Closed · DE-FOA-0003602 · CFDA 81.049 · Discretionary
Early Career Research Program (ECRP)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Science, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $875K-$2.8M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 2, 2026
- Close date
- 100
- Expected awards
The verdict
Early Career Research Program (ECRP) is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Science that offered $875,000 -- $2,750,000 across 100 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 414 other opportunities from Office of Science.
- $875K-$2.8M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 100
- expected awards
- 81.049
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on June 2, 2026. Watch CFDA 81.049 (Basic Energy Sciences) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $875,000 -- $2,750,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed June 2, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$145,000,000
Expected Awards
100
Instrument
Other
Description
DOE SC hereby invites applications for support under the ECRP in the following program areas: Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR); Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Biological and Environmental Research (BER); Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); High Energy Physics (HEP); Nuclear Physics (NP); Isotope Research and Development and Production (DOE IP). The purpose of this program is to support the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and to stimulate research careers in the areas supported by SC.
Multi-door applicant board · 3 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 3 distinct applicant types for Early Career Research Program (ECRP) (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Other. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). Only 4 other Office of Science listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 415).
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
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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Parent Grant Program
Basic Energy Sciences
U.S. Department of Energy
Agency Contact
Early Career Research Program
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What to do next
Early Career Research Program (ECRP) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 81.049 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- 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.
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