How can researchers submit proposals for BER research grants?
Colleges and universities, non-profit organizations, for-profit commercial organizations, foreign organizations, state and local governments, and unaffiliated individuals may submit grant applications in response to the grant solicitation notices. DOE National Laboratories and other Federal agencies are not allowed to respond directly to the grant solicitation notices. DOE National Laboratories may submit task proposals for funding under their current DOE contract; and may wish to respond to the program announcements listed under Program Announcements to National Laboratories. Other Federal agencies may submit unsolicited proposals for funding via interagency agreements. Guidelines, proposal forms, and both grant and lab announcements are available on Grants and Contracts Web Site. • What is the Research Information Management System and how does one use it to submit data electronically? Answer: OBER’s Research Information Management System (RIMS) is a web and local area network-based
