U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Education Grant Program

 

The Curricula Development program provides assistance to accredited U.S. colleges and universities in support of courses, studies, training, curricula, and disciplines relevant to nuclear safety, nuclear security, nuclear environmental protection, or any other field that the Commission determines to be critical to its regulatory mission. The primary purpose is to support and develop the educational infrastructure necessary to allow the Nation to advance its nuclear energy initiatives.

Deleted 03/27/2024 (Archived.) 77.006 Nuclear Regulatory Commission B - Project Grants Not applicable. The Energy Policy Act of 2005, Section 651(c)(1), Public Law 109-58, 42 U.S.C. 2051(b), Statute 119,801 Applicants must be a U.S. public or private institution of higher education, accredited by the U.S. Department of Education. Accredited U.S. public or private institutions of higher education will benefit. Administration and cost will be determined in accordance with guidance in 2 CFR 200 for institutions of higher education. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Apply using the electronic application package required in the Funding Opportunity Announcement which enables NRC to receive the application from Grants.gov. Applications are processed by the assigned staff and approved by the NRC, based on a set of criteria established by the NRC, as stated in the Funding Opportunity Announcement. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 120 to 180 days. Please see the active Funding Opportunity Announcement for published response deadlines. Not applicable. Not applicable. Selection criteria, including exclusions as stated in the funding opportunity announcement, for support is based on the soundness of the proposed approach including objectives, methodology, plan of operation, timetable, expected products and results, evaluation, and dissemination plans. The applicant's capability to perform the project is assessed to the degree that the project will strengthen its teaching capacity; the competency of the proposed investigator or group to successfully pursue the project; the adequacy of the available and proposed facilities and resources; the necessity of the budget components requested in relation to the proposed project; and the relevance and importance to announced program objectives. This program provides funding to accredited post-secondary schools and institutions of higher education. Financial support in whole or in part may be provided for such purposes as salaries, materials and supplies, equipment,consultants, limited travel, and other justified program related expenses required for conducting the curricula development related activities. Restrictions on use of funds are specified in the funding opportunity announcement or the award document. Funding is provided for the purpose of creating, revising, or enhancing nuclear-related curricula that does not necessarily duplicate work already in process, is not already known to NRC, or has previously unrecognized merit. Performance Reports: The recipient shall adhere to the performance monitoring requirements as stipulated in the Terms and Conditions of the award document in compliance with 2 CFR 200. Not applicable. The recipient shall adhere to the records management requirements as stipulated in the Terms and Conditions of the award document in compliance with 2 CFR 200. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. The period of performance for project grants shall be a minimum of 2 years and generally does not exceed 3 years. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. None/Not specified. M'Lita Carr
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Two White Flint North
11545 Rockville Pike, Mail Stop: TWFN- 8E06M

Rockville, MD 20852 US
MLita.Carr@nrc.gov
Phone: 301-415-6869 https://www.nrc.gov 31-0200-0-1-276 (Project Grants) FY 18$0.00; FY 19 est $0.00; FY 20 Estimate Not Available FY 16$0.00; FY 17 est $0.00; - Award amounts range from $87,000.00 to $200,000.00. Reports, brochures, guidelines, and frequently asked question are available at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/grants.html. Not applicable.