Open · DE-FOA-0003600 · CFDA 81.049 · Discretionary

FY 2026 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program

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

$50K-$5M
Award range
Open
Status
19d
Days left
500
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2026 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program is an open discretionary opportunity from Office of Science, offering $50,000 -- $5,000,000 across 500 expected awards. Applications close in 19 days. PlainGrants indexes 414 other opportunities from Office of Science.

$50K-$5M
award range
Open
19 days left
500
expected awards
81.049
CFDA program

Tight application window

FY 2026 Continuation of Solicitation for the… (DE-FOA-0003600) closes in 19 days on September 30, 2026. Award band $50,000 -- $5,000,000 across 500 expected awards. Office of Science lists 414 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Validate SAM.gov registration before drafting; amendments on Grants.gov can move the deadline.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

19 days left to apply

Posted Sep 30 → closes Sep 30, 2026

Urgent window
Posted Sep 30 Closes Sep 30

Est. Total Funding

$500,000,000

Expected Awards

500

Instrument

Other

Description

The Office of Science (SC) of the Department of Energy (DOE) hereby announces its continuing interest in receiving applications for support of work in the following program areas: Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, and Isotope R&D and Production. On September 3, 1992, DOE published in the Federal Register the Office of Energy Research Financial Assistance Program (now called the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program), 10 CFR 605, as a Final Rule, which contained a solicitation for this program. Information about submission of applications, eligibility, limitations, evaluation and selection processes and other policies and procedures are specified in 10 CFR 605. This NOFO is our annual open solicitation that covers all research areas in SC and is open throughout the Fiscal Year. Any research within SC’s Congressionally authorized mission may be proposed under this NOFO. This NOFO will remain open until September 30, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern Time, or until it is succeeded by another issuance, whichever occurs first. This NOFO succeeds DE-FOA-0003432, which was published September 30, 2024.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0003600

Grants.gov marks FY 2026 Continuation of Solicitation for the… 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. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Other. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Office of Science book (278 peers, 67% of 415).

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.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 81.049

Basic Energy Sciences

U.S. Department of Energy

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Agency Contact

sc.opencall@science.doe.gov

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What to do next

FY 2026 Continuation of Solicitation for the… is open with $50,000 -- $5,000,000 awards and 19 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (DE-FOA-0003600) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Basic Energy Sciences indexes 6 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Office of Science lists 414 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants