CINR Notice of Funding Opportunity
Fiscal Year 2026 CINR NOFO
Each year, the NSUF seeks proposals that will utilize NSUF irradiation, post irradiation examination, and beamline capabilities through the Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research (CINR) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Through the NSUF CINR topic areas, NSUF provides no cost access to world class capabilities to facilitate the advancement of nuclear science and technology.
In addition to access to state of the art facilities, the NSUF provides technical assistance including the design and analysis of reactor experiments. NSUF Technical Leads can be found on the Contacts page.
Application information is available in Part IV in the FY26 CINR NOFO.
Important Dates
All deadlines are at 5 p.m. ET
| Letter of Intent | January 5, 2026 5:00 PM EST |
| R&D/NSUF Pre-Applications | January 28, 2026 5:00 PM EST |
| Full R&D/NSUF and IRP Applications | June 9, 2026 5:00 PM EST |
Duplication of NSUF Program Activities
Proposals that completely duplicate previous or on-going NSUF, Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD), or other DOE-NE supported studies will not be considered. A complete list of NSUF awards can be found under the R&D section on neup.inl.gov website. In addition, please review recent competitive awards, R&D program websites, and documents.
Data Management Plan
Consult the FY26 CINR NOFO for specific requirements on Data Management Plans for applications to this NOFO.
For information about the Nuclear Research Data System (NRDS), email [email protected] or visit nrds.inl.gov.
Additional Resources
- FY26 CINR NOFO Webinar and Question and Answers
- Acknowledging the NSUF
- NSUF projects: This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy under DOE Idaho Operations Office Contract DE-AC07-05ID14517 as part of Nuclear Science User Facilities award #_______.
- HPC work: This research made use of Idaho National Laboratory's High Performance Computing systems located at the Collaborative Computing Center and supported by the Office of Nuclear Energy of the U.S. Department of Energy and the Nuclear Science User Facilities under Contract No. DE-AC07-05ID14517.
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