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ClosedResearch announcementOpportunity DE-FOA-0002310

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

  1. Apr 3, 2020Posted
  2. 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 prediction
FY24$1.7B
FY25$1.43B
FY26$1.5B est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 81.049. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 81.049

Historical data · not a prediction

Since 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.

  1. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$396M
  2. GENERAL ATOMICS$335M
  3. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM$180M
  4. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$142M
  5. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$120M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

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.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

Closes in 9 daysALN 81.049
Award range
$250K – $200M
Closes
Oct 19, 2026
Who can apply
For-profit organizations (not small businesses) and Small businesses
Source: Grants.govVerified yesterday
OpenResearchALN 81.049
Award range
$20M
Closes
Jan 12, 2027
Who can apply
Public colleges & universities, Private colleges & universities and Others (see notice)
Source: Grants.govVerified yesterday