Grants to USA Minority-Serving IHEs to Enhance Scientific

Grants to USA Minority-Serving IHEs to Enhance Scientific Programming

Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW)

GrantWatch ID# 207521

Agency: Federal

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Funding Source

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - Office of Science (SC) - Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

CFDA Number: 81.049

Funding or PIN Number: DE-FOA-0002929

Geographic Focus

All USA
USA Territories: American Samoa (USA); Guam (USA); Puerto Rico (USA); Virgin Islands (USA); Northern Mariana Islands (USA);

Important Dates

LOI Date: 02/21/23
Deadline: 04/25/23 11:59 PM ET Save

Grant Description

Grants to USA minority-serving institutions of higher education to enhance scientific programming. Applicants are required to submit a pre-application prior to a full application. Funding is intended to support research in the following areas: bioenergy, biosystem design, and environmental microbiome.

Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) aims to build foundations for Office of Science (SC) research and training at institutions historically underrepresented in the SC research portfolio. RENEW leverages SC’s unique national laboratories, user facilities, and other research infrastructures to provide undergraduate and graduate training opportunities for students and academic institutions not currently well represented in the U.S. science and technology (S&T) ecosystem. The hands-on experiences gained through RENEW will open new career avenues for participants, forming a nucleus for a future pool of talented young scientists, engineers, and technicians with the critical skills and expertise needed for the full breadth of SC research activities. Principal Investigators, key personnel, and students of RENEW awards will be invited to participate in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) researcher meetings and/or SC-wide professional development and collaborator events.

The DOE SC program in BER hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for RENEW grants that will target student experiential training and building capacity in BER-relevant programs at non-R1 Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Funding may be requested to support experiential training and mentoring activities in partnership with DOE National Laboratories conducting BERrelevant science and/or with one or more of BER’s research efforts at the DOE National Laboratories and/or the Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs). BER has a goal to broaden and diversify institutional representation in its research portfolio. BER recognizes there are many academic scientists at institutions not currently supported by BER who have limited familiarity with BER programs and research support; BER further recognizes that such barriers to engagement in research and student training can be surmounted by fostering partnerships and collaborations, particularly with BER-supported long-term research activities, and supporting institutional capacity building activities. To help provide technical assistance for student experiential training and advance the goal of broadening institutional participation, this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will provide funding for institutions to: 1) develop biological and environmental science training capacity and research at non-R1 MSIs; and 2) foster sustained undergraduate and graduate student training and participation in BER-relevant research through new collaborations.

Information about BER research can be found at https://science.osti.gov/ber/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2023/SC_FOA_0002929.pdf#page=10.

Priorities can be found at https://science.osti.gov/ber/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2023/SC_FOA_0002929.pdf#page=14.

Allowable costs can be found at https://science.osti.gov/ber/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2023/SC_FOA_0002929.pdf#page=18.

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Additional Eligibility Criteria

Domestic applicants except nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995, that are classified as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) and NOT listed as a R1 Research Institution will be eligible for this FOA.

This FOA uses the Department of Education 2021 eligibility determination of an institution’s MSI status (https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/idues/2022eligibilitymatrix.xlsx) and the R1 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education (https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/lookup/srp.php?clq=%7B%22basic2005_ids%22%3A%2215%22%7D).

Any institution that either receives funding through a Department of Education MSI funding program (coded 6 on the matrix) or that is eligible to receive such funding (coded 5 on the matrix) will be considered an MSI for this FOA. As a result, and in accordance with 2 CFR 910.126, competition and eligibility for award are restricted to applicants that are classified as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) and not listed as a R1 Research Institution. The goal of the BER-RENEW program is to increase participation of underrepresented groups in BER’s research portfolio. SC-BER is fully committed to advancing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive research community which is key to providing the scientific and technical expertise for U.S. scientific leadership. This program is intended to leverage BER’s research at the national laboratories, user facilities, and Bioenergy Research Centers to provide training and research opportunities for students and faculty from non-R1 MSIs and HBCUs, currently underrepresented in the BER portfolio. Institutions with the R1 Carnegie Classification are excluded from applying. Please see Full Announcement for further clarification.

Individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as a Principal Investigator (PI) are invited to work with their organizations to develop an application. Individuals from underrepresented groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply.

Ineligible

DOE/NNSA National Laboratories are not eligible to submit applications under this FOA but may be proposed as subrecipients under another organization’s application.

Non-DOE/NNSA FFRDCs are neither eligible to submit applications under this FOA nor to be proposed as subrecipients under another organization’s application.

Other Federal Agencies are neither eligible to submit applications under this FOA nor to be proposed as subrecipients under another organization’s application.

Pre-Proposal Conference

Informational Webinar for FY23 BER RENEW FOA: January 26th, 1pm EST.

This webinar will cover the Biological and Environmental Research (BER) RENEW FOA. This FOA will support HBCUs and non-R1 MSIs in developing experiential training and mentoring activities in partnership with DOE National Laboratories conducting BER-relevant science and/or with one or more of BER’s research efforts at the DOE National Laboratories and/or the Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs).

Register at https://science-doe.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_OkWj4nNqRY6jlBamQQwKjg

Pre-Application Information

Timeline:
- FOA Issue Date: January 9, 2023
- Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications: February 21, 2023 at 5:00 pm ET
- A Pre-Application is required. Pre-Applications must be submitted by an authorized institutional official
- Pre-Application Response Date: March 8, 2023 at 5:00 pm ET
- Submission Deadline for Applications: April 25, 2023 at 11:59 pm ET

You are encouraged to transmit your application well before the deadline. Applications may be submitted at any time between the publication of this FOA and the stated deadline.

Pre-applications are created in the software system of your choice and must be submitted electronically through the DOE SC Portfolio Analysis and Management System (PAMS) website. You cannot draft or edit a pre-application in PAMS.

Applications in response to this FOA must be submitted through Grants.gov.

View this Opportunity on Grants.gov:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345289

Watch the Informational Webinar recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGsM8k_NsoA

Additional Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$6,000,000

Number of Grants

Approximately 7 to 9 awards are expected

Estimated Size of Grant

Ceiling: $800,000 total award
Applications requesting more than this amount of support may be declined without further review.

Floor: $300,000 total award
Applications requesting less than this amount of support may be declined without further review.

Term of Contract

DOE anticipates making awards with a project period of three years.

Continuation funding (funding for the second and subsequent budget periods) is contingent on: (1) availability of funds appropriated by Congress and future year budget authority; (2) progress towards meeting the objectives of the approved application; (3) submission of required reports; and (4) compliance with the terms and conditions of the award.

Contact Information

PAMS: https://pamspublic.science.energy.gov

Technical/Scientific Program Contact:
Biological Systems Sciences Division (BSSD)
- Dawn Adin: Dawn.Adin@science.doe.gov
- Shing Kwok: Shing.Kwok@science.doe.gov

Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences Division (EESSD)
- Brian Benscoter: Brian.Benscoter@science.doe.gov
- Shaima Nasiri: Shaima.Nasiri@science.doe.gov

Questions relating to the Grants.gov registration process, system requirements, how an application form works, or the submittal process must be directed to Grants.gov at 1-800-518-4726 or support@Grants.gov. DOE cannot answer these questions. Please only contact the Grants.gov help desk for questions related to Grants.gov.

For help with PAMS, click the “PAMS Help” link on the PAMS website, https://pamspublic.science.energy.gov/. You may also contact the PAMS Help Desk, which can be reached Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM Eastern Time. Telephone: (855) 818- 1846 (toll free) or (301) 903-9610, Email: sc.pams-helpdesk@science.doe.gov. All submission and inquiries about this FOA should reference the FOA number on the cover of this Announcement. Please contact the PAMS help desk for technological issues with the PAMS system.

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