{"abstract":"The Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in keeping with its energy-related mission to assist in strengthening the Nation's scientific research enterprise through the support of science, engineering, and mathematics, announces its interest in receiving applications from eligible States for the support of the DOE/EPSCoR Program. The purpose of the DOE/EPSCoR Program is to enhance the capabilities of designated States to conduct nationally-competitive energy-related research and to develop science and engineering human resources in energy-related areas to meet current and future needs.","action":"Notice inviting research applications.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2003/04/23/03-10019.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"68 FR 19978","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The deadline for receipt of formal applications is 4:30 p.m. E.S.T., September 23, 2003, in order to be accepted for merit review and to permit timely consideration for award in Fiscal Year 2004. No application will be accepted after this deadline.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"03-10019","effective_on":null,"end_page":19979,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2003/04/23/03-10019.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/04/23/03-10019/office-of-science-financial-assistance-program-notice-de-fg01-03er03-21-department-of-energy","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/03-10019?publication_date=2003-04-23","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2003-04-23/03-10019/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":19,"last_updated":"2026-06-11 20:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-04-23/pdf/03-10019.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2003-04-23","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2003/04/23/03-10019.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":19978,"subtype":null,"title":"Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Notice DE-FG01-03ER03-21; Department of Energy Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Research (DOE/EPSCoR) Implementation Awards","toc_doc":"Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research","toc_subject":"Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":68}