Private Facility Research Program
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Opportunity ID: DE-FOA-0003516
Issuing Office: Office of Science
Post Date: 08 January 2025
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Scientific Summary
This opportunity funds fundamental scientific research in fusion energy, including experimental and theoretical studies that enhance understanding of plasma behavior and advance diagnostic and computational tools. It targets open science that can be published in scholarly literature, focusing on deepening the scientific knowledge needed for potential future energy applications. It will not fund proprietary or restricted research activities, nor will it support efforts geared primarily toward lobbying, legislation, or any non-scientific/political objectives.
Logistical Summary
The sponsoring sub-office is the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, specifically the Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program. The listed technical/scientific program contact is Dr. Josh King (josh.king@science.doe.gov). He serves as the primary point-of-contact for technical matters related to this FOA.
National Lab Eligibility
Yes. DOE/NNSA National Laboratories are eligible to apply as the lead institution or may be proposed as subawardees on another organization’s application. If selected as a prime awardee, the Laboratory would be funded through the DOE Field-Work Proposal system; if selected as a subrecipient, the relevant portion of the project budget would be removed from the prime applicant’s award and provided to the Laboratory through its DOE contract.
Deadlines
Pre-application due date: Printed on the cover of the NOFO (no specific time noted)
Pre-application response (encourage/discourage) date: Printed on the cover of the NOFO (no specific time noted)
Application due date: Printed on the cover of the NOFO (no specific time noted)
Funding
Each award is estimated to be roughly $566,666 (derived from the total program funding of $3,400,000.49 divided among six awards). The period of performance for each award is 24 months.
Competitiveness
With only three awards and a ceiling of up to $1 million in funding, competition for this opportunity will be intense. The broad eligibility criteria also suggest many potential applicants, further heightening competitiveness. Applicants should craft highly focused proposals to stand out.
Gotchas
Common errors include not following the required format (e.g., attaching appendices in the wrong place or neglecting to include them entirely), failing to partner with necessary institutions when required, and overlooking critical details such as page limits or correct fields for each document. These mistakes can often disqualify or diminish an application’s competitiveness. To avoid them, closely review the opportunity’s instructions, create a single combined PDF with all required sections properly appended, and double-check partnership, page-limit, and submission platform requirements before final submission.
Prompt Information
Scientific Summary
Summarize the scientific objectives of this funding opportunity. Pay close attention to the key themes of the proposal and especially the scientific areas of research the funding opportunity is concerned with. In addition, summarize non-goals of the funding opportunity, i.e., scientific research that the opportunity specifically will NOT fund. In summary, what will this proposal fund? What will it not fund? Answer both of these questions clearly.
Logistical Summary
Briefly summarize the logistics of the proposal. For example, which sub-office is sponsoring this (e.g. DOE Advanced Scientific Computing Research; ASCR)? Who is the technical point-of-contact/program manager?
National Lab Eligibility
Answer the question: are scientific staff at United States Department of Energy national laboratories eligible to respond to this funding opportunity (either as the lead or otherwise) and if so, in what capacity.
Deadlines
Record ALL deadlines mentioned in the funding opportunity, and present them in the format of “<deadline type>: <date>”, where deadline type is the deadline in question (final draft, pre-application, letter of intent, etc.) and date is the deadline including a time, if provided (e.g. 12 February 2023 at 5:00 PM EST).
Funding
How much funding PER AWARD is estimated for this opportunity, and what is the period of performance for the award?
Competitiveness
Speculate on the competitiveness of this award. Take into account the award amount, number of awards expected, etc. Summarize your conclusions in 3 sentences or less.
Gotchas
Often times, there are simple mistakes respondent can make that will significantly reduce their chances of getting funded, or disqualify them all together. Some examples of this might be failing to include an appendix or supplemental material, or failing to partner with a university. Summarize some of the common key mistakes respondents make and how to avoid them.