Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
(1) To focus on development and demonstration of modeling/simulation technologies and methodologies through the structure of Multidisciplinary Simulation Centers, Single-Disciplinary Centers, and Focus Investigatory Centers to solve open science and engineering problems relevant to NNSA Defense Programs missions; (2) to promote and sustain scientific interactions between the academic community and scientists at the NNSA laboratories; (3) and to train scientists in specific areas of long-term research relevant to NNSA stockpile stewardship.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Public nonprofits
- Private nonprofits
- U.S. territories (incl. universities)
Applicants (either prime or sub applicant) must be an institution of higher education in any state, federal district, or United States territory. Prime applicants must provide an educational program for which the institution awards a professional doctoral degree (e.g. Doctor of Philosophy or PhD).
Beneficiaries
- 16
- 7
Only institutions of higher education in any state, federal district, or United States territory.
How to Apply
Application Procedure
Applications should be submitted as specified in the notice of funding opportunity posted at http://www.grants.gov.
Award Procedure
Proposals will be screened for ASC programmatic relevance and then reviewed for scientific and technical merit by qualified individuals. Recommendations for award are made by the ASC office, Defense Programs, NNSA, and selected proposals will be forwarded to NNSA Partnership Acquisition Services, for grant development and award.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 90 to 120 days
- Appeal: From 90 to 120 days
See individual opportunity announcements at http://www.grants.gov for deadlines for each specific announcement.
Program details & compliance
Description
The Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program (PSAAP) engages with leading U.S. universities, focusing on the development and demonstration of technologies and methodologies to solve open science and engineering application problems. The research performed by the universities in this program is discipline-focused to further predictive science and enabled by effective use of high-performance computing. Predictive science is the aim of this program and is based on verification and validation and uncertainty quantification methodologies for large-scale simulations.
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Financial support in whole or in part may be provided for such purposes as salaries, materials and supplies, equipment, travel, publication costs, training costs, and services required for conducting research, training, NNSA laboratory internships, and advanced technology projects or assessments. Funding is provided for applied research in the field of computational science in support of the NNSA Stockpile Stewardship program. Restrictions on use of funds depend on grant provisions. Funding is provided for the purpose of exploring a research idea that does not unnecessarily duplicate work already in progress or contemplated by DOE, is not already known to DOE, or has previously unrecognized merit.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements