Joint Solicitation for The OFES-NNSA Joint Program in High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas

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Joint Solicitation for The OFES-NNSA Joint Program in High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas: SUMMARY: The Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES) of the Office of Science (SC) and the Defense Program (DP) of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), both of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), jointly announce their interests in receiving grant applications including renewals of existing grants in FY 2009 for research in the OFES-NNSA Joint Program in High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas (HEDLP). This Announcement is directed at researchers who are not affiliated with DOE national laboratories and government laboratories. Applications should clearly indicate in the Title Page and in the Executive Summary the research area or areas (i) (ii) identified in Section 1 the application is responding to. A companion Program Announcement to DOE Laboratories (LAB08-16) will be posted on the Office of Science Grants and Contracts web site at: http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/LAB08_16.html. LETTER OF INTENT DUE DATE: August 18, 2008 A Letter-of-Intent (LOI) to submit an application is REQUIRED and should be submitted by August 18, 2008. Failure to submit a LOI by an applicant may preclude the full application from due consideration. Electronic submission of the LOI and the formal application in PDF format is required. It is important that the submission be in a single PDF file. The LOI should clearly indicate the research area or areas identified in Section 1/Part I the application is responding to. The LOI should be submitted electronically by E-mail to [email protected], with a copy to [email protected] and [email protected]. Please include Letter of Intent for Notice DE-PS02-08ER08-16 in the subject line. The purpose of the LOI is to facilitate the OFES and NNSA in planning the review and the selection of potential reviewers for the proposal. For this purpose, the LOI must include a one-page abstract of the proposed research, and list the names and institutional affiliations of Principal Investigators, any Co-Principal Investigators, key investigators, collaborators, or consultants, so as to reveal any potential conflict of interest in the selection of reviewers for the application. For proposed investigations requiring access to experimental user facilities, confirmation of communication with the facility's point-of-contact should be indicated in the LOI. Preapplication. Preapplications are not required. FORMAL APPLICATION DUE DATE: September 11, 2008, 8 PM Eastern Time Applications must be submitted using Grants.gov. The Funding Opportunity Announcement can be found using the CFDA Number, 81.049 or the Funding Opportunity Announcement number, DE-PS02-08ER08-16. Applicants must follow the instructions and use the forms provided on Grants.gov. GENERAL INQUIRIES ABOUT THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: PROGRAM MANAGER: Dr. Francis Thio, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences PHONE: (301) 903- 4678 FAX: (301) 903- 1225 E-MAIL: [email protected] PROGRAM MANAGER: Dr. Allan Hauer, National Nuclear Security Administration PHONE: (202) 586-4797 E-MAIL: [email protected] For further submission information please see the full version of this notice, DE-PS02-08ER08-16, located at: http://www.grants.gov/