Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001059
Apply for DE FOA 0001059
- The Office of Science in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Resilience for Extreme Scale Supercomputing Systems" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.049 Office of Science Financial Assistance Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 28, 2014 and posted on Jul 28, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 3, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
- ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS All types of applicants are eligible to apply, except Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Contractors, and nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995. At most two applications as a Prime/Lead institution will be accepted from each institution. There is no ceiling on the number of applications as a collaborating institution that may be submitted by each institution. Proposed work should not be the same across multiple projects. Each Senior Person (Principal Investigator, Co Principal Investigator, and/or other senior researchers who contribute to the intellectual content of a proposal) may participate in at most two proposals. ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS Individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as a Program Director/Principal Investigator are invited to work with their organizations to develop an application for assistance. Individuals from underrepresented groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for assistance.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, through the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR), released this funding opportunity to support basic research aimed at making scientific applications more resilient on emerging extreme scale supercomputing systems. The core problem the program is trying to solve is that as computing platforms push toward far larger component counts, higher concurrency, and more complex architectures, the frequency of both hard errors (such as node failures or hardware faults) and soft errors (such as transient bit flips or silent data corruption) is expected to rise. Without new approaches, these faults can prevent large simulations from finishing on time, waste massive allocations of machine time, or worse, produce incorrect scientific results. The opportunity is framed around ensuring that next generation applications can still run efficiently to completion and deliver correct answers, even as underlying systems become less predictable.
The research focus is explicitly on resiliency techniques that work in the context of new and disruptive architectures for extreme scale computing. In practical terms, DOE is looking for ideas that go beyond incremental improvements and instead meaningfully improve the ability of real scientific codes to handle faults while maintaining performance. The announcement highlights that extreme scale systems are expected to deliver orders of magnitude increases in resolution and fidelity and significantly shorter time to solution compared to then-current HPC platforms, but only if applications can tolerate and recover from more frequent failures. Proposals are encouraged to address one or more of three main technical areas: fault detection and categorization (methods to detect when something went wrong and determine what kind of fault occurred), fault mitigation (mechanisms to keep computations progressing or to recover quickly and correctly after faults), and anomaly detection and fault avoidance (techniques that identify abnormal behavior early and steer workloads away from impending failures or unstable components). The FOA also points applicants to supplementary information in the full announcement for more detailed expectations and guidance.
Administratively, the opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0001059, under CFDA 81.049 (Office of Science Financial Assistance Program). The funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which generally implies more substantial federal involvement during the project than a standard grant. The opportunity category is discretionary, and it sits in the science and technology / research and development area. No cost sharing or matching requirement is listed. The posting date was July 28, 2014, with an original and current closing date of November 3, 2014, and an archive date of February 3, 2015. The public summary data lists the estimated total funding and award floor/ceiling as 0, which typically means applicants need to consult the full FOA text for actual award sizes, number of expected awards, and budget guidance.
Eligibility is broadly open to most applicant types, with specific exclusions and participation limits. All types of applicants could apply except Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) contractors and certain lobbying organizations (specifically 501(c)(4) nonprofits that engaged in lobbying after December 31, 1995). The program also capped the number of submissions per institution and per senior person to manage review load and encourage distinct project ideas: each institution could submit at most two applications as the prime/lead institution, with no limit on being a collaborator, and proposed work could not be duplicated across multiple projects. In addition, each senior person (including PI, co-PI, and other senior researchers contributing intellectual content) could participate in at most two proposals. Individuals with the appropriate expertise and resources were invited to serve as principal investigators through their organizations, and the announcement reiterates encouragement for participation by individuals from underrepresented groups and individuals with disabilities.
For applicants, the full text of the funding opportunity (including the supplementary information and application package instructions) was hosted on FedConnect, with an additional reference to the DOE Office of Science grants and contracts site for a companion program announcement to DOE laboratories (LAB 14-1059). A technical/scientific program contact was provided for access issues and questions: Lucille T. Nowell (301-903-3191, lucy.nowell@science.doe.gov). Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted call for foundational resiliency research that helps extreme scale scientific computing remain trustworthy and efficient despite increasing fault rates in future supercomputing architectures.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this DOE funding opportunity about?
This Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science opportunity, issued through the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR), supports basic research to make scientific applications more resilient on emerging extreme scale supercomputing systems. The goal is to help real scientific codes run efficiently to completion and produce correct results even as next-generation systems experience more frequent failures and unpredictable behavior.
Which DOE office is sponsoring the program?
The opportunity is sponsored by the DOE Office of Science through ASCR (Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research).
What problem is DOE trying to solve with this program?
As supercomputing platforms move toward much larger component counts, higher concurrency, and more complex architectures, both hard errors and soft errors are expected to become more common. Without new resiliency approaches, faults can stop large simulations from finishing on time, waste large machine allocations, or produce incorrect scientific results. This program targets resiliency research to keep extreme scale computing trustworthy and efficient under higher fault rates.
What types of faults does the program care about?
The opportunity highlights two broad categories:
- Hard errors, such as node failures or hardware faults.
- Soft errors, such as transient bit flips or silent data corruption.
What does "resiliency" mean in this FOA?
Resiliency here means the ability of scientific applications to continue running (or recover quickly) and still deliver correct answers despite more frequent failures and anomalies in extreme scale computing systems.
Why is this focused on emerging "extreme scale" architectures?
The FOA emphasizes that new and disruptive architectures for extreme scale computing will increase complexity and concurrency, which in turn is expected to raise fault frequency. DOE is seeking techniques that work in that context, rather than approaches tuned only for then-current HPC platforms.
Is DOE looking for incremental improvements or bigger changes?
The announcement explicitly encourages ideas that go beyond incremental improvements and instead meaningfully improve the ability of real scientific codes to handle faults while maintaining performance.
What are the main research topics areas applicants are encouraged to address?
Proposals are encouraged to address one or more of these three main technical areas:
- Fault detection and categorization: detecting that something went wrong and determining what kind of fault occurred.
- Fault mitigation: mechanisms to keep computations progressing or to recover quickly and correctly after faults.
- Anomaly detection and fault avoidance: identifying abnormal behavior early and steering workloads away from impending failures or unstable components.
What outcomes is DOE trying to protect at extreme scale?
The FOA frames resiliency as necessary to ensure that next-generation applications can still achieve the expected benefits of extreme scale systems, such as higher resolution and fidelity and shorter time to solution, without being derailed by higher fault rates.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is DE-FOA-0001059.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 81.049 (Office of Science Financial Assistance Program).
What type of funding instrument will be used?
The funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which generally implies more substantial federal involvement during the project than a standard grant.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is listed in the provided summary information.
What is the opportunity category and primary program area?
The opportunity category is discretionary, and it is in the science and technology / research and development area.
When was the opportunity posted and when was it due?
The posting date was July 28, 2014. The original and current closing date was November 3, 2014.
When was this opportunity archived?
The archive date was February 3, 2015.
Where can applicants find the full FOA text and application instructions?
The full text of the funding opportunity (including supplementary information and application package instructions) was hosted on FedConnect. The summary also references the DOE Office of Science grants and contracts site for a companion program announcement to DOE laboratories (LAB 14-1059).
The summary shows $0 for estimated funding and award sizes. What does that mean?
The public summary data lists the estimated total funding and award floor/ceiling as 0. This typically indicates that applicants need to consult the full FOA text for actual award sizes, number of expected awards, and detailed budget guidance.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broadly open to most applicant types, with specific exclusions. The summary indicates that all types of applicants could apply except for certain excluded categories (see the exclusions FAQ).
Who is not eligible to apply?
The summary specifies two exclusions:
- Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) contractors are excluded.
- Certain lobbying organizations are excluded, specifically 501(c)(4) nonprofits that engaged in lobbying after December 31, 1995.
Are there limits on the number of proposals an institution can submit?
Yes. Each institution could submit at most two applications as the prime/lead institution. There is no limit stated on participating as a collaborator. The summary also notes that proposed work could not be duplicated across multiple projects.
Are there limits on the number of proposals a senior person can join?
Yes. Each senior person (including PI, co-PI, and other senior researchers contributing intellectual content) could participate in at most two proposals.
Can an institution be a collaborator on more than two proposals?
Yes. The limit described applies to being the prime/lead institution (maximum two submissions). The summary states there is no limit on being a collaborator.
Can the same work be proposed in multiple submissions?
No. The summary states that proposed work could not be duplicated across multiple projects.
Does the announcement mention anything about participation by underrepresented groups?
Yes. The opportunity reiterates encouragement for participation by individuals from underrepresented groups and individuals with disabilities.
Who is the technical/scientific contact for questions or access issues?
The technical/scientific program contact listed is Lucille T. Nowell at (301) 903-3191 or lucy.nowell@science.doe.gov.
Is there a related announcement for DOE laboratories?
Yes. The summary references a companion program announcement to DOE laboratories: LAB 14-1059.
What should applicants do for more detailed expectations and guidance?
The FOA points applicants to supplementary information in the full announcement for more detailed expectations and guidance, so applicants should consult the full FOA text hosted on FedConnect.
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