Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002633
The Department of Energy is offering grant funding through the Office of Science, specifically as a joint effort between the Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Defense Programs (DP) Office of Experimental Sciences. The opportunity supports both new and renewal research awards under the SC-NNSA Joint Program in High-Energy-Density Laboratory Plasmas (HEDLP). Applicants planning to seek funding tied to Fiscal Year 2022 were directed to submit proposals under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), which is focused on advancing fundamental science in high-energy-density (HED) laboratory plasma research.
The HEDLP joint program exists to steward and coordinate core HED laboratory plasma science within DOE, reflecting priorities laid out in the 2007 Interagency Task Force on High Energy Density Physics report. In practical terms, the program is aimed at improving the scientific understanding of how matter behaves under extreme conditions, meaning very high temperatures, densities, and pressures. These are regimes that are difficult to study directly in nature, so the program emphasizes controlled laboratory experiments and associated theory and modeling that can reproduce or approximate those extreme environments. The research supported by this FOA sits at the intersection of plasma physics, fusion-relevant science, and broader high-energy-density physics, with relevance to both fundamental discovery and national research capabilities.
Topic areas highlighted in the announcement span a wide slice of HED science. This includes laboratory astrophysics and planetary science, where experiments and simulations are used to mimic conditions found in stars, supernova shocks, accretion phenomena, or planetary interiors. It also includes studies of the structure and dynamics of matter at the atomic scale under extreme compression or heating, which can involve equation-of-state measurements, phase transitions, and ultrafast evolution of material properties. Another major area is laser-plasma interactions and relativistic optics, which covers how intense laser pulses couple energy into plasmas, generate energetic particles, drive shocks, or create novel radiation sources, including regimes where relativistic effects become important. The FOA also emphasizes magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and magnetized plasmas, focusing on how magnetic fields influence stability, transport, turbulence, reconnection, and large-scale plasma flows in HED conditions. Finally, it calls out plasma atomic physics and radiation transport, which are central to interpreting experiments and modeling HED systems because radiation emission, absorption, and energy flow can dominate the dynamics in these extreme regimes.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant opportunity categorized under science and technology and other research and development. The assistance listing is CFDA 81.049, and eligible applicants are listed as unrestricted, meaning there is no special limitation stated in the summary on who may apply (subject to standard federal grant rules in the full FOA). The funding opportunity number is DE-FOA-0002633, it was created on December 8, 2021, and the original closing date was February 7, 2022. The listed award ceiling is $200,000, indicating the maximum anticipated amount per award under the summary information provided. The announcement also notes that awards are intended for both new proposals and renewals, signaling continued support for established HEDLP research efforts alongside new ideas that advance the program's scientific goals.Apply for DE FOA 0002633
- The Office of Science in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "High-Energy-Density Plasma Laboratory Science" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.049.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-12-08.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-02-07. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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What is this funding opportunity?
This is a Department of Energy (DOE) grant funding opportunity issued through the DOE Office of Science as a joint effort between the Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Defense Programs (DP) Office of Experimental Sciences. It supports research awards under the SC-NNSA Joint Program in High-Energy-Density Laboratory Plasmas (HEDLP).
What is the purpose of the SC-NNSA Joint Program in HED Laboratory Plasmas (HEDLP)?
The HEDLP joint program exists to steward and coordinate core high-energy-density (HED) laboratory plasma science within DOE. It reflects priorities identified in the 2007 Interagency Task Force on High Energy Density Physics report and aims to improve scientific understanding of how matter behaves under extreme temperatures, densities, and pressures through controlled laboratory experiments and associated theory and modeling.
Which DOE offices are jointly involved in this program?
The program is jointly supported by the DOE Office of Science (specifically the Fusion Energy Sciences program) and the NNSA Defense Programs Office of Experimental Sciences.
What is the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) number?
The FOA number is DE-FOA-0002633.
What assistance listing (CFDA) number is associated with this opportunity?
The assistance listing / CFDA number provided is 81.049.
When was this FOA created?
The FOA was created on December 8, 2021.
What was the original closing date for applications?
The original closing date listed in the summary is February 7, 2022.
Is this opportunity intended for new projects, renewals, or both?
Both. The announcement indicates support for new research awards and renewal research awards under the HEDLP joint program.
What fiscal year was this FOA tied to for applicants seeking funding?
Applicants planning to seek funding tied to Fiscal Year 2022 were directed to submit proposals under this FOA.
What kind of research does this FOA aim to advance?
The FOA focuses on advancing fundamental science in high-energy-density (HED) laboratory plasma research, including experiments and theory/modeling that reproduce or approximate extreme conditions that are difficult to observe directly in nature.
What are "high-energy-density" (HED) conditions in the context of this program?
HED conditions refer to regimes of very high temperatures, densities, and pressures, where matter behaves in ways that require specialized laboratory experiments and advanced modeling to study and interpret.
What broad scientific areas does the supported research sit between?
The supported research sits at the intersection of plasma physics, fusion-relevant science, and broader high-energy-density physics, with relevance to fundamental discovery and national research capabilities.
What topic areas are highlighted in this FOA?
The FOA highlights multiple HED science topic areas, including: laboratory astrophysics and planetary science; structure and dynamics of matter at the atomic scale under extreme compression or heating; laser-plasma interactions and relativistic optics; magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and magnetized plasmas; and plasma atomic physics and radiation transport.
What does "laboratory astrophysics and planetary science" mean in this FOA?
It refers to experiments and simulations designed to mimic extreme conditions found in astrophysical and planetary environments, such as stars, supernova shocks, accretion phenomena, or planetary interiors, using controlled laboratory platforms and modeling.
What kinds of studies fall under "structure and dynamics of matter at the atomic scale" for HED research?
The summary describes work on matter under extreme compression or heating, including equation-of-state measurements, phase transitions, and ultrafast evolution of material properties.
What is included in "laser-plasma interactions and relativistic optics"?
This area covers how intense laser pulses couple energy into plasmas, generate energetic particles, drive shocks, and create novel radiation sources, including regimes where relativistic effects become important.
What is emphasized under magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and magnetized plasmas?
The FOA emphasizes how magnetic fields influence stability, transport, turbulence, reconnection, and large-scale plasma flows under high-energy-density conditions.
Why are plasma atomic physics and radiation transport specifically called out?
They are described as central to interpreting experiments and modeling HED systems because radiation emission, absorption, and energy flow can dominate the dynamics in extreme regimes.
What is the award ceiling for this opportunity?
The listed award ceiling in the provided summary information is $200,000, described as the maximum anticipated amount per award.
How is this grant opportunity categorized?
It is described as a discretionary grant opportunity categorized under science and technology and other research and development.
Who is eligible to apply?
The eligibility is listed as "unrestricted" in the summary, meaning no special limitation is stated there on who may apply (subject to standard federal grant rules in the full FOA).
What does "unrestricted eligibility" mean here?
Based on the summary provided, it indicates that the opportunity does not state a special limitation on applicant type in the listing. The full FOA would still govern standard federal requirements and any detailed eligibility conditions.
What is the role of experiments versus theory and modeling in this FOA?
The program emphasizes controlled laboratory experiments and also supports associated theory and modeling efforts that help reproduce, approximate, and interpret extreme HED environments.
What is the main scientific motivation behind funding HED laboratory plasma research?
The main motivation described is improving scientific understanding of matter under extreme conditions (very high temperature, density, and pressure) that are difficult to study directly in natural settings, using laboratory experiments and modeling to access and analyze those regimes.
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