High-Energy-Density Laboratory Plasma Science
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Opportunity ID: DE-FOA-0003526
Issuing Office: Office of Science
Post Date: 16 January 2025
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Scientific Summary
Answer: This funding opportunity focuses on supporting basic and fundamental scientific research in areas spanning subatomic physics, chemistry, materials, and life sciences, with an emphasis on uncovering new knowledge that can be openly published. It will fund projects that push the frontiers of nature’s mysteries and enhance the understanding of physical phenomena, theoretically and experimentally. It will not fund research that is not purely fundamental (e.g., commercialization efforts, restricted data work, applied development projects, or unclassified controlled nuclear information).
Logistical Summary
This opportunity is offered jointly by the DOE Office of Science’s Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The primary technical points of contact are Dr. Kramer Akli at the DOE Office of Science and Dr. Stephanie Miller at NNSA. Both program managers are available via the email addresses provided in the FOA.
National Lab Eligibility
DOE/NNSA national laboratories cannot apply as the lead institution or be listed as subrecipients under this funding opportunity. However, scientific staff at these laboratories may still participate as project team members if the cognizant DOE/NNSA Contracting Officer provides written authorization, and any associated funding would be executed via the DOE field work authorization system instead of through a grant award. In other words, lab staff can collaborate on proposed projects, but the lab itself cannot directly receive or manage the grant.
Deadlines
Letter of Intent Deadline: January 30, 2025, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Letter of Intent Response Date: February 13, 2025, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Application Deadline: March 27, 2025, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Funding
A multi-institutional team with subawards can request up to $250,000 per year, while single-institution applications can request up to $200,000 per year. Awards are anticipated to last approximately one to three years. Continuation funding depends on availability of funds and demonstrated progress.
Competitiveness
Historically, DOE funding calls like this one receive many high-quality applications, resulting in substantial competition. Because the final award amount and number of awards depend on available funds and the volume of meritorious proposals, the exact competitiveness is hard to quantify. Nonetheless, applicants should expect a rigorous selection process with limited slots.
Gotchas
Common errors include not following required formatting and page limits, attaching documents to the wrong fields (e.g., putting a pre-application in Field 20), or omitting key items such as the Data Management Plan or biographical sketches. Other common mistakes include including sensitive personally identifiable information, neglecting required registrations (like SAM.gov), or failing to confirm submission through Grants.gov. To avoid these pitfalls, carefully review the FOA instructions, double-check all attachments and required forms, and promptly complete any necessary registrations or verifications before the deadline.
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.