NIST is offering a grant to assess the economic impacts of enhancing technology infrastructure for the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI). The analysis aims to identify gaps in technology infrastructure hindering MGI advancement and estimate the economic value of addressing these gaps. Applicants should have expertise in technology assessment, industry analyses, and technology commercialization modeling. The study will focus on assessing technological and economic trends related to MGI technologies, identifying infrastructure gaps, and evaluating the economic benefits of closing these gaps. The grant aims to inform government policy responses and enhance the domestic development of complex materials research technologies.
Opportunity ID: 276937
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2015-NIST-TPO-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Economic Analysis of the National Need for Technology Infrastructure to Support the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) |
| 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: | 11.609 — Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 29, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 28, 2015 Applications must be received electronically through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 28, 2015 Applications must be received electronically through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 27, 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: | Eligibility for the program listed in this FFO is unrestricted, that is, open to all non-Federal entities. Eligible applicants include accredited institutions of higher education; non-profit organizations; for-profit organizations incorporated in the United States; and state, local, territorial and Indian tribal governments within the United States. An eligible organization may work individually or include proposed subawardees, contractors or other collaborators in a project, effectively forming a team or consortium. An eligible organization may only submit one application. Federal agencies may participate in projects but may not receive NIST funding. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Description: | NIST is soliciting applications from eligible applicants to assess the economic impacts of meeting the Nation’s need for technology infrastructure to support the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI). Advanced materials are essential to economic security and human well-being, with applications in industries aimed at addressing challenges in clean energy, national security, and human welfare, yet it can take 20 or more years to move a material after initial discovery to the market. This prospective (strategic planning) study involves, at a minimum, expertise in the following disciplines: technology assessment, high-tech industry behavioral and structural analyses, microeconomic modeling of complex technology development and commercialization patterns, high-tech industry survey and data collection techniques, and quantitative and qualitative analyses of technology infrastructure gaps that are inhibiting the advancement of technologies. The goal of the analysis is to identify gaps in the Nation’s technology infrastructure needed to support the MGI and estimate the economic value of eliminating these gaps. The specific goals of this study are to: (1) assess the technological and economic trends in the research, development, adoption and deployment of MGI related technologies, including demonstrated and anticipated adopters of MGI technology; (2) assess gaps in the technology infrastructure associated with the efficient domestic development of highly complex emerging materials research technologies; (3) assess qualitatively these gaps in terms of industry investment criteria and research mechanisms used, (4) determine the quantitative empirical rankings of the economic benefit of eliminating these gaps based on novel data and modelling; and (5) assess the implied U.S. and international government policy responses, specific to phases in the R&D cycle, technology transfer efforts and subsequent scale-up (capital formation). |
| Link to Additional Information: | 2015-NIST-TPO-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
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Related Documents
Folder 276937 Full Announcement-1 -> 2015-nist-tpo-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.609 | 2015-NIST-TPO-01 | Economic Analysis of the National Need for Technology Infrastructure to Support the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) | PKG00217166 | May 29, 2015 | Jul 28, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
276937 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
276937 SF424B-1.1.pdf
276937 SF424A-1.0.pdf
276937 CD511-1.1.pdf
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