[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56924-56925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28493]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Research
Energy Research Financial Assistance Program Notice 99-02; 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.
DATES: To permit timely consideration for awards in FY 1999, formal
applications in response to this notice should be received on or before
February 3, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Completed formal applications referencing Program Notice 99-
02 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 99-02. 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,
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Maryland 20874-1290. Telephone: (301) 903-4597. E-mail:
ron.mcknight@oer.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Plasma Physics Junior Faculty
Development Program was 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. Applications from Junior Faculty involved in any
areas of plasma physics research, not only magnetic fusion, are
welcomed and encouraged. Emphasis is to be placed on basic plasma
science research. For applications to be 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. 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.
It is anticipated that annual funding levels up to $150,000 per
award may be made available for grants under this notice during FY
1999, contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds. Funding
for equipment above this level will be considered on a case-by-case
basis. DOE may make up to three awards during FY 1999, depending on the
number of meritorious applications and the availability of appropriated
funds. 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 Office of Energy Research 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 which is available on the World
Wide Web at: 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 October 1, 1998.
John Rodney Clark,
Associate Director for Resource Management, Office of Energy Research.
[FR Doc. 98-28493 Filed 10-22-98; 8:45 am]
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