Funding-Subsurface
Biogeochemical Research, July 15, 2010
Agency
Chicago
Service Center
Description
The
Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces
interest in receiving applications for research grants for Subsurface Biogeochemical
Research (SBR), which is within the Climate and Environmental Sciences Division
(CESD) in the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER). SBR seeks
to advance fundamental science towards solutions to key DOE environmental
challenges including carbon sequestration, contamination from past nuclear
weapons production and a scientific basis for the long term stewardship of
nuclear waste disposal. The activity supports an integrated portfolio of
research ranging from molecular to field scales with emphasis on the use of
advanced computer models and multidisciplinary, iterative experimentation to
understand and predict contaminant transport in complex subsurface
environments. This mission is guided by the BER long term performance measure
to ?provide sufficient scientific underst anding such that DOE sites would be able to incorporate
coupled physical, chemical and biological processes into decision making for
environmental remediation and long-term stewardship.? To meet this measure, BER
funds basic research to investigate the key processes affecting the mobility of
subsurface contaminants found at DOE sites. The goal of this FOA is to support
innovative, fundamental research investigating the coupled physical, chemical,
and biological processes affecting the transport of subsurface contaminants at
DOE sites. Applications should identify critical knowledge gaps and address
hypothesis-driven research to better understand the significant physical,
chemical, and biological processes influencing the form and mobility of DOE
contaminants in the subsurface. Research projects should aim to provide the
scientific basis for the long term stewardship of contaminated sites across the
DOE complex and the development of new remediation concepts and strategies. A pplications must address the applicability of the proposed
research to understanding DOE relevant, field-scale, contaminant transport
processes by including an explanation of how the proposed effort will support
the accomplishment of the BER long term performance measure. The environment of
interest is the terrestrial subsurface including the vadose
zone, the saturated zone and key groundwater-surface water interfaces. The
specific radionuclide and heavy metal contaminants and the general science needs
for this FOA are outlined in the Supplementary Information section below. Phytoremediation and the study of organic contaminants are
NOT addressed in this FOA.
Announcement
Number:
DE-FOA-0000311
Closing
Date:
Jul 15, 2010
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/
Contact
Information
Kimberlie J. Laing, Grant Analyst, 301-903-3026
kim.laing@science.doe.gov
Robert T. Anderson, Program Manager, 301-903-5549
todd.anderson@science.doe.gov
kim.laing@science.doe.gov