The Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program is a vital source of internally directed funding at SLAC. Each year SLAC directs up to 6% of the Laboratory’s total budget, in accordance with DOE Order 413.2C.
By allocating the resources for SLAC scientists to make rapid contributions in new areas, tackle high-risk/high-payoff problems and develop cross-disciplinary approaches to important scientific and technological challenges, the LDRD program contributes to the Lab’s scientific capability and vitality. Ultimately, the LDRD program supports and advances SLAC’s mission and strategy with investments in R&D aiming to:
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Enable discoveries that will create new or enrich existing research directions aligned with the Lab’s core capabilities and the DOE mission
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Enhance existing or develop new R&D capabilities aligned with the Lab’s strategy
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Attract and develop key talent in support of Lab’s mission and initiatives
LDRD projects are typically conducted with a scale of effort that utilizes existing experimental or computational facilities at SLAC. This scale of effort has been sufficient in demonstrating proof-of-principle for a new idea or methodology or for developing small-scale R&D capabilities.
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Program Status
Ongoing Projects
FY23 mid-year reports are due May 1, 2023
FY24 Proposal Cycle
FY24 LDRD call for proposals February 17, 2023
Important Dates
- FY24 call for proposals
February 17, 2023 - FY24 LOIs due
March 20, 2023 - FY24 proposals due
May 2, 2023 - FY24 proposal presentations
June 14-15 2023
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LDRD Contacts
Strategic Planning Lead
epoirier@slac.stanford.edu
Strategic Planning Coordinator
rhoda@slac.stanford.edu