[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57585-57586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23071]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Notice 02-26: High 
Energy Physics Outstanding Junior Investigator Program

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice inviting grant applications.

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SUMMARY: The Division of High Energy Physics of the Office of Science 
(SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in 
receiving grant applications for support under its Outstanding Junior 
Investigator (OJI) Program. Applications should be from tenure-track 
faculty investigators who are currently involved in experimental or 
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 individual research 
programs by 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.

DATES: To permit timely consideration for award in Fiscal Year 2003, 
formal applications submitted in response to this notice must be 
received before November 1, 2002.

ADDRESSES: We encourage you to submit formal applications in response 
to this solicitation electronically through DOE's Industry Interactive 
Procurement System (IIPS) at: http://e-center.doe.gov/ gov/. IIPS provides 
for the posting of solicitations and receipt of applications in a 
paperless environment via the Internet. Applications must be submitted 
through IIPS in PDF format by an authorized institutional business 
official. Questions regarding the operation of IIPS may be e-mailed to 
the IIPS Help Desk at:  center.doe.gov">HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov or you may call the 
help desk at (800) 683-0751. Further information on the use of IIPS by 
the Office of Science is available at: http://www.sc.doe.gov/production/grants/grants.html.
    If you are unable to submit the application through IIPS, formal 
applications may be sent to: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 
Science, Grants and Contracts Division, SC-64/Germantown Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290. ATTN: Program 
Notice 02-26.
    When submitting applications by U.S. Postal Service Express Mail, 
any commercial mail delivery service, or when hand carried by the 
applicant, the following address must be used: U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Science, Grants and Contracts Division, SC-64, 19901 
Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874-1290, ATTN: Program Notice 02-26.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jeffrey Mandula, Division of High 
Energy Physics, SC-221/Germantown Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290. Telephone: 
(301) 903-4829. E-Mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Outstanding Junior Investigator program 
was started in 1978 by the Department of Energy's Office of Science. A 
principal goal of this program is to identify exceptionally talented 
high energy physicists early in their careers and assist and facilitate 
the development of their research programs. Eligibility for awards 
under this notice is therefore restricted to non-tenured investigators 
who are conducting experimental or theoretical high energy physics or 
accelerator physics research. 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 
contributes importantly to the vigor of the U.S. High Energy Physics 
program. Applicants should request support under this notice for normal 
research project costs as required to conduct their proposed research 
activities. The full range of activities currently supported by the 
Division of High Energy Physics is eligible for support under this 
program.
    The DOE expects to make five to ten grant awards in Fiscal Year 
2003, to meet the objectives of this program. It is

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anticipated that approximately $500,000 will be available in Fiscal 
Year 2003, subject to availability of appropriated funds. In the recent 
past, awards have averaged $60,000 per year, with the number of awards 
determined by the number of excellent applications and the total funds 
available for this program. Multiple year funding of grant awards is 
expected, including renewal beyond the initial project period, as long 
as the recipient's tenure status is unchanged. Funding will be provided 
on an annual basis subject to availability of funds.
    Applications will be subjected to scientific merit review (peer 
review) and will be evaluated against the following criteria, which are 
listed in descending order of importance as set forth in 10 CFR part 
605.10(d):
    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 Science Financial Assistance 
Program and 10 CFR part 605. Electronic access to the application guide 
and required forms is available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.sc.doe.gov/production/grants/grants.html. DOE is under no 
obligation to pay for any costs associated with the preparation or 
submission of applications if an award is not made.


(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 4, 2002.
John Rodney Clark,
Associate Director of Science for Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 02-23071 Filed 9-10-02; 8:45 am]
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