U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Funding Opportunity Announcement, Radioactive Material Disposition Grant, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 | 31310023K0001

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) released a discretionary funding opportunity for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 focused on radioactive material disposition. The opportunity is presented as a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) under the title "U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Funding Opportunity Announcement, Radioactive Material Disposition Grant, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023" and is identified by the Funding Opportunity Number 31310023K0001. Although the title uses the word "grant," the listed funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the NRC expects to have more substantial involvement during the project period than it would under a standard grant, such as collaboration on project direction, technical coordination, or oversight tied to regulatory or program goals.

This FOA sits within the Science and Technology and other Research and Development funding activity category, and it is associated with CFDA number 77.009. In practical terms, that framing signals the NRC is looking to support work that is technical in nature and connected to handling, managing, or resolving issues related to the disposition of radioactive materials. "Disposition" in this context generally refers to actions like safe packaging, transport, storage, disposal pathways, and other end-of-life management steps for radioactive sources or materials, often with an emphasis on public health, environmental protection, and regulatory compliance. The short description provided in the source data repeats the FOA title and indicates it is specifically a "Radioactive Material Disposition Cooperative Agreement" for FY 2023, which reinforces that the program is centered on targeted, technical efforts rather than broad, general-purpose assistance.

Eligibility is broad for a federal science and safety-related program. The FOA lists state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and special district governments as eligible applicants, which covers a wide range of public entities that may be involved in environmental management, emergency preparedness, waste oversight, or radiological health programs. It also includes Native American tribal governments (federally recognized) and Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), acknowledging that tribes and tribal entities may have direct needs or responsibilities related to radioactive material management within their jurisdictions. In addition, nonprofit organizations are eligible whether or not they have 501(c)(3) status, as long as they are not institutions of higher education. That nonprofit inclusion suggests the NRC is open to specialized organizations that may provide technical capabilities, coordination services, or program implementation capacity tied to radioactive material disposition activities.

Key timing details indicate the opportunity was created on May 04, 2023, with an original application closing date of June 05, 2023. That roughly one-month application window is consistent with many federal FOAs that are narrowly scoped or intended for applicants already positioned to perform the work. The award ceiling is listed as $50,000, indicating that any single award would not exceed that amount based on the posted cap. This ceiling points to a relatively small, focused project size, such as a discrete technical task, a pilot activity, a planning effort, targeted disposal-related support work, or a limited-scope implementation effort rather than a large multi-year program.

Finally, the expected awards field is shown as 0 in the source data. In federal listings, that can sometimes reflect a posting artifact, an uncertain planned number of awards at the time of publication, or other administrative factors rather than a definitive statement that no awards will be made. The administering agency is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which is the federal body responsible for regulating civilian use of radioactive materials and ensuring safety and security. Taken together, the FOA describes a small-dollar, technical cooperative agreement opportunity for eligible governmental and nonprofit entities to support work connected to the safe and compliant disposition of radioactive materials during FY 2023.

• The Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Funding Opportunity Announcement, Radioactive Material Disposition Grant, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 77.009.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 04, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 05, 2023. (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 $50,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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