NSF/ONR Partnership in Electric Power Networks Efficiency and Security (EPNES)

NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR

NSF Financial Assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements) made on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the applicable set of award conditions, dated October 1, 2024, available on the NSF website. These terms and conditions are consistent with the revised guidance specified in the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2024.

Important information for proposers

All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

On July 10, 2025, NSF issued an Important Notice providing updates to the agency's research security policies, including a research security training requirement, Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program annual certification requirement, prohibition on Confucius institutes and an updated FFDR reporting and submission timeline.

Synopsis

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announce an interdisciplinary solicitation aimed at building new partnerships focused on achieving efficient and secure electric power networks under uncertain demands. The NSF organizations participating in this solicitation include: the Division of Electrical and Communication Systems (ECS) and Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Systems (BES) of the Directorate for Engineering (ENG); the Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES) of the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE); and the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) of the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR). The ONR organizations in this solicitation include the Department of Engineering, Materials and Physical Sciences (EMPS), and the Division for Ship Hull, Mechanical and Electrical Systems (SHMES). NSF and/or ONR will make awards. Electric power systems are prototypical socio-technical systems, meaning that their technical, social, economic, political, and cultural elements are tightly interwoven and impinge directly and forcefully upon each other. The goal of this solicitation is to build interdisciplinary partnerships, which allow more unified, coherent research to ensure reliable, secure, and efficient electric power networks. In addition, this program will address socio-economic issues, environmental issues, new pedagogy and curricula to prepare a future workforce, and development of integrated tools provided by ONR or a credible utility system.

Program contacts

General inquires on EPNES can be directed to one of the NSF staff named as a contact in the solicitation. For questions related to FastLane, contact the FastLane help line at 1-800-673-7188 or via email to fastlane@nsf.gov

Name	Email	Phone	Organization
Rajinder Khosla Program Director	rkhosla@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8339	ENG/ECCS
Radhakishan Baheti Program Director	rbaheti@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8339	ENG/ECCS
Daniel H. Newlon Program Director/Cluster Coordinator	dnewlon@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7276
Robert E. O'Connor Program Director	roconnor@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7263	SBE/SES
Katherine Drew Ship Hull, Mechanical and Electrical Systems	drewk@onr.navy.mil		ONR/EMPS
Spiro Ledoukis Ship Hull, Mechanical and Electrical Systems	lekouds@onr.navy.mil		ONR/EMPS

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Program status: Archived

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Published:

October 22, 2002

NSF/ONR Partnership in Electric Power Networks Efficiency and Security (EPNES)

Status: Archived

Archived funding opportunity

NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR

Important information for proposers

Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

Synopsis

Program contacts

Awards made through this program

NSF/ONR Partnership in Electric Power Networks Efficiency and Security (EPNES)

Status: Archived

Archived funding opportunity

NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR

Important information for proposers

Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

Synopsis

Program contacts

Awards made through this program

Organization(s)