U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), Coordinating Federal and State Radiation Protection Programs Cooperative Agreement, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 | 31310022K0002

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 under the title "Coordinating Federal and State Radiation Protection Programs Cooperative Agreement." The opportunity is a discretionary federal funding announcement, meaning awards are made competitively at the agency's discretion rather than by formula. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates that, if an award is made, the NRC expects to have substantial involvement in the funded work (for example, active collaboration, coordination, or program oversight) rather than acting only as a pass-through funder.

This opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number 31310022K0002 and is associated with CFDA/Assistance Listing 77.009. It falls under the Funding Activity Category of Science and Technology and other Research and Development, signaling that the supported activities are expected to align with technical programmatic work connected to radiation protection, coordination, and related implementation or development efforts that support public health and safety functions. The core theme, as stated in the title, is coordination between federal and state radiation protection programs, which generally implies work that strengthens alignment, consistency, information-sharing, and operational cooperation across different levels of government and potentially other partners involved in radiation safety oversight and response.

Eligibility is broad across governmental and certain nonprofit entities. Eligible applicants include state governments as well as local government units such as counties, cities, townships, and special district governments. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations (including those not federally recognized as tribal governments) are also eligible. In addition, nonprofit organizations may apply whether or not they hold 501(c)(3) status, as long as they are not institutions of higher education. This range of eligible applicants suggests the NRC anticipated proposals from organizations directly involved in radiation protection program administration, emergency preparedness coordination, technical assistance, or public-sector support functions tied to radiation safety.

Key dates and funding parameters are straightforward. The opportunity was created on March 10, 2022, with an original application closing date of April 21, 2022. The maximum funding amount listed (award ceiling) is $625,000. The posting shows "Expected Awards: 0," which can sometimes appear in systems due to timing, administrative entries, or uncertainty at the time of posting; it does not necessarily mean awards would not be made, but rather that the number of awards was not specified or not entered in the dataset provided.

In practical terms, applicants considering an opportunity like this would normally interpret the cooperative agreement structure to mean the NRC may play an active role in shaping deliverables, coordinating activities with other partners, and ensuring the funded work supports national consistency and effective intergovernmental collaboration in radiation protection. The best fit applicants are typically agencies or organizations already engaged in radiation control, regulatory support, environmental health, emergency response coordination, or technical program management where federal-state coordination is central to the mission.

• 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 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), Coordinating Federal and State Radiation Protection Programs Cooperative Agreement, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022" 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 Mar 10, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 21, 2022. (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 $625,000.00 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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