ANNOUNCEMENTS
Office of Science Early Career Research Grant Solicitation
The Office of Science has recently issued a call for early career research grants. For more information go to LANL's Science Program Office website.
Call from National Science Foundation's (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation Program
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) has announced a call. This is not a grant for which the Lab can apply directly; however it may be of interest to research staff who collaborate with universities. Read more...
PAST ANNOUNCEMENTS
STIMULUS NEWS
Obama Administration Delivers More than $63 Million for Weatherization Programs in Indiana and New Mexico
July 21, 2009 WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Department of Energy is providing more than $63 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to expand weatherization assistance programs in Indiana and New Mexico. The funding, along with additional funds to be disbursed after the states meet certain Recovery Act milestones, will help these states achieve their goal of weatherizing more than 22,400 homes, lowering energy costs for low-income families that need it, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and creating green jobs across the country.
President Obama Announces Over $467 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects
May 27, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Obama today announced over $467 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to expand and accelerate the development, deployment, and use of geothermal and solar energy throughout the United States. Read about Solar Energy Development in the West
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CONTACTS
Stimulus Project Office
- Project Director
Carolyn Zerkle
(505) 664-0636
stimulus@lanl.gov - Project team
GRANT APPLICATION TOOL
The Stimulus Project Office reviews the grant opportunities from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Listed below are grants for which LANL can be the lead applicant, team with another organization, or offer assistance with preparation of a grant proposal.
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Workforce Training for the Electric Power Sector
Focus Group: Education
Funding Number: DE-FOA-0000152
Close Date: 11/30/2009 -
New Graduate Fellowships in Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Focus Group: Education
Close Date: 11/30/2009 -
RECOVERY ACT: ADVANCED ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES
Focus Group: Energy
Funding Number: none
Close Date: 11/20/2009 -
Bench scale and slipstream development and testing of post-combustion carbon dioxide capture and separation technology to existing coal fired power plants.
Funding Number: DE-FOA-0000131
Close Date: 12/15/2009 -
Increasing scientific data on the fate, transport and behavior of engineered nanomaterials in selected environmental and biological matrices.
Focus Group: Environmental
Funding Number: EPA-G2010-STAR-N1 and EPA-G2010-STAR-N2
Close Date: 02/02/2010
ENVIROMENT PROJECTS
MISSION
The Stimulus Project Team identifies applicable opportunities, coordinates proposals, provides ongoing communications, integrates reporting, and supports execution of ARRA funding (DOE and non-DOE funding).
As a National Laboratory, we hope to assist the nation, the State of New Mexico, and local communities in meeting the objectives of the act to create a framework for clean, efficient, American energy and to transform our economy with science and technology.
