The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering this grant to assess the public benefits and impacts of five existing digital identity solution projects. These initiatives, previously funded by NIST’s 2016 NSTIC State Pilots, focused on enabling more secure access to government services. This grant is for the purpose of evaluating these implemented solutions, aiming to facilitate broader adoption of trusted online credentials across public services. The assessment will involve disseminating crucial findings on their impacts and benefits to policymakers, state agencies, and the public. Ultimately, this effort will help advance the goal of providing the public with more secure online transactions by highlighting the effectiveness of these digital identity solutions.
Opportunity ID: 292373
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2017-NIST-TIG-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Assessment of Trusted Identities in Cyberspace State Pilot Awards |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.619 — Arrangements for Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 10, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 09, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 09, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 08, 2017 |
| 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: | Applicants may be any U.S.-located non-Federal entity. However, an applicant will be deemed ineligible if it had any involvement in any of the 2016 NSTIC State Pilot projects. (See Sections IV.2.a.(12). and V.2.d. of the Full Announcement/NOFO). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Description: | NIST invites applications from eligible applicants to assess the benefits and impacts to the public of five projects implementing digital identity solutions for accessing government services. NIST funded these five projects through the 2016 NSTIC State Pilots Cooperative Agreement Program (NOFO 2016-NIST-NSTIC-01). Specifically, NIST seeks to enable adoption of online credentials more broadly for government services through greater dissemination of the impacts and benefits of these solutions to policymakers, state agencies, and the public. The assessment will assist in moving forward the goal of providing the public with more secure online transactions. |
| Link to Additional Information: | 2017-NIST-TIG-01 Full Announcement/NOFO |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Christopher Hunton
Management and Program Analyst Phone 301-975-5718 Email:grants@nist.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 292373 Full Announcement-2017-NIST-TIG-01 -> 2017-NIST-TIG-01 NOFO.pdf
Folder 292373 Other Supporting Documents-APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS -> APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS for 2017-NIST-TIG-01.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Christopher Hunton Management and Program Analyst Phone 301-975-5718 Email: grants@nist.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.619 | 2017-NIST-TIG-01 | Assessment of Trusted Identities in Cyberspace State Pilot Awards | PKG00231280 | Mar 10, 2017 | May 09, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
292373 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
292373 SF424B-1.1.pdf
292373 SF424A-1.0.pdf
292373 CD511-1.1.pdf
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