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The Environmental Studies Research Fund (ESRF) is a research program that sponsors environmental and social studies.

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Dr. Heather Smith (LGL) and her crew evaluate the effectiveness of three detection methods for marine mammals.

Environmental Studies Research Fund

The Environmental Studies Research Fund ( ESRF ) is a research program that sponsors environmental and social studies in Canada. Funds are obtained through levies on frontier lands paid by interest holders such as oil and gas companies. The ESRF Management Board consists of members from the federal government, the oil and gas industry, the regional offshore petroleum boards, and the general public.

The ESRF receives its legislative mandate through the Canada Petroleum Resources Act ( CPRA ). The act regulates interests in petroleum in relation to any lands where the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs has administrative responsibility for natural resources. For this reason, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada ( INAC ) is a member of the ESRF Management Board and chairs the ESRF Northern Advisory Committee, which advises the Management Board on northern priorities and potential research topics.

On behalf of the Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, the Management Board sets priorities for study topics, determines the program budget, and helps develop study proposals. The ESRF provides a forum for industry and government to develop a common knowledge base and to jointly design a focused study program which addresses the needs of both groups and avoids a repetition of effort and expense. The Management Board assesses the information requirements of government and industry to determine study subject priorities for which a study program for the coming year is developed. Study reports are available on the ESRF publications page .

The ESRF Secretariat is located at Natural Resources Canada.

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Environmental Studies Research Fund

The Environmental Studies Research Fund ( ESRF ) is a research program that sponsors environmental and social studies in Canada. Funds are obtained through levies on frontier lands paid by interest holders such as oil and gas companies. The ESRF Management Board consists of members from the federal government, the oil and gas industry, the regional offshore petroleum boards, and the general public.

The ESRF receives its legislative mandate through the Canada Petroleum Resources Act ( CPRA ). The act regulates interests in petroleum in relation to any lands where the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs has administrative responsibility for natural resources. For this reason, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada ( INAC ) is a member of the ESRF Management Board and chairs the ESRF Northern Advisory Committee, which advises the Management Board on northern priorities and potential research topics.

On behalf of the Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, the Management Board sets priorities for study topics, determines the program budget, and helps develop study proposals. The ESRF provides a forum for industry and government to develop a common knowledge base and to jointly design a focused study program which addresses the needs of both groups and avoids a repetition of effort and expense. The Management Board assesses the information requirements of government and industry to determine study subject priorities for which a study program for the coming year is developed. Study reports are available on the ESRF publications page .

The ESRF Secretariat is located at Natural Resources Canada.

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Public Representative, Environmental Studies Research Fund

Portfolio: Natural Resources Canada Organization: Environmental Studies Research Fund (ESRF) Position title: Board Member (public representative) Type: Part-time Duration: Three-year term from the date of appointment

Public Representative South (1) on the Environmental Studies Research Fund Management Board starting in summer/fall 2021.

Background Information

The Environmental Studies Research Fund (ESRF) is a legislated research fund that supports environmental and social research related to oil and gas development in frontier areas, including the Atlantic offshore. Funds are collected annually through levies paid by lease-holding oil and gas companies active in Canada’s frontier lands.

The ESRF receives its legislated mandate through the Canadian Petroleum Resources Act , as well as the Canada–Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act (the Offshore Accords). This legislation divides the Ministerial responsibilities for the ESRF based on geographical distribution north and south of the 60th parallel. The Minister of Natural Resources is responsible for the necessary approvals in the southern region, while the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs is responsible for the approvals in the northern region.

The ESRF is directed by a management board composed of members from the federal government, industry, two Offshore Boards and the public. Their legislated responsibility includes establishing the guidelines and procedures for selecting ESRF’s research performers and research studies, and recommending the associated levy rates.

For more information on the program, please visit the Environmental Studies Research Fund website .

Position, time commitment & location

An opportunity exists for one public representative position on the Management Board. This representative will represent the public’s interest for the southern regions of Canada, primarily the Atlantic offshore. The term of appointment is three years, at pleasure, ending on the day of the appointment of a successor.

As a public representative, you will participate fully in deliberations and decision making of the Management Board. The Management Board meets via video/teleconference approximately three times a year, on an as needed basis, and in person twice a year. Reasonable travel expenses will be paid.

Remuneration

This is a volunteer position. Members do not become a part of the Public Service of Canada as a result of this Ministerial appointment. Members do not receive gifts, honoraria or fees. Travel expenses, incurred in the performance of duties, are reimbursed at a level consistent with the National Joint council (NJC) Travel Directive and Treasury Board of Canada Guidelines.

Ministerial Appointment

Ministerial appointments will be open, transparent and merit-based to promote the appointment of qualified Canadians who represent Canada’s diversity, in terms of linguistic, regional and employment equity representation.

Eligibility criteria and qualifications

A particular area of expertise is not required; however, some experience with the oil and gas sector, basic knowledge of off-shore oil and gas environmental issues in the Atlantic offshore, and experience representing the public’s interests on governing bodies, would be an asset.

Diversity and official languages

The Government of Canada will consider bilingual proficiency and diversity in assessing candidates for this position. You are therefore encouraged to include in your application your ability to speak and understand your second official language and if you are a member of one or more of the following groups: women, Indigenous peoples, persons with a disability, visible minority. Please note that there is no requirement to provide this information, i.e., provision of this information is voluntary.

Eligibility factors and conditions of appointment

• Members must be available to participate in periodic teleconferences.
• Members must be willing and able to travel to the biannual General Meetings of the ESRF. The biannual meetings are typically held in April and October and involves 2 days of participation.

If you are appointed to this position:

• Members must comply with the ethical, political activity and conflict of interest guidelines applicable to federal Ministerial appointments.
• All appointees are subject to the  Conflict of Interest Act . For more information, please visit the  Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner’s  website.

How to apply

If you are interested in this challenging opportunity, please submit your résumé and a letter of recommendation from a person with a position of responsibility within a community or a not-for profit organization to the ESRF Secretariat at: [email protected] . The review of applications will begin on April 16, 2021. Candidates are strongly encourage to submit their applications by this date. After this date, your application will be retained and may be considered up until appointments are made.

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The Environmental Studies Research Fund (ESRF) was established under the Petroleum Resources Act   (PRA) to finance environmental and social studies relating to oil and gas exploration, development and production in the Northwest Territories (NWT).  The ESRF is directed by the Environmental Studies Management Board with representation from the Government of the Northwest Territories, the oil and gas industry and the general public.  The ESRF is funded through levies paid by oil and gas companies holding publicly administered petroleum interests in the NWT.

For more information, visit www.nwt-esrf.org .

Research Awards and funding

Awards and funding for research.

Herman Roberson Memorial Award

Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies has established this award to Benefit Binghamton University students who have focused on Environmental Law and Policy. An award of $500 is given annually to graduating seniors who are majoring in Environmental Studies and who have completed the Environmental Law and Policy class (or a class of a similar nature).

AASHE Sustainability Awards

The AASHE Sustainability Awards recognize sustainability achievements, research advancements and student leadership. By raising the visibility of high-impact sustainability projects and pioneering research, the awards program helps to disseminate innovations and inspire continued progress toward sustainability.

Campus Achievement Sustainability Award

Student Sustainability Leadership Award

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

Description: Undergraduate scholarship for students planning research careers in science, mathematics or engineering. Competition is open to US citizens, resident aliens or US nationals who are full-time sophomores or juniors. Each scholarship provides up to $7,500/year for tuition, fees, books, room and board. University nomination is required; a maximum of four Binghamton students can be nominated each year.

Bret Black '77 Environmental Studies Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded each year to a junior or senior who is a declared major in Environmental Science who demonstrates both academic merit and financial need.

Student must have a FAFSA on file to demonstrate financial need according to federal financial aid guidelines. No additional application or inquiry is required in order to be considered for this scholarship. A review of qualified students is done based on donor terms, and selection is made based on high academic achievement and financial need. Recipients are selected in the Spring for the following academic year.

Jordan Peter Hirsch Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded each year to a full-time sophomore, junior, or senior with a cumulative gpa of 3.0 or above. Preference is for a student with demonstrated financial need who is majoring in Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Geological Sciences, Environmental Studies, or who has expressed an interest in the study of science. Student must be a non-smoker.

Student must have a FAFSA on file. Review and selection of recipient is done by committee.

Udall Scholarship

The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment. Benefits include up to $7,000 scholarship and a four-day orientation in Arizona. Academics are important but so are community service and evidence of leadership. Open to all fields.

Scholarships are awarded in any of three areas:

To students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, economics, and other related fields; or

To Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to tribal public policy, including fields related to tribal sovereignty, tribal governance, tribal law, Native American education, Native American justice, natural resource management, cultural preservation and revitalization, Native American economic development, and other areas affecting Native American communities; or

To Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to Native health care, including health care administration, social work, medicine, dentistry, counseling, and research into health conditions affecting Native American communities, and other related fields.

Annie's Sustainable Agriculture Scholarships

Annie's Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship Program is open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students studying at an accredited 2 or 4 year college or graduate school in the U.S. Students must be focusing studies on sustainable agriculture. International students may apply as long as they are studying at a U.S. school. Scholarships are $10,000 per student.

National Garden Clubs Scholarship

One-year scholarships are available to juniors, seniors, and graduate students pursuing a Master's Degree in fields of study related to horticulture and the environment. Applicant must be planning a career related to gardening, landscape design, environmental issues, floral design, or horticulture. Annually up to 41 Scholarships are available, each in the amount of $4,000.00.

Garden Club of America Scholarships

The Garden Club of America has funded more than 1,300 recipients. The GCA offers 28 merit-based scholarships in 12 areas.

Brower Youth Awards

Earth Island Institute established The Brower Youth Award for Environmental Leadership in 2000 to honor renowned environmental advocate David Brower, who was quoted as saying "I love to see what young people can do, before someone old tells them it's impossible." It is with this spirit that we recognize the outstanding leadership efforts of young people who are working for the protection of our shared planet. Each of the six recipients of the Brower Youth Awards will receive a $3,000 cash prize and more.

Brown and Caldwell Scholarships

To honor Dr. Wesley Eckenfelder, Jr's dedication to the environmental industry, we offer a $5,000 Dr. Wesley Eckenfelder, Jr. Scholarship to support students who are interested in pursuing a career in the environmental profession. Further scholarships are offered for Minority, Women, LGBTQ, and Navajo.

Waterlogic's World Water Issue Scholarship

The World Water Issue Scholarship is open to entering and current college students. You must submit an essay on the topic of the water scarcity crisis and a possible solution in order to be considered for this award.

Tough Turtle Turf Scholarship

Tough Turtle Turf Scholarship recognizes the importance of investing in students in the environmental and/or water conservation industry. We are proudly offering an annual scholarship of $1,500.

Schumann Environmental Studies Research Fund

This fund was established in 2001 by Robert F. and Marilyn H. Schumann. Awarded to a Harpur College student in the Environmental Studies program who has been recommended by a faculty member to write an honors thesis on an approved topic. Recipients must exhibit high potential and motivation to successfully complete their field.

Harpur Edge Student Support Fund

The Harpur Edge Student Support Fund was established to provide Harpur undergraduates with financial assistance to pursue experiential educational opportunities. Examples include:

Students who have been matched for Liberal Arts to Careers Externship (LACE), for travel and related expenses

Other experiential educational initiatives (research, volunteering, special projects, internships)

Who is eligible:

Harpur College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate students

Minimum GPA of 2.75 in good academic standing

Current Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file at the University's Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Services. Students with financial need will have priority.

Confirmation of LACE match for upcoming session OR valid proposed use of funding for educational pursuit

Undergraduate Award to Support Research and Creative Work

The Undergraduate Award to Support Research and Creative Work is designed to support the expenses for students' independent research or creative work. To qualify, your project must be supervised by a Binghamton University faculty member. Funding is competitive and award amounts vary. The maximum award is $300.

Undergraduates from all Binghamton University schools and colleges are eligible. Must be enrolled in independent study or honors credit in the semester in which you apply (exceptions may be granted only if a student has exceeded the maximum number of thesis or independent study credits allowed by his or her college). Preference will be given to students who do not have access to support through faculty research grants, who have not already received an Undergraduate Research Award, to those completing senior theses, and to upper-level students.

Summer Scholars and Artists Program

The Binghamton University Undergraduate Research Center offers the Summer Scholars and Artists Fellowship to support undergraduates in special research, scholarship or creative activities during the summer. This award provides a stipend for students to conduct primary research or creative activities with guidance from faculty mentors. The fellowship is intended to support the student's original research or creative project(s), not to support research assistance for a faculty member's research project. The fellowship supports undergraduate students in at least eight weeks of full-time scholarly activity. Each fellowship consists of a $3,000 student award and a $1,000 faculty award. In addition, a stipend is available for campus housing if needed. Support for the awards is provided by the divisions of Academic Affairs and Student Affairs.

The nature of the summer experience is discipline specific. For example, proposals for theater apprenticeships or individual study for students in music performance are appropriate along with those for other types of creative activities. Proposals from students in all academic disciplines, departments and colleges are welcome.

Fran Garside Award for Environmental Studies

The League of Women Voters of Broome and Tioga Counties offer a special award in honor of Fran Garside, a distinguished member of the League. The League provides $500 award to a full-time or part-time student who is enrolled in a degree program, needs financial support, and demonstrates an interest in environmental studies. The award will provide funds for school costs with the objective of helping maximize a student's ability to obtain a degree.

Criteria for this award are:

Students must be enrolled in environmental studies or closely related fields

Awards will be presented for the following school year

Preference will be given to a non-traditional student

Echoing Green's Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship

Echoing Green will provide more than $4.6 million in unrestricted seed-stage funding and strategic foundational support this year to emerging leaders working to bring about positive social change. Over the past three decades, our total investment is over $40 million to more than 700 world-class leaders.

Undergraduate Conference Travel Funding

The Undergraduate Research Center (URC) supports faculty-mentored undergraduate research, scholarship and creative activity. We encourage undergraduates to pursue scholarly and creative projects and to present their results at regional and national professional meetings or conferences. Support is available from the URC to help undergraduate students pay for professional meetings or conferences.

Applicants must meet the following criteria to be considered:

Must be a full-time undergraduate student in good academic standing. Cannot receive funding for a conference/meeting that takes place after graduation.

Must be presenting your research as first or second author (on the research abstract) at a professional conference or meeting.

Must be attending the conference or meeting during the academic year in which you apply. Summer conferences should be applied for in the spring semester.

Group applications are not accepted. You must apply as an individual and clearly state your contribution to the project.

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Funding and Research Support

Our graduate students have access to a wide range of research equipment and facilities from across campus, through their advisors and focal departments. In addition to these general resources, we offer our graduate students certain privileged opportunities for funding and research support. 

Graduate Employment (GE) 

All Environmental Studies graduate students receive funding for their master's or ESSP doctoral programs. The program offers graduate employee (GE) appointments for all admitted graduate students. These GE appointments take the form of teaching assistants, research assistants, or administrative positions. The positions cover tuition, pay a stipend at the GTFF union-negotiated rate, and provide health insurance and other benefits.

Typically, doctoral students are given five years of GE funding and support, while master's students usually receive two years of GE appointments.  

Soderwall Research Grants 

Generous support from the Arnold Soderwall Environmental Studies Endowment Fund allows the Environmental Studies Program to provide graduate students with funding for research expenditures, such as conference travel, research equipment and supplies, travel for research, or other research-related expenses. 

Other Information and Guidelines: Priority for funding starts with those presenting research at a conference, followed by those who wish to attend a conference to promote their research.  Funds cannot be used to pay tuition, supplies for classes, or travel that is primarily for educational purposes, and equipment purchased with these funds remains with the ENVS program.

Summer Research Fellowships 

The Environmental Studies department if often able to award Summer Research Fellowships for several graduate students over the summer. These fellowships are for master's students and Ph.D. students to use for direct research costs such as travel or fieldwork, or to compensate for time devoted to data analysis, research, or writing.

Eligibility and Criteria:  The fellowship cannot be held at the same time as another summer GE position, and students without access to summer GEships or other summer funding through their focal departments will receive highest priority for these fellowships. Master's students can only hold this Fellowship one time. A call for applications will be sent to current ENVS graduate students and faculty annually, in the spring, as funding becomes available.  

Interdisciplinary Environmental Seed Grants 

The Environmental Studies department occasionally offers $5,000 seed grants to encourage new and emergent interdisciplinary research collaborations with graduate students in the Environmental Studies program. These seed grants are designed to encourage and support the development of new and/or early-stage interdisciplinary research collaborations within the Environmental Studies Program. Projects usually have (1) an applied component (broadly construed) and/or (2) a commitment to building connections across the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and/or professional schools. All proposals must have at least one ENVS/ESSP graduate student and can even include multidisciplinary teams of graduate students. 

To learn more about these opportunities, contact Ben Hinde, Graduate Program Specialist, [email protected] .

Funding Opportunities

Environmental system science.

• Funding Announcement: DE-FOA-0003196
• Deadline for Pre-applications (required): November 29, 2023; 5:00 pm Eastern time
• Deadline for Proposals: February 29, 2024; 11:59 pm Eastern time

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science’s Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research in Environmental System Science (ESS).

The ESS program aims to advance an integrated, robust, and scale-aware predictive understanding of terrestrial systems and their interdependent microbial, biogeochemical, ecological, hydrological, and physical processes. To support this goal, the program uses a systems approach to develop an integrative framework that elucidates the complex processes and controls on the structure, function, feedbacks, and dynamics of terrestrial systems, spanning molecular to global scales and extending from the bedrock through the soil, rhizosphere, and vegetation to the atmosphere. The ESS program scope advances foundational process knowledge with an emphasis on understudied ecosystems.

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will consider applications that focus on measurements, experiments, field data, modeling, and synthesis to provide improved understanding and representation of ecosystems and watersheds in ways that advance the sophistication and capabilities of models that span from individual processes to Earth-system scales.

This FOA will encompass 3 Science Research Areas:

• Plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere.
• Consequences of large-scale shifts in vegetation composition.
• Synthesis studies focusing on legacy effects or the carbon cycle and disturbance.

Climate Resilience Centers

• Funding Announcement: DE-FOA-0003181
• Informational Webinar (optional): November 6, 2023; 12:00-1:00 pm Eastern time
• Deadline for Pre-applications (required): December 14, 2023; 5:00 pm Eastern time
• Deadline for Proposals: March 7, 2024; 11:59 pm Eastern time

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in applications from the scientific community for Climate Resilience Centers (CRCs) that will improve the availability and utility of BER research, data, models, and capabilities to address climate resiliency, particularly by underrepresented or vulnerable communities. These science-based predictive tools and methods are critically needed to inform policies and plans for strengthening the security and resilience of critical infrastructure and natural resources.

CRCs will extend DOE climate science, capabilities, and research by supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), non-R1 Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), and emerging research institutions to address regional resilience needs and impacts on natural, socioeconomic, and/or built systems and their intersections. CRCs also aim to foster capacity at regional and local scales by connecting with affected communities and stakeholders to translate basic research into actionable science to enhance climate resilience, as well as to identify research priorities for future DOE investments.

CRCs will form a nucleus for building and empowering a future pool of local talent and expertise, including young scientists, engineers, and technicians, to address local resilience challenges and inform equitable solutions. CRCs will leverage ongoing DOE climate science and capabilities that exist at currently supported DOE national laboratories and universities and build two-way engagement between DOE-funded research and community stakeholders for improved climate resilience responses.

HBCUs, non-R1 MSIs, and emerging research institutions are eligible to apply as single institution applicants or the lead of a multi-institutional team. Please see the funding opportunity for agency contacts and more details.

Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program 2023 Solicitation 2

• Applications due: Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. ET
• Application and program details: science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr/

SCGSR application assistance workshops will be held on Thursday, September 14, 2023, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET and Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET. The first workshop will provide a general overview of the program and the application requirements and will include a time for discussing potential research topics with the program managers; register here. The second workshop will guide attendees through the application process, answer general questions, provide guidance on proposal writing and feature discussions with scientists and former awardees; register here.

The SCGSR program provides supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory or facility in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist — with the goal of preparing graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission. The research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students’ overall graduate theses while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the host DOE laboratories.

SCGSR is open to current Ph.D. students in qualified graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions, who are conducting their graduate thesis research in targeted areas of importance to the DOE Office of Science.

DOE SBIR/STTR Programs FY 2024 Phase I Release 1

• Funding Opportunity Announcement to be Issued: Monday, August 7, 2023
• Topics for Release 1:   PDF
• Letter of Intent Due Date: Monday, August 28, 2023 at 5 PM EDT
• Non-responsive LOI Feedback Provided: Monday, September 18, 2023
• Application Due Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 11:59 PM EDT
• Technical Contacts: Please refer to the appropriate DOE Program Manager listed after each subtopic in the DOE SBIR/STTR Topics for Release 1 document.

The Department of Energy has issued topics for the 2024 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Release 1 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). Topics are available on the SBIR/STTR website: https://science.osti.gov/sbir/Funding-Opportunities . The following DOE program offices are participating in this solicitation:

• Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR)
• Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
• Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
• Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
• Office of High Energy Physics (HEP)
• Office of Nuclear Physics (NP)

Upcoming Topics Webinar

Please register for one or all of the DOE FY 2024 Phase I Release 1 SBIR/STTR Topics webinars to hear directly from the DOE Topic Managers, as they briefly provide insight into their respective topics. These webinars are scheduled for 90 minutes.

• Webinar 1: ASCR and BES Topics (1–15) Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 2 p.m. ET.
• Webinar 2: BER and FES Topics (16–25) Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at 2 p.m. ET.
• Webinar 3: HEP and NP Topics (26–36) Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 2 p.m. ET.

During registration, you will be able to submit questions in advance as well as during each webinar. If you can’t attend the live webinars, they will be recorded for later viewing. Please note:  Technology Transfer Opportunity Topic 15 will not be discussed in these webinars. Please contact the TTO point of contact directly as listed in the Topics for Release 1 document.

Funding Opportunity Announcement Webinar

DOE will hold a webinar to discuss the FOA and application process on Friday, August 11, 2023. Important changes to the DOE SBIR and STTR programs for the coming year will also be addressed. You will receive a subsequent email invitation to the FOA webinar on the date of its release.

Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program 2023 Solicitation 1

• Applications due:   Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. ET

SCGSR application assistance workshops will be held on March 9, 2023, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET and April 20, 2023, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET. The first workshop will provide a general overview of the program and the application requirements and will include a time for discussing potential research topics with the program managers. The second workshop will guide attendees through the application process, answer general questions, provide guidance on proposal writing and feature discussions with scientists and former awardees.

The SCGSR program provides supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate theses research at a DOE national laboratory or facility in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist — with the goal of preparing graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission. The research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students’ overall doctoral theses while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the host DOE laboratories.

SCGSR is open to current Ph.D. students in qualified graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions, who are conducting their graduate theses research in  targeted areas of importance  to the DOE Office of Science.

DE-FOA-0002929: BER – REACHING A NEW ENERGY SCIENCES WORKFORCE (RENEW)

• Funding Announcement:  DE-FOA-0002929
• Informational Webinar (optional) : January 26, 2023, 1:00 pm ET
• Deadline for Pre-applications (required): February 21, 2023; 5:00 pm ET
• Deadline for Applications: April 25, 2023; 11:59 pm ET

The DOE Office of Science (SC) program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in applications from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and non-R1 minority serving institutions (MSIs) for the BER Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).

RENEW is an SC-wide initiative that aims to build foundations for SC research and training at institutions historically underrepresented in the SC research portfolio. RENEW leverages SC’s unique national laboratories, user facilities, and other research infrastructures to provide undergraduate and graduate training opportunities for students and academic institutions not currently well-represented in the U.S. science and technology (S&T) ecosystem. The hands-on experiences gained through RENEW will open new career avenues for participants, forming a nucleus for a future pool of talented young scientists, engineers, and technicians with the critical skills and expertise needed for the full breadth of SC research activities.

The RENEW FOA will target student experiential training and build capacity in BER-relevant programs at HBCUs and non-R1 MSIs. Funding may be requested to support experiential training and mentoring activities in partnership with DOE national laboratories conducting BER-relevant science and/or with one or more of BER’s research efforts at the DOE national laboratories and/or the bioenergy research centers (BRCs). More information on institution designations/classifications can be  found here . Please see the  funding opportunity  for more details.

DE-FOA-0002931: Funding for Accelerated, Inclusive Research (FAIR)

• Funding Announcement: DE-FOA-0002931
• Informational Webinar (optional) : January 6, 2023; 2:00 pm ET
• Deadline for Pre-applications (required):  February 7, 2023; 5:00 pm ET
• Deadline for Applications:  April 11, 2023; 11:59 pm ET

The DOE Office of Science (SC) program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in applications from institutions historically underrepresented in the SC portfolio, including non-R1 minority serving institutions (MSIs) and emerging research institutions, for the BER topic in the Funding for Accelerated, Inclusive Research (FAIR) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). This FOA aims to build research capacity, infrastructure, and expertise at these institutions through mutually beneficial relationships between applicants and DOE national laboratories, SC scientific user facilities, or R1 MSIs.

The lead institution must be a non-R1 MSI or an emerging research institution. The lead institution must partner with a team member in one of the following categories: a DOE National Laboratory ( https://www.energy.gov/national-laboratories ), an SC Scientific User Facility ( https://science.osti.gov/User-Facilities ), or an R1 MSI. The lead institution should show clear scientific leadership. More information on institution designations/classifications, can be found here. Please see the funding opportunity for agency contacts and more details.

Feel free to reach out to the BER Program Managers with any questions:

Biological Systems Sciences Division

• Boris Wawrik ( [email protected] )
• Dawn Adin ( [email protected] )

Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences Division

• Brian Benscoter ( [email protected] )
• Shaima Nasiri ( [email protected] )

DE-FOA-0002913: Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Implementation Grants (EPSCoR)

• Funding Announcement: DE-FOA-0002913
• Informational Webinar (optional) : January 5, 2023; 2:00 pm Eastern time
• Deadline for Pre-applications (required):  January 25, 2023; 5:00 pm Eastern time
• Deadline for Applications:  April 4, 2023; 11:59 pm Eastern time

The DOE Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) announces its interest in receiving new and renewal applications from applicants within  eligible jurisdictions  for Implementation Grants. DOE follows the National Science Foundation’s eligibility criteria for EPSCoR. Grants awarded under this program are intended to improve research capability through the support of a group of scientists and engineers, including undergraduate students, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, working on a common scientific theme in one or more EPSCoR jurisdictions. These awards are not appropriate mechanisms to provide support for individual faculty science and technology research projects. While the academic, non-profit and industrial research communities are welcome to lead or to participate in applications, a strong component of student education in research is required for all applicants.

Please see the funding opportunity for agency contacts and more details, including eligibility and application information.

DE-FOA-0002915: Climate Resilience Centers

• Funding Announcement: DE-FOA-0002915
• Informational Webinar (optional) : December 9, 2022; 1:00-2:00 pm Eastern time
• Deadline for Pre-applications (required):  January 19, 2023; 5:00 pm Eastern time
• Deadline for Proposals:  March 30, 2023; 11:59 pm Eastern time

The DOE Office of Science program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in applications from the scientific community for Climate Resilience Centers (CRCs) that will improve the availability and utility of BER research, data, models, and capabilities to address climate resiliency, particularly by underrepresented or vulnerable communities. These science-based predictive tools and methods are critically needed to inform policies and plans for strengthening the security and resilience of critical infrastructure and natural resources.

CRCs will extend DOE climate science, capabilities, and research by supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), non-R1 Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and emerging research institutions to address regional resilience needs and impacts on natural, socioeconomic, and/or built systems and their intersections. CRCs also aim to foster capacity at regional and local scales by connecting with affected communities and stakeholders to translate basic research into actionable science to enhance climate resilience, as well as to identify research priorities for future DOE investments. CRCs will form a nucleus for building and empowering a future pool of local talent and expertise, including young scientists, engineers, and technicians, to address local resilience challenges and inform equitable solutions. CRCs will leverage ongoing DOE climate science and capabilities that exist at currently supported DOE national laboratories and universities, and build two-way engagement between DOE funded research and community stakeholders for improved climate resilience responses.

HBCUs, non-R1 MSIs, and emerging research institutions are eligible to apply as single institution applicants or the lead of a multi-institutional team. More information on institution designations/classifications, can be  found here . Please see the funding opportunity for agency contacts and more details.

DE-FOA-0002821: Early Career Research Program

• Funding Announcement:  DE-FOA-0002821
• Deadline for Pre-applications (required):  January 5, 2023; 5 pm eastern time
• Pre-Application Response Date:  February 6, 2023; 11:59 pm eastern time
• Deadline for Applications:  March 23, 2023; 11:59 pm eastern time

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC) announces the release of the FY-2023 Early Career Research Program (ECRP) Funding Opportunity: DE-FOA-0002821 . This opportunity includes BER Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences research in Earth and Environmental Systems Modeling (EESM). Specifically, BER is seeking modeling research applications that address grand challenges focusing on  coastal-urban systems  with an emphasis on the natural and/or human-mediated components of the coastal-urban environments. EESM seeks applications responding to two or more of the following themes in the coastal-urban system while addressing two or more components (i.e., land, atmosphere, ocean) of the Earth system:

(1) Model Development:  Enhance the current E3SM capabilities for the coastal-urban system by improving the representation of physical or biogeochemical processes (e.g., clouds, atmospheric chemistry, ocean circulation, ocean biogeochemistry, land biogeochemistry, hydrology, sea-ice, or land-ice) of the natural Earth system. These may include significant improvements to existing parameterizations, development of new parameterizations, and/or improvements to coupling between major systems and components reflected in E3SM.

(2) Model Intercomparison and Hierarchical Modeling:  Develop and use a multi-model and/or hierarchical modeling approach (which must include the use of E3SM and/or super-parametrized/variable resolution versions of the E3SM) to examine the role of extreme events on the natural and/or human-mediated natural components of coastal-urban environments, including both land, atmospheric, and oceanic dimensions. A focus on understanding of the impacts of sequential extreme and/or multivariate or multiple-compounding extreme events is encouraged as appropriate.

(3) Influence of Extreme Events:  Advanced understanding of feedbacks and interactions of extreme events with coastal and natural components of the urban systems through enhanced model development and analysis. This could include understanding and representation of thresholds and tipping points caused by extreme events on the coastal and natural components of the urban system. The focus on extremes could include, e.g., single, or simultaneously occurring extreme heat, wildfire, and/or drought in the same region that can impact future flooding; hurricanes and flooding in the same region; atmospheric rivers in the same region that can impact flood and/or other land processes; how do land-falling tropical cyclones, mesoscale convective systems, and/or atmospheric rivers (primarily atmospheric) affect the terrestrial coastal urban processes such as storm surges, landslides, or flooding?; How do droughts followed by floods affect sediment transport or other dimensions of natural terrestrial system? How might changes in the frequency, distribution, intensity of these compounding/sequential extreme events affect runoff?

(4) Coupled Feedbacks through Machine Learning:  Appropriate application of machine learning tools and innovative diagnostic methods to advance parameterization and scientific knowledge of feedbacks at the coastal-urban domain. For instance, a combination of hybrid process/machine learning tools could be incorporated in order to advance scientific knowledge using E3SM (and other models), or they could be used in building emulators that facilitate more sophisticated parameterization development/validation and/or advance uncertainty characterization.

More information on the  SC Early Career Research Program  can be found here:  https://www.energy.gov/science/listings/early-career-program.

DE-FOA-0002849: Environmental System Science

• Funding Announcement: DE-FOA-0002849
• Current information about ESS: https://ess.science.energy.gov
• Deadline for Pre-applications (required): December 1, 2022; 5:00 pm eastern time
• Deadline for Proposals: February 23, 2023; 11:59 pm eastern time

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research (BER) Program hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research in Environmental System Science (ESS). This  funding opportunity announcement  (FOA) will consider applications that  focus on measurements, experiments, field data, modeling, and synthesis to provide improved understanding and representation of ecosystems and watersheds in ways that advance the sophistication and capabilities of models that span from individual processes to Earth-system scales . This FOA will encompass three Science Research Areas:

• Improved understanding of hot spots and hot moments of biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial-aquatic interfaces;
• Investigations of cold-region ecosystem and watershed process responses to changing cold-season climate drivers; and
• Synthesis studies using existing data that address testing of ESS-relevant hypotheses and development of transferable insights across ecosystems, watersheds, and regions.

All applications are required to clearly delineate an integrative, hypothesis-driven approach and describe the existing needs and gaps in state-of-the-art models. Applicants should provide details on how the results of the proposed research will be used to improve the predictability and sophistication of integrated watershed systems and/or terrestrial ecosystem models.

Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program 2022 Solicitation 2

• Applications due:   Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. ET
• Contact: Dr. Ping Ge, SCGSR Program Manager, [email protected]

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2022 Solicitation 2 cycle. The SCGSR program supports supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory or facility in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist for a period of 3 to 12 consecutive months—with the goal of preparing graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission.

DOE SBIR/STTR Programs FY 2023 Phase I Release 1

• Funding Announcement:  DE-FOA-0002783
• Topics for Release 1:  PDF
• Letter of Intent: Monday, August 29, 2022 5:00 pm Eastern Time.  To be eligible to submit a Phase I application, you must first submit a Letter of Intent to the DOE Portfolio Analysis and Management System (PAMS). View our online  tutorial  and  instructions  for assistance in preparing your letter of intent.
• Submission Deadline for Applications to both SBIR and STTR programs: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 11:59 pm Eastern Time. All Phase I applications must be submitted through the Grants.gov web portal to be considered for award. Please visit our  applicant resource page  and our  SBIR Application Preparation Tutorials  for assistance in preparing your application.
• Informational Webinar: Friday, August 12, 2022 at 2:00 pm Eastern Time. Join the DOE SBIR/STTR Programs Office in a 45 minute overview of the DOE SBIR/STTR technology areas noted above and the application and award process as it relates to the FY23 Phase I Release 1 FOA. There will be time for Q&A, so don’t forget to submit your questions at the time of registration.
• Technical Contacts:  Please refer to the appropriate DOE Program Manager listed after each subtopic in the  DOE SBIR/STTR Topics for Release 1 document .

The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its FY 2023 Phase I Release 1 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. Qualified small businesses with strong research capabilities in science or engineering in any of the research areas sought in the announcement are encouraged to apply. The following DOE program offices are participating in this FOA:

• Advanced Scientific Computing Research
• Basic Energy Sciences
• Biological and Environmental Research
• Nuclear Physics

Important Reminders

• First-time applicants to DOE SBIR/STTR: DOE offers a  free  Phase 0 application assistance program to a limited number of first-time DOE SBIR/STTR Phase I applicants. Review your eligibility and apply  here .
• First-time applicants to Grants.gov:  There are a number of registrations you must complete prior to submitting your application. It is recommended that you start this process at least 6 weeks in advance of submitting your application.  Instructions to complete these registrations are in our  application guide  and  online tutorials 12 & 13 .
• Previously registered applicants with Grants.gov:  Please note, on April 4, 2022, the federal government changed entity validation service providers at the same time it stopped using the DUNS Number and began using the Unique Entity ID in SAM.gov to uniquely identify entities. All entities, even those already registered in SAM.gov, must validate their entity information through the new service provider. Data rights limitations require SAM.gov to collect the data from the user directly, not use previously validated data. This means entities may have to provide supporting documentation to update the new service provider’s data. This is an expected part of a complex data transition. SAM is working on tickets in the order received. You can find resources related to this process  here . Please do not create multiple incidents for the same request. If you have any questions about the SAM process, please contact the Grants.gov Helpdesk at 1-800-518-4726. Please update your SAM registration TODAY!

Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) – Earth and Environmental Systems

• Full Announcement :  DE-FOA-0002757
• Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications (required) : June 29, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
• Pre-Application Response Date : July 12, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
• Submission Deadline for Applications : August 24, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
• Informational Webinar:  Monday, June 13, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science (SC) program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for RENEW – Earth and Environmental Systems grants that will target building capacity in climate and environmental science-relevant programs, particularly at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Funding may be requested to support experiential training, mentoring, and institutional capacity-building activities in partnership with DOE national laboratory Scientific Focus Areas (SFAs) supported within BER’s Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences Division (EESSD).

BER has a goal to broaden and diversify institutional representation in the EESSD portfolio. BER recognizes there are many academic scientists at institutions not currently supported by BER who have limited familiarity with EESSD programs and research support. BER further recognizes that such barriers to engagement in research and student training can be surmounted by fostering partnerships and collaborations with BER-supported SFA research at the DOE national laboratories.

To help provide technical assistance to build capacity and achieve the goal of broadening institutional participation, this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will provide training and research funding for institutions to: (1) develop new partnerships with the BER-supported EESSD SFAs at the DOE national laboratories, to enable sustained undergraduate and graduate student participation in EESSD-relevant research; (2) facilitate undergraduate and graduate student participation in EESSD research programmatic and user facility outreach and training activities; and (3) foster the development of climate and environmental science training capacity and research at under-represented institutions.

DOE BER Urban Integrated Field Laboratories

• Full Announcement :  DE-FOA-0002581
• Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications (required):  April 19, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
• Pre-Application Response Date : April 26, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
• Submission Deadline for Applications : June 16, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
• Informational Webinar:  Wednesday, March 30, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science (SC) program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for Integrated Urban Field Laboratories (Urban IFLs). This funding opportunity will provide up to $84 million (over five years) for new observational, modeling, and simulation studies to improve the accuracy of community-scale climate research and inform equitable climate solutions to minimize adverse impacts caused by climate change. Research will focus on three tightly related scientific topics: (1) conducting atmospheric and environmental observations, (2) modeling climate change and its impacts across urban regions, and (3) simulating the climate benefits of deploying climate solutions and technologies in historically underserved communities across the United States.

Urban IFLs require multidisciplinary teams that bring together the skills and talents of investigators from multiple research institutions. Academic and nonprofit research institutions, national laboratories, other federal agencies, and the private sector are all eligible to apply as Urban IFL team members. Applications must be multi-institutional and focus on the development of a single IFL. The lead organization of a proposed Urban IFL team must be an academic institution or a national laboratory. Locally based team members and minority serving institutions (MSI) are expected to have significant roles in each Urban IFL management team, either as a lead organization or a key team member.

Funding is to be awarded competitively, on the basis of peer review, and is expected to be in the form of five-year awards.  Multiple IFLs may be selected in response to this FOA. Considered together, each of the selected IFLs will represent different aspects of understanding urban systems, potentially including diverse demographic characteristics; differing climate-induced pressures on people and infrastructures; and unique geographic settings (e.g., coastal, arid lands, mountains, plains, or Great Lakes).

DOE BER Research Development and Partnership Pilot (RDPP)

• Full Announcement :  DE-FOA-0002688
• No LOI or pre-applications are required .
• Submission Deadline for Applications : April 20, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
• Informational Webinar : Tuesday, March 22 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET. Registrants will be emailed a link to use for joining the webinar.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science (SC) program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for a Research Development and Partnership Pilot (RDPP) within BER’s Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences Division (EESSD). A goal of this funding opportunity is to foster the development of climate, Earth, and environmental science research and training capacity at underrepresented institutions.

To do this, the funding opportunity fosters engagement between underrepresented institutions and national laboratories and universities currently participating in the DOE’s climate, Earth, and environmental sciences research supported by BER. Funding will include support for underrepresented institutions to develop partnerships with DOE projects at national laboratories and universities, develop plans for capabilities for future research, and leverage DOE user facilities. In addition, projects will support participation in outreach and training being planned by DOE’s climate, Earth, and environmental sciences programs and facilities.

Institutions with a history of training students from underrepresented populations in climate and environmental sciences, such as those served by Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs), are encouraged to apply.

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I, Release 2

• Full Announcement: DE-FOA-0002555
• Post Date: Monday, December 13, 2021
• Close Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022
• Submission Deadline for Letters of Intent: January 3, 2022, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
• Submission Deadline for Applications: February 15, 2022, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
• Please see the announcement for additional details and eligibility requirements.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC) announces the release of DE-FOA-0002555 , a plan to provide $54 million for small businesses pursuing climate and energy research and development (R&D) projects as well the development of advanced scientific instrumentation through a funding opportunity announcement. Areas of interest include renewable energy, carbon management, fusion and nuclear energy, advanced grid technologies, and cybersecurity.

• Full announcement: https://science.osti.gov/ber/Funding-Opportunities
• Deadline for Pre-applications (required): November 17, 2021; 11:59 pm Eastern time
• Deadline for Applications: February 10, 2022; 11:59 pm Eastern time

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research in Environmental System Science (ESS).

Formed by the merger of the Subsurface Biogeochemical Research (SBR) and Terrestrial Ecosystem Science (TES) programs, the ESS program’s goal is to advance an integrated, robust, and scale-aware predictive understanding of terrestrial systems and their interdependent microbial, biogeochemical, ecological, hydrological, and physical processes. To support this goal, the program uses a systems approach to develop an integrative framework to elucidate the complex processes and controls on the structure, function, feedbacks, and dynamics of terrestrial systems, which span from molecular to global scales and extend from the bedrock through the soil, rhizosphere, and vegetation to the atmosphere.

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will consider applications that focus on improving the understanding and representation of ecosystems and watersheds in ways that advance the sophistication and capabilities of local, regional, and larger scale models. Using new measurements, field experiments, and/or more sophisticated modeling studies, research funded through this FOA will address the following Science Research Areas: (1) investigation of ecosystem and watershed responses to plant-mediated ecohydrologic processes, through their influence on biogeochemical cycling, hydrologic dynamics, and/or land-atmosphere exchange; (2) understanding the influence of wildfire and flood disturbances on hydro-biogeochemical processes and system function; and (3) the role of fungal networks in shaping ecosystem function through coordination of ecohydrological or biogeochemical response to stress, ephemeral soil resources, or transient environmental factors. All applications are required to clearly delineate an integrative, hypothesis-driven approach and describe the existing needs/gaps in state-of-the-art models.  Applicants should provide details on how the results of the proposed research will be used to improve the predictability and sophistication of integrated watershed systems and/or terrestrial ecosystem models.

Early Career Research Program Solicitation

• Pre-applications due (required): October 21, 2021; 5 pm Eastern time
• Applications due: January 20, 2022; 11:59 pm Eastern time
• More information on the SC Early Career Research Program: https://www.energy.gov/science/listings/early-career-program

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC) announces the release of the FY-2022 Early Career Research Program (ECRP) Funding Opportunity: DE-FOA-0002563 .  This opportunity includes the following research topic:

Environmental Process Research in Urban-Influenced Coastal Systems Applications are sought within the scope of the Environmental System Science (ESS) program that will improve fundamental understanding of ecological and hydro-biogeochemical processes in urban influenced coastal systems. Structurally, coastal systems include a wide variety of landforms, including beaches, sand dunes, cliffs, estuaries, marshes, wetlands, tidal zones, deltas, intracoastal waterways, and barrier islands. In addition, they include a wide variety of vegetation types, soil types, subsurface formations and groundwater resources, and interfacial areas of the land margin to either salt/tidal waters or dynamically varying freshwater systems. Research solicited under this topic is limited to coastal systems consisting of urban to suburban environments and urban transition zones that include a U.S. shoreline on the continental coastal margins and/or on the Great Lakes. Where appropriate, these environments could include constructed wetlands and partially channeled waters and armored shorelines. Applications must focus on changes in the functioning and vulnerability of ecological and hydro-biogeochemical processes in urban-influenced coastal systems due to critically important disturbances (i.e., extreme and compounding storm events, drought, temperature extremes, flooding/inundation, saltwater intrusion, wildfires, and wind extremes). ESS has particular interest in studies that address how contemporaneous chronic shifts (i.e., chronic sea level rise, precipitation shifts, and/or increasing temperatures) compound these episodic events to affect the resilience of natural systems within the context of urban environments.

Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program 2020 Solicitation 2

• Applications due:   Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. ET

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2021 Solicitation 2 cycle.  The SCGSR program supports supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory or facility in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist for a period of 3 to 12 consecutive months—with the goal of preparing graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission.

Integrated Computational and Data Infrastructure for Scientific Discovery

• Letters of Intent (Required) Due:  April 2, 2021, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
• Proposals Due:  May 14, 2021, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
• Announcement Details :  DE-FOA-0002482

The Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science announces its interest in funding research and development projects to create an advanced Integrated Computational and Data Infrastructure (ICDI) program. The ICDI program will accelerate research activities across the entire Office of Science complex.

Over the past four decades experimental scientists (domain scientists working with a physical device, at a user facility, or in the field to understand scientific interactions), computational scientists (domain scientists developing and executing simulation codes to explore scientific phenomenon on leadership-class computers), and computer scientists (computer/data scientists and applied mathematicians developing scientific algorithms and codes) have increasingly used a wide array of computers and experiments to generate, analyze, and manage vast amounts of data. These data may be transferred from the facility and stored at a principal investigator’s home institution, a facility storage repository, or in a large central or distributed repository that individuals and teams access to conduct detailed analysis tasks. Combining, in real time, a variety of data, facilities, and computer resources coupled with machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques will greatly accelerate scientific discovery.

The key challenge now is to move from today’s computational/computer scientist partnerships to deeply integrated collaborations that merge experimental scientists in with their computational/computer science peers. Moving forward, it is increasingly necessary to leverage the symbiotic relationships that exist between the experimental and computational sides of numerous DOE science communities (biology, chemistry, cosmology, Earth system science, environmental science, geosciences, material science and physics). To accomplish this, the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research will collaborate with the other DOE Office of Science programs to research, develop, deploy, and validate a core suite of federated services.

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is composed of two topics:

• “Experimental/Computational/Computer Science collaborations”  addresses the challenge of creating collaborative teams of scientists to accelerate science discoveries supported by the Office of Science programs. Applications to this topic must be submitted by multi-investigator teams.
• “Intelligent Distributed Infrastructure Simulation Capabilities”  addresses the challenge of modeling, simulating, and validating the performance of geographically distributed science infrastructures. Both single- and multiple-investigator applications may be submitted.

Awards under this FOA will develop new software workflows and tools to accelerate the scientific discovery process through the convergence of experimental/simulation data, computational/experimental facilities, and a broad community of scientists to both generate high-fidelity simulations and steer experiments. Awards will also develop the modeling and simulation capabilities needed to predict and debug workflow performance in distributed computational and data infrastructures.

Please see the  announcement  for additional details. For any questions, please contact the ICDI program manager:  Richard Carlson,  [email protected] .

DOE EPSCoR Implementation Grants

• Download announcement
• Pre-application due : December 15, 2020, at 5:00 pm ET
• Pre-application response date: January 26, 2021
• Submission deadline for applications: March 2, 2021, at 5:00 pm ET

Scope: Grants awarded under the DOE Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program are intended to improve research capability through the support of a group of scientists and engineers, including graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, working on a common scientific theme in one or more EPSCoR jurisdictions. The objectives of the DOE EPSCoR Implementation Grants are to: (1) Jumpstart capability development in the jurisdiction(s) through increased human and technical resources. (2) Support a group of researchers working on a common scientific theme, with mutually supporting goals and objectives. (3) When topically relevant to the subject matter of the application, promote collaborations with other institutions of higher education and industry with strong participation by students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty from EPSCoR eligible institutions. These collaborations may include institutions from other EPSCoR jurisdictions. Collaborations involving more than one institution or more than one EPSCoR jurisdiction, while welcome, are not a requirement. DOE EPSCoR also encourages but does not require implementation grants to work toward building beneficial relationships between institutions in EPSCoR jurisdictions and the 10 world-class Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) managed by the Office of Science.

• More about ESS: ess.science.energy.gov
• PAMS: The principal investigator (PI) and anyone submitting on the PI’s behalf must register for an account in DOE’s Portfolio Analysis and Management System (PAMS) before a pre-application can be submitted. All PIs and those submitting pre-applications on behalf of PIs are encouraged to establish PAMS accounts as soon as possible to avoid submission delays.
• Pre-applications (required) due: December 17, 2020, 5:00 pm ET
• Proposals due: March 4, 2021, 11:59 pm ET
• Contacts:   Jennifer Arrigo ( [email protected] ) or Brian Benscoter ( [email protected] ).

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) announces its interest in receiving applications for research in Environmental System Science (ESS). Recently formed by the merger of the Subsurface Biogeochemical Research (SBR) and Terrestrial Ecosystem Science (TES) programs, the ESS program goal is to advance an integrated, robust, and scale-aware predictive understanding of terrestrial systems and their interdependent ecological, hydrological, and physical processes. The program seeks to develop an integrated framework using a systems approach to elucidate the complex processes and controls on the structure, function, feedbacks, and dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems that span from the bedrock through the rhizosphere and vegetation to the atmospheric interface. This FOA will consider applications that focus on improving the understanding and representation of ecosystems and watersheds in ways that advance the sophistication and capabilities of local, regional, and larger-scale models. Using new measurements, field experiments, and more sophisticated modeling and/or synthesis studies, research funded through this FOA will address three challenges: (1) ecological and environmental dynamics involving terrestrial-aquatic interfaces (TAI); (2) perturbations and disturbances affecting terrestrial ecosystems and watersheds; and (3) novel methods for capturing “hot spots” and “hot moments” of biogeochemical activity. All applications are required to clearly delineate an integrative, hypothesis-driven approach and describe the existing needs/gaps in state-of-the-art models. Applicants should provide details on how the results of the proposed research will be used to improve the predictability and sophistication of integrated watershed systems and/or terrestrial ecosystem models.

ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC)

• Call Open for 2021–2022 Allocation Year
• Funding announcement
• Pre-proposals (required) due: January 4, 2021, 5:00 pm ET
• Pre-proposal response date: January 15, 2021
• Full proposals due: February 26, 2021, at 5:00 pm ET

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) is now receiving proposals for projects of interest to the Department of Energy (DOE), with an emphasis on high-risk, high-payoff simulations in areas directly related to the DOE mission, in response to National emergencies, and for broadening the community of researchers capable of using leadership computing resources. The ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC) allocation program is open to scientists in industry, academia, and at national laboratories.

The ALCC program provides access to computational resources at ASCR’s three supercomputing facilities, which represent some of the world’s fastest and most powerful supercomputers. These facilities include the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) at Argonne National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ALCC grants one-year awards, which are active from July 1 to June 30 of the following year.

Environmental Research Funding Opportunity: DoD SERDP

The U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) has issued two solicitations for environmental research and development proposals for funding beginning in fiscal year 2022.

• Core solicitation requests proposals related to the SERDP program areas of Environmental Restoration, Munitions Response, Resource Conservation and Resiliency, and Weapons Systems and Platforms. Core pre-proposals are due January 7, 2021, by 2:00 p.m. ET
• SEED solicitation requests proposals for the Munitions Response and the Weapons Systems and Platforms program areas. SEED proposals are due March 4, 2021, by 2:00 p.m. ET
• Full details: See the SERDP website

SERDP is DoD’s environmental science and technology program. It is planned and executed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and includes participation by other federal and nonfederal organizations. Scientists from federal organizations, universities, and private industry can apply for funds to perform basic and applied research and advanced technology development. Funds are awarded through a competitive process, and there is no limit on the number of proposals an organization may submit. Applicants should submit their proposals directly to SERDP. The request for proposals references 11 Statements of Need (SONs) for the Core Solicitation and two SONs for the SERDP Exploratory Development (SEED) Solicitation .

DOE ESPCoR Program

• Funding announcement  
• Pre-applications due: Dec. 15, 2020, at 5 p.m. ET
• Submission deadline for applications: March 2, 2021 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET
• Eligibility: Although academic, nonprofit, and industrial research communities are welcome to lead or participate, a strong component of graduate student education is required. Entities within the following jurisdictions are eligible to apply: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
• Contacts: ESS program managers
• Applications due:   Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. ET
• Detailed information about the program, including eligibility requirements and access to the online application system: science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr/
• SCGSR Program Manager: Dr. Ping Ge, [email protected]

Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program 2020 Solicitation 1

• Applications due: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 5:00 pm ET

Earth System Model Development and Analysis

• Pre-application due: February 14, 2020, at 5:00 pm ET
• Pre-application response date: February 21, 2020
• Submission deadline for applications: March 31, 2020, at 11:59 PM ET

Northwest Territories Environmental Studies Research Fund

The ESRF (NWT) replaced the federal Environmental Studies Research Fund in April 2014. It is a collaborative effort between the Government of the Northwest Territories, industry and public.

It was established under the 2014  Petroleum Resources Act   to finance environmental and social studies relating to oil and gas exploration, development and production in the Northwest Territories.

The ESRF (NWT) is directed by a Management Board with representation from the Government of the Northwest Territories, the oil and gas industry and the general public. All members are appointed by the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment. It is administered by a small secretariat within the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

The ESRF (NWT) operates on a fiscal-year basis. The Management Board meets on a semi-annual basis. The frequency of meetings is adjusted as circumstances dictate.  The Management Board assesses the information requirements of government and industry to determine research priorities and develops an annual study program. Funding to support the study program and administrative costs form the basis for the calculation of the levy rate schedule.

Projects under the study program are initiated following the collection of the levies, which generally occurs in the first quarter of the calendar year.

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BOEM Now Accepting Environmental Study Ideas for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025

Sara McPherson Phone (202) 341-9827

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is responsible for managing the development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy and mineral resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way. A critical component of BOEM’s mission is protecting the environment while overseeing the development of OCS energy and marine mineral resources.

BOEM’s Environmental Studies Program (ESP) develops, funds and manages rigorous scientific research specifically to inform policy decisions on the development of energy and mineral resources on the OCS, as required by law. This environmental and socioeconomic research is designed to provide BOEM the necessary information to assess, predict, monitor and manage potential environmental impacts of the activities it authorizes.

As part of this effort, ESP staff prepare BOEM’s annual Studies Development Plan to cover a two-year planning period. The plan includes brief study descriptions, or profiles, that describe proposed studies for the upcoming fiscal year and for one successive year. These studies are designed to collect the information necessary to meet the needs of BOEM scientists, rule writers, modelers, decision makers and other users. Proposed studies are evaluated for program relevance, programmatic timeliness and scientific merit.

BOEM is beginning to formulate its Fiscal Year 2024–2025 Studies Development Plan covering all BOEM energy and minerals activities. We invite you to submit study ideas for consideration in Alaska, Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Pacific OCS areas. Study ideas must be relevant to BOEM's information requirements in the areas of biological, oceanographic (physical and chemical) and social sciences (including economic and cultural research) and Indigenous knowledge.

I encourage you to review BOEM’s National Studies List for Fiscal Year 2023 , which identifies studies BOEM intends to procure in FY 23 (subject to availability of funding). The current Studies Development Plan is online and the Environmental Studies Program Information System (ESPIS)  provides access to ongoing studies and completed reports. Brief summaries of recently completed studies can also be found in the archive of ESPIS Quarterly Reports . Please carefully consider BOEM’s ESP Strategic Framework – particularly the criteria and questions – when formulating your study ideas. Also note that BOEM’s priority will continue to be studies related to offshore wind. Study ideas focusing on long-term monitoring and cumulative effects of offshore wind are of particular interest. Further, where study ideas align with Indigenous cultural interests and effects on underserved communities, incorporation should be considered.

Send your suggestions in a short paragraph via email to ESP by December 9, 2022, including an explanation of why BOEM should consider funding them in light of the points noted above. Please note that all submissions become property of the federal government. While suggestions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, there is no guarantee they will be accepted. Some ideas may be combined with other suggestions. Acceptance of an idea does not imply that the submitter will receive funding.

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is responsible for America’s offshore energy and mineral resources. The bureau promotes energy independence, environmental protection and economic development through responsible, science-based management of energy and mineral resources on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.