Closed · DE-FOA-0003311 · CFDA 81.121 · Discretionary
Fiscal Year 2025 Distinguished Early Career Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Idaho Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $800K-$800K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 6, 2024
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Fiscal Year 2025 Distinguished Early Career Program is a closed discretionary listing from Idaho Field Office that offered $800,000 -- $800,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $800K-$800K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 81.121
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Fiscal Year 2025 Distinguished Early Career Program - is cataloged under number DE-FOA-0003311 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 81.121, posted by Idaho Field Office. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on May 20, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $800,000 -- $800,000. The agency has projected $3.2 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. 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 August 6, 2024. 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
$800,000 -- $800,000
Close Date
August 6, 2024
Posted
May 20, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$3,200,000
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Distinguished Early Career Program (DECP) is the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy’s (NE) most prestigious award for the most innovative distinguished faculty members beginning their independent careers. The intent of the program is to provide stable support to those faculty to form the impactful research groups, innovative lines of inquiry, educational approaches, and critical new research directions that will drive the next generation of nuclear energy innovation. NE encourages all eligible applicants to apply, especially women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities. This FOA is soliciting distinguished early career applications that provide a clear research and education plan that highlights the applicant’s research and educational strengths; the research and education vision to support the development of the faculty member; and research infrastructure, curriculum, and outcomes that will advance the applicant’s research focus while training the next generation of nuclear energy professionals. Applications are required to focus on NE mission areas as outlined below.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 06, 20. 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
Jacob Lingard 2085265820 lingarjn@id.doe.gov Andrew Ford 208-526-3059 fordaj@id.doe.gov
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