DE-FOA-0002589: Scientific Discovery Through Advanced Computing (SCiDAC): Partnership in Nuclear Physics
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Genesis Mission Graduate Fellowship Pilot (DE-FOA-0003673). Status: Closes January 12, 2027 (66 days left). It is in our archive of Office of Science notices from 2021.
Office of Science offered grants of up to $2.8 million (at least $250,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make $35.0 million in total. Applications closed on April 26, 2022.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed December 20, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$2.8 million
- Award floor$250,000
- Total funding$35.0 million
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant
Key dates
| Posted | December 22, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | April 26, 2022 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | May 26, 2022 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to any type of organization.
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Office of Science Financial Assistance Program awards averaged $1.2 million; this notice allows up to $2.8 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (69% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The DOE SC programs in Nuclear Physics (NP) (https://science.osti.gov/np) and Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) (https://science.osti.gov/ascr) hereby announce their interest in receiving five-year, multi-institutional applications for the Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) Partnerships program (https://www.scidac.gov/). FOA invites new research applications for the SciDAC-5 Partnerships that enable or accelerate scientific discovery, aligned with the NP mission, through productive collaborations between nuclear physicists and applied mathematicians and/or computer scientists from the SciDAC Institutes to fully exploit the capabilities of DOE HPC. For the purposes of this FOA, the term "DOE HPC" (i.e., DOE High-End/High-Performance Computing facilities, e.g., see https://science.osti.gov/ascr/Facilities) has been expanded to include the high performance production computational systems at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), as well as those existing, or planned to be available by 2022, at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF), or similar DOE computing facilities. DOE HPC includes the exascale machines now planned for these Facilities (Perlmutter, Aurora, Frontier) within the period covered by this FOA, please consult the following websites for further information: https://www.nersc.gov/systems/perlmutter, https://alcf.anl.gov/aurora, https://www.olcf.ornl.gov/frontier https://science.osti.gov/ascr/Facilities/User-Facilities/Upgrades DOE High-End/High-Performance Computing (HPC) facilities, e.g., see https://science.osti.gov/ascr/Facilities
Who has won Office of Science Financial Assistance Program grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (81.049) awarded $7.7 billion across 6,205 grant awards, an average of $1.2 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University Foundation | Michigan | 84 | $573 million |
| General Atomics | California | 30 | $495 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | 101 | $275 million |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Massachusetts | 118 | $238 million |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | 61 | $201 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, DE-FOA-0003673, which is open now.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is DE-FOA-0002589 still open?
No. It closed on April 26, 2022. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003673, closes January 12, 2027 (66 days left).
Who can apply for Scientific Discovery Through Advanced Computing (SCiDAC): Partnership in Nuclear Physics?
Office of Science accepted applications from any type of organization.
What is the deadline for Scientific Discovery Through Advanced Computing (SCiDAC): Partnership in Nuclear Physics?
Closed April 26, 2022. 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 $2.8 million each. About $35.0 million in total.
Who has won Office of Science Financial Assistance Program grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Michigan State University Foundation, General Atomics, University of Wisconsin System. The program made 6,205 awards worth $7.7 billion in that time.