This grant, offered by the CTR department through its Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology Program (FIRST), aims to advance nuclear safety, security, and nonproliferation globally. It provides essential technical capacity-building support to both new and existing nuclear energy countries exploring Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and other advanced reactor designs for their clean energy needs. The FIRST program ensures these initiatives align with the highest international standards for nuclear security, nonproliferation, and safety. By enhancing U.S. bilateral and multilateral cooperation, consistent with IAEA guidelines, this grant facilitates the secure, safe, and proliferation-resistant deployment of SMRs and advanced reactors to partner nations, supporting global clean energy transitions.
Opportunity ID: 350790
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SFOP0010105 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Advancing Nuclear Safety, Security, and Nonproliferation through the FIRST Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Non-Proliferation |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 30 |
| Assistance Listings: | 19.033 — Global Threat Reduction |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 31, 2024 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 31, 2024 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The following organizations are eligible to apply • Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations • Public and private educational institutions • Federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) • For-profit organizations Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of International Security-Nonproliferation |
| Description: | CTR administers the Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology Program (FIRST), which was announced by the White House at the Leaders’ Climate Summit in April 2021. FIRST provides technical capacity-building support to potential nuclear energy newcomer countries and current nuclear energy countries that are considering small modular reactors (SMRs) and other advanced reactor designs to meet their clean energy needs, consistent with the highest international standards of nuclear security, nonproliferation, and safety. FIRST is designed to enhance U.S. bilateral and multilateral cooperation, consistent with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) nuclear energy infrastructure development milestones approach, in nuclear energy infrastructure development, nuclear security, and capacity-building. In so doing, the program supports secure, safe, and proliferation-resistant deployment of SMRs or other advanced reactors to partner countries. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Link to Opportunity in SAMS Domestic |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
first@state.gov
Email:- |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 350790 Full Announcement-NOFO -> Budget Detail & Budget Summary – TEMPLATE.pdf
Folder 350790 Full Announcement-NOFO -> FY24 FIRST NOFO_SFOP0010105.pdf
Folder 350790 Full Announcement-NOFO -> DEIA NOFO Doc_Fall2023_final_231010.pdf
Folder 350790 Full Announcement-NOFO -> FY24 CTR Project Proposal Template 231030.pdf
Folder 350790 Full Announcement-NOFO -> FY24 CTR Consolidated Project List 240126.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | first@state.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.033 | PKG00283645 | Oct 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
350790 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
350790 SF424A-1.0.pdf
350790 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
350790 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
350790 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
350790 SF424B-1.1.pdf
350790 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
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