U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Research Financial Assistance Program

Objective

The Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) furthers the regulatory mission of the NRC by providing technical advice, technical tools and information for identifying and resolving safety issues, making regulatory decisions, and promulgating regulations and guidance. RES conducts independent experiments and analyses, develops technical bases for supporting realistic safety decisions by the agency, and prepares the agency for the future by evaluating safety issues involving current and new designs and technologies. RES develops its program with consideration of Commission direction and input from the program offices and other stakeholders.

Who Can Apply

• State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
• Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
• U.S. Territories and possessions
• U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Non-Government - General
• Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization
• State
• Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations)

None

Who Benefits

• Private nonprofit institution/organization
• Quasi-public nonprofit organization
• Native American Organizations

None

Assistance Types

• Project Grants

Program Contact

MLita.Carr@nrc.gov
301-415-6869