Closed · DE-FOA-0002635 · CFDA 81.049 · Discretionary

Opportunities in Frontier Plasma Science

Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Science, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$20K-$120K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 15, 2022
Close date
50
Expected awards

The verdict

Opportunities in Frontier Plasma Science is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Science that offered $20,000 -- $120,000 across 50 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.

$20K-$120K
award range
Closed
application status
50
expected awards
81.049
CFDA program

Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Opportunities in Frontier Plasma Science - is cataloged under number DE-FOA-0002635 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 81.049, posted by Office of Science. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on January 13, 2022 and last updated on March 24, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.

Award economics. The award range on file is $20,000 -- $120,000. The agency has projected $6.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 50 awards. If the agency funds the expected 50 awards from the $6.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $120,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.

Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on April 15, 2022. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.

Award Range

$20,000 -- $120,000

Close Date

April 15, 2022

Posted

January 13, 2022

Est. Total Funding

$6,000,000

Expected Awards

50

Instrument

Grant

Description

The DOE SC program in Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) hereby announces its interest in receiving new applications from U.S. researchers to carry out frontier plasma science research on one or more of the collaborative research facilities (CRFs) and initiatives supported by FES General Plasma Science (GPS) program. These include the Big Red Ball (BRB) and Madison Symmetric Torus (MST) experiments at the Wisconsin Plasma Physics Laboratory (WiPPL) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison (UW-Madison), the Large Plasma Device (LAPD) in the Basic Plasma Science Facility (BaPSF) at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA), the DIII-D Frontier Science Initiative at General Atomics (GA), the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX) at the Magnetized Plasma Research Laboratory (MPRL) at Auburn University, the low-temperature Plasma Research Facility (PRF) at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), and the Princeton Collaborative Research Facility (PCRF) at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). Interested principal investigators (PIs) must have already responded to the separate call for proposals from one or more of these facilities and been allocated experimental runtime to carry out their project.The goal of this FOA is to increase participation and productivity of the GPS program supported CRFs and initiatives. U.S. PIs may seek travel funds and/or seed funding for short-term projects (1-2 years in duration) to carry out frontier plasma science research on these facilities. The funding may include travel support, small FTE support for the PI to supervise, as well as support for students or postdoctoral researchers involved in the experiment and/or validation work. Full-term research projects seeking three or more years of funding are outside the scope of this FOA and must be submitted in response to other announcements.

Eligibility

Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 99. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Nirmol Podder Program Manager Phone 301-903-9536

Key Dates

Posted January 13, 2022
Close Date April 15, 2022
Archive Date May 8, 2022
Last Updated March 24, 2022

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this grant opportunity?
This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Opportunities in Frontier Plasma Science", offered by Office of Science. It is associated with CFDA program 81.049. The DOE SC program in Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) hereby announces its interest in receiving new applications from U.S. researchers to carry out frontier plasma science research on one or more of the...
Is this opportunity still open?
No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on April 15, 2022. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.
How much funding is available?
The award range for this opportunity is $20,000 -- $120,000. Total estimated funding: $6,000,000. Expected number of awards: 50.
How do I apply?
Applications for federal grant opportunities are typically submitted through Grants.gov. Visit the official listing at grants.gov for application instructions, required documents, and submission deadlines.

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