GuidetoFY2016DOEResearchFunding-USC.pdfVIP

3/12/2015 1 Guide to FY2016 Research Funding at the Department of Energy (DOE) Contact: James Murday, DC Office of Research Advancement 202 824 5863, murday@ Executive Summary and Index This document provides succinct insights into the various DOE funding opportunities for University research, with special attention to changes anticipated in FY2016. The mission of the Energy Department is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. Basic research is funded through the Office of Science (SC). Applied research is funded through Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (EDER), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Fossil Energy (FE), Nuclear Energy (NE), ARPA‐E, and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Innovation Hubs, Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (Advanced Manufacturing) and BioEnergy Centers are large‐scale Center opportunities. Descriptive of DOE basic research funding modalities page(s) Brief descriptions of the DOE agencies and funding mechanisms pertinent to USC 3 ‐ 5 Resources for additional basic research information 6 Table 1: FY11/13 DOE basic and applied research funding at Univ. (~$1B/yr) 7 Table 2: DOE requested basic research funding pertinent to Universities 8 ‐ 9 Descriptive of DOE applied research funding modalities An overview of the DOE agencies and funding mechanisms pertinent to USC. 10 ‐ 11 Table 3: DOE requested applied research funding pertinent to Universities 12 Appendix 1: FY2016 DOE Basic Research ‐ New Programs and/or Program Change Essentially level funded expect for the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Computational Material Sciences, and Climate and Earth System Modeling programs. $M growth from FY15 page(s) Basic Energy Sciences (BES) M