[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51302-51303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21506]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Nuclear Medicine Education Award Program

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Program Interest.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces a university 
grant program providing support for the development of graduate and 
postgraduate academic curricula in nuclear medicine studies and 
applications including nuclear pharmacy. The support includes 
individual grants up to $120,000 a year for up to three years to 
support faculty, academic staff, and laboratory equipment and 
instrumentation. The total funding for this award program is $500,000 
per year for three years. The specific goal of these grants is to 
increase the number of graduate students enrolled in these programs.

DATES: Opening date: September 5, 2000, and closing date: October 23, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: Complete details, instructions on how to apply, opening and 
closing dates and the forms may be obtained from the DOE NE home page 
on the Internet at: http://www.ne.doe.gov. The formal solicitation 
document will be disseminated electronically as solicitation number DE-
PS01-00NE22918 through the Department's Industry Interactive 
Procurement System (IIPS) home page located at https://doe-iips.pr.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Pantaleo, Program Manager, at 
301-903-2525 and Phyllis Morgan, Contract Specialist at 202-426-0064.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This effort is part of the DOE Advanced 
Nuclear Medicine Initiative (ANMI) that was inaugurated Fiscal Year 
2000. The purpose of the ANMI is to support broad-based research on new 
uses of isotopes including alpha emitters for the diagnosis and therapy 
of life threatening diseases or other innovative medical applications, 
and to support nuclear medicine educational programs.
    Effective October 1, 1999, the IIPS system became the primary way 
for the Office of Headquarters Procurement Services to conduct 
competitive acquisitions and financial assistance transactions. IIPS 
provides the medium for disseminating solicitations, receiving 
financial assistance applications and proposals, evaluating, and 
awarding various instruments in a paperless environment. All documents 
included in your applications should be submitted in the Microsoft Word 
format. To get more information about IIPS and to register your 
organization, go to https://doe-iips.pr.doe.gov. Follow the link on the 
IIPS home page to the Secure Services Page. Registration is a 
prerequisite to the submission of an application, and applicants are 
encouraged to register as soon as possible. When registering, all 
applicants should use the same North American Industry Classifications 
System number: 325412. A help document, which describes how IIPS

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works, can be found at the bottom of the Secure Services Page.

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 17, 2000.
Carol Rueter,
Director, Program Services Division, Office of Headquarters Procurement 
Services.
[FR Doc. 00-21506 Filed 8-22-00; 8:45 am]
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