[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26878-26879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12377]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Research


Energy Research Financial Assistance Program Notice 95-09: 
Outstanding Junior Investigator Program

AGENCY: U. S. Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice inviting grant applications.

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SUMMARY: The Division of High Energy Physics of the Office of Energy 
Research (OER), U.S. Department of Energy, hereby announces its 
interest in receiving grant applications for support under its 
Outstanding Junior Investigator (OJI) Program. Proposals should be from 
non-tenured academic faculty investigators who are currently involved 
in experimental and theoretical high energy physics or accelerator 
physics research, and should be submitted through a U.S. academic 
institution. The purpose of this program is to support the development 
of the individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in 
their careers. Awards made under this program will help to maintain the 
vitality of university research and assure continued excellence in the 
teaching of physics. It is expected that DOE will issue five to ten 
grant awards for OJI research projects during the fiscal year, 
depending on the number of meritorious applications and the 
availability of appropriated Fiscal Year 1996 funds.

DATES: To permit timely consideration for award in Fiscal Year 1996, 
formal applications submitted in response to this notice should be 
received no later than 4:30 EST November 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Completed formal applications referencing Program Notice 95-
09 should be forwarded to: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Research, Grants and Contracts Division, ER-64 (GTN), 19901 Germantown 
Road, Germantown, Maryland 20874-1290, ATTN: Program Notice 95-09. The 
same address must be used when submitting applications by U.S. Postal 
Service Express, any commercial mail delivery service, or when 
handcarried by the applicant.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jeffrey Mandula, Division of High 
Energy Physics, ER-221 (GTN), U.S. Department of Energy, 19901 
Germantown Road, Germantown, Maryland 20874-1290. Telephone: (301) 903-
4829.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Outstanding Junior Investigator program 
was started in 1978 by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy 
Research. A principal goal of this program is to identify exceptionally 
talented new high energy physicists early in their careers and assist 
and facilitate the development of their research programs. In 
accordance with 10 CFR 600.7(b)(1), eligibility for awards under this 
notice is restricted to non-tenured academic investigators who are 
conducting experimental or theoretical high energy physics or 
accelerator physics research at an established U.S. academic 
institution. Since its debut, the program has initiated support for 
between five and ten new Outstanding Junior Investigators each year. 
The program has been very successful and makes an important 
contribution to the vigor of the High Energy Physics program. 
Applicants should request support under this notice for normal research 
project costs as required to conduct their proposed research 
activities.
    General information about development and submission of 
applications, eligibility, limitations, evaluations and selection 
processes, and other policies and procedures are 
[[Page 26879]] contained in the Application Guide for the Office of 
Energy Research Financial Assistance Program and 10 CFR Part 605. The 
DOE expects to make five to ten grant awards in Fiscal Year 1996 to 
meet the objectives of this program. It is anticipated that 
approximately $370,000 will be available in Fiscal Year 1996 subject to 
availability of appropriated funds. In the past, awards have averaged 
$50,000 per year, with the number of awards determined by the number of 
excellent applications and the total funds available for this program. 
The application guide is available from the U.S. Department of Energy, 
Division of High Energy Physics, Office of Energy Research, ER-221, 
19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, Maryland 20874-1290. Telephone 
requests may be made by calling (301) 903-4829.
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for this program 
is 81.049 and the solicitation control number is ERFAP 10 CFR Part 605.

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 4, 1995.
D.D. Mayhew,
Associate Director, Office of Resource Management, Office of Energy 
Research.
[FR Doc. 95-12377 Filed 5-18-95; 8:45 am]
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