Support of Advanced Coal Research at U.S. Colleges and Universities

Post Date

December 19th 2012

Application Due Date

February 6th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

DE-FOA-0000774

CFDA Number(s)

81.057

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Energy
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

8

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Private Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $2125242

• Award Range:

  $0 - $300000

Grant Description

Through its annual Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0000584, entitled ?Support of Advanced Coal Research at U.S. Colleges and Universities?, the University Coal Research (UCR) Program supports the Department of Energy?s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) mission by supporting long-term, high-risk meritorious fundamental research that advances the science of coal technologies at U.S. colleges and universities. Since its inception in FY1979, the UCR Program has maintained three objectives, to be achieved simultaneously, which are: (1) sustain a national university program of research in energy and environmental science and engineering related to coal through innovative and fundamental investigations pertinent to coal conversion and utilization; (2) to maintain and upgrade the coal research capabilities and facilities of U.S. colleges and universities; and (3) to support the education & training of our next generation of scientists and engineers.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Energy

• Office:

  National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Agency Contact:

  Mary Beth J. Pearse, Grants Specialist, 412-386-4949
  pearse@netl.doe.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  pearse@netl.doe.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  pearse@netl.doe.gov

• More Information:

  FedConnect