BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES Serving the Present, Shaping the Future

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BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES -- Serving the Present,
Shaping the Future
Office of Basic Energy SciencesOffice of
ScienceU.S. Department of Energy
Basic Energy Sciences Update
Dr. Patricia M. Dehmer Director, Office of Basic
Energy Sciences Office of Science U.S. Department
of Energy 6 December 2004
http//www.sc.doe.gov/bes/
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News, Mostly Budget News

• Budget updateThere is no recent example of a
  budget executed on a normal schedule. So,
  today we expand on our standard budget tutorial
  and provide examples of what happens in a real,
  rough-and-tumble budget cycle. We talk about
  where in the process you might have influence and
  why you should care.
• Later in this meeting more on budgetsWe will
  hear how budgets are prioritized in the Executive
  Branch (J. Patrick Looney, OSTP) and about
  science policy, budgets, and politics (Mike
  Lubell, CCNY and APS)
• Hydrogen solicitation update
• BES response to BESAC DSUF COV
• Whats next

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Budgeting Requires Negotiating Hurdles
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There are Four Big Hurdles in SC Budget
Formulation

• 1 Inside SC
• (Feb. April FY 200N)
• Each AD-ship determines program priorities within
  constraints of the funding guidance provided by
  the Director of SC.
• Each AD presents program priorities to Director
  of SC.
• The Director of SC determines program priorities
  within constraints of the funding guidance
  provided by DOE.

• 2 Inside DOE
• (April July FY 200N)
• The Director of SC and the DOE Assistant
  Secretaries present their program priorities to
  DOE.
• DOE determines overall agency priorities.
• SC prepares Presidents Budget. Each SC AD
  responsible for preparation of AD-ship budget.

• 3 OMB
• (Aug. Dec. FY 200N)
• DOE budget submitted to OMB.
• Each AD defends program budget at OMB hearing in
  early September.
• OMB provides Passback guidance to DOE in late
  November.
• Discussions between DOE and OMB refine final
  budget numbers.
• SC prepares Presidents Budget. Each SC AD
  responsible for preparation of AD-ship budget.

• 4 Congress
• February FY 200(N1)
• Presidents Budget presented to Congress.
• Mar. Sept. FY 200(N1)
• Agencies present their budgets to Congress in
  formal hearings.
• Congress appropriates funding for 13
  appropriations bills for FY 200(N2), using the
  Presidents Budget as a starting point for the
  Congressional Budget and appropriations.
• From the comments of Ellen Burns, Office of
  Congressman Vern Ehlers, May 2004

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Remember Three Years of Budgets are Underway at
Any Time
YOU ARE HERE! December 2004 BESAC Mtg.
FY 2005 Omnibus Bill (gt60 days past normal due
date)
FY 2006 OMB Passback for Congressional Budget
Preparation(5 days past normal due date)
Initiatives for FY 2007
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So, how did FY 2005 proceed?
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FY 2005 The Prelude
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FY 2005 The Result
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The Office of Science FY 05 Budget Request
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Science
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BES FY 2005 Budget House Report 108-554 Language
Basic Energy Sciences The Committee
recommendation for basic energy sciences is
1,076,530,000, an increase of 13,000,000 over
the budget request. For purposes of
reprogramming during fiscal year 2005, the
Department may allocate funding among all
operating accounts within Basic Energy Sciences.
Research. The Committee recommendation
includes 612,228,000 for materials sciences and
engineering, and 232,422,000 for chemical
sciences, geosciences, and energy biosciences.
The additional 13,000,000 in these accounts is
to fund additional research on nanoscale science,
including research on low cost nanoparticles
using plasma reactors at the Idaho National
Laboratory, and increase operating time on the
Basic Energy Sciences user facilities. Also
included within this account is 7,673,000 for
the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive
Research (EPSCoR), the same as the budget
request. Construction. The Committee
recommendation includes 231,880,000 for Basic
Energy Sciences construction projects, the same
as the requested amount.

There was no Senate Report on the FY
2005 Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Bill

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BES FY 2005 Budget Conference 108-792 Language
Basic Energy Sciences The conference agreement
includes 1,113,530,000 for Basic Energy
Sciences. The conference agreement includes
628,228,000 for materials sciences and
engineering research, and 253,422,000 for
chemical sciences, geosciences, and energy
biosciences. For purposes of reprogramming
during fiscal year 2005, the Department may
allocate funding among all operating accounts
within Basic Energy Sciences. The conference
agreement also provides the request of 7,673,000
for the Experimental Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research (EPSCoR).

The conference agreement provides the
full FY 2005 Budget Request for BESplus an
additional 50,000,000 for research and
facilities operations (excludes construction).
The Omnibus Bill includes an across-the-board
reduction of 0.80.

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How BES will Use the Extra 50 M Appropriated in
FY 2005

• We assume that (1) the 50M is nonrecurring
  funding, i.e., it will not appear in the FY 2006
  Presidents Request to Congress, and (2) out-year
  budgets will be constrained.
• Therefore, we will allocate the 50M in way that
  minimizes out-year mortgages and addresses
  critical needs that might not be met with
  constrained out-year budgets.
• The 0.8 rescission to BES and SBIR/STTR on the
  new 50M account for about 10 M.
• The remainder will be used for activities such
  as
• Forward-funding of university grants, both new
  applications and renewals
• Postdocs
• New-investigator startup funding
• One-time capital equipment supplements at the
  labs and universities
• Critical maintenance and upgrades at the
  facilities, e.g., maintenance and fuel at HFIR,
  top-off mode at the ALS, beamline and optics
  upgrades at SSRL to take advantage of increased
  brightness from SPEAR3 upgrade, other
  high-priority needs at light sources
• RD for instrumentation in ultrafast science and
  for other facility-related activities
• New starts in priority areas such as ultrafast
  science, theory and computing,
• No funding has been allocated yet. We will
  provide a more complete report at a BESAC meeting
  toward the end of FY 2005.

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What about FY 2006 and beyond?
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Hydrogen solicitation update
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DOE Hydrogen Program FY 2005 Budget Request
New addition to the HFI in FY 2005
TOTAL 227 M
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BES Solicitation for Basic Research for Hydrogen
Fuel Initiative
http//www.sc.doe.gov/bes/hydrogen.html
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BES Solicitation for Basic Research for Hydrogen
Fuel Initiative

• Approximately 21.5 million in new funding will
  be awarded in FY 2005, pending appropriations.
• Two solicitations (one for universities and one
  for FFRDCs) were issued in April 2004. FFRDCs
  were limited to six submissions as leading
  institution. There was no limit on the number of
  submissions for universities.
• 668 qualified preproposals were received by July
  15, 2004 in the following five categories.
• Novel Materials for Hydrogen Storage
• Membranes for Separation, Purification, and Ion
  Transport
• Design of Catalysts at the Nanoscale
• Solar Hydrogen Production
• Bio-Inspired Materials and Processes

Bio- Inspired (54)
Solar (88)
Storage (199)
Catalysis (152)
Membranes (175)
Preproposals Submitted
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Preproposal Review and Selection

• Each preproposal was reviewed by at least one of
  five panels corresponding to the five submission
  categories.
• Each panel consisted of DOE federal officials
  knowledgeable in the research areas and with
  responsibilities for managing projects within the
  Hydrogen Fuel Initiative. 
• The review panels judged the suitability of the
  preproposals in accordance with DOE's scientific,
  technical, and strategic goals related to the
  Hydrogen Fuel Initiative.
• 261 preproposals were selected.

• Principal investigators were notified by
  September 1, 2004 to submit full proposals by
  January 4, 2005.

Preproposals Selected
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Preproposal Selection Results Summary
DOE FFRDCs
Universities

• 215 University preapplications were selected
  (101 Universities in 36 States and Puerto Rico).

• 46 FFRDC preproposals were selected (13 DOE
  National Labs in 10 States).

Profile of Selected Preproposals
DOE Lab
Universities
DOE Labs
Average Number of PIs per Preproposal
6.5
2.9
6.5
2.9
Average Funding Requested per Preproposal
834,500
834,500
294,700
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Full Proposal Procedures

• Timeline
• January 4, 2005 Full proposals due
• February April, 2005 Proposal Peer Review
• April May, 2005 DOE assessment of review and
  selection of awards
• June July 2005 Awards made, pending
  appropriations
• Full proposals will be subjected to formal merit
  review against the following criteria
• Scientific and/or technical merit of the project
• Appropriateness of the proposed method or
  approach
• Competency of the personnel and adequacy of the
  proposal resources
• Reasonableness and appropriateness of the
  proposed budget
• Basic research that is relevant to the
  Administration's HFI
• It is anticipated that up to 12 million annually
  will be available for multiple awards in each of
  the two main research sectors universities and
  FFRDCs.
• Initial awards will be in Fiscal Year 2005,
  pending appropriations.
• BES is coordinating with all appropriate groups,
  particularly EERE.

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Coordination within DOE on the Hydrogen Fuel
Initiative

• For the EERE hydrogen storage/ hydrogen
  production solicitations
• BES staff (1) provided recommendations on
  scientific scope of the Grand Challenge
  solicitations (2) assisted in developing the
  external peer review panels of experts and (3)
  served as federal reviewers on the award
  selection panels.
• For the BES basic research solicitation
• DOE technology program offices (EERE, FE, and NE)
  reviewed research topical areas.
• Staff from technology offices were part of the
  preproposal review process.
• SC-1 and the National Hydrogen Program Manager
  (Steve Chalk) were informed of the award
  selections.
• The Annual DOE Hydrogen Program Review involves
  EERE, SC, FE, and NE.
• The Annual BES Hydrogen Program Contractors
  Meeting will be collocated with the DOE Hydrogen
  Program Review.
• EERE, SC, FE, and NE coordinate on formulation of
  program management and operations plans

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External Coordination and Outreach

• Hydrogen symposia at
• American Physical Society March Meeting (March
  22-26, 2004)
• American Chemical Society National Meeting (March
  28 - April 1, 2004)
• Materials Research Society Fall Meeting (November
  29 - December 3, 2004)
• MIT mini-course on hydrogen research by
  Dresselhaus
• Lecture notes posted at web.mit.edu/mrschapter/
• Physics Today and IUMRS Facets articles on basic
  research needs for a hydrogen economy by
  Crabtree, Dresselhaus, and Buchanan
• Message delivered at Jim Lehrer Newshour
  interview, newspaper interviews, and NPR
  interview
• International activities
• Participated in multi-lateral and bi-lateral
  hydrogen meetings - IPHE, US/European Commission,
  US/Canada, US/India, US/United Kingdom, IEA
  Hydrogen Coordination Group
• Topics of Discussion hydrogen production, carbon
  sequestration, storage, delivery, fuel cells,
  codes and standards, economic/cost modeling
• Interagency coordination via the OSTP Hydrogen
  RD Task Force
• Developed Taxonomy of Research Directions to
  facilitate interagency coordination
• BES leads the Fundamental Research subgroup to
  develop 10-year interagency coordination plans

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BES response to BESAC DSUF COV
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DSUF COV Response
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DSUF COV Response
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DSUF COV Response
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DSUF COV Response
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DSUF COV Response
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Whats next?
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Whats Next Some Big Challenges for BES

• Execute well all of our ongoing
  projects/initiatives and transition them to
  robust operation (SNS, LCLS, TEAM, five
  nanocenters, and basic research in support of a
  hydrogen economy).
• Make SC and especially BES synonymous with
  energy research. Increase understanding of the
  magnitude of the problem facing society, gain
  support for a plan of action, and lead in
  executing the plan. Ideally, the forthcoming
  solar workshop will help define the bones of that
  plan.
• Define the grand challenges in BES research for
  use as a communications and strategic planning
  tool. Ideally, a forthcoming BESAC workshop will
  start the process.
• Advance the next generation of tools.
• Integrate more effectively our activities in the
  universities and the SC labs.
• A big challenge for all of science manage the
  impacts of large-scale science.

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16-Year History of EWD Appropriations Bills