The Department of Energy (DOE-NE) is offering this grant to revitalize the U.S. capacity for university-led nuclear research and development. This grant is for establishing and improving infrastructure aligned with advanced reactor technologies. Its purpose is to enable rapid, lower-cost R&D, education, and workforce development relevant to advanced reactors. The grant emphasizes involving consortia among diverse institutions to maximize participation and benefits for underrepresented communities. Proposals must significantly enhance current U.S. advanced reactor R&D capabilities, clearly connecting all requested elements to a key objective. This funding excludes the planning or construction of new university nuclear reactors and duplication of existing capabilities.
Opportunity ID: 357260
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DE-FOA-0003314 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2025 University Nuclear Research Infrastructure Revitalization |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Energy |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 81.121 — Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 20, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 12, 2025 February 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 26, 2025 February 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Archive Date: | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $6,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $6,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Idaho Field Office |
| Description: | Projects proposed under the Infrastructure Revitalization FOA are intended to: • revitalize the U.S. capacity for university-led nuclear R&D by establishing and/or improving infrastructure to align with the advanced reactor technologies being deployed by the U.S. nuclear industry; • support innovative combinations of facilities, equipment, and related capabilities to maximize the value of investments toward R&D; • emphasize support for rapid, lower-cost approaches that can enable advanced-reactor-relevant R&D, education and workforce development prior to any universities establishing advanced research reactors; and • involve consortia among diverse types of institutions to maximize participation and realization of benefits by underrepresented communities that have historically faced challenges to such access. Requests should focus on a goal or capability that significantly adds to the current U.S. capacity to support advanced reactor R&D, education, and workforce development. Applicants must demonstrate the connection among requested pieces of equipment or other project elements toward a key objective or outcome. Applications made of several uncorrelated equipment requests are not of interest. A request should not duplicate existing capabilities. Activities that involve the planning or construction of new university nuclear reactors will not be considered. NE reserves the right to respond to potential shifts in priorities during FY 2025 that may be driven by events, policy developments, or Congressional/budget direction. DOE-NE will factor such considerations into decisions related to the timing and scale of award announcements associated with this FOA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jacob Lingard 2085265820
lingarjn@id.doe.gov Email:lingarjn@id.doe.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment 002: The due date for applications is changed from February 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to February 26, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
Feb 11, 2025 | |
| President Donald J. Trump has issued an executive order entitled, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.” The Department of Energy is moving aggressively to implement this executive order by suspending the following: • Diversity, equity and inclusion policies, procedures, programs, activities, and reviews involving or relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives and principles until further notice; • Requiring, using or enforcing community benefits plans; and • Requiring, using or enforcing Justice40 requirements, conditions or principles in any loans, loan guarantees, grants, cost sharing agreements, funding opportunity announcements, contracts, contract awards or any other source of financial assistance. The Office of Nuclear Energy has amended this notice of funding opportunity to remove the allocation of bonus points for diverse team partners and remove the Program Policy Factors for energy equity and the Justice40 Initiative. |
Nov 20, 2024 | |
| Nov 20, 2024 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DE-FOA-0003314 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2025 University Nuclear Research Infrastructure Revitalization |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Energy |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 81.121 — Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 20, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 12, 2025 February 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 26, 2025 February 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Archive Date: | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $6,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $6,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Idaho Field Office |
| Description: | Projects proposed under the Infrastructure Revitalization FOA are intended to: • revitalize the U.S. capacity for university-led nuclear R&D by establishing and/or improving infrastructure to align with the advanced reactor technologies being deployed by the U.S. nuclear industry; • support innovative combinations of facilities, equipment, and related capabilities to maximize the value of investments toward R&D; • emphasize support for rapid, lower-cost approaches that can enable advanced-reactor-relevant R&D, education and workforce development prior to any universities establishing advanced research reactors; and • involve consortia among diverse types of institutions to maximize participation and realization of benefits by underrepresented communities that have historically faced challenges to such access. Requests should focus on a goal or capability that significantly adds to the current U.S. capacity to support advanced reactor R&D, education, and workforce development. Applicants must demonstrate the connection among requested pieces of equipment or other project elements toward a key objective or outcome. Applications made of several uncorrelated equipment requests are not of interest. A request should not duplicate existing capabilities. Activities that involve the planning or construction of new university nuclear reactors will not be considered. NE reserves the right to respond to potential shifts in priorities during FY 2025 that may be driven by events, policy developments, or Congressional/budget direction. DOE-NE will factor such considerations into decisions related to the timing and scale of award announcements associated with this FOA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jacob Lingard 2085265820
lingarjn@id.doe.gov Email:lingarjn@id.doe.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DE-FOA-0003314 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2025 University Nuclear Research Infrastructure Revitalization |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Energy |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 81.121 — Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 20, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 12, 2025 February 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Archive Date: | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $6,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $6,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Idaho Field Office |
| Description: | Projects proposed under the Infrastructure Revitalization FOA are intended to: • revitalize the U.S. capacity for university-led nuclear R&D by establishing and/or improving infrastructure to align with the advanced reactor technologies being deployed by the U.S. nuclear industry; • support innovative combinations of facilities, equipment, and related capabilities to maximize the value of investments toward R&D; • emphasize support for rapid, lower-cost approaches that can enable advanced-reactor-relevant R&D, education and workforce development prior to any universities establishing advanced research reactors; and • involve consortia among diverse types of institutions to maximize participation and realization of benefits by underrepresented communities that have historically faced challenges to such access. Requests should focus on a goal or capability that significantly adds to the current U.S. capacity to support advanced reactor R&D, education, and workforce development. Applicants must demonstrate the connection among requested pieces of equipment or other project elements toward a key objective or outcome. Applications made of several uncorrelated equipment requests are not of interest. A request should not duplicate existing capabilities. Activities that involve the planning or construction of new university nuclear reactors will not be considered. NE reserves the right to respond to potential shifts in priorities during FY 2025 that may be driven by events, policy developments, or Congressional/budget direction. DOE-NE will factor such considerations into decisions related to the timing and scale of award announcements associated with this FOA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jacob Lingard 2085265820
lingarjn@id.doe.gov Email:lingarjn@id.doe.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DE-FOA-0003314 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2025 University Nuclear Research Infrastructure Revitalization |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Energy |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 81.121 — Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 20, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 20, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 12, 2025 February 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Archive Date: | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $6,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $6,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Idaho Field Office |
| Description: | Projects proposed under the Infrastructure Revitalization FOA are intended to: • revitalize the U.S. capacity for university-led nuclear R&D by establishing and/or improving infrastructure to align with the advanced reactor technologies being deployed by the U.S. nuclear industry; • support innovative combinations of facilities, equipment, and related capabilities to maximize the value of investments toward R&D; • emphasize support for rapid, lower-cost approaches that can enable advanced-reactor-relevant R&D, education and workforce development prior to any universities establishing advanced research reactors; and • involve consortia among diverse types of institutions to maximize participation and realization of benefits by underrepresented communities that have historically faced challenges to such access. Requests should focus on a goal or capability that significantly adds to the current U.S. capacity to support advanced reactor R&D, education, and workforce development. Applicants must demonstrate the connection among requested pieces of equipment or other project elements toward a key objective or outcome. Applications made of several uncorrelated equipment requests are not of interest. A request should not duplicate existing capabilities. Activities that involve the planning or construction of new university nuclear reactors will not be considered. NE reserves the right to respond to potential shifts in priorities during FY 2025 that may be driven by events, policy developments, or Congressional/budget direction. DOE-NE will factor such considerations into decisions related to the timing and scale of award announcements associated with this FOA. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jacob Lingard 2085265820
lingarjn@id.doe.gov Email:lingarjn@id.doe.gov |
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Folder 357260 Full Announcement-DE-FOA-0003314 (BASE) -> FY25 Infrastructure Revitalization NOFO Part 1 – DE-NOFO-0003314 FINAL(1).pdf
Folder 357260 Full Announcement-DE-FOA-0003314 (BASE) -> FY25 Infrastructure Revitalization NOFO Part 2 – DE-NOFO-0003314 FINAL.pdf
Folder 357260 Revised Full Announcement-DE-FOA-0003314 (000001) -> FY25 Infrastructure Revitalization NOFO Part 2 – DE-NOFO-0003314 MOD 001.pdf
Folder 357260 Revised Full Announcement-DE-FOA-0003314 (000001) -> FY25 Infrastructure Revitalization NOFO Part 1 – DE-NOFO-0003314 MOD 001.pdf
Folder 357260 Revised Full Announcement-DE-FOA-0003314 (000002) -> FY25 Infrastructure Revitalization NOFO Part 1 – DE-NOFO-0003314 MOD 002.pdf
Folder 357260 Revised Full Announcement-DE-FOA-0003314 (000002) -> FY25 Infrastructure Revitalization NOFO Part 2 – DE-NOFO-0003314 MOD 002.pdf
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