U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Funding Opportunity Announcement, Nuclear Education Curricula Development Grant, Fiscal Year 2011

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	Federal Grant Title:	U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Funding Opportunity Announcement, Nuclear Education Curricula Development Grant, Fiscal Year 2011
	CFDA Number:	77.006
	CFDA Description:	U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Education Grant Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Nuclear Regulatory Commission
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	HR-FN-0610-EDU5
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Sep 20, 2010
	Creation Date:	Sep 20, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 01, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 01, 2010
	Archive Date:	Dec 01, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Hispanic-serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
Grant Description: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent agency, established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, tasked with licensing and regulating the Nation's civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear material to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, to promote the common defense and security, and to protect the environment. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 authorized the NRC Nuclear Education Grant Program to support courses, studies, training, curricula, and disciplines pertaining to nuclear safety, nuclear security, nuclear environmental protection, and other fields that the Commission determines to be critical to the NRC's regulatory mission. The NRC Nuclear Education Grant Program's primary purpose is supporting and developing the educational infrastructure necessary to allow the Nation to safely move its nuclear energy initiatives forward. The NRC currently supports curriculum development in the following technical areas: Nuclear Engineering - Criticality safety courses for nuclear professionals - Thermal-hydraulics model development - Reactor physics - Nuclear power plant safety - Nuclear power plant design and operations (including operating and emergency operating procedures) - Fuel performance Radiochemistry and Radiobiology Health Physics - Health physics modeling - Dosimetry and measurements - Environmental transport, dissolution, and migration - Decontamination and decommissioning - Reprocessing, recycle chemistry, and technology courses Materials and Mechanical Engineering - Welding principles, and nondestructive examination (NDE) technology - Management of aging plants (components and systems) - Material corrosion Reliability and Risk Analysis Electrical Engineering - Power generation and distribution or electrical components - Digital instrumentation and control systems Safeguards and Security - Material control and accountability courses - Vulnerability analysis Human Factors and Human Reliability - Human factors modeling - Applied-experimental psychology, specializing in human performance and human factors Fire Protection Engineering - Fire Modeling for Fuel Cycle Facilities - Fire Modeling for Nuclear Power Plants
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: M`Lita Carr Contracts Specialist Phone 301-492-3464

Mlita.Carr@nrc.gov [Mlita.Carr@nrc.gov]
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