Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002757
The Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) - Earth and Environmental Systems opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0002757) is a discretionary grant program from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, specifically the Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program within the Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences Division (EESSD). The main aim is to expand and strengthen the climate and environmental science workforce by helping institutions build lasting research and training capacity. A major emphasis is placed on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs), with the broader intention of diversifying the set of institutions that participate in and contribute to BER EESSD-supported research.
At its core, the program is designed to remove common barriers that keep underrepresented institutions from fully engaging with DOE-supported climate and environmental science research. BER is explicitly signaling that many strong academic scientists and programs exist outside its current funding portfolio, but they may have limited familiarity with EESSD priorities, processes, and entry points for support. This FOA tries to bridge that gap by encouraging structured partnerships between applicant institutions and BER-supported Scientific Focus Areas (SFAs) located at DOE national laboratories. The expectation is that these partnerships will not be one-off interactions, but instead will help establish a pipeline for sustained undergraduate and graduate student participation in EESSD-relevant research.
The FOA supports three closely related categories of activities. First, it funds efforts to develop new partnerships with BER-supported EESSD SFAs at DOE national labs, with a focus on creating ongoing opportunities for students to participate in climate and environmental research that aligns with EESSD mission areas. Second, it supports facilitating student participation in EESSD research program outreach as well as training and engagement opportunities connected to DOE user facilities, which can expose students to advanced tools, datasets, and scientific communities that are often difficult to access from smaller or under-resourced institutions. Third, it funds broader institutional capacity building to strengthen climate and environmental science education and research at institutions that have historically been underrepresented in the EESSD portfolio. Across these themes, the allowable use of funds explicitly includes experiential training, mentoring, and activities that increase an institution's ability to train students and compete in this research space over the long term.
Eligibility is broadly open to domestic applicants, with a specific prohibition on certain nonprofit organizations: nonprofit entities described in IRS section 501(c)(4) are not eligible if they engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995. The FOA also includes special eligibility and participation rules for federally affiliated entities. DOE and NNSA national laboratories cannot apply as the prime recipient, but they can participate as subrecipients on an eligible applicant's proposal. If a national lab is included as a subrecipient and the project is selected, the lab portion is handled differently than a typical subaward: the subaward value is removed from the prime award and provided to the lab through DOE's Field-Work Proposal system, with work performed under the lab's existing DOE contract. In contrast, non-DOE/NNSA federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) are not eligible either as prime applicants or as subrecipients, and other federal agencies are also not eligible to apply or be included as subrecipients.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development, uses the grant funding instrument, and is associated with CFDA number 81.049. The award ceiling listed is $800,000, and the original application due date shown is August 24, 2022, with a creation date of May 25, 2022. Overall, this FOA is less about funding a standalone research project in isolation and more about using targeted training, mentoring, and partnership-building to expand who gets to participate in DOE BER EESSD science, while building durable institutional capability in climate and environmental systems research and workforce development.Apply for DE FOA 0002757
- The Office of Science in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) - Earth and Environmental Systems" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.049.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2022-05-25.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-08-24. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $800,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the full name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is called Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) - Earth and Environmental Systems.
2. What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FOA number)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is DE-FOA-0002757.
3. Which federal agency is offering this grant?
This is a discretionary grant program from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
4. Which DOE office and program sponsor this opportunity?
The opportunity is sponsored by the DOE Office of Science, specifically the Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program within the Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences Division (EESSD).
5. What is the main goal of the RENEW - Earth and Environmental Systems program?
The main goal is to expand and strengthen the climate and environmental science workforce by helping institutions build lasting research and training capacity, with a broader intent to diversify the institutions participating in BER EESSD-supported research.
6. What types of institutions are especially emphasized in this FOA?
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) are a major emphasis, as part of a broader effort to expand participation by institutions historically underrepresented in the EESSD funding portfolio.
7. Is this FOA primarily intended to fund a standalone research project?
No. The FOA is described as being less about funding a standalone research project in isolation and more about using targeted training, mentoring, and partnership-building to expand participation in DOE BER EESSD science and to build durable institutional capacity.
8. What problem or barrier is this program trying to address?
The program is intended to reduce common barriers that keep underrepresented institutions from fully engaging with DOE-supported climate and environmental science research. BER signals that many strong scientists and programs exist outside its current funding portfolio, but may have limited familiarity with EESSD priorities, processes, and entry points for support.
9. What is the role of DOE national laboratories in this opportunity?
The FOA encourages structured partnerships between applicant institutions and BER-supported Scientific Focus Areas (SFAs) located at DOE national laboratories, with the intent of creating lasting pathways for participation in EESSD-relevant research.
10. What does SFA mean in this context?
SFA refers to a BER-supported Scientific Focus Area located at a DOE national laboratory.
11. What is expected of the partnerships formed under this FOA?
The expectation is that partnerships will not be one-off interactions. They are intended to help establish a pipeline for sustained undergraduate and graduate student participation in EESSD-relevant research.
12. What activity categories does the FOA support?
The FOA supports three closely related categories: (1) developing new partnerships with BER-supported EESSD SFAs at DOE national labs, (2) facilitating student participation in EESSD research program outreach and training/engagement opportunities connected to DOE user facilities, and (3) broader institutional capacity building to strengthen climate and environmental science education and research at underrepresented institutions.
13. Does the FOA support student engagement with DOE user facilities?
Yes. It supports training and engagement opportunities connected to DOE user facilities, which can provide exposure to advanced tools, datasets, and scientific communities that may be difficult to access from smaller or under-resourced institutions.
14. What kinds of student-focused activities are implied as allowable uses of funds?
Allowable uses of funds explicitly include experiential training, mentoring, and activities that increase an institution's ability to train students and compete in the climate and environmental systems research space over the long term.
15. Who can apply (in general terms)?
Eligibility is broadly open to domestic applicants, with specific restrictions described for certain nonprofit organizations and for federally affiliated entities.
16. Are all nonprofit organizations eligible?
No. Nonprofit entities described in IRS section 501(c)(4) are not eligible if they engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995.
17. Can DOE or NNSA national laboratories apply as the prime recipient?
No. DOE and NNSA national laboratories cannot apply as the prime recipient.
18. Can DOE or NNSA national laboratories be included in a proposal in another role?
Yes. They can participate as subrecipients on an eligible applicant's proposal, subject to the special handling described in the FOA.
19. How is a DOE/NNSA national laboratory "subrecipient" handled if a project is selected?
If a national lab is included as a subrecipient and the project is selected, the lab portion is handled differently than a typical subaward: the subaward value is removed from the prime award and provided to the lab through DOE's Field-Work Proposal system, with work performed under the lab's existing DOE contract.
20. Are non-DOE/NNSA Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) eligible?
No. Non-DOE/NNSA FFRDCs are not eligible either as prime applicants or as subrecipients.
21. Are other federal agencies eligible to apply or participate as subrecipients?
No. Other federal agencies are not eligible to apply or be included as subrecipients.
22. What is the funding instrument for this opportunity?
The funding instrument is a grant.
23. What program area/category is this opportunity listed under?
It is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development.
24. What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The associated CFDA number is 81.049.
25. What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed?
The award ceiling listed is $800,000.
26. What application due date is shown in the opportunity description provided?
The original application due date shown is August 24, 2022.
27. What is the creation date shown for this funding opportunity?
The creation date shown is May 25, 2022.
28. What is the intended longer-term outcome for participating institutions?
The FOA is intended to build lasting research and training capacity, strengthen climate and environmental science education and research, and improve an institution's ability to train students and compete for and contribute to BER EESSD-relevant research over the long term.
29. What student populations are specifically mentioned as part of the participation pipeline?
The FOA specifically references establishing a pipeline for sustained undergraduate and graduate student participation in EESSD-relevant research.
30. How does this FOA aim to diversify participation in BER EESSD research?
It aims to diversify participation by prioritizing structured partnerships, training, mentoring, and capacity-building efforts that help underrepresented institutions (including HBCUs and other MSIs) connect to BER EESSD mission areas, processes, and support pathways.
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