Opportunity Information: Apply for HR FN 0711 EDU6
Apply for HR FN 0711 EDU6
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Funding Opportunity Announcement, Nuclear Education Curricula Development Grant, Fiscal Year 2012" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 77.006 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Education Grant Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 22, 2011 and posted on Jul 22, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 22, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education.
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education Private Institutions of Higher Education Hispanic serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
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Opportunity Summary:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) released this Fiscal Year 2012 Nuclear Education Curricula Development Grant opportunity to strengthen university-level education and training that directly supports the NRC's regulatory mission. As an independent federal agency created under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, the NRC regulates the civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials with the goals of protecting public health and safety, supporting the common defense and security, and safeguarding the environment. Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the NRC Nuclear Education Grant Program was authorized to fund courses, studies, training, curricula, and related academic disciplines in areas tied to nuclear safety, nuclear security, and nuclear environmental protection, along with other fields the NRC considers essential to effective regulation. The core intent of this particular funding announcement is to build and expand the educational infrastructure needed for the United States to move forward with nuclear energy initiatives in a safe and well-regulated way.
This grant is focused specifically on curriculum development, meaning it is aimed at creating, improving, or modernizing academic course content and instructional materials that prepare students and professionals for work in nuclear-related fields. The NRC lists a broad set of high-priority technical areas where it encourages new or enhanced curricula. In nuclear engineering, examples include criticality safety courses for nuclear professionals, thermal hydraulics model development, reactor physics, nuclear power plant safety and licensing/regulation, plant design and operations (including operating and emergency operating procedures), and fuel performance. In radiochemistry and radiobiology and in health physics, the NRC highlights areas such as health physics modeling, dosimetry and measurements, environmental transport/dissolution/migration, decontamination and decommissioning, and reprocessing and recycle chemistry and technology. For materials and mechanical engineering, the emphasis includes welding principles and nondestructive examination (NDE) technology, aging management for plant components and systems, and corrosion. Other encouraged areas include reliability and risk analysis; electrical engineering topics such as power generation/distribution and digital instrumentation and control systems; safeguards and security topics including material control and accountability and vulnerability analysis; human factors and human reliability, including human performance-focused experimental psychology and modeling; fire protection engineering with fire modeling for both fuel cycle facilities and nuclear power plants; nuclear waste topics spanning the fuel cycle, waste forms, disposal methods, and waste chemistry; and computational methods that support nuclear safety through model development, code development and maintenance, and work on alternative computer operating systems.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant opportunity under the NRC Nuclear Education Grant Program (CFDA 77.006). The funding opportunity number is HR FN 0711 EDU6, and it was posted on July 22, 2011, with an application deadline of September 22, 2011 (the original and current closing date are the same). The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is listed as $200,000, with no stated minimum award (award floor of $0). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which means applicants are not required to provide a specific non-federal match as a condition of award under this announcement.
Eligibility is centered on institutions of higher education. Both public/state-controlled and private institutions of higher education are eligible, and the announcement explicitly notes eligibility for a range of minority-serving institutions, including Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions. Overall, the program is designed to help universities strengthen course offerings and academic pathways that feed the national pipeline of talent in disciplines crucial to nuclear regulation and safety, thereby supporting the NRC's long-term workforce and mission needs.
For applicants or institutions that have trouble accessing the full announcement electronically, the listed NRC contact is MLita Carr, Contracts Specialist, reachable by phone at 301-492-3464 or by email at MLita.Carr@nrc.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Fiscal Year 2012 Nuclear Education Curricula Development Grant?
This is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under its Nuclear Education Grant Program (CFDA 77.006). It is intended to strengthen university-level education and training that directly supports the NRC's regulatory mission by funding curriculum development activities.
What is the main purpose of this grant opportunity?
The core purpose is to build, expand, and modernize the educational infrastructure needed for the United States to move forward with nuclear energy initiatives in a safe, well-regulated way. The grant focuses on developing academic course content and instructional materials that prepare students and professionals for nuclear-related work tied to safety, security, and environmental protection.
What does the NRC mean by "curriculum development" for this opportunity?
Curriculum development refers to creating new, improving existing, or modernizing university-level course content and instructional materials. The intent is to strengthen courses, studies, training, and related academic disciplines that support nuclear safety, nuclear security, and nuclear environmental protection, as well as other fields the NRC considers essential to effective regulation.
Which federal agency is offering this grant?
The grant is offered by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an independent federal agency created under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974.
What is the NRC's regulatory mission (as described in the opportunity)?
The NRC regulates the civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials with the goals of protecting public health and safety, supporting the common defense and security, and safeguarding the environment.
Under what authority is the NRC Nuclear Education Grant Program described?
The opportunity references the Energy Policy Act of 2005 as authorizing the NRC Nuclear Education Grant Program to fund courses, studies, training, curricula, and related academic disciplines tied to nuclear safety, nuclear security, and nuclear environmental protection, along with other fields essential to effective regulation.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number listed is 77.006.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is HR FN 0711 EDU6.
When was this opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on July 22, 2011.
What is the application deadline?
The application deadline is September 22, 2011. The information provided indicates the original and current closing date are the same.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling (maximum award amount) is $200,000.
Is there a minimum award amount?
No minimum award amount is stated. The award floor is listed as $0.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement under this announcement, meaning applicants are not required to provide a specific non-federal match as a condition of award.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is centered on institutions of higher education. Both public/state-controlled and private institutions of higher education are eligible.
Are minority-serving institutions eligible?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly notes eligibility for a range of minority-serving institutions, including Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions.
What kinds of technical curriculum areas does the NRC encourage under this opportunity?
The NRC encourages curriculum development in a broad set of high-priority technical areas connected to nuclear regulation and safety. The announcement provides examples spanning nuclear engineering, radiochemistry and radiobiology, health physics, materials and mechanical engineering, reliability and risk analysis, electrical engineering, safeguards and security, human factors and human reliability, fire protection engineering, nuclear waste, and computational methods that support nuclear safety.
What are examples of encouraged curriculum topics in nuclear engineering?
Examples listed include criticality safety courses for nuclear professionals, thermal hydraulics model development, reactor physics, nuclear power plant safety and licensing/regulation, plant design and operations (including operating and emergency operating procedures), and fuel performance.
What are examples of encouraged curriculum topics in radiochemistry, radiobiology, and health physics?
The opportunity highlights health physics modeling, dosimetry and measurements, environmental transport/dissolution/migration, decontamination and decommissioning, and reprocessing and recycle chemistry and technology.
What are examples of encouraged curriculum topics in materials and mechanical engineering?
Examples include welding principles and nondestructive examination (NDE) technology, aging management for plant components and systems, and corrosion.
Does the opportunity encourage work in reliability and risk analysis?
Yes. Reliability and risk analysis are listed among the encouraged areas for new or enhanced curricula.
What electrical engineering topics are encouraged?
Examples listed include power generation/distribution and digital instrumentation and control systems.
What safeguards and security topics are encouraged?
The opportunity lists safeguards and security topics including material control and accountability and vulnerability analysis.
Are human factors and human reliability topics included?
Yes. The announcement encourages curricula in human factors and human reliability, including human performance-focused experimental psychology and modeling.
Is fire protection engineering an encouraged area?
Yes. Fire protection engineering is included, with emphasis on fire modeling for both fuel cycle facilities and nuclear power plants.
Are nuclear waste topics included in the encouraged curriculum areas?
Yes. The opportunity includes nuclear waste topics spanning the fuel cycle, waste forms, disposal methods, and waste chemistry.
Does the opportunity encourage computational methods related to nuclear safety?
Yes. Computational methods are encouraged, including model development, code development and maintenance, and work on alternative computer operating systems that support nuclear safety.
How does this grant relate to the NRC's workforce and long-term mission needs?
The program is designed to help universities strengthen course offerings and academic pathways that feed the national pipeline of talent in disciplines crucial to nuclear regulation and safety, supporting the NRC's long-term workforce and mission needs.
Who can be contacted for help accessing the full announcement electronically?
Applicants or institutions having trouble accessing the full announcement electronically can contact the NRC point of contact listed: MLita Carr, Contracts Specialist.
What are the contact details for the NRC point of contact?
Phone: 301-492-3464
Email: MLita.Carr@nrc.gov
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