Idaho Field Office · Department of Energy
RFI - DOE Infrastructure Work Scope Development
Key facts
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award size
- Not specified — see notice
- Cost share / match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Small business, Private college or university, Public college or university, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), State government, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Grant-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Gibson County (nationwide program)
- No cost share required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 33
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Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/beca1b75-ff01-4a57-be4c-562584cbec91 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/3f08422f-02ae-4671-95b5-1e565860c566
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About this grant
Should we apply? (2-minute check) Ask a partner for a letter
Writing the need statement? Gibson County facts with citations.
What the official notice requires
Pulled from the funding notice RFI-INFRA-DE-SOL-0008318_MOD_02.pdf (7 pages) so you can see the requirements at a glance. Each item shows the notice's own words; open the page to read it in context. The notice itself always controls.
Dates in the notice
May 15, 2023 · p. 6
“RFI RESPONSE DUE DATE FOR WORKSCOPE DEVELOPMENT GRANT YEAR May 15, 2023 2024 May 13, 2024 2025 May 12, 2025 2026 May 11, 2026 2027 This announcement does not impose any obligation on the Government, nor does it signify any intent for a contract or other form…” Open page 6
Who in Tennessee has won this program
25 awards to Tennessee recipients in 3 counties since 2009 · 0 in Gibson County. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $3.7M | 2009 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $3.2M | 2023 |
| Container Technologies Industries, Llc | Helenwood, Scott County | $3M | 2026 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.9M | 2021 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.6M | 2021 |
| Analysis And Measurement Services Corporation | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.1M | 2019 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $2M | 2023 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.2M | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $1M | 2024 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1M | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $800K | 2024 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $791K | 2020 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another grantee
This federal money also reaches local groups as subawards. 8 subawards on file · 0 in Gibson County. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Through | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Regents of the University of Michigan | $736K | 2024 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Regents of the University of Michigan | $280K | 2024 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | University of New Mexico, the | $280K | 2024 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | North Carolina State University | $125K | 2023 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | $113K | 2025 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | $113K | 2025 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | $113K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. | $30K | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov subaward reports (prime recipients report subawards of $30,000 or more).
About the program (81.121)
Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration — (NE RD&D)