U.S.-Japan Science and Technology Cooperation Program in High Energy Physics | DE FOA 0001699

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The U.S.-Japan Science and Technology Cooperation Program in High Energy Physics (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0001699) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science. It is designed to fund U.S.-based investigators who are carrying out bilateral cooperative research in high energy physics (HEP) in close partnership with Japanese investigators. In practical terms, the program is meant to strengthen and advance U.S.-Japan scientific collaboration in HEP by supporting research efforts where the Japanese collaboration is central and substantial, not incidental.

This funding opportunity calls for proposals that clearly fall within the scope of high energy physics and that include a meaningful, well-integrated plan for working with collaborators in Japan. The emphasis on "substantial collaboration" signals that proposals are expected to demonstrate real shared scientific work across the two countries, such as coordinated research objectives, complementary technical contributions, shared analysis or instrumentation responsibilities, and a clear explanation of why the U.S.-Japan partnership is necessary to accomplish the project goals. While the notice does not list specific HEP subtopics in the excerpt provided, the intent is broadly aligned with DOE Office of Science interests in fundamental particle physics research and enabling technologies that support that research, as long as the core activity is framed as cooperative U.S.-Japan work.

The opportunity is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development and is associated with CFDA number 81.049, which corresponds to DOE Office of Science financial assistance. The funding instrument is a grant, and eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning that any type of entity may apply as long as it meets any additional eligibility conditions described in the full announcement. This typically allows applications from a wide range of organizations that can perform federally funded research, such as universities, national laboratories and their managing entities, nonprofit research institutions, and potentially for-profit organizations, depending on the program text and standard DOE assistance rules.

In terms of scale, the program indicates an award ceiling of $2,000,000 and anticipates making around 10 awards. That combination suggests a competitive program intended to support multiple collaborative efforts rather than a single large flagship project, with budgets that can be substantial enough to enable significant research activity, personnel support, travel and coordination between the U.S. and Japan, and potentially specialized equipment or project-specific needs where allowable under DOE grant rules. The opportunity was created on November 15, 2016, with an original closing date of January 15, 2017, reflecting the solicitation window for that particular round of funding.

Overall, DE-FOA-0001699 is best understood as a targeted mechanism for advancing high energy physics through structured, bilateral collaboration between U.S. and Japanese research teams, using DOE Office of Science grant support to enable U.S. participants to contribute to joint scientific goals that benefit from coordinated international expertise and resources.

• The Department of Energy - Office of Science, Office of Science in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S.-Japan Science and Technology Cooperation Program in High Energy Physics" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.049.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 15, 2016.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 15, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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