Federal grant programs / Department of Homeland Security

National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program (97.130)

Also known as National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program Nuclear Forensics Research Award ((NNFEDP NFRA)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$4.4 million
• Grant awards8
• Typical award$299,420
• Awarded in FY 2025$0
• Size rank1,643 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements, project grants

Key findings

• It is the 1643rd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 8 largest recipients received 101% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 6 states and territories.

What the program funds

The objectives of this program are: (1) to provide a stable foundation from which to develop and maintain the nuclear forensics workforce; (2) to provide an academic pathway from undergraduate to post-doctorate study in disciplines directly relevant to nuclear forensics, including but not limited to radiochemistry, geochemistry, nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, materials science, and analytical chemistry; and (3) to increase a diverse and highly talented cadre of new and emerging forensics experts who will fill specific expertise gaps in the area of nuclear forensics, an important homeland security mission. These objectives are aligned with the Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act, P.L.111-140, reaffirmed in Sections 1923(a)(12) and 1926 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-296 (codified as amended at 6 U.S.C. §§ 592(a)(12), 596). The following goals have been established to meet these objectives: • Recruit and produce a new generation of leaders and technical experts in a wide range of fields relevant to nuclear forensics. • Enhance the ability for universities and the national and defense laboratories to work collaboratively on advanced research in the nuclear forensics field. • Implement nuclear forensics research awards to encourage undergraduate and graduate students to perform forensic-related research in collaboration with academic professors and researchers at the national laboratories. These awards promote research that advances nuclear forensics methods, such as detection, characterization of materials, and analysis of signatures, while encouraging universities to invest in these types of programs, and feed students into post-doctoral/permanent staff positions in nuclear forensics at the national laboratories or federal agencies.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Refer to the program guidance.

What the money can and cannot pay for

These funds will be used to select an entity to administer the NNFEDP program. As the program administrator, the selected recipient will issue funds to eligible students or institutions of higher education for the following: materials, supplies, laboratory equipment/facilities upgrades, travel, publications costs, subcontractor and supporting costs required for technical and other activities necessary to achieve the objective. Restrictions on use of funds will be identified in the announcement, program guidance and award provisions. Refer to program guidance for further information.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Refer to the funding opportunity announcements.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to colleges and universities.

By state

2 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Georgia and Nevada.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.