Letter of intent for Department of Energy EPSCoR program due March 10 Letter of intent for Department of Energy EPSCoR program due March 10

The Department of Energy has just announced a new Implementation Grant opportunity under the DoE EPSCoR program. The State of Kansas has the opportunity to submit one proposal to this program for energy-related research. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2789 to see the program announcement.

Please see the following deadlines:

1. Letters of intent to be the Kansas submission due to the interim DoE EPSCoR Director by Monday, March 10. The LOI must address all aspects necessary for the LOI requested by the Department of Energy, and should be sent to guikema@ksu.edu.

2. The EPSCoR review team will evaluate the LOIs and select the proposal to go forward. The PIs will be notified as soon as possible following submission.

3. A letter of intent is due from the successful PI to DoE by 4 p.m. CDT Saturday, March 22.

4. A full proposal is due in Washington with institutional commitments and signatures at 10:59 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, April 15.

5. A successful submission must specify both the application to the Kansas Strategic Technology Plan KANSAS B.E.S.T. for Innovation -- http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2790 -- and the DoE strategic priorities (see the websites referenced in the RFP).

6. Institutional registrations on Grants.gov and SAMS are required, and these take about 45 days to accomplish. Work with your sponsored research office.