EXPRESS:2025 Exploratory Research for Extreme-Scale Science
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Opportunity ID: DE-FOA-0003545
Issuing Office: Office of Science
Post Date: 20 January 2025
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Scientific Summary
Summary: This opportunity seeks fundamental, innovative research in advanced scientific computing, with priority given to mathematical and computational breakthroughs that significantly extend our understanding of extreme-scale computing systems. It specifically supports basic research to advance knowledge in areas such as high-performance computing (HPC) software, hardware, algorithms, and data management, rather than near-term commercial applications. It will not fund research aimed primarily at current commercial needs or incremental product development, nor will it support any project lacking a clear emphasis on fundamental science and open dissemination.
Logistical Summary
This funding opportunity is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, specifically the Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) sub-office. The primary technical point-of-contact is Hal Finkel (301-903-1304, hal.finkel@science.doe.gov).
National Lab Eligibility
Yes. Scientists at DOE/NNSA national laboratories are eligible to submit applications (either as the lead institution or as part of a multi-institutional team) and may also be proposed as subrecipients under another organization’s application. If recommended for funding, the laboratory will receive funds and perform the work under its existing contract with DOE, typically through the field work authorization system.
Deadlines
Pre-application submission deadline: February 25, 2025, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Pre-application response date: March 18, 2025, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
Application submission deadline: May 6, 2025, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Funding
Answer: Awards may be up to $500,000 per year for DOE National Laboratory-led teams and up to $250,000 per year for all other teams, with a minimum of $100,000 per year. DOE anticipates making awards with a project period of two years.
Competitiveness
With a total of $16 million in funding and about 20 awards, grants are expected to range from around $200,000 to $1 million over two years. The limited number of potential awards indicates strong competition. Given these parameters, applicants should anticipate a rigorous selection process and tailor their proposals accordingly.
Gotchas
Incomplete or incorrectly formatted attachments (e.g., missing a required appendix, not using PDF, or failing to properly label all files), ignoring page limits or mandatory forms, and missing deadlines are common errors that can disqualify applications. Applicants also lose eligibility by failing to meet partnership requirements, ignoring data management plans, or skipping mandatory sections like letters of collaboration. To avoid these pitfalls, carefully read all guidelines, confirm eligibility and partnership requirements, check that every required file is attached in the correct format, and submit early to avoid technical issues.
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.