Fiscal Year 2026 Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: December 15, 2025

Archive date: July 9, 2026

Close date: June 9, 2026

Opportunity ID: 361020

Opportunity number: DE-FOA-0003538

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: Idaho Field Office

Agency code: DOE-ID

Award floor: $0

Award ceiling: $3,100,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Energy
Eligible Applicants
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Small businesses
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Description

The Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) mission is to advance nuclear energy science and technology to meet U.S. energy, environmental, and economic needs. NE has identified the following goals to address challenges in the nuclear energy sector, help realize the potential of advanced technology, and leverage the unique role of the government in spurring innovation: · Enable continued operation of existing U.S. nuclear reactors · Enable deployment of advanced nuclear reactors · Develop advanced nuclear fuel cycles · Maintain U.S. leadership in nuclear energy technology NE strives to promote integrated and collaborative research conducted by national laboratory, university, industry, and international partners under the direction of NE’s programs, and to deploy innovative nuclear energy technologies to the market and to optimize the benefits of nuclear energy.

Fiscal Year 2026 Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research
The Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) mission is to advance nuclear energy science and technology to meet U.S. energy, environmental, and economic needs. NE has identified the following goals to address challenges in the nuclear energy sector, help realize the potential of advanced technology, and leverage the unique role of the government in spurring innovation: · Enable continued operation of existing U.S. nuclear reactors · Enable deployment of advanced nuclear reactors · Develop advanced nuclear fuel cycles · Maintain U.S. leadership in nuclear energy technology NE strives to promote integrated and collaborative research conducted by national laboratory, university, industry, and international partners under the direction of NE’s programs, and to deploy innovative nuclear energy technologies to the market and to optimize the benefits of nuclear energy.
[Forecasted] Fiscal Year 2026 Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research
Forecasted
Idaho Field Office
Energy
Grant
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
2025-12-15