CENPA’s core operating grant of approximately $4 million per year comes from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics. Additional support includes grants for the Gravity program from the National Science Foundation (NSF), funding for ADMX from DOE’s Office of High Energy Physics, and other external sources.
All spending authority is managed under a Parent Grant known as CP Operations. (This name is a historical reference to CENPA’s earlier role as an accelerator lab — Charged-Particle Operations.) Within this parent grant are about 10 sub-grants for specific programs and projects, divided into Research and Fabrication grants
In addition to the CP Operations budgets, CENPA manages a range of other budgets tied to grants (NSF, ADMX, etc.), as well as accounts for startup funds, teaching, discretionary, and facility renovations. The relevant budget numbers can also be viewed at https://www.npl.washington.edu/grants.
Because of CENPA’s broad portfolio of activities, it is essential to track each budget separately. This ensures accurate reporting, allows DOE and other sponsors to evaluate the costs and benefits of each project, and supports effective financial oversight.
The following may be obsolete:
There are alphanumeric code names used for this – see the list below. The code names are divided into three categories:
Lxx are spending categories generally for lab maintenance and operation, e.g. accelerator, or safety.
Rxx are categories different kinds of research, e.g. weak interactions, or muon research. The Research codes all lead to sub-budgets that are charged indirect.
Pxx are capital equipment categories for building major items of equipment that will carry a UW tag number, e.g. KATRIN, or Muon TPC. The Project codes all lead to sub-budgets that have no indirect.
For budget worktags please see
https://www.npl.washington.edu/grants
(UW authentication required)