DE-FOA-0002890: Research on General Plasma Science Collaborative Research Facilities
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 2023.
Office of Science offered grants of up to $100,000 (at least $20,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on March 27, 2023.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed January 17, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$100,000
- Award floor$20,000
- Total funding$3.0 million
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant, Other
Other notices with this title
| Notice | Posted | Deadline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE-FOA-0003267 | February 21, 2024 | Closed April 29, 2024 | Closed |
Key dates
| Posted | January 17, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | March 27, 2023 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | April 26, 2023 |
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 $100,000 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 program in Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) hereby announces its interest in receiving new applications from U.S. researchers to carry out frontier plasma science research on one or more of the FES General Plasma Science (GPS) Program supported collaborative research facilities (CRFs). These include the Big Red Ball (BRB) and Madison Symmetric Torus (MST) experiments at the Wisconsin Plasma Physics Laboratory (WiPPL) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, the Large Plasma Device (LAPD) in the Basic Plasma Science Facility (BaPSF) at the University of California – Los Angeles, the DIII-D Frontier Science Campaign at General Atomics, the Magnetized Dusty Plasma Experiment (MDPX) at the Magnetized Plasma Research Laboratory (MPRL) at Auburn University, and the low-temperature Plasma Research Facility (PRF) at Sandia National Laboratories and Princeton Collaborative Research Facility (PCRF) at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
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-0002890 still open?
No. It closed on March 27, 2023. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003673, closes January 12, 2027 (66 days left).
Who can apply for Research on General Plasma Science Collaborative Research Facilities?
Office of Science accepted applications from any type of organization.
What is the deadline for Research on General Plasma Science Collaborative Research Facilities?
Closed March 27, 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 $100,000 each. About $3.0 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.