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DE-FOA-0002884: High-Energy-Density Laboratory Plasma Science

Closed Closed February 14, 2023 Opportunity DE-FOA-0002884

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 2022.

Office of Science offered grants of up to $900,000 (at least $150,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make $6.5 million in total. Applications closed on February 14, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed December 6, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Office of Science has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
DE-FOA-0003526January 16, 2025Closed March 27, 2025Closed
DE-FOA-0003222November 30, 2023Closed February 22, 2024Closed

Key dates

PostedDecember 6, 2022
DeadlineFebruary 14, 2023
Archived by Grants.govMarch 16, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The DOE SC program in Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) and the NNSA Defense Program (DP) Office of Experimental Sciences jointly announce their interests in receiving applications for new and renewal awards for research in the SC-NNSA Joint Program in High-Energy-Density (HED) laboratory plasmas. All individual researchers or groups of researchers planning to submit applications for new or renewal funding in Fiscal Year 2023 should submit applications in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

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.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Michigan State University FoundationMichigan84$573 million
General AtomicsCalifornia30$495 million
University of Wisconsin SystemWisconsin101$275 million
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts118$238 million
University of IllinoisIllinois61$201 million

Top states: California ($1.5 billion), Michigan ($707 million), Massachusetts ($509 million), Illinois ($461 million), New York ($445 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-0002884 still open?

No. It closed on February 14, 2023. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003673, closes January 12, 2027 (66 days left).

Who can apply for High-Energy-Density Laboratory Plasma Science?

Office of Science accepted applications from any type of organization.

What is the deadline for High-Energy-Density Laboratory Plasma Science?

Closed February 14, 2023. 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 $900,000 each. About $6.5 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.

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