Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program

(1) To focus on development and demonstration of modeling/simulation technologies and methodologies through the structure of Multidisciplinary Simulation Centers, Single-Disciplinary Centers, and Focus Investigatory Centers to solve open science and engineering problems relevant to NNSA Defense Programs missions; (2) to promote and sustain scientific interactions between the academic community and scientists at the NNSA laboratories; (3) and to train scientists in specific areas of long-term research relevant to NNSA stockpile stewardship.

Applicants (either prime or sub applicant) must be an institution of higher education in any state, federal district, or United States territory. Prime applicants must provide an educational program for which the institution awards a professional doctoral degree (e.g. Doctor of Philosophy or PhD).

(1) Alignment with the areas of technical scope called forth in the call for application; (2) Scientific/technical merit of the project; (3) Expected impact on the proposed area of research activity; (4) Consistency with the objective of this academic alliances program to focus on advanced computational science investigations; (5) Qualifications of the Applicant's personnel and adequacy of proposed resources; (6) Feasibility of plans for carrying out the proposed research, considering such factors as: appropriateness of the technical method and approach, facility compatibility, other commitments, competition and timing; (7) Level of interaction with NNSA laboratory personnel and the potential to train students in scientific areas defined by the technical scope in order to build a long-term recruiting pool for the NNSA laboratory complex; (8) Leverage provided by cost sharing by applicant and with other funding sources.

This program has no statutory formula. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Fiscal Year2016: We plan to fund the same projects in FY16, of course keeping in mind if Federal funds are made available. They have finished Year 2 and have submitted their Year 2 Annual Reports.Fiscal Year2017: We plan to fund the same six projects in FY17 for a total of $18,000,000.Fiscal Year2018: We funded the same six projects under PSAAP II in FY18 for a total of $17,000,000.Fiscal Year2019: We plan to fund the same six projects under PSAAP II in FY19 for an additional year.Fiscal Year2020: We plan to fund nine projects under PSAAP III in FY20.Fiscal Year2021: We plan to fund the same nine PSAAP III projects into the second year of their cooperative agreement awards.Fiscal Year2022: We plan to fund the same nine PSAAP III projects into the third year of their cooperative agreement awards.Fiscal Year2023: We funded the same nine PSAAP III projects into the fourth year of their cooperative agreement awards.Fiscal Year2024: We funded the same nine PSAAP III projects into the fifth year of their cooperative agreement awards.Fiscal Year2025: We plan to fund the PSAAP IV projects into their first year of their cooperative agreement awards.