Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001904
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, through the Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES), released a discretionary funding opportunity titled "Research at the Frontiers of X-Ray Free Electron Laser Ultrafast Chemical and Materials Sciences" (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0001904). The program is centered on pushing forward the science enabled by x-ray free electron lasers (XFELs), with an emphasis on ultrafast chemical and materials research where extremely short x-ray pulses can capture rapid structural and electronic changes that are difficult or impossible to observe with conventional tools. In practical terms, the opportunity is meant to support research teams that can use or develop XFEL-based approaches to better understand how matter changes on very short time scales, including the mechanisms that drive chemical reactions and materials transformations.
The solicitation targets both experimental and theoretical work, reflecting the need to pair advanced measurements with models and simulations that can interpret what XFEL experiments reveal. BES is specifically looking for applications from small groups of investigators rather than large consortia, which signals an intent to fund focused, high-impact projects led by compact teams with clear scientific objectives. Projects may involve designing new experiments, improving measurement strategies, developing analysis methods, or creating theories and computational frameworks that explain ultrafast phenomena observed using XFEL capabilities.
The award mechanism is a grant under the broad category of science and technology and other research and development, aligned with CFDA number 81.049. The funding parameters indicate substantial support for individual projects, with an award ceiling of $1,500,000 per award and an expectation of about 15 awards. Taken together, those figures suggest BES anticipated a competitive portfolio of projects that are ambitious but still scoped to what a small investigator team can execute effectively within a typical federal grant timeframe.
Eligibility for this opportunity is listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to any type of applicant organization, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that may have been included in the full announcement text. This kind of open eligibility generally allows participation from universities, national laboratories, nonprofit research institutions, and potentially for-profit entities, provided they meet DOE requirements and any solicitation-specific conditions. The opportunity was posted on April 2, 2018, with an original application closing date of May 21, 2018, indicating a relatively standard submission window for assembling a research narrative, budget, and required federal forms.
Overall, DE-FOA-0001904 can be read as a targeted investment by BES in the next steps of ultrafast chemical and materials science using XFELs. The focus on both experiment and theory, combined with a preference for small teams and sizable per-award funding, reflects the program goal of accelerating frontier-level discoveries and methodological advances in how researchers probe and understand matter in motion on ultrafast time scales.Apply for DE FOA 0001904
- The Department of Energy - Office of Science, Office of Science in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "RESEARCH AT THE FRONTIERS OF X-RAY FREE ELECTRON LASER ULTRAFAST CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS SCIENCES" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.049.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 02, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 21, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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