| July
16, 2009. The review and
decision process has been completed for the
Single-Investigator and Small-Group Research
proposals. Ninety-five projects from
universities and DOE national labs were
selected for awards, and those proposers
have been notified by email. Those not
selected will be notified in the near
future. All proposers will receive
formal notices and copies of reviewer
comments at a later date. |
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| May
7, 2009. Proposals submitted
in early FY2009 for
Single-Investigator and
Small-Group Research awards are currently
under review. The FY 2010 budget
request for BES contains no funding for
another round of such awards.
Principle investigators interested in the
core research areas of BES are referred to
instructions found at
http://www.sc.doe.gov/bes/grants.html.
Proposers are encouraged to contact BES
program managers
in their
scientific area of interest for
additional guidance concerning submissions
of preapplications and full applications. |
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| March
16, 2009. The
encourage/discourage decisions for the
Single-Investigator and
Small-Group
Research projects have
been issued by email to those who submitted preapplications.
The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009—signed
by the President on March 11, 2009 (P.L.
111-8)—provides funding for this activity.
The encourage email contains instructions on
how to submit a full application prior to
the deadline of 8:00 PM Eastern Time on
April 24, 2009. |
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| December
16, 2008. Nearly 900 preapplications for
Single-Investigator and
Small-Group Research
projects have been
received and are under
consideration. |