Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002604
The funding opportunity titled "Staff Support for Regional State Engagement with the U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Integrated Waste Management on Radioactive Materials Transportation Planning" (Funding Opportunity Number DE FOA 0002604) is a discretionary Department of Energy program that uses a cooperative agreement to support organized, ongoing engagement between state-level government officials and the DOE Office of Integrated Waste Management (DOE-IWM) within the Office of Nuclear Energy. The central goal is to make sure states are meaningfully involved in planning for future, large-scale transportation campaigns involving commercial spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW). The work is framed around preparing for shipments to federal storage and disposal facilities once those facilities are available, and it also includes addressing related DOE program issues that could affect participating states or an entire region.
A key feature of this opportunity is its regional focus. The recipient is expected to facilitate coordination for one of four defined U.S. regions: Eastern, Western, Midwestern, or Southern. In practical terms, this means the funded organization functions as a regional hub that helps states speak with each other, identify shared needs and concerns, and communicate effectively with DOE-IWM. The emphasis is not simply on information sharing, but on building a structured engagement process that supports planning, readiness, and consistent two-way communication between DOE and state stakeholders as transportation and disposal strategies evolve.
The opportunity is grounded in the idea that transportation planning for SNF and HLW is more likely to succeed when it is built with state involvement from the start, especially given the safety, security, and public confidence expectations that come with moving radioactive materials over long distances and across multiple jurisdictions. DOE explicitly frames the facilitation function as essential to developing and implementing a transportation program that is safe and secure and that earns public trust. That implies the recipient's staff support role is meant to help states participate in planning discussions, raise region-specific operational and policy considerations, and stay aligned with DOE-IWM as decisions and program details develop over time.
Administration for the opportunity sits with the Department of Energy, Idaho Field Office, and it is categorized under Energy and Environment activities with CFDA number 81.121. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations, including those with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, as long as they are not institutions of higher education. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically signals substantial involvement by the federal agency during performance, meaning DOE is likely to collaborate closely with the recipient on planning, deliverables, and coordination activities rather than simply issuing a hands-off grant.
In terms of timing and scale, the opportunity was created on October 13, 2021, with an original closing date of November 2, 2021. The listed award ceiling is up to $6,000,000. The posting shows "Expected Awards: 0," which usually reflects posting metadata rather than a guarantee about whether awards will be made, but it does indicate the announcement did not specify a set number of awards at the time of listing. Overall, the grant is best understood as support for the staffing and coordination capacity needed to sustain regional state engagement with DOE-IWM on the complex, multi-year task of planning for future transportation of commercial SNF and HLW in a way that addresses technical requirements, intergovernmental coordination, and public confidence.Apply for DE FOA 0002604
- The Department of Energy, Idaho Field Office in the energy, environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Staff Support for Regional State Engagement with the U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Integrated Waste Management on Radioactive Materials Transportation Planning" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.121.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 13, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 02, 2021. (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 $6,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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