Opportunity: FY2018 Research Opportunities in Accelerator Stewa

The following program description is offered to provide more in-depth information on scientific and technical areas of interest to the Office of High Energy Physics Long-Term Accelerator R&D Stewardship (“Accelerator Stewardship”) program. Please note that this Funding Opportunity Announcement is only for opportunities within the Accelerator R&D Stewardship mission, and that there is a separate Funding Opportunity Announcement for research and development within the objectives of the High Energy Physics program. This Accelerator Stewardship FOA is for R&D activities that may impact High Energy Physics, but which predominantly impact other non-HEP applications. The mission of the Accelerator Stewardship program is to support fundamental accelerator science and technology development of relevance to many fields beyond High Energy Physics, and to disseminate accelerator knowledge and training to the broad community of accelerator users and providers. Further information about the Accelerator Stewardship program may be found at http://science.energy.gov/hep/research/accelerator-stewardship/ . 2 Many federal agencies have a vested interest in the success of accelerator R&D. Beyond the Office of Science, stakeholders include the DOE National Nuclear Security Administration, the DOE Environmental Management Program Office, the NIH National Cancer Institute, the NSF Division of Physics, the DOD Office of Naval Research, the DOD Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the DHS Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, the NASA Radiation Effects & Analysis Group, and the NIST Ionizing Radiation Physics Division, among others.