Closed · NRC-HQ-60-17-FOA-0002 · CFDA 77.008 · Discretionary

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), Scholarship and Fellowship Education Grant, Faculty Development Grant, and Trade School and Community College Scholarship Grant, Fiscal Year (FY) 2018

Federal grant opportunity posted by Nuclear Regulatory Commission, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$100K-$450K
Award range
Closed
Status
October 30, 2017
Close date
50
Expected awards

The verdict

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), Scholarship and Fellowship Education Grant, Faculty Development Grant, and Trade School and Community College Scholarship Grant, Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 is a closed discretionary listing from Nuclear Regulatory Commission that offered $100,000 -- $450,000 across 50 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 57 other opportunities from Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

$100K-$450K
award range
Closed
application status
50
expected awards
77.008
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Funding Op… is closed (last close October 30, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Nuclear Regulatory Commission still indexes 57 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed October 30, 2017

Posted Aug 30 Closes Oct 30

Est. Total Funding

$15,000,000

Expected Awards

50

Instrument

Grant

Description

•Scholarship The primary objective is to support scholarships for nuclear science, engineering, technology and related disciplines to develop a workforce capable of supporting the design, construction, operation, and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear materials. The nuclear-related discipline supported by this funding is intended to benefit nuclear safety and security sector broadly. •Fellowship The primary objective is to support fellowships for nuclear science, engineering, technology and related disciplines to develop a workforce capable of supporting the design, construction, operation, and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear materials. The nuclear related discipline supported by this funding is intended to benefit the nuclear sector broadly. •Faculty Development The primary objective is to support faculty development for nuclear science, engineering, technology and related disciplines to develop a workforce capable of supporting the design, construction, operation, and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear materials. Proposed faculty can be supported for up to one 3-year period. The objectives are to attract and retain highly-qualified individuals in academic teaching careers. The grants specifically target probationary, tenure-track faculty during the first 6 years of their career and new faculty hires in the following academic areas: Nuclear, Mechanical, Civil, Environmental, Electrical, Fire Protection, Geotechnical, Structural and Materials Sciences Engineering as well as Health Physics. The NRC has interest in topics including but not limited to Fuels, Neutronics, Thermal-hydraulics, Accident-Progression (e.g., performance of safety relief valves), Consequence, Emergency Preparedness, and Radiation Protection Analysis; Radiochemistry, Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Seismology, Fire Risk Analysis, advanced reactor (non-light water reactor), safety systems and other related disciplines. Grants may include support for developing applications for new research or continuing research projects in their areas of expertise. The program provides support to enable newer faculty to enhance their careers as professors and researchers in the university department where employed. The research supported by this announcement is intended to benefit the nuclear sector broadly. •Trade School and Community College Scholarships The primary objective is to support scholarships for nuclear science, engineering, technology, and related disciplines to develop a workforce capable of supporting the design, construction, operation, and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear materials. The nuclear-related discipline supported by this funding is intended to benefit the nuclear sector broadly.

Multi-door applicant board · 3 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 3 distinct applicant types for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Funding Op… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). This eligibility-code string dominates the Nuclear Regulatory Commission book (24 peers, 41% of 58).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

M`Lita Carr Grant and Contract Specialist Phone 301-415-6869

What to do next

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Funding Op… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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