[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 24776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11851]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site; Notice of Intent To 
Solicit Competitive Application/Proposals for Financial Assistance

AGENCY: Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent to solicit competitive applications/proposals 
for financial assistance.

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SUMMARY: The Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS) of the 
Department of Energy (DOE) is entrusted to contribute to the welfare of 
the nation by providing the scientific foundation, technology, policy 
and institutional leadership necessary to achieve efficiency in energy 
use, diversity in energy sources, a more productive and competitive 
economy, improved environmental quality, and a secure National defense. 
RFETS intends to fund a series of grants in special emphasis programs 
to encourage programs to train Native American, African American, 
Hispanic American, Asian-Pacific American, Women and Disabled Students 
to pursue training in the fields of sciences and engineering; and to 
fund local community projects contributing to diversity-related 
programs.

DATES: Applications may be submitted at any time within 30 days from 
the date of this announcement. Applications received within 30 days 
from the date of this announcement, will be considered; applications 
received after that date may or may not be considered depending on the 
status of proposal review and selection.

ADDRESSES: Mail Applications To: Department of Energy, Rocky Flats 
Environmental Technology Site, Contracts and Assets Management 
Division, PO Box 928, B460, Golden, Colorado 80402-0928.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Dillon, Critique, Inc., Rocky 
Flats Field Office, (303) 966-3659, or Susan Cook (303) 966-5310 for 
application forms and additional information. Completed applications or 
proposals must be sent to the addresses heading.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There have been six (6) previous awards out 
of this program. DOE is under no obligation to pay for any costs 
associated with the preparation or submission of applications/
proposals. DOE reserves the right to fund, in whole or in part, any, 
all, or none of the applications/proposals submitted in response to 
this notice.

Availability of Fiscal Year 1998 Funds

    With this publication, DOE RFETS is announcing the availability of 
up to $300,000 in grant funds for fiscal year 1998. RFETS anticipates 
that multiple grants will be made for a grand total not to exceed 
$300,000. The awards will be made through a competitive process. 
Projects may cover a period of up to 3 years.

Restricted Eligibility

    Eligible applicants for the purposes of funding under this notice 
include organizations residing in Colorado proposing to implement 
minority science and engineering projects in Colorado as described in 
the summary section of this announcement. Applicants are encouraged to 
propose project cost-sharing or sharing of in-kind services or 
resources. The awards will be made through a competitive process to 
organizations and institutions located in the State of Colorado. The 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number assigned to this 
program is 81.116.

Evaluation Criteria

    Applications will be reviewed by a panel composed of Department of 
Energy RFETS representatives. Successful proposal(s) will be selected 
on the opinion of panel members of proposals most able to meet the 
objectives listed in the summary section of this announcement and best 
able to meet the needs of this office.
    DOE RFETS hereby reserves the right to fund, in part or whole, any, 
all, or none of the proposals submitted in response to this request. 
All applicants will be notified in writing of the action taken on their 
applications. Applicants should allow approximately 90 days for DOE 
evaluation. The status of any application during the evaluation and 
selection process will not be discussed with applicants. Unsuccessful 
applications will not be returned to the applicant.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on April 22, 1998.
Clyde B. Railsback,
Contracting Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-11851 Filed 5-4-98; 8:45 am]
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