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Nuclear Regulatory Commission to woo indigenous peoples with education money

This funding opportunity is open to institutions of higher education; Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities; and Tribally-Controlled Colleges and Universities; non-profits.

$4.7 Million Funding Available for Nuclear Education Curricula Development Power Industry News, WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced that it expects to award discretionary grant for the development of nuclear education curricula promoting common defense and security; and protecting the environment. 

The estimated total program funding available was cited as $4.7
million, with a ceiling of $200,000 for each award under this program.
This funding opportunity is open to institutions of higher education; Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities; and Tribally-Controlled Colleges and Universities; non-profits.
A funding opportunity notice from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
states: “The Energy Policy Act of 2005 authorized the NRC Nuclear
Education Grant Program to support courses, studies, training,
curricula, and disciplines pertaining to nuclear safety, nuclear
security, nuclear environmental protection, and other fields that the
Commission determines to be critical to the NRC’s regulatory mission.
The NRC Nuclear Education Grant Program’s primary purpose is
supporting and developing the educational infrastructure necessary to
allow the Nation to safely advance its nuclear energy initiatives.”

August 9, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | spinbuster, USA