FY 2020 Research and Development for Next Generation Nuclear Physics Accelerator Facilities
Office of Science · Department of Energy - Office of Science
At a glance
FY 2020 Research and Development for Next Generation Nuclear Physics Accelerator Facilities is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office of Science (Department of Energy - Office of Science). The application deadline was May 15, 2020. Individual awards are listed as $10K – $2M, with about 6 awards expected and $7M in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 81.049 (Office of Science Financial Assistance Program).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Apr 3, 2020Posted
- May 15, 2020Application deadline
- Posted
- Apr 3, 2020
- Close date
- May 15, 2020
- Award floor
- $10,000
- Award ceiling
- $2,000,000
- Est. total funding
- $7,000,000
- Expected awards
- 6
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Unrestricted (any entity type)
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
The DOE SC program in Nuclear Physics (NP) hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for Research and Development (R&D) efforts directed at transformative accelerator R&D of relevance to current or next generation NP accelerator facilities.
Full announcement & documents
The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 81.049
Historical data · not a predictionWho was funded under ALN 81.049
Historical data · not a predictionSince October 1, 2023, 6,163 grant awards had funding actions under Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, with 1,953 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.
- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$396M
- GENERAL ATOMICS$335M
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM$180M
- MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$142M
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$120M
Agency contact (as published)
Edward McGeehan Grants Management Specialist
Manouchehr.farkhondeh@science.doe.gov
301-903-1291
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?
The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.
How much funding is available through this opportunity?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $10k – $2m, total estimated program funding is $7,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 6 awards.
How do I apply for this opportunity?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity DE-FOA-0002310), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.
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