ATTENTION CHANGE IN SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT EFFECTIVE August 4, 2009
The Office of Science requires all financial assistance applications be submitted through the Grants.gov website. Grants.gov allows 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. Registration Requirements: The Office of Science requires the submission of applications through Grants.gov. There are several one-time actions you must complete in order to be able 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). You must complete all the steps in "Get Started" at www.grants.gov prior to submitting your initial application. Applicants, who are not registered with CCR and Grants.gov, should allow 14 days to complete these requirements. It is suggested that the process be started as soon as possible. Need help with Grants.gov, visit the Troubleshooting Tips Page at http://www.grants.gov/help/trouble_tips.jsp.

Funding Opportunity Announcements

ATTENTION: NEW INFORMATION REVISED APPLICATION DUE DATE: September 30, 2009, 8:00 PM Eastern Time
The Funding Opportunity Announcements for DE-PS02-09ER09-01 and DE-PS02-09ER09-02 were reposted on March 5, 2009, the application forms now being used are in Adobe format. These Announcements are published Annually and will remain open until succeeded by another issuance by the Office of Science usually posted after the beginning of the Fiscal Year (October 1, 2009). Applications submitted under these Announcements, DE-PS02-09ER09-01 and DE-PS02-09ER09-02, may be awarded with funds and under the Terms and Conditions provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Annual Notice -- Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Notice DE-PS02-09ER09-01 --Posted March 5, 2009 Applications may be submitted at any time. Annual Notice -- Submission of Renewal and Supplemental Applications for Office of Science Grants and Cooperative Agreements Notice DE-PS02-09ER09-02 --Posted March 5, 2009 Applications may be submitted at any time.

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.

Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR); Building EPSCoR-State/National Laboratory Partnerships
Notice DE-PS02-09ER09-11 --Posted April 23, 2009
Preapplications are REQUIRED and must be submitted by
June 5, 2009.
Formal applications must be received by November 9, 2009.

Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DOE-EPSCoR) Implementation Awards
Notice DE-PS02-09ER09-12 --Posted May 14, 2009
Formal applications must be received by October 13, 2009.

Topical Collaborations in Nuclear Theory
Notice DE-PS02-09ER09-24 --Posted June 29, 2009
Formal applications must be received by September 1, 2009.

Biological Systems Research on the Role of Microbial Communities in Carbon Cycling
Notice DE-PS02-09ER09-25 --Posted July 1, 2009
Preapplications are REQUIRED and must be submitted by
August 25, 2009.
Formal applications must be received by November 9, 2009.

THIS IS A RECOVERY ACT ANNOUNCEMENT
RECOVERY ACT (ARRA) - Early Career Research Program
Notice DE-PS02-09ER09-26 --Posted July 2, 2009
Letters of Intent are encouraged and should be submitted by August 3, 2009.
Formal applications must be received by September 1, 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.

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)

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.)

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.

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

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.

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)

Climatic Change Research in Terrestrial Ecosystems
LAB 09-16 --Posted April 29, 2009
Preproposals are REQUIRED and must be received by
June 4, 2009.
Formal proposals must be received by July 29, 2009.

Topical Collaborations in Nuclear Theory
LAB 09-24 --Posted June 29, 2009
Formal proposals must be received by September 1, 2009.

THIS IS A RECOVERY ACT ANNOUNCEMENT
RECOVERY ACT (ARRA) - Early Career Research Program
LAB 09-26 --Posted July 2, 2009
Letters of Intent are encouraged and should be submitted by August 3, 2009.
Formal proposals must be received by September 1, 2009.

Fusion Research on the National Spherical Torus Experiment
LAB 09-29 --Posted August 11, 2009
Letters of Intent are encouraged and should be submitted by September 8, 2009.
Formal proposals must be received by October 8, 2009.