The Office of Science is seeking applications for the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Implementation Grants.
Donor Name: Office of Science
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/30/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
DOE EPSCoR is a federal-state partnership program designed to:
- Enhance the capabilities of designated jurisdictions to conduct sustainable and nationally competitive energy-related research through increased human and technical resources, including training of scientists and engineers.
- Advance DOE’s overarching mission by supporting early-stage research and development for a wide range of topical areas across the Department:
- Office of Science: Accelerator Research, Development, and Production; Advanced Scientific Computing Research; Basic Energy Sciences; Biological and Environmental Research; Fusion Energy Sciences; High Energy Physics; Isotope R&D and Production; and Nuclear Physics
- Technology Offices: Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response; Electricity; Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Environmental Management; Fossil Energy and Carbon Management; and Nuclear Energy
The objectives of the DOE EPSCoR Implementation Grants are to:
- Jumpstart capability development in the jurisdiction(s) through increased human and technical resources and research capacity development including equipment and instrumentation.
- Support a group of researchers working on a common scientific theme, with mutually supporting goals and objectives.
- When topically relevant to the subject matter of the application, promote collaborations with other institutions of higher education and industry with strong participation by students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty from EPSCoR eligible institutions. These collaborations may include institutions from other EPSCoR jurisdictions. Collaborations involving more than one institution or more than one EPSCoR jurisdiction, while welcome, are not a requirement.
Funding Information
- DOE anticipates that subject to the availability of future year appropriations, a total of $35 million in FY 2025.
- Ceiling
- $1,500,000 per year for new awards
- $2,500,000 per year for renewal awards
- Floor
- $1,000,000 per year for new awards
- $1,500,000 per year for renewal awards
Project Period
2 years
Eligibility Criteria
Domestic applicants except nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995 that are within the following jurisdictions will be eligible for this FOA: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
