The following message is from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education and was sent to Associate Deans for Research, Department Chairs and Administrators in the Biological and Physical Sciences, College/School Research Administrators.

DoE has released FOA Number: DE-FOA-0002904 Innovative Fusion Technology and Collaborative Fusion Energy Research in the DIII-D National Program with a very short timeline for submission and limits the number of pre-applications per institution to no more than one per research area (i.e. one in the Collaborative Research area and one in the Innovative Fusion Technology area). Required pre-applications are due to DoE by February 15, 2023.  

The DOE SC program in FES hereby announces its interest in Innovative Fusion Technology and Collaborative Fusion Energy Research in the DIII-D National Program. The aims of this FOA are two-fold. First, it aims at research to advance innovative fusion technology that supports the tokamak path to fusion energy. Second, it aims to support collaborative research activities in fusion energy research at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility. Among the objectives is to enable the U.S. to aim at a fusion pilot plant based on the advanced tokamak concept.

We ask that interested PIs submit the following information for internal review:

1. Title
2. PI name and department
3. Names and affiliation of co-PIs, if applicable
4. 1-2 page summary of proposed effort

Please share this information among PIs in your unit who are working in relevant research areas.  Interested PIs should submit a single PDF with the requested information to grants@research.wisc.edu by Thursday, January 26.

Questions? Contact grants@research.wisc.edu.