Closed · DE-FOA-0002662 · CFDA 81.121 · Discretionary
Silicon Carbide Cladding Development
Federal grant opportunity posted by Idaho Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $45M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 4, 2022
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Silicon Carbide Cladding Development is a closed discretionary listing from Idaho Field Office that offered Up to $45,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 82 other opportunities from Idaho Field Office.
- up to $45M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 81.121
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Silicon Carbide Cladding Development is closed (last close March 4, 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 March 4, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$45,000,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
In the 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress appropriated funds to DOE for the research and development of advanced ATF in response to the incident that occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The Fukushima Daiichi incident, along with progress in the development of advanced materials, provided the impetus to improve nuclear fuel performance and safety, thereby mitigating the effects of a severe accident. To support the research and development of advanced ATF, NE, under 2012 guidance, initiated an industry-oriented program to accelerate improvements to LWR fuel performance and safety. The goal of this ATF development effort is to have one or more LWR advanced fuel concepts in commercial implementation in the late 2020’s time period. Toward that end several concepts are being pursued that involve either coating on existing LWR clad material or a new non-metallic type of cladding. The silicon carbide ceramic matrix clad concept is an example of the latter. The operational constraint on all ATF concepts is that they fit geometrically into existing LWRs, and, in comparison with standard LWR fuel, should be able to tolerate loss of active cooling in a severe accident for a considerably longer time period, and maintain or improve fuel performance during normal operations. Because of its non-metallic nature, silicon carbide ceramic matrix composite fuel cladding has a potential to tolerate higher accident transient temperatures with lower hydrogen production in the severe accident situation and thereby meet desired ATF safety enhancements. However, silicon carbide ceramic matrix composite fuel cladding has significant manufacturing development hurdles that must also be addressed. The result of the ATF development activities, if successful, will be one or more commercial products that is utilized in existing and future nuclear power plants. While the end user of the new technology will be the nuclear industry, the Government has a major role in facilitating the initial research, development, and deployment (RD&D) to support the effort, because the effort is primarily focused on continued use of clean energy technology with enhanced safety that is in the public's interest.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0002662
Grants.gov marks Silicon Carbide Cladding Development with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Energy (EN). 6 other Idaho Field Office listings share this eligibility-code string (7% of 83).
- Code 99
- Unrestricted / see official listing
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
Marianne Boline 208-526-3743 bolinem@id.doe.gov
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