NIST is offering the Training for Improving Plastics Circularity (TIPC) Grant Program to foster a skilled workforce essential for expanding domestic circular plastics industries. This grant aims to advance coursework and hands-on training in polymer measurement methods, manufacturing, and systems thinking. It supports developing and implementing academic coursework at associates or bachelors’ levels, or creating continuing education programs for existing workers. Funding can also cover equipment purchases, installation, and specific training experiences. The program’s core purpose is to promote a distributed and proficient workforce, crucial for the growing field of circular plastics and supporting a more sustainable domestic economy.
Opportunity ID: 346934
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2023-NIST-TIPC-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Training for Improving Plastics Circularity (TIPC) Grant Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 100 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.620 — Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 17, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 17, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 17, 2023 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 17, 2023 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 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: | Accredited institutions of higher education (IHEs) or non-profit organizations located in the United States or its territories. An eligible IHE applicant may work individually or include proposed sub-awards or contracts with others, such as non-profits or commercial organizations, in a project application, effectively forming a team or consortium. Although Federal entities are not eligible to receive funding under this NOFO, they may participate as unfunded collaborators. NIST seeks to collaborate with a wide range of organizations and encourages minority-serving institutions of higher education to apply. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Description: |
The NIST Training for Improving Plastics Circularity (TIPC) Grant Program seeks to advance the development of coursework and hands-on training resources in polymer measurement methods, manufacturing, and systems thinking that will promote a skilled workforce to support expansion and increased scale of circular domestic plastics industries. The Program will support academic coursework development and implementation at the associates or bachelors’ level or the development of a continuing education program for an existing workforce, related purchases and installation of equipment, and/or possible training experiences to help promote the development of a skilled and distributed workforce focused on the growing field of circular plastics. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Misty L Roosa
Management Analyst Email:grants@nist.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 346934 Full Announcement-2023-NIST-TIPC-01 -> 2023-NIST-TIPC-01 NOFO.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Misty L Roosa Management Analyst Email: grants@nist.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.620 | 2023-NIST-TIPC-01 | Training for Improving Plastics Circularity (TIPC) Grant Program | PKG00280627 | Mar 17, 2023 | Jul 17, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
346934 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
346934 SF424A-1.0.pdf
346934 CD511-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
346934 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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