Funding opportunity for HBCUs

Posted By: Viola Dunn-Thigpen on September 24, 2010 Any inconsistency between the original printed document and the disk or electronic document shall be resolved by giving precedence to the printed document. Document Type: Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number: HR-FN-0610-EDU5 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Posted Date: Sep 20, 2010 Creation Date: Sep 20, 2010 Original Closing Date for Applications: Nov 01, 2010 Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 01, 2010 Archive Date: Dec 01, 2010 Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Education Category Explanation: Expected Number of Awards: Estimated Total Program Funding: Award Ceiling: Award Floor: CFDA Number(s): 77.006 -- U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Education Grant Program Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility: Hispanic-serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Agency Name Nuclear Regulatory Commission Description The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent agency, established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, tasked with licensing and regulating the Nation’s civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear material to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, to promote the common defense and security, and to protect the environment. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 authorized the NRC Nuclear Education Grant Program to support courses, studies, training, curricula, and disciplines pertaining to nuclear safety, nuclear security, nuclear environmental protection, and other fields that the Commission determines to be critical to the NRC’s regulatory mission. The NRC Nuclear Education Grant Program’s primary purpose is supporting and developing the educational infrastructure necessary to allow the Nation to safely move its nuclear energy initiatives forward. The NRC currently supports curriculum development in the following technical areas: Nuclear Engineering • Criticality safety courses for nuclear professionals • Thermal-hydraulics model development • Reactor physics • Nuclear power plant safety • Nuclear power plant design and operations (including operating and emergency operating procedures) • Fuel performance Radiochemistry and Radiobiology Health Physics • Health physics modeling • Dosimetry and measurements • Environmental transport, dissolution, and migration • Decontamination and decommissioning • Reprocessing, recycle chemistry, and technology courses Materials and Mechanical Engineering • Welding principles, and nondestructive examination (NDE) technology • Management of aging plants (components and systems) • Material corrosion Reliability and Risk Analysis Electrical Engineering • Power generation and distribution or electrical components • Digital instrumentation and control systems Safeguards and Security • Material control and accountability courses • Vulnerability analysis Human Factors and Human Reliability • Human factors modeling • Applied-experimental psychology, specializing in human performance and human factors Fire Protection Engineering • Fire Modeling for Fuel Cycle Facilities • Fire Modeling for Nuclear Power Plants Link to Full Announcement If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: M`Lita Carr Contracts Specialist Phone 301-492-3464 Mlita.Carr@nrc.gov Synopsis Modification History There are currently no modifications for this opportunity. Do you have a site for college grant opportunities like this? If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email!