DOE-NE has released the FY 2018 Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research (CINR) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). The FOA contains workscopes for NEUP, NEET, and NSUF research areas. Changes to the FY 2018 CINR FOA include:
- No pre-applications for NEUP or NEET-CTD R&D
- Two new workscopes for R&D
- No IRP workscope
- PI’s are only eligible to compete as many applications as they may have with existing eligibility requirements
- All NSUF applications require the NSUF Access Request (a combination of the LOI and pre-app)
- NSUF-2 will be out of phase (delayed) with respect to the rest of the FY 2018 CINR process
- FY 2018 projects are scheduled to begin on Oct 1, 2018
Note: The NSUF Access Requests (required for NSUF-1, NEAMS-2, and NSUF-2) are due on an aggressive timeline so PIs who are submitting in these areas are encouraged to engage with NSUF staff to complete their applications as soon as possible. Guidance for submitting the Access Request is available here: FY 2018 NSUF Access Request Guidance
Revised CINR Schedule:
October 25, 2017: Informational webinar detailing process changes and scope updates. Register for the webinar here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1983443496345981954
November 8, 2017: NSUF Access Requests Due
January 12, 2018: NSUF Statement of Work for NSUF-1 and NEAMS-2 Workscopes Due
January 23, 2018: Full R&D/NSUF-1 Applications Due
April 26, 2018: NSUF Statement of Work for NSUF-2 Workscope Due
May 17, 2018: NSUF-2 Full Applications Due
FY 2018 Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research FOA (DE-FOA-0001772)
Additional Resources
FY 2018 R&D Technical Points of Contact