U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Announcement of Opportunity, Fiscal Years 2011 2012 | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

This funding opportunity comes from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), specifically its Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES), and it covers project proposals for Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012. The NRC is an independent federal agency established by Congress in 1974 with a clear public mission: to allow the safe civilian use of radioactive materials while protecting people and the environment. In practice, that mission translates into regulating the nation s civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials to maintain public health and safety, support common defense and security, and ensure environmental protection. RES sits inside the NRC as the research arm that helps turn that mission into workable regulatory decisions by producing technical advice, tools, data, and analyses that inform NRC rules, guidance, and safety resolutions.

The announcement is essentially inviting proposals for focused, well defined research projects that match NRC needs and the applicant s demonstrated expertise. The NRC emphasizes that awards are meant to support discrete and circumscribed projects led by named Project Directors or Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs). The kinds of work they are looking for include independent experiments and analyses, development of technical bases that support realistic safety decisions, and evaluation of safety issues tied to both existing nuclear technologies and newer designs. In other words, the program is geared toward applied research that can directly strengthen the technical foundation behind NRC oversight and decision making, rather than broad or purely exploratory science without a clear regulatory relevance.

In terms of structure, the opportunity is listed as a discretionary funding program under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category. The funding instruments available include grants and cooperative agreements, which typically means the NRC may either fund work with standard grant style oversight or, in the case of cooperative agreements, have more substantial programmatic involvement during the project. The CFDA listing associated with this program is 77.009, described as the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Research Financial Assistance Program. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement noted, which lowers a common barrier for many applicants and suggests the NRC is prepared to fully fund projects that align strongly with its mission and priorities.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of institutions and governmental entities. Eligible applicants include public and state controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including those with and without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education), and a range of government bodies such as city or township governments, county governments, state governments, special district governments, and independent school districts. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations are also included. The announcement also highlights eligibility considerations relevant to certain institution types, including Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and U.S. territory or possession agencies, signaling that applicants from these categories are welcome and explicitly recognized within the program landscape.

Key administrative details from the posting indicate the opportunity was posted and created on September 14, 2010. The original and current closing date listed is October 14, 2011, and the archive date is November 13, 2011, meaning it was an active solicitation during that period and later archived. The Funding Opportunity Number is RGR FN 0910 RES. For applicants or organizations that have trouble accessing the full announcement electronically, the listed point of contact is Mlita Carr, Contracts Specialist, reachable by phone at 301 492 3464 or by email at Mlita.Carr@nrc.gov.

Overall, this announcement is best understood as the NRC RES mechanism for bringing external research capability into the regulatory system: it funds targeted experiments, analyses, and technical development that can be used to evaluate safety issues, support licensing and oversight decisions, and strengthen the scientific and engineering basis for nuclear safety regulation across current and emerging technologies.

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