[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 199 (Monday, October 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53596-53597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25593]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Restricted Eligibility Support of Advanced Coal 
Research at U.S. Colleges and Universities

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE), Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center 
(PETC).

ACTION: Notice of restricted eligibility.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy announces that it intends to conduct 
a competitive program solicitation and award financial assistance 
(grants) in support of advanced coal research to U. S. Colleges and 
Universities. These grants will be awarded to a limited number of 
proposals selected on the basis of scientific merit and subject to the 
availability of funds.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mary S. Price, U. S. Department of 
Energy, Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, P. O. Box 10940 (MS 921-
143), Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940, AC (412) 892-6179. The solicitation 
will be made available on DOE's PETC World Wide Web Server Internet 
System (http://www.petc.doe.gov/business). If recipients are unable to 
access the Internet System, the solicitation will be available on a 
3\1/2\'' diskette, double-sided/high density, upon receipt of written 
request via facsimile (FAX) at (412) 892-6216.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through Program Solicitation DE-PS22-
96PC96200, the DOE is interested in applications from U. S. Colleges 
and Universities (and university-affiliated research centers submitting 
applications through their respective university) for research and 
advanced concepts related to coal science that have the potential to 
improve our fundamental scientific and technical understanding of the 
chemical and physical processes in coal conversion and utilization. The 
Department of Energy, pursuant to 10 CFR 600.7(b)(1), intends to award 
on a restricted eligibility basis.

Eligibility

    Applications under this solicitation may be submitted in response 
to the requirements of the (1) University Coal Research (UCR) Core 
Program, (2) Joint University/Industry Coal Program, or (3) 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Non-Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities Partnership Program.
    Applications must address coal research in one of the seven 
technical topics: (1) Coal Science; (2) Coal Surface Science; (3) 
Reaction Chemistry; (4) Advanced Process Concepts; (5) Engineering 
Fundamentals and Thermodynamics; (6) Environmental Science; or (7) 
Minimization of Environmental Impact.
    Details on the UCR Core Program, the Joint University/Industry Coal 
Research Program, and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities/
Non-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Partnership Program 
eligibility requirements, budget 

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limitations, and technical topic descriptions are contained in the 
Program Solicitation.
    The Government reserves the right to merge the program categories 
based upon the legal status of the program set-asides.

Awards

    DOE anticipates awarding financial assistance (grants) for each 
project selected. Approximately $3.8 million will be available for the 
Program Solicitation: $2.625 million is for the UCR Core Program and 
should provide funding for about 15 financial assistance grants (max. 
DOE funding of $200,000 per award); $0.8 million is set-aside for the 
Joint University/Industry Coal Research Program, which should support 2 
grants (max. DOE funding of $400,000 per award); and $0.375 million is 
set-aside for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Non-
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Partnership Program which 
should support one award.

Solicitation Release Date

    The Program Solicitation is expected to be ready for release by 
October 11, 1995. Applications must be prepared and submitted in 
accordance with the instructions and forms in the Program Solicitation 
and must be received by the Department of Energy by November 30, 1995.
William R. Mundorf,
Contracting Officer, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 95-25593 Filed 10-13-95; 8:45 am]
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