Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0000695
Apply for DE FOA 0000695
- The Office of Science in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Scientific Collaborations at Extreme Scale" 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 Mar 20, 2012 and posted on Mar 20, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 27, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $4,700,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 9 candidate(s).
- 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.
- All types of domestic entities are eligible to apply, except other Federal agencies, 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, through its Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR), offered this grant opportunity to support research and development aimed at major, step-change improvements in how large scientific teams collaborate and share resources at very large scale. The core problem the FOA targets is that upcoming "extreme scale" science problems (for example, combustion modeling, climate science, energy generation, bioremediation, and materials aging) increasingly require multidisciplinary teams spread across many institutions. These teams may need to coordinate around unique scientific instruments, exascale-class computing systems, and extremely large data collections. The program is essentially looking for new approaches that make it possible to work together effectively in distributed environments where thousands of researchers may need to access, move, analyze, and share data and tools in ways that current, everyday internet and social-network style collaboration platforms cannot support.
The FOA emphasizes that scientists often rely on collaboration tools originally built for consumer or commercial use (basic file sharing, messaging, generic web services), and that these tools become inadequate when collaboration involves massive datasets, complex experimental instruments, specialized workflows, and stringent requirements around performance, reliability, identity, access control, provenance, and reproducibility. DOE is seeking transformational ideas that either deepen the understanding of collaboration at extreme scale or create enabling systems and distributed data technologies that can support such collaborations. In practical terms, proposed work would likely focus on next-generation collaboration systems, advanced distributed data systems, and the underlying methods needed to coordinate people, compute, instruments, and data across a wide area at a scale not feasible with existing internet-based services.
From an administrative standpoint, this was a discretionary funding opportunity using the grant instrument, categorized under science and technology and other research and development. The opportunity number was DE-FOA-0000695, with an estimated total program funding of about $4.7 million and an expectation of roughly 9 awards. Individual awards were anticipated to range from a floor of $50,000 up to a ceiling of $1,000,000. There was no stated cost sharing or matching requirement. The FOA was posted March 20, 2012, with an application deadline of April 27, 2012, and an archive date of July 27, 2012. The CFDA listing associated with the program was 81.049 (Office of Science Financial Assistance Program).
Eligibility was broadly open to domestic entities, with key exclusions. Other federal agencies were not eligible, and neither were Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) contractors. Also excluded were 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995. The full announcement and application instructions were provided via FedConnect, and DOE also referenced a companion program announcement for DOE National Laboratories (LAB 12-695) that would be posted through the Office of Science grants and contracts site, signaling that national labs had a parallel pathway tailored to their contracting and participation framework.
For access issues or questions about the announcement, the listed point of contact was Richard A. Carlson at DOE (phone 301-903-9486, email Richard.Carlson@science.doe.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is this funding opportunity?
This is a Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science funding opportunity offered through the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR). It supports research and development aimed at achieving major, step-change improvements in how large scientific teams collaborate and share resources at very large scale (often described as "extreme scale").
2. What problem is the FOA trying to solve?
The FOA targets the collaboration challenges created by upcoming extreme-scale science problems that require multidisciplinary teams spread across many institutions. These teams may need to coordinate around unique scientific instruments, exascale-class computing systems, and extremely large data collections, in ways that typical internet and consumer-style collaboration platforms cannot handle.
3. What kinds of scientific areas are mentioned as examples of extreme-scale problems?
Examples listed include combustion modeling, climate science, energy generation, bioremediation, and materials aging.
4. Why are everyday collaboration tools considered insufficient for this program?
The FOA notes that scientists often rely on tools built for consumer or commercial use (such as basic file sharing, messaging, and generic web services). These tools can become inadequate when collaboration must support massive datasets, complex experimental instruments, specialized workflows, and strict needs for performance, reliability, identity, access control, provenance, and reproducibility.
5. What types of solutions is DOE ASCR looking for?
DOE is seeking transformational ideas that either (a) deepen the understanding of collaboration at extreme scale or (b) create enabling systems and distributed data technologies that can support these collaborations. Proposed work would likely focus on next-generation collaboration systems, advanced distributed data systems, and underlying methods to coordinate people, compute, instruments, and data across a wide area at scales not feasible with existing internet-based services.
6. Is this opportunity primarily about social-network style collaboration platforms?
No. The FOA explicitly contrasts extreme-scale scientific collaboration needs with everyday internet and social-network style platforms, indicating those mainstream tools are not sufficient for the performance, scale, reliability, and scientific requirements involved.
7. What is the opportunity number for this FOA?
The opportunity number is DE-FOA-0000695.
8. Which DOE office is offering this opportunity?
It is offered by the DOE Office of Science through the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR).
9. What type of funding instrument is used?
The opportunity uses the grant instrument and is described as a discretionary funding opportunity.
10. What is the program category?
The opportunity is categorized under science and technology and other research and development.
11. How much total funding was estimated for the program?
The estimated total program funding was about $4.7 million.
12. How many awards were expected?
The FOA anticipated roughly 9 awards.
13. What was the anticipated range for individual award amounts?
Individual awards were anticipated to range from a floor of $50,000 up to a ceiling of $1,000,000.
14. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The FOA stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
15. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broadly open to domestic entities, subject to several exclusions listed in the FOA.
16. Which organizations are explicitly not eligible?
The FOA states that other federal agencies are not eligible. Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) contractors are also not eligible. In addition, 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995 are excluded.
17. Are federal agencies allowed to apply?
No. Other federal agencies were explicitly listed as not eligible.
18. Are FFRDC contractors eligible to apply?
No. Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) contractors were explicitly listed as not eligible.
19. Are 501(c)(4) nonprofits eligible?
501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995 were explicitly listed as not eligible.
20. How do DOE National Laboratories fit into this opportunity?
DOE referenced a companion program announcement for DOE National Laboratories (LAB 12-695) to be posted through the Office of Science grants and contracts site. This indicates national labs had a parallel pathway tailored to their contracting and participation framework.
21. Where were the full announcement and application instructions posted?
The full announcement and application instructions were provided via FedConnect.
22. What is the CFDA listing associated with this program?
The CFDA listing associated with the program was 81.049 (Office of Science Financial Assistance Program).
23. When was the FOA posted?
The FOA was posted on March 20, 2012.
24. What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was April 27, 2012.
25. When was the FOA archived?
The archive date was July 27, 2012.
26. Who is the point of contact for questions or access issues?
The listed point of contact was Richard A. Carlson at DOE.
27. What contact information is provided for the point of contact?
Phone: 301-903-9486
Email: Richard.Carlson@science.doe.gov
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