National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) NSTIC Pilot Grant Program

NIST is offering grants for pilot projects that align with the NSTIC vision, promoting secure, efficient, and interoperable online identity solutions. Proposals should focus on privacy, security, interoperability, and ease of use, in line with NSTIC Guiding Principles. The grants aim to support innovative solutions benefiting individuals, private sector organizations, and government entities, testing new models not currently available in the market. Eligible proposers have the opportunity to advance online identity technologies that enhance confidence, privacy, and innovation as part of the national strategy for trusted identities in cyberspace.

Opportunity ID: 141973

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	2012-NIST-NSTIC-01
Funding Opportunity Title::	National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) Pilot Grant Program
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	11.609 — Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 5
Posted Date::	Feb 01, 2012
Last Updated Date::	Mar 26, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications::
Current Closing Date for Applications::
Archive Date::	Jun 11, 2012
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; hospitals; non-profit organizations; commercial organizations; and state, local, and Indian tribal governments located in the United States and its territories. An eligible organization may work individually or include proposed subawards or contracts with others in a project proposal, effectively forming a team or consortium.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	National Institute of Standards and Technology
Description::	NIST is soliciting proposals from eligible proposers to pilot on-line identity solutions that embrace and advance the NSTIC vision: that individuals and organizations utilize secure, efficient, easy-to-use, and interoperable identity credentials to access online services in a manner that promotes confidence, privacy, choice, and innovation. Specifically, the Federal government seeks to initiate and support pilots that address the needs of individuals, private sector organizations and all levels of government in accordance with the NSTIC Guiding Principles that identity solutions will be (1) privacy-enhancing and voluntary, (2) secure and resilient, (3) interoperable, and (4) cost-effective and easy-to-use. NIST will fund pilot projects that are intended to test or demonstrate new solutions, models or frameworks that do not exist in the marketplace today.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 5	On February 1, 2012, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) posted an Announcement of Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) (2012-NIST-NSTIC-01) on Grants.gov and on the NIST National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) Web site (http://www.nist.gov/nstic/2012-nstic-ffo-01.pdf) announcing the solicitation of proposals for the fiscal year 2012 NSTIC Pilot Grant Program competition. On February 24, 2012, and March 5, 2012, NIST issued amendments changing certain requirements related to formatting and dates, and updating agency contacts. NIST is now issuing a third amendment to the Full Announcement/FFO document in order to change the dates of the expected completion of the review of the abbreviated proposals and the submission of full proposals found in the Dates section of the Executive Summary on page 2 (both dates), in Section IV.3. on page 11 (deadline for full proposals), and Section V.4. on page 16 (review completion date).	Mar 26, 2012
Synopsis 4	As set forth in the Full Announcement, NIST is issuing an amendment to the FFO to: 1. Make consistent the abbreviated proposal formatting requirement in Section IV.2.a.(2) on page 9 with the formatting requirements in Section IV.2.c. (6) on page 10 and Section IV.2.c.(10) on page 11 as four pages. 2. Correct the telephone number in Section VII. on page 21 for the programmatic and technical questions contact to 301-975-3273. 3. Change the point of contact for grant rules and regulations. No other revisions are being made by this amendment.
Synopsis 3	On February 1, 2012, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) posted an Announcement of Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) (2011-NIST-NSTIC-01) (the “Initial FFO”) on Grants.gov and on the NIST National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace Web site (http://www.nist.gov/nstic/2012-nstic-ffo-01.pdf) announcing the solicitation of abbreviated and corresponding full proposals for the fiscal year 2012 NSTIC Pilot Grant Program competition. As set forth herein, NIST is issuing an amendment to change the formatting requirements for abbreviated proposals found in Section IV.2.c.(6) on page 10 and Section IV.2.c.(10) on page 11, and to change the dates of the expected completion of the review of the abbreviated proposals and the submission of full proposals found in the Dates section of the Executive Summary on page 2 (both dates), in Section IV.3 on page 11 (deadline for full proposals), and Section V.4 on page 16 (review completion date) . Description of Amendment to FFO As set forth herein, NIST is issuing an amendment to the FFO to: 1. Revise the date that NIST intends to complete its review of the abbreviated proposals in the Dates section of the Executive Summary on page 2 and in Section V.4. on page 16 from Thursday, March 22, 2012 to Thursday, March 29, 2012. 2. Revise the due date for submission of full proposals in the Dates section of the Executive Summary on page 2 and in Section IV.3. on page 11 from 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, April 23, 2012 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, April 30, 2012. 3. Revise the proposal format line spacing requirement for abbreviated proposals in Section IV.2.c.(6) on page 10 from a requirement for double-spacing to permitting single-spacing; and revise the page limit requirement for abbreviated proposals in Section IV.2.c.(10) on page 11 from five pages to four pages.
Synopsis 2	More details have been added to the information on Abbreviated Proposals.
Synopsis 1

Package Status

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