The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) is offering this grant for Subsurface Biogeochemical Research (SBR). This funding aims to advance fundamental science addressing key DOE environmental challenges: carbon sequestration, contamination from past nuclear weapons, and long-term nuclear waste disposal stewardship. The initiative supports integrated research across scales, utilizing advanced computer models and multidisciplinary experimentation to understand and predict contaminant transport in complex subsurface environments. Research should investigate coupled physical, chemical, and biological processes affecting contaminant mobility at DOE sites, providing a scientific basis for long-term site stewardship and new remediation concepts within the terrestrial subsurface. Phytoremediation and organic contaminant studies are not included.
Opportunity ID: 53120
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DE-FOA-0000311 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Subsurface Biogeochemical Research |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 81.049 — Office of Science Financial Assistance Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 15, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 15, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 15, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $450,000 |
| Award Floor: | $250,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | All types of entities are eligible to apply except Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Contractors, and nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995.
Researchers from other Federal Agencies interested in submitting an application are encouraged to submit a preapplication referencing DE-FOA-0000311; if a formal application is encouraged, Federal agencies should follow instructions at this website http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/fed_prop.html on how to submit a formal application. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Chicago Service Center |
| Description: | The Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces interest in receiving applications for research grants for Subsurface Biogeochemical Research (SBR), which is within the Climate and Environmental Sciences Division (CESD) in the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER). SBR seeks to advance fundamental science towards solutions to key DOE environmental challenges including carbon sequestration, contamination from past nuclear weapons production and a scientific basis for the long term stewardship of nuclear waste disposal. The activity supports an integrated portfolio of research ranging from molecular to field scales with emphasis on the use of advanced computer models and multidisciplinary, iterative experimentation to understand and predict contaminant transport in complex subsurface environments. This mission is guided by the BER long term performance measure to ?provide sufficient scientific underst anding such that DOE sites would be able to incorporate coupled physical, chemical and biological processes into decision making for environmental remediation and long-term stewardship.? To meet this measure, BER funds basic research to investigate the key processes affecting the mobility of subsurface contaminants found at DOE sites. The goal of this FOA is to support innovative, fundamental research investigating the coupled physical, chemical, and biological processes affecting the transport of subsurface contaminants at DOE sites. Applications should identify critical knowledge gaps and address hypothesis-driven research to better understand the significant physical, chemical, and biological processes influencing the form and mobility of DOE contaminants in the subsurface. Research projects should aim to provide the scientific basis for the long term stewardship of contaminated sites across the DOE complex and the development of new remediation concepts and strategies. A pplications must address the applicability of the proposed research to understanding DOE relevant, field-scale, contaminant transport processes by including an explanation of how the proposed effort will support the accomplishment of the BER long term performance measure. The environment of interest is the terrestrial subsurface including the vadose zone, the saturated zone and key groundwater-surface water interfaces. The specific radionuclide and heavy metal contaminants and the general science needs for this FOA are outlined in the Supplementary Information section below. Phytoremediation and the study of organic contaminants are NOT addressed in this FOA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FedConnect |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Kimberlie J. Laing, Grant Analyst, 301-903-3026
kim.laing@science.doe.gov Robert T. Anderson, Program Manager, 301-903-5549 todd.anderson@science.doe.gov Email:kim.laing@science.doe.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Kimberlie J. Laing, Grant Analyst, 301-903-3026 kim.laing@science.doe.gov Robert T. Anderson, Program Manager, 301-903-5549 todd.anderson@science.doe.gov Email: kim.laing@science.doe.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81.049 | DE-FOA-0000311 | Subsurface Biogeochemical Research | PKG00017461 | Mar 24, 2010 | Jul 15, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
53120 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
53120 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
53120 PerformanceSite_1_2-1.2.pdf
53120 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
53120 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
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