[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17649-17650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9001]
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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
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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 on or before May 12, 1999.
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
Management Division, P.O. Box 928, B460, Golden, Colorado 80402-0928
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hugh Miller, Department of Energy
Rocky Flats Field Office, P.O. Box 928, B460, Golden, Colorado 80402-
0928, (303) 966-7411, for application forms and additional information.
Completed applications or proposal must be sent to the addresses
heading.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 1999 Funds
With this publication; DOE RFFO is announcing the availability of
up to $300,000 in grant funds for fiscal year 1999. RFFO anticipates
that six or less grants will be made for a total not to exceed
$300,000. The awards will be made through a competitive process.
Projects may cover a period of up to 3 years.
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 in-kind 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 81.116.
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.
Issued in Golden, Colorado.
Dated: March 29, 1999.
Hugh G. Miller,
Contracting Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-9001 Filed 4-9-99; 8:45 am]
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