Closed · DE-FOA-0003410 · CFDA 81.121 · Discretionary
Nuclear Reactor Safety Training and Workforce Development Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Idaho Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $40M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 14, 2025
- Close date
- 18
- Expected awards
The verdict
Nuclear Reactor Safety Training and Workforce Development Program is a closed discretionary listing from Idaho Field Office that offered Up to $40,000,000 across 18 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $40M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 18
- expected awards
- 81.121
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Nuclear Reactor Safety Training and Workforce Development Program - is cataloged under number DE-FOA-0003410 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 81.121, posted by Idaho Field Office. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on September 30, 2024 and last updated on December 19, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $40,000,000. The agency has projected $100.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 18 awards. If the agency funds the expected 18 awards from the $100.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $5.6 million. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. 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 January 14, 2025. 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
Up to $40,000,000
Close Date
January 14, 2025
Posted
September 30, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$100,000,000
Expected Awards
18
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number: DE-FOA-0003410. As part of the whole-of-government approach to advance equity and encourage worker organizing and collective bargaining,5,6,7 and in alignment with BIL sections as outlined in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. This FOA and any related activities will seek to encourage meaningful engagement and participation of workforce organizations, including labor unions, as well as underserved groups and disadvantaged communities, including Federally Recognized Indian Tribes. Consistent with Executive Order (EO) 14008,8 this FOA is designed to help meet the goal that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities, as defined pursuant to the Executive Order9, and to drive creation of accessible, good-paying jobs with the free and fair chance for workers to join a union. To meet the needs of an expanding nuclear reactor fleet, the nuclear energy workforce is estimated to require 375,000 additional trained workers to research, design, build, maintain, and operate new reactors, while maintaining the current nuclear reactor fleet. More information on these needs can be found at: https://liftoff.energy.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230320-Liftoff-Advanced-Nuclear-vPUB-0329-Update.pdf. To address this challenge, all applications to this FOA must: • Establish a consortium with Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), for-profit entities, nonprofit entities, State and local governmental entities, Indian Tribes, DOE/ National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) FFRDCs, labor organizations/unions, and utilities. • Identify gaps in training, recruiting, and retaining skilled workers in the current nuclear workforce. • Develop or enhance one or more industry recognized nuclear reactor safety credential(s) that can be used to establish a national standard for workers to work across reactor types. • Identify pathways for sustainability of developed training programs and certificates past the project period of performance by establishing multi-stakeholder and industry-wide partnerships, proposing implementation plans following the program, and training module development.
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
Jeff A. Rigby 208-223-2479 rigbyja@id.doe.gov
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