NIST is offering the Summer Institute Grant to eligible public school districts and accredited private educational institutions in the U.S. and its territories. The grant aims to nominate middle school science teachers to participate in a program featuring hands-on activities, lectures, and visits with NIST scientists and engineers at the NIST Campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The Summer Institute Grant will take place on July 6-17, 2015. Application deadline is on March 13, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 270552
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2015-NIST-SUMMER-INSTITUTE-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers (NIST Summer Institute) Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.620 — Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 13, 2015 Electronic applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, March 13, 2015. Paper applications must be received by NIST by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, March 13, 2015. Applications received after the respective deadline will not be reviewed or considered. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 13, 2015 Electronic applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, March 13, 2015. Paper applications must be received by NIST by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, March 13, 2015. Applications received after the respective deadline will not be reviewed or considered. |
| Archive Date: | Apr 12, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Public school districts and accredited private educational institutions in the U.S. and its territories that offer science classes at grade levels 6-8 (often termed middle school). Such school districts and institutions must offer instruction in general science fields, such as earth science, physical science, chemistry, physics, and/or biology. Individual public school teachers and individual public middle schools are not eligible to submit applications directly to NIST and instead must be nominated by their school district. Individual teachers at private educational institutions are not eligible to submit applications directly to NIST and instead must be nominated by their private educational institution. The individual teachers that are nominated to participate in the NIST Summer Institute Program must meet the eligibility requirements in Section III.1. of the Full Announcement/FFO document. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Description: | NIST is soliciting applications from eligible public school districts and accredited private educational institutions in the U.S. and its territories nominating middle school science teachers to participate in the NIST Summer Institute Program. The NIST Summer Institute Program will provide selected teachers hands-on activities, lectures, tours, and visits with NIST scientists and engineers at the NIST Campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The NIST Summer Institute Program will be held on July 6-17, 2015. |
| Link to Additional Information: | 2015-NIST-SUMMER-INSTITUTE-01 Full Announcement/FFO document |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Christopher Hunton
Grants Technical Assistant Phone 301-975-5718 Email:christopher.hunton@nist.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 270552 Full Announcement-1 -> 2015-NIST-SUMMER-INSTITUTE-01 FFO.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Christopher Hunton Grants Technical Assistant Phone 301-975-5718 Email: christopher.hunton@nist.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.620 | 2015-NIST-SUMMER-INSTITUTE-01 | NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers (NIST Summer Institute) Program | PKG00210825 | Dec 16, 2014 | Mar 13, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
270552 SF424-2.0.pdf
270552 CD511-1.1.pdf
270552 SF424B-1.1.pdf
270552 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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