OFFICE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
CONTINUATION OF SOLICITATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM NOTICE 96-01
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
ACTION: Annual notice of continuation of availability of grants and cooperative agreements.
SUMMARY: The Office of Energy Research (ER) of the Department of Energy hereby announces its continuing interest in receiving applications for cooperative agreements and grants supporting work in the following programs: Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy, Applied Mathematical Sciences, Multi-Program Energy Laboratory - Facilities Support, Science Education Programs, High Energy and Nuclear Physics, and Energy Research Analysis activities. On September 3, 1992, DOE published in the Federal Register (57FR40582) a solicitation for this program which contained information about submission of applications, eligibility, limitations, evaluation and selection processes and other policies and procedures which are specified in 10 CFR Part 605.
DATES: Applications may be submitted at any time in response to this notice of availability, but, in all cases, must be received by DOE on or before October 31, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Applicants may obtain forms and additional information from Director, Grants and Contracts Division, Office of Energy Research, ER-64, U.S. Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874-1290 (301) 903-5212. Completed applications must be sent to this same address. Electronic access to ER's Financial Assistance Guide is possible via the Internet using the following E-mail address: http://www.er.doe.gov/
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As mentioned above, the solicitation for the Office of Energy Research Financial Assistance Program was published in the Federal Register. This solicitation specifies the policies and procedures which govern the application, evaluation, and selection processes for grants and cooperative agreements. It is anticipated that approximately $460 million will be available for award in FY 1996. The DOE is under no obligation to pay for any costs associated with the preparation or submission of an application. DOE reserves the right to fund, in whole or in part, any, all, or none of the applications submitted in response to this notice.
Issued in Washington, D.C., on October 16, 1995. .
D. D. Mayhew
Associate Director
Office of Resource Management
Office of Energy Research