CINR Funding Opportunity Announcement
Each year, NSUF seeks proposals that will utilize NSUF irradiation, post-irradiation examination and beamline capabilties through the Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research (CINR) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). NSUF Technical Leads can be found on the Contacts page. Through the NSUF CINR workscopes, 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, NSUF provides technical assistance including the design and analysis of reactor experiments.
How to Submit a Proposal
The FY 2020 CINR Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is now available. The Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) has eight work scopes in the FOA:
- FC-2.5: NSUF Separate Effects Testing in TREAT using Standard Test Capsules
- NSUF 1.1: Testing of Advanced Materials for Sensors and Advanced Sensors for Nuclear Applications
- NSUF 1.2: Irradiation Testing of Materials Produced by Innovative Manufacturing Techniques
- NSUF 1.3: Nuclear Materials Discovery and Qualification Initiative
- NSUF 2.1: Core and Structural Materials
- NSUF 2.2: Nuclear Fuel Behavior and Advanced Nuclear Fuel Development
- NSUF 2.3: Advanced In-reactor Instrumentation
- NSUF 2.4: High Performance Computing at Idaho National Laboratory
NSUF 1 and 2 work scopes can be led by university, national laboratory, or industry principal investigators. FC-2.5 must be led by a university principal investigator. All NSUF 2 work scopes are access only and do not include research and development funding.
If you have questions during the process or would like more information about the NSUF work scopes or processes, contact Lindy Bean.
Important Dates
All deadlines are 7 p.m. ET
| September 4, 2019 | Letter of Intent (Mandatory only for NSUF Applications) |
| September 24, 2019 | R&D/NSUF Pre-Applications (Mandatory except for IRPs) |
| November 21, 2019 | NSUF Preliminary Statement of Work |
| January 23, 2020 | NSUF Final Statement of Work |
| February 11, 2020 | Full R&D Applications |
For Partner Institution Technical Leads (not PIs from partner institutions)
| December 5, 2019 | Preliminary cost estimate |
| January 30, 2020 | Final cost esimates |
Additional Resources
- CINR Webinar Work Scope Presentations
- FY 2020 R&D Technical Points of Contact
- FY 2020 CINR Eligibility Flowchart
- Nuclear Science and Engineering Sourcebook
Contact Us
Lindy Bean
208-526-4662
