[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 77 (Tuesday, April 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19561-19562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10336]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Rocky Flats Field Office; Notice of Intent To Solicit 
Applications Competitiveness for Financial Assistance

AGENCY: Rocky Flats Field Office (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of intent to solicit competitive applications/proposals 
for financial assistance.

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SUMMARY: The Rocky Flats Field Office (RFFO) of the Department of 
Energy is entrusted to contribute to the welfare of the nation by 
providing the scientific foundation, technology, policy and 
institutional leadership necessary to achieve efficiency in energy use, 
diversity in energy sources, a more productive and competitive economy, 
improved environmental quality, and a secure National defense. RFFO 
intends to fund a series of grants in special emphasis programs to 
encourage programs to train Native American, African American, Hispanic 
American, Asian-Pacific American, Women and Disabled students to pursue 
training in the fields of sciences and engineering; and to fund local 
community projects contributing to diversity-related programs.

DATES: Applications may be submitted at any time within 30 days from 
the date of this announcement. Applications received within 30 days 
from the date of this announcement, will be considered; applications 
received after that date may or may not be considered depending on the 
status of proposal review and selection.

ADDRESSES: Department of Energy, Rocky Flats Field Office, Contracts 
and Assets Division, P.O. Box 928, B460, Golden, Colorado 80402-0928.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shirley Johnson, Department of Energy Rocky Flats Field Office, P.O. 
Box 928, B460, Golden, Colorado 80402-0928, (303) 966-9734 for 
application forms and additional information. Completed applications or 
proposal must be sent to the addresses heading.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There has been no previous DOE RFFO 
solicitation/award made under this program. DOE is under no obligation 
to pay for any costs associated with the preparation or submission of 
applications/proposals. DOE reserves the right to fund, in whole or in 
part, any, all, or none of the applications/proposals submitted in 
response to this notice.

Availability of Fiscal Year 1997 Funds

    With this publication; DOE RFFO is announcing the availability of 
up to $500,000 in grant funds for fiscal year 1997. RFFO anticipates 
that six or less grants will be made for a total not to exceed 
$500,000. The awards will be made through a competitive process. 
Projects may cover a period of up to 3 yeas.

Restricted Eligibility

    Eligible applicants for the purposes of funding under this notice 
include organizations residing in Colorado proposing to implement 
minority science and engineering projects in Colorado as described in 
the summary section of this announcement. Applicants are encouraged to 
propose project cost-sharing or sharing of inkind services or 
resources. The awards will be made through a competitive process to 
organizations and institutions located in the State of Colorado. The 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number assigned to this program 
is 81.502.

Evaluation Criteria

    Applications will be reviewed by a panel composed of Department of 
Energy RFFO representatives. Successful proposal(s) will be selected on 
the opinion of panel members of proposals most able to meet the 
objectives listed in the summary section of this announcement and best 
able to meet the needs of this office.
    DOE RFFO hereby reserves the right to fund, in part or whole, any, 
all, or none of the proposals submitted in response to this request. 
All applicants will be notified in writing of the action taken on their 
applications. Applicants should allow approximately 90 days for DOE 
evaluation. The status of any application during the evaluation and 
selection process will not be discussed with applicants. Unsuccessful 
applications will not be returned to the applicant.


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    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on April 10, 1997.
Hugh G. Miller,
Contracting Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-10336 Filed 4-21-97; 8:45 am]
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