What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year 2022 Distinguished Early Career Program", offered by Idaho Field Office. It is associated with CFDA program 81.121. The Distinguished Early Career Program (DECP) is the Department of Energy Office of NuclearEnergy’s (DOE-NE) most prestigious award for faculty members beginning their independentcareers. The intent o...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on February 23, 2022. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $625,000 -- $625,000. Total estimated funding: $2,500,000. Expected number of awards: 4.

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Closed · DE-FOA-0002556 · CFDA 81.121 · Discretionary

Fiscal Year 2022 Distinguished Early Career Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Idaho Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$625K-$625K
Award range: Closed
Status: February 23, 2022
Close date: 4
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

Fiscal Year 2022 Distinguished Early Career Program is a closed discretionary listing from Idaho Field Office that offered $625,000 -- $625,000 across 4 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 82 other opportunities from Idaho Field Office.

$625K-$625K
award range: Closed
application status: 4
expected awards: 81.121
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Fiscal Year 2022 Distinguished Early Career P… is closed (last close February 23, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Idaho Field Office still indexes 82 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 February 23, 2022

Posted Dec 6 Closes Feb 23

Est. Total Funding

$2,500,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Distinguished Early Career Program (DECP) is the Department of Energy Office of NuclearEnergy’s (DOE-NE) most prestigious award for faculty members beginning their independentcareers. The intent of the program is to provide stable support at a sufficient level and duration toenable awardees to develop careers, not only as outstanding researchers but also as educatorsdemonstrating commitment to teaching, learning, and dissemination of knowledge. DOE-NEencourages all eligible applicants, especially women, members of underrepresented minoritygroups, and persons with disabilities to apply.This FOA is soliciting distinguished early career applications that provide a clear research andeducation plan that highlights the applicant’s research and educational strengths, the research andeducation vision to support the development of the faculty member, research infrastructure,curriculum, and research outcomes that will advance the applicant’s research focus whiletraining the next generation of nuclear energy professionals. Applications should focus on DOENEmission areas.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Fiscal Year 2022 Distinguished Early Career P… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Energy · Opportunity Zones (EN;OZ). 26 other Idaho Field Office listings share this eligibility-code string (31% of 83).

Code 06: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 20: Private institutions of higher education

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Andrew J Ford Grantor Phone 208-526-3059

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