Department of Energy Issues FY 2013 Funding Opportunity Announcements for U.S. Universities to Support Nuclear Energy Education and Infrastructure
December 13, 2012
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy today announced two new fiscal year (FY) 2013 Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) to support university and college efforts to build or expand their nuclear science and engineering research and education capabilities, in support of the next generation of nuclear scientists and engineers conducting research at colleges and universities across the country. The Department will provide funds to upgrade university research reactors and purchase general scientific equipment and instrumentation.
The Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP) Infrastructure program supports the education and training of nuclear scientists, engineers and policy-makers in graduate and undergraduate study and two-year programs who are conducting research that furthers the goals of the Department.
Two and four-year U.S. colleges and universities, as well as trade schools, are eligible to apply through www.grants.gov as described in the FOAs. FOA numbers for the solicitations are listed below.
FY 13 General Scientific Infrastructure FOA (DE-FOA-0000814)
FY 13 Reactor Upgrades FOA (DE-FOA-0000815)
(A copy of the FOA is posted on neup.gov as a courtesy. Official copies can be found at www.grants.gov)