Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing Advanced Simulation of Fusion Plasmas | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, through its Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program, offered this funding opportunity under the Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) initiative to support the development and use of high performance simulation software for fusion plasma research. The central aim was to fund interdisciplinary teams that could build and apply advanced, high physics-fidelity computational codes capable of running effectively on petascale and next-generation (beyond petascale) computing systems. In practical terms, the opportunity targeted research and software efforts that push fusion plasma modeling toward scientifically reliable, predictive simulations, especially for magnetically confined plasmas, by combining improved physics models with modern algorithms and scalable software design.

This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0000316; titled "Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing Advanced Simulation of Fusion Plasmas") was issued as a discretionary award using the Cooperative Agreement mechanism, which typically implies substantial programmatic involvement by DOE compared with a standard grant. The activity category was science and technology and other research and development, reflecting that the expected outcomes were both scientific (new understanding, validated models) and technical (robust simulation codes, algorithms, and computational performance improvements). The announcement emphasized that FES SciDAC investments were meant to capitalize on rapid advances in computing hardware and in the software and algorithm ecosystem, with a clear focus on simulation tools that can advance discovery in fusion plasma science and help establish a validated predictive capability for confinement devices.

The funding profile indicated an estimated total program funding of about $4.1 million with an expectation of around five awards. Individual awards were anticipated to fall between $450,000 (floor) and $1,100,000 (ceiling). There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, reducing the burden on applicants and signaling that DOE intended to fully support the proposed work within the negotiated project budgets. The CFDA number associated with the program was 81.049 (Office of Science Financial Assistance Program).

Eligibility was broadly open to domestic entities, with key exclusions that are common in DOE financial assistance opportunities: other federal agencies were not eligible to apply; Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) contractors were excluded; and certain nonprofit organizations described under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995 were also ineligible. Aside from those restrictions, the opportunity was described as unrestricted, meaning universities, national laboratories (subject to the stated constraints), nonprofit research organizations, and for-profit entities could potentially apply if they met the domestic-entity requirement and any additional conditions described in the full announcement.

From a timeline standpoint, the FOA was posted on March 29, 2010, with an application deadline (closing date) of May 20, 2010, and it was later archived on August 20, 2010. The administering office listed was the Chicago Service Center. The announcement directed applicants to the FedConnect posting for full details and documentation.

For questions or access issues, the FOA provided two primary contacts: Marilyn M. Oyler, Grants Analyst (301-903-3604, marilyn.oyler@science.doe.gov), for administrative or submission-related matters, and John Mandrekas, Technical Scientific Program Contact (301-903-0552, john.mandrekas@science.doe.gov), for scientific and programmatic questions.

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