The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced plans to provide $6 million in new research grants for Atmospheric System Research (ASR) program science.
Key details and deadlines:
- Funding opportunity DE-FOA-0003484 can be found on the DOE/Biological and Enviromental Research (BER) Funding Opportunities web page.
- Pre-application due date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 5 p.m. Eastern time.
- Pre-application response from DOE: Friday, January 24, 2025.
- Submission deadline for applications: Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
Successful applicants will focus their research on observational, data analysis, and/or modeling studies that use observations supported by DOE’s BER program, including the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility, to address one of the following research topics:
- atmospheric processes from ARM’s Coast-Urban-Rural Atmospheric Gradient Experiment (CoURAGE)
- high-latitude and Southern Ocean atmospheric processes using ARM observations.
“Researchers in the ASR community work on some of the most important and exciting questions facing atmospheric science today,” says ASR Program Manager Jeff Stehr. “This announcement will help fund critical research on cloud, aerosol, precipitation, and the radiative transfer processes that affect our planet’s radiative balance and hydrological cycle—especially those processes that limit the predictive ability of regional and global models.”
Funding will be awarded competitively based on peer review, and total award amounts are expected to range from $200,000 to $975,000, beginning in fiscal year 2025 (FY2025).
The funding opportunity announcement document outlines more details about the research topics, award amounts, length of research projects, eligibility, and other requirements. Pre-applications are required and will be reviewed by DOE program managers to determine their appropriateness for the preparation of an application.
Stehr advises those responding that a new pre-application format and new required elements have been introduced this year. “Please carefully review the pre-application instructions and note that using a previous year’s pre-application as a guide is not recommended.”
- Full details and application instructions are available in FY2025 funding announcement DE-FOA-0003484 on the DOE/BER Funding Opportunities web page.
- Pre-applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
- DOE will respond to pre-application submitters, informing them whether a full application is encouraged or discouraged by Friday, January 24, 2025. Full applications will be due Thursday, February 27, 2025.
ARM is a DOE Office of Science user facility operated by nine DOE national laboratories.