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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
DE-FOA-0000408
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Oct 26, 2010
Creation Date:
Oct 26, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Dec 09, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Dec 09, 2010
Archive Date:
Mar 09, 2011
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Education
Energy
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
7
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$2,125,242
Award Ceiling:
$300,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
81.057
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University Coal Research
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Description
Through its annual Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DE-FOA-0000408, entitled "Support of Advanced Coal Research at U.S. Colleges and Universities", the University Coal Research (UCR) Program supports the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and the National Energy Technology Laboratory's mission by supporting long-term, high-risk meritorious fundamental research that advances the science of coal technologies at U.S. colleges and universities. Since its inception in FY1979, the UCR Program has maintained three objectives, to be achieved simultaneously, which are: (1) to improve our understanding of the chemical and physical processes involved in the conversion and utilization of coal in an environmentally acceptable manner; (2) to maintain and upgrade the coal research capabilities and facilities of U.S. colleges and universities; and (3) to support the education & training of our next generation of scientists and engine
ers.
