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Notice DE-FG01-05ER05-23
Annual Notice for Continuation of Availability of Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Nuclear Physics Department of Energy
Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Notice AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy ACTION: Notice inviting grant and cooperative agreement applications. SUMMARY: 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.sc.doe.gov/np/grants/grants.html. DATES: Applications must be submitted prior to November 1 of the Fiscal Year for which funding is desired to permit timely consideration for award in that Fiscal Year. 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. A Letter-of-Intent, consisting of information on collaborators and a brief summary of proposed research (no more that one-page), is encouraged (but not required) and should be submitted by October 1, 2005, by e-mail directly to the Office of Nuclear Physics at one of the addresses listed below.
ADDRESSES: A Letter-of-Intent referencing Program Notice
Formal Applications
Applications submitted to the Office of Science must be submitted electronically through
Grants.Gov to be considered for award. The Funding Opportunity Number is:
DE-FG01-05ER05-23 and the CFDA Number for the Office of Science is: 81.049. Instructions and
forms are available on the Grants.Gov website.
Please see the information below and also refer to the "Funding Opportunity
Announcement", Part IV - Application and Submission Information; H. Other
Submission and Registration Requirements for more specific guidance on "Where to Submit"
and "Registration Requirements." If you experience problems when submitting your
application to Grants.gov, please visit their customer support website:
http://www.grants.gov/CustomerSupport; email: support@grants.gov;
or call 1-800-518-4726.
Registration Requirements: 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 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 14 days to
complete these requirements. It is suggested that the process be started as soon as possible.
VERY IMPORTANT - Download PureEdge Viewer: In order to download the
application package, you will need to install PureEdge Viewer. This small, free 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene A. Henry, Office of
Nuclear Physics, SC-26/Germantown Building, Office of Science, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following program descriptions are offered to provide more in-depth information on scientific and technical areas of interest to the Office of Science. 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:
The program is organized into the following four subprograms:
(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 available for all Nuclear Physics grant and cooperative agreement awards in Fiscal Year 2006. 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, 2005 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. Merit Review Applications will be subjected to scientific merit review (peer review) and will be evaluated against the following evaluation criteria, which are listed in descending order of importance as codified at 10 CFR Part 605.10(d):
2. Appropriateness of the Proposed Method or Approach; 3. Competency of Applicant's Personnel and Adequacy of Proposed Resources; 4. Reasonableness and Appropriateness of the Proposed Budget. General information about development and submission of applications, eligibility, limitations, evaluations and selection processes, and other policies and procedures may be found in the Application Guide for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program and 10 CFR Part 605. Electronic access to SC's Financial Assistance Guide is possible via the Internet using the following Web site address: http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/. Any specific instructions included in this notice supersede those in the general information referred to above. DOE is under no obligation to pay for any costs associated with the preparation or submission of an 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.
Martin Rubinstein
Posted on the Office of Science Grants and Contracts Web Site
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