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Silicon Carbide Cladding Lead Test Rod Development-Phase 1
- Deadline
- Dec 7, 2026 (43 days left)
- Who can apply
- Small businesses
- Award range
- $0 to $63 million
- Expected awards
- 1
- Total program funding
- $50 million
- Your own money required
- Yes, cost sharing or matching is required
- Opportunity number
- DE-FOA-0003577
- Posted
- Oct 5, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 81.121
What it funds
Silicon Carbide Cladding Lead Test Rod Development-Phase 1Research, 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.
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Dec 7, 2026. Late applications are usually not accepted.
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From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.