[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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