[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 185 (Monday, September 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49754-49755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24298]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Research
Energy Research Financial Assistance Program Notice 96-15; Plasma
Physics Junior Faculty Development Program
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice inviting grant applications.
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Summary: The Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES) of the Office of
Energy Research (OER), U.S. Department of Energy hereby announces its
interest in receiving grant applications for support under its Plasma
Physics Junior Faculty Development Program. Applications should be from
tenure-track faculty investigators who are currently involved in
experimental or theoretical plasma 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 exceptionally talented scientists and engineers early in
their careers. Awards made under this program will help to maintain the
vitality of university plasma physics research and assure continued
excellence in the teaching of plasma physics and related disciplines.
DOE will make up to five awards during
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FY 1997, depending on the number of meritorious applications and the
availability of appropriated funds.
DATES: To permit timely consideration for awards in FY 1997, formal
applications in response to this notice should be received on or before
January 14, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Completed formal applications referencing Program Notice 96-
15 should be forwarded to: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Research, Grants and Contracts Division, ER-64, 19901 Germantown Road,
Germantown, Maryland 20874-1290, ATTN: Program Notice 96-15. The above
address must also be used when submitting applications by U. S. Postal
Service Express, and commercial mail delivery service or when hand
carried by the applicant.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ronald McKnight, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, Science Division, ER-55,
19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, Maryland 20874-1290. Telephone:
(301) 903-3421.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Plasma Physics Junior Faculty
Development Program is being started in FY 1997. A principal goal of
this program is to identify exceptionally talented plasma faculty
members early in their careers and assist and facilitate the
development of their research programs. Eligibility for awards under
this notice is, therefore, restricted to tenure-track regular academic
faculty investigators who are conducting experimental or theoretical
plasma physics research. Emphasis is to be placed on basic plasma
science research. For applications considered for funding,
certification of the status of the applicant as a tenure-track regular
academic faculty member by the head of the applicant's academic
department or other university/college certifying official will be
required before the grant is awarded.
It is anticipated that annual funding levels up to $150,000 per
award may be made available for grants under this notice during FY
1997, contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds. Funding
for equipment above this level will be considered on a case-to-case
basis. The number of awards and range of funding will depend on the
number of applications received and selected for award. Multiple year
funding of grant awards is expected, with funding provided on an annual
basis subject to availability of funds. These grants will not normally
be renewed after the project period is completed; grantees may,
however, submit new grant applications to continue their research using
the usual departmental grant application process. Applications will be
subjected to formal merit review and will be evaluated against the
following criteria, which are listed in descending order of importance
as set forth in 10 CFR Part 605:
1. Scientific and/or technical merit of the project;
2. Appropriateness of the proposed method or approach;
3. Competency of applicant's personnel and adequacy of proposed
resources; and
4. Reasonableness and appropriateness of the proposed budget.
General information about development and submission of
applications, eligibility, limitations, evaluations and selection
processes, and other policies and procedures are contained in the
Application Guide for the Office of Energy Research Financial
Assistance Program and 10 CFR Part 605. The Application Guide is
available from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fusion Energy
Sciences, Office of Energy Research, ER-55, 19901 Germantown Road,
Germantown, Maryland 20874-1290. Telephone requests may be made by
calling (301) 903-3421. Electronic access to ER's Financial Assistance
Guide is possible via the Internet using the following Web site
address:
http://www.er.doe.gov/production/grants/grants.html
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 September 10, 1996.
John Rodney Clark,
Associate Director for Resource Management, Office of Energy Research.
[FR Doc. 96-24298 Filed 9-20-96; 8:45 am]
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