Idaho Field Office · Department of Energy
Silicon Carbide Cladding Lead Test Rod Development-Phase 1
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Dec 7, 2026 · 61 days left
- Award size
- Up to $62.5M
- Total available
- $50M · about 1 award
- Match ?
- Required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Small business, Larger business, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), City or town government, County government, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Public college or university, Tribal government, Tribal organization, Private college or university, State government, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3)
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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How this fits you
- Open to: Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 44
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/6221d01a-7a43-40d4-b5d0-add2f4d390e6 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/a344a264-38d7-4dfe-9d28-e1a3dea2db2d
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About this grant
Silicon Carbide Cladding Lead Test Rod Development-Phase 1Research, development, and fabrication of Silicon Carbide cladding specimens for research reactor insertion, irradiation, and post-irradiation examinations by 2030. The objective of this program is to advance the scientific and technological maturity of silicon carbide cladding for nuclear fuel rods for future use in commercial light water reactors.
Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct7
Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov - Nov16
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Nov30
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Dec5
Submit
Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog - Dec7
Deadline
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
27 awards to Tennessee groups in 3 counties since 2009. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $2.1M spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $2M | 2023 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.2M | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | $1M spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $1M | 2024 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1M | 2026 |
Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse. 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 organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 17 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Regents of the University of Michigan | $736K | 2024 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | The Regents of the University of Michigan | $596K spent that year | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | University of New Mexico, the | $280K | 2024 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Regents of the University of Michigan | $280K | 2024 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | The Regents of the University of New Mexico | $161K spent that year | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | North Carolina State University | $125K | 2023 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | University of Cincinnati | $121K spent that year | 2023 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | University of Illinois | $117K spent that year | 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 | 2024 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | $113K | 2025 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | $97K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
About the federal program
Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration, also called “(NE RD&D)”
Program number 81.121 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Energy · Project grant
How applications are judged
Each proposal will be evaluated based on an objective merit review in accordance with the requirement of "DOE Financial Assistance Regulations" (2 CFR 200) and the evaluation criteria set forth in the competitive solicitations. These criteria typically include: appropriateness of the proposal method or approach, competency of research personnel and adequacy of proposed resources, reasonableness and appropriateness of the proposed budget, and other appropriate factors.
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal year 2016: Similar to previous years See the NE Web site at http://energy.gov/ne/office-nuclear-energy
Fiscal year 2018: Similar to previous years
Fiscal year 2022: The NEUP.gov website is updated regularly with information on financial assistance to universities and colleges through Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) to stimulate and guide advanced nuclear energy research and to support students pursuing nuclear energy related disciplines at universities and colleges across the country. The website offers facts on prior awards, reporting information, and upcoming funding opportunity announcements (FOA). The programs covered in this website include the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) and Integrated University Program (IUP). NEUP has three R&D elements: Integrated Research Projects (IRP), NEUP R&D, and Infrastructure. IRPs cover large, collaborative, university-led projects, addressing near-term needs of the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy's (NE) research and development (R&D) programs. NEUP R&D projects are university led projects that focus on more general and longer term R&D, guided by NE's programs. And Infrastructure support, including upgrades to...