NIST is offering financial assistance through the SSCD Grant Program for curriculum development at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. This grant aims to integrate standards and standardization information into educational resources at U.S. colleges and universities. Recipients will collaborate with NIST to enhance education on standards and standardization.
Opportunity ID: 281409
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | 2016-NIST-SSCD-01 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | NIST Standards Services Curricula Development (SSCD) Cooperative Agreement Program |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
Category Explanation: | Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach |
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: | Feb 05, 2016 |
Last Updated Date: | – |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 05, 2016 Applications must be received electronically through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered. The anticipated start date for awards under this FFO is expected to be no later than September 2016. |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 05, 2016 Applications must be received electronically through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered. The anticipated start date for awards under this FFO is expected to be no later than September 2016. |
Archive Date: | May 05, 2016 |
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 located in the United States and its territories. In addition, non-profit organizations, commercial organizations, and state, local, and Indian tribal governments located in the United States and its territories are eligible so long as they describe and demonstrate their proposed or existing relationship with an accredited institution of higher education that will incorporate the applicant’s project through a pilot or other program in the institution’s educational programs. Any eligible applicant may work individually or include proposed sub-awards or contracts with others in a project application, effectively forming a team or consortium. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
Description: | The NIST SSCD Cooperative Agreement Program provides financial assistance to support curriculum development for the undergraduate and/or graduate level. These cooperative agreements support the integration of standards and standardization information and content into seminars, courses, and learning resources for U.S. colleges and universities. The recipients will work with NIST to strengthen education and learning about standards and standardization. |
Link to Additional Information: | 2016-NIST-SSCD-01 Full Announcement/FFO document |
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 281409 Full Announcement-1 -> 2016-NIST-SSCD-01 FFO.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 |
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11.620 | 2016-NIST-SSCD-01 | NIST Standards Services Curricula Development (SSCD) Cooperative Agreement Program | PKG00220847 | Feb 05, 2016 | Apr 05, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
281409 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
281409 SF424B-1.1.pdf
281409 SF424A-1.0.pdf
281409 CD511-1.1.pdf