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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000">~~ Please disseminate this information with those researchers and research administrators in your department who
may find it noteworthy</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
<span style="color:#C00000">~~<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0">DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) ANNOUNCES $400 MILLION IN RESEARCH FUNDING TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC FRONTIERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><strong><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(DOE Press Release) </span></i></strong><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-style:normal">The
funding will advance the priorities of DOE's Office of Science and its major programs, including Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics,
Isotope R&D and Production, and Accelerator R&D and Production. This funding opportunity will help achieve the Biden Administration's plan to employ science and innovation to tackle our greatest challenges.</span></em><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <a href="https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-400-million-research-funding-advance-scientific-frontiers">https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-400-million-research-funding-advance-scientific-frontiers</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><a href="https://science.osti.gov/grants/FOAs/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2023/SC_FOA_0002844.pdf" title="FY 2023 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program"><span style="color:#0073C4">FY
2023 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program</span></a></span><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="announcementnumber"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Announcement Number: </span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">DE-FOA-0002844<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="fiscallabel"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Fiscal Year: </span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="fundingpostdate"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Post Date: </span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">9/30/2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="fundingclosedate"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">Close Date: </span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">9/30/2023 12:00:00 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications:<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul type="circle">
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A Pre-Application is optional/encouraged<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Submission Deadline for Applications: Not Applicable<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin-top:0in;box-sizing: border-box;margin-bottom:0.71429rem"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">This FOA will remain open until September 30, 2023 or until replaced by a successor FOA. Applications may be
submitted any time during that period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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