# U.S. Industry Opportunities for Uranium Production Technology Development

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0002491-u-s-industry-opportunities-for-uranium-production-technology/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333033

> Idaho Field Office offered grants of up to $1.4 million to nonprofits, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $1.4 million in total. Applications closed on June 25, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0002491 |
| Agency | Idaho Field Office |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 25, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $1.4 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $1.4 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.121 |

## Who can apply

- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses

This FOA provides award opportunities to United States-owned industry entities. United States means the several States, the District of Columbia, and all commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the United States. DOE has restricted eligibility for award in accordance with 2 CFR 910.126(b). It has been determined necessary to restrict eligibility to apply as a prime recipient to entities meeting the definition above, foreign entities, foreign public entities, foreign organizations, state and local governments, institutes of higher education and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers/National Laboratories (FFRDC/NL), are not eligible to participate as a prime applicant. This eligibility restriction does not apply to subrecipients, subawards, vendors, or team members of the prime/lead applicant.

## What the grant funds

The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Office of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Supply Chain (NE-4), conducts Research and Development (R&D) focused on technological advances for the front and back end of the nuclear fuel cycle. One area of research includes Uranium Mining, Conversion, and Transportation (UMCAT) R&D activities. The goal of this program is to fund R&D for technological advances that benefit the front end of the nuclear fuel cycle and enable competitive domestic uranium production and supply chain stability. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to fund projects that enable cost competitive domestic uranium production and conserve water. Specifically, this FOA seeks proposals for R&D projects focused on uranium mining water treatment technologies that reduce the volume of water usage associated with and/or improve extraction efficiency and resource utilization for uranium production. This may include subsurface in situ treatment as well as surface treatment processes for in situ recovery (ISR) and processing facilities, as well as conventional mines and mills. Applicants are invited to provide a proposed project with a project period of up to two years that supports the objective of achieving cost-reducing water treatment technologies, which could be employed rapidly following the successful completion of the FOA. The proposed project should show how the proposed work addresses current gaps in technology. Proposals should demonstrate reduction in water use, reduced costs, and/or improvements to resource utilization and efficiencies in uranium production. Proposals should demonstrate the ability of proposed technologies and improvements to be adopted quickly by United States uranium producers following the completion of the project. The ability for rapid adoption includes the ability of new technologies to meet or exceed all pertinent federal, state, and local environmental regulations governing water treatment and use. The following changes were incorporated with Amendment 000001 (06/10/2021): • Make administrative changes, such as spelling, format, clarifications etc. • Section III.A. "Eligible Applicants" was updated to clarify eligibility. • Section V.A.2. "Merit Review Criteria" was updated to include the relative weight for each criterion.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0002491 still open?

No. It closed on June 25, 2021. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003577, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).

### Who can apply for U.S. Industry Opportunities for Uranium Production Technology Development?

Idaho Field Office accepted applications from nonprofits, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for U.S. Industry Opportunities for Uranium Production Technology Development?

Closed June 25, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.4 million each. About $1.4 million in total across about 2 awards.

### Who has won Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Us SFR Owner LLC, X Energy, LLC, CFPP LLC. The program made 464 awards worth $3.2 billion in that time.