Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0000523
Apply for DE FOA 0000523
- The Chicago Service Center in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Terabit Networking for Extreme Scale Science" 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 Apr 7, 2011 and posted on Apr 7, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 23, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,700,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 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 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, through the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR), released the grant opportunity "Terabit Networking for Extreme Scale Science" (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0000523) to fund R and D that helps DOE science reliably move and manage massive data streams over next-generation, end-to-end, terabit-scale research networks. The focus is not on inventing the underlying optical transmission hardware, which DOE expects industry to provide, but on creating the higher-level tools, services, and operational capabilities that let scientists actually use terabit networking effectively across a federated, multi-domain environment. This work is motivated by data-intensive science coming from major facilities and collaborations such as NSLS-II, ITER, the LHC, and LCLS, as well as exascale computing workflows, all of which generate and consume extreme volumes of data that must move quickly between instruments, computing centers, and collaborators worldwide. DOE projected that its Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) would need to reach terabit-per-second capacities around the 2015 to 2016 timeframe, and this program targets the software-defined and operational layer needed to make that bandwidth usable for real science.
The FOA prioritizes solutions that improve end-to-end performance, predictability, and manageability across shared packet networks and dynamic circuit services. It highlights mechanisms that let end hosts dynamically create and terminate on-demand circuits; isolate high-impact, high-priority scientific flows from routine traffic; and support seamless movement of traffic between traditional shared IP networking and dynamic circuit infrastructures. It also emphasizes capabilities for network operators to manage their portion of an end-to-end path in a federated setting, where a single science data movement may traverse multiple administrative domains. In practical terms, DOE is looking for approaches that can coordinate across boundaries, provide visibility and control along the whole path, and reduce the operational friction that normally comes with troubleshooting or guaranteeing performance across multiple networks.
A major theme is moving beyond best-effort networking by improving monitoring, diagnostics, and predictive operations at terabit scale. Proposed work is expected to address fault diagnosis and performance prediction, including ways to detect where and why performance is degrading, and to forecast whether a planned transfer or workflow will meet required throughput and deadlines. The announcement also calls out co-scheduling, meaning coordinated reservation or alignment of multiple resources needed by an application (for example, compute, storage, and network paths), as well as methods to predict application behavior and to notify users or administrators when performance drops below a defined threshold. Taken together, these priorities aim to make terabit networking behave more like an engineered end-to-end service for scientific workflows, rather than a collection of independent links that users must manually tune and troubleshoot.
ASCR indicates that funded projects may combine algorithms, hardware, software, and even radical scaling concepts that go beyond what contemporary infrastructure could support at the time. However, applicants are expected to go beyond theory: proposals should explain how the solution could be deployed, tested, and integrated into DOE network infrastructure, which strongly suggests a preference for realistic prototypes, interoperability with existing systems, and credible transition plans into operational environments such as ESnet and partner networks. The overall intent is to strengthen the ecosystem of network services that make distributed, data-intensive science workable at extreme scale, especially when experiments, compute facilities, and collaborators are geographically dispersed and administratively independent.
From an administrative standpoint, this was a discretionary grant program under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). DOE anticipated about 10 awards with an estimated total funding of $3.7 million. Individual awards were expected to range from $175,000 to $750,000, and there was no cost-sharing requirement. Eligibility was broadly open to domestic entities, with exclusions for other federal agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) contractors, and certain 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995. The opportunity was posted April 7, 2011, and closed May 23, 2011 (later archived August 23, 2011). Program contacts listed in the announcement include Marilyn M. Oyler (Grants Analyst), Richard A. Carlson, and Thomas D. Ndousse Fetter for technical or scientific questions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Terabit Networking for Extreme Scale Science (DE-FOA-0000523)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity is titled Terabit Networking for Extreme Scale Science.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FOA number)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is DE-FOA-0000523.
Which DOE office released this opportunity?
This opportunity was released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, through the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR).
What is the main goal of the program?
The goal is to fund research and development (R and D) that helps DOE science reliably move and manage massive data streams over next-generation, end-to-end, terabit-scale research networks, so scientists can actually use terabit networking effectively for real workflows.
What problem is DOE trying to solve with this FOA?
DOE is targeting the gap between raw terabit-capable transport and practical, usable end-to-end performance for science. The FOA focuses on improving end-to-end performance, predictability, and manageability across federated, multi-domain network paths, where traffic often crosses multiple administrative networks.
Is this program funding new optical transmission hardware?
No. The FOA explicitly notes that the focus is not on inventing the underlying optical transmission hardware. DOE expects industry to provide that layer. The emphasis is on the higher-level tools, services, and operational capabilities that make terabit networking usable for science.
What kinds of science drivers motivated the program?
The program is motivated by data-intensive science and facilities/workflows such as NSLS-II, ITER, the LHC, and LCLS, as well as exascale computing workflows, all of which generate and consume extremely large data volumes that must move quickly between instruments, computing centers, and collaborators worldwide.
What DOE network context is referenced in the announcement?
The FOA references DOE projections that the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) would need to reach terabit-per-second capacities around the 2015 to 2016 timeframe, and positions this program as supporting the software-defined and operational layer needed to make that bandwidth usable for science.
What types of network capabilities are prioritized?
The FOA prioritizes solutions that improve end-to-end performance and operations across shared packet networks and dynamic circuit services, including:
- Mechanisms for end hosts to dynamically create and terminate on-demand circuits
- Ways to isolate high-impact, high-priority scientific flows from routine traffic
- Support for seamless movement of traffic between traditional shared IP networking and dynamic circuit infrastructures
What does "federated, multi-domain environment" mean in this FOA?
In the context of this opportunity, it means a single end-to-end scientific data movement may traverse multiple administrative domains (different networks run by different organizations). The FOA emphasizes tools and approaches that can coordinate across these boundaries and reduce the friction of troubleshooting and performance assurance end-to-end.
What is meant by moving beyond "best-effort" networking?
The FOA calls for capabilities that make terabit networking behave more like an engineered end-to-end service rather than best-effort transport. This includes stronger monitoring, diagnostics, fault detection, and performance prediction so users can understand whether workflows will meet throughput and deadline requirements and operators can identify where performance is degrading.
What monitoring and diagnostics areas does the FOA emphasize?
It emphasizes fault diagnosis and performance prediction at terabit scale, including:
- Detecting where and why performance is degrading
- Forecasting whether a planned transfer or workflow will meet required throughput and deadlines
- Notifying users or administrators when performance drops below a defined threshold
What is "co-scheduling" as described in the FOA?
Co-scheduling refers to coordinated reservation or alignment of multiple resources needed by an application, such as compute, storage, and network paths, so the overall workflow can execute predictably.
Does the FOA allow combining different technical approaches?
Yes. ASCR indicates projects may combine algorithms, hardware, software, and even radical scaling concepts that go beyond what contemporary infrastructure could support at the time.
Is the FOA purely theoretical research, or does it expect deployable results?
The FOA expects proposals to go beyond theory. Applicants are expected to explain how solutions could be deployed, tested, and integrated into DOE network infrastructure, suggesting a preference for realistic prototypes, interoperability with existing systems, and credible transition plans into operational environments like ESnet and partner networks.
How many awards did DOE anticipate making, and what was the total funding?
DOE anticipated about 10 awards with an estimated total funding of $3.7 million.
What was the expected award size range?
Individual awards were expected to range from $175,000 to $750,000.
Was cost sharing required?
No. The FOA stated there was no cost-sharing requirement.
What type of grant program was this?
This was a discretionary grant program under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, listed as CFDA 81.049.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broadly open to domestic entities, with specific exclusions described in the announcement.
Who was not eligible to apply, based on the FOA description?
The FOA description indicates exclusions for:
- Other federal agencies
- FFRDC contractors (Federally Funded Research and Development Center contractors)
- Certain 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations that engage in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on April 7, 2011 and closed on May 23, 2011. It was later archived on August 23, 2011.
Who were the program contacts listed?
The announcement listed the following contacts:
- Marilyn M. Oyler (Grants Analyst)
- Richard A. Carlson
- Thomas D. Ndousse Fetter (technical or scientific questions)
What kinds of operational outcomes is DOE seeking?
DOE is seeking tools and operational capabilities that reduce end-to-end friction in multi-domain environments by improving visibility and control across the whole path and making it easier to troubleshoot and manage performance across multiple independent networks.
What does the FOA say about shared packet networks versus dynamic circuit services?
The FOA highlights that solutions should work across both shared packet networks and dynamic circuit services, including mechanisms that allow traffic to move seamlessly between shared IP networking and dynamic circuit infrastructures.
What does "isolate high-impact, high-priority scientific flows" mean in practice under this FOA?
In the FOA context, it refers to techniques that protect or separate critical scientific data transfers from routine traffic on shared infrastructure, improving predictability and performance for the most important flows.
What is the overall intent of the FOA in one sentence?
The intent is to strengthen the ecosystem of network services that make distributed, data-intensive science workable at extreme scale across geographically dispersed and administratively independent facilities and collaborators.
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