Nuclear Energy University Program - NEUP

06/18/2018

Department of Energy Invests $64 Million in Advanced Nuclear Technology

05/21/2018

DOE-NE Announces deferment of 2018 Integrated University Program (IUP) RFA until August 2018

The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) today announces the deferment of the 2018 Integrated University Program (IUP) Request for Applications (RFA) for undergraduate scholarship and graduate fellowship in nuclear energy-related fields until August 2018. Awards resulting from this solicitation are expected to be announced January of 2019 for the 2019 - 2020 academic year.

Scholarships are $7,500 for one year. The maximum award for a fellowship is $50,000 per year for three years, with an additional one-time $5,000 allotment to fund a minimum 10-week internship at DOE, a DOE national laboratory or other designated facility.

02/20/2018

DOE-NE Releases Amendment No. 04 to the US Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development FOA

February 20, 2018-
DOE has released Amendment No. 04 ​to the U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development FOA (DE-FOA-0001817).

The following changes were incorporated with Amendment 0004:

- Make administrative changes such as spelling, format, etc.
- Updated the source for obtaining application documents
- Section I.E added bullet for clarification
- Section IV.D.9 “Capabilities” was updated, removed the requirement for attachment to narrative
- Section IV.D.21 & Section IV.F.12 was removed/reserved
- Section V.C.2 update third paragraph
- Section VI.B10 deleted Nondisclosure and Confidentiality Agreements Representations from this section as it is a duplication

Please visit https://www.id.energy.gov/ for the new version of the FOA.

01/19/2018

DOE has released Amendment No. 03 ​to the U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development FOA (DE-FOA-0001817).

The following changes are incorporated with the amendment:

1. Section VI.Q "Data Management Plan" was updated, please read it completely.

2. Section VIII.O "Protected Personally Identifiable Information" the first paragraph was updated, please read it completely.

3. Section IV.D.23 & Section IV.F.14 "Past Performance" was updated, please read completely.

DOE has released Amendment No. 03 ​to the U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development FOA (DE-FOA-0001817). The following changes are incorporated with the amendment:

01/17/2018

January 16, 2018

The Department of Energy has issued two (2) Amendments to the U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development (Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number DE-FOA-0001817)

Amendment 0001 (1/11/2018)

The following changes were incorporated with Amendment 0001:

Delete the following sentence from page 4; “Support for salaries, travel or other costs under this application pathway is not allowed.”

Update the “Advanced Reactor Development Project Narrative File” page limit from 15 pages to 25 pages.

Update the “Capabilities” page limit from 2 pages to 5 pages.
Incorporate cutoff dates for “Submission of Questions” for each quarterly review cycle in Section IV.

Make administrative changes such as spelling, format, etc.

Amendment 0002 (1/16/2018)

The following changes were incorporated with Amendment 0002:

Section I.C “INDUSTRY APPLICATION PATHWAYS” was updated, please read it completely.

Section III.A “ELIGIBILE APPLICANTS” was updated, please read it completely.


A copy of the most recent FOA (Amendment 2) is available at

01/09/2018

DOE-NE Releases Amendment to the CINR FOA
January 9, 2018

DOE has released an amendment to the CINR FOA to update the NEET-2 workscope area to clarify that it is three separate sub-workscope areas. In addition, the Federal and Technical POCs have been updated for several workscopes including: RC-1.1, RC-1.2, RC-5, RC-6, RC-7, NSUF-1, NSUF-1.2. NSUF-2, and NEET-1.

Please visit NEUP.gov for more information and to access Amendment 1.

12/07/2017

DOE Announces Industry Funding Opportunity Announcement
December 7, 2017

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to support development of advanced nuclear energy technology. DOE is soliciting proposals for cost-shared projects to develop innovative, industry-driven reactor designs and accompanying technologies with high potential to advance nuclear power in the United States.

DOE expects to make up to $30 million or more available for awards in FY 2018 subject to the availability of funding. The FOA will be open for a five-year period accepting applications on a year-round basis, with a quarterly selection process. Additional funding will be available in future years, as allocated by Congress.

Through this competition, DOE encourages U.S. companies to partner with other U.S. federal agencies, public and private laboratories, institutions of higher education, and other domestic entities to share expertise needed to successfully develop these innovative technologies.

Information is available at www.id.doe.gov. The initial application due date is January 31, 2018.

10/23/2017

FY 2018 CINR FOA Updates Webinar

Major changes to the FY 2018 CINR FOA and its associated workscopes will be discussed with a question and answer to follow. Please join us to hear the latest with the 2018 FOA.

Date: Wednesday, Oct 25, 2017
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET (1:00-2:00 PM MT)
Register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1983443496345981954

Webinar Schedule

3:00 PM ET: FY 2018 CINR Overview
3:20 PM ET: RC-1.3: Oxidation Behavior in HTGR TRISO Fuel Materials
3:40 PM ET: RC-2: Salt Behavior in Molten Salt Reactors

10/20/2017

DOE-NE Releases FY 2018 Scientific Infrastructure FOA

DOE-NE has released the FY 2018 Scientific Infrastructure Support for Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0001773). The infrastructure support program will be administered by the Nuclear Science User Facilities program office. This FOA supports research reactor upgrades and general scientific infrastructure for universities only.

The FOA and all official guidance will be hosted at Grants.gov, and courtesy information and a Q&A can be accessed at the Nuclear Science User Facilities website.

Applications Due: November 30, 2017

Anticipated award announcement: June-July 2018

Note: National laboratory infrastructure support is not covered under this FOA. The NSUF utilizes an annual infrastructure gap analysis as a basis for determining specific needs and locations for addressing national laboratory infrastructure support. National laboratories are encouraged to submit scientific infrastructure needs through the Request for Information (RFI) - University, National Laboratory, Industry and International Input on Potential Office of Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Investments (DE-SOL-0008318). The official copy of the RFI is located at Grants.gov.

Please visit nsuf.inl.gov for more information.

10/19/2017

DOE-NE Releases FY 2018 CINR FOA

October 19, 2017

​DOE-NE has released the FY 2018 Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research (CINR) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). The FOA contains workscopes for NEUP, NEET, and NSUF research areas. Changes to the FY 2018 CINR FOA include:

· No pre-applications for NEUP or NEET-CTD R&D
· Two new workscopes for R&D
· No IRP workscope
· PI’s are only eligible to compete as many applications as they may have with existing eligibility requirements
· All NSUF applications require the NSUF Access Request (a combination of the LOI and pre-app)
· NSUF-2 will be out of phase (delayed) with respect to the rest of the FY 2018 CINR process
· FY 2018 projects are scheduled to begin on Oct 1, 2018

Note: The NSUF Access Requests (required for NSUF-1, NEAMS-2, and NSUF-2) are due on an aggressive timeline so P*s who are submitting in these areas are encouraged to engage with NSUF staff to complete their applications as soon as possible.

A copy of the FOA and other information is available at neup.gov

A webinar will be held on October 25 at 3 PM ET to discuss changes.

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1983443496345981954