant applications, evaluation criteria, and the merit review process.
(As contained in the Grant Application Guide.)
Office of Science "Merit Review System"
(As published in Federal Register, March 11, 1991)
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GRANT RULES, REGULATIONS, AND GUIDANCE
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The following rules, regulations, and guidance pertain to the overall DOE and Federal grant
process.
10 CFR Part 605 - Office of Science (Formerly Office of Energy Research)
Financial Assistance Program Rule
September 3, 1992
Preapplication Policy
December 11, 1996
10 CFR Part 600 - Department of Energy Financial Assistance Rules
OMB Circular A-21
Cost Principles for Educational Institutions
OMB Circular A-110
Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Other
Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals and
Other Non-Profit Organizations
OMB Circular A-122
Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations
(Does not apply to colleges and universities.)
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SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY THROUGH ADVANCED COMPUTING (SciDAC)
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Beyond the scientific computing and computational science research embedded in the
Office of Science (SC) Core Programs, SC invests in a portfolio of coordinated research
efforts directed at exploiting the emerging capabilities of terascale and petascale
computing (http://www.osti.gov/scidac/).
The research projects in this portfolio respond to the extraordinary difficulties of
realizing sustained peak performance for those scientific applications that require
terascale and petascale capabilities to accomplish their research goals. They respond
also to the need for developing collaborative software environments where distributed
resources and expertise are combined to address complex questions that no single
institution can manage alone.
In recognition of these difficulties, the SciDAC research projects are collaborative
efforts involving teams of physical scientists, mathematicians, computer scientists, and
computational scientists working on major software and algorithm development for and
application to problems in the SC core programs, namely, Basic Energy Sciences, High
Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Fusion
Energy Sciences, and Biological and Environmental Research. Research funded under the
SciDAC program must address the interdisciplinary problems inherent in ultrascale
computing, problems that cannot be addressed by a single investigator or small group of
investigators. The latter are typically funded by the core research programs. SciDAC
Contact: (301) 903-3691.
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FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION PARTNERSHIP
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The Office of Science is a participant in the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP), working with universities and other Federal agencies, testing innovative approaches to streamline processes and systems for Federally supported research.
For more information on FDP, visit the
Federal Demonstration Partnership Web Site.
FDP Phase IV - Participating Institutions
FDP Phase IV - General Terms and Conditions - April 1, 2005 (PDF File)
Any new, continuation or renewal grant award with the 90 participating institutions shall
incorporate FDP Phase IV General Terms and Conditions and DOE Specific Terms and Conditions.
FDP Phase IV - DOE Modifications to FDP General Terms and Conditions - October 1, 2005
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SBIR AND STTR GRANT PROGRAMS
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program...
Solicitation and Other Information
The Office of Science manages the SBIR program for the Department of
Energy. For information about the SBIR program, including the Program Solicitation,
click here.
Terms and Conditions
SBIR applicants whose grant applications have been approved
for funding will receive a research grant from the Department.
To view the General Terms and Conditions for SBIR Grants for
Phase I and Phase II awards, as well as Special Terms and Conditions,
click here.
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program...
The Office of Science manages the STTR program for the Department of
Energy. For information about the STTR program, including the Program Solicitation,
click here.
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PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS TO DOE LABS (GOCO ONLY)
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How to Submit a Laboratory Proposal
If you are submitting a task proposal from a DOE
Laboratory (GOCO Only), follow the instructions contained in the
following program announcements. Do not use grant application forms
except for the Budget Page (DOE F 4620.1)
Click here to download.
Task proposals submitted by DOE Laboratories (GOCO Only)
(Federally Funded Research and Development Centers - FFRDCs)
in response to the below program announcements,
will be subjected to formal merit review (peer review).
FFRDC task proposals will not compete
against grant applications submitted by the private sector.
Click here for a list of all FFRDCs Federal-wide.
This list is maintained by the National Science Foundation.
Open Program Announcements to DOE Laboratories (GOCO Only)
Environmental Remediation Science Program
LAB 08-30 --Posted September 8, 2008
SFA Program Plan (Preproposals) are required and must be submitted by October 16, 2008.
SFA Science Plan (Formal proposals) must be received by January 30, 2009.
Climate Change Modeling
LAB 09-06 --Posted October 17, 2008
Preproposals are required and must be submitted by December 8, 2008.
Formal proposals must be received by January 26, 2009.
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ATTENTION - THE DEADLINE FOR PREPROPOSALS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 22, 2008;
THE DEADLINE FOR FORMAL PROPOSALS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 9, 2009;
AND A CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE TO PROGRAM FUNDING.
[Added November 18, 2008]
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