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Silcon Carbide Cladding Lead Test Rod Development-Phase 1
Idaho Field Office · Other Federal · DE-FOA-0003577
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- AwardWhat a single award can be worth — the funder's published per-award amount or floor–ceiling range.
- Up to $62.5M
- DeadlineFinal application due date.
- Dec 7, 2026
- Letter of intentDue date for the letter of intent (a short pre-application some funders require or request before the full proposal).
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- MechanismNIH activity code — the grant type (R01 research project, R21 exploratory, K series career development, F series fellowship, …).
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- DurationMaximum project period for a single award.
- —
- Expected awardsHow many awards the funder anticipates making under this opportunity.
- 1
- Funding cycleHow often the program accepts applications (annual, multiple cycles per year, rolling, or one-time).
- Unknown
- Open dateWhen applications open (or opened).
- Oct 5, 2026
- Total fundingThe overall pool the funder expects to commit across ALL awards under this opportunity — not what one project receives.
- $50M total
- Clinical trialWhether proposed projects must, may, or must not include a clinical trial.
- Unspecified
GovernmentHigher educationNonprofitSmall business
Research areas
Clinical trials
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Description
Silcon Carbide Cladding Lead Test Rod Development-Phase 1 Research, development, and fabrication of Silicon Carbide cladding specimens for research reactor insertion, irradiation, and post-irradiation examinations by 2030. The objective of this program is to advance the scientific and technological maturity of silicon carbide cladding for nuclear fuel rods for future use in commercial light water reactors.