Opportunity Information: Apply for 2016 NIST TPO 01
Apply for 2016 NIST TPO 01
- The DOC-NIST in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Economic Impact of the Nation’s Precision Timing Infrastructure: The Global Positioning System" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.620.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 07, 2016 and posted on Mar 07, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 06, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), within the U.S. Department of Commerce, offered a discretionary funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: 2016 NIST TPO 01; CFDA 11.620) to support a comprehensive study of the economic impact of the nation s space-based positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capability, with a specific emphasis on the Global Positioning System (GPS) as a source of precision timing. The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which signals that NIST expects to be substantively involved in the project as it is carried out rather than simply issuing funds and receiving a final report.
At its core, the opportunity seeks a retrospective assessment of the national benefits that have already been realized from GPS-enabled precision timing, rather than forecasts or projections of future value. The selected awardee, working closely with NIST, would trace how federal research and development (R&D) and technology transfer activities contributed to the creation, maturation, adoption, and deployment of GPS and the broader supporting technology infrastructure that depends on precise timing. A major theme is connecting upstream federal laboratory work and technology transfer outputs to downstream real-world use, industry uptake, and economic outcomes.
NIST lays out several concrete study goals. First, the awardee must identify and analyze the specific federal research efforts, laboratory-developed technologies, and technology transfer pathways that significantly influenced GPS-related capabilities and the timing infrastructure that relies on them, especially in applications where precision timing is critical. Second, the project must examine how GPS and precise time measurements affect a wide range of applications and industries, including ripple effects across supply chains rather than limiting the analysis to direct users alone. Third, the work must include a qualitative assessment, meaning structured, evidence-based narrative analysis such as case studies, interviews, or historical tracing of how impacts occurred and why certain investments mattered. Fourth, NIST also requires a quantitative empirical assessment of the national economic impact, which implies the use of defensible data, methods, and economic analysis techniques to estimate measurable benefits attributable to GPS-based timing and its enabling infrastructure.
Beyond documenting impacts, the study is expected to synthesize lessons learned from both the qualitative and quantitative components, with the explicit purpose of informing future decisions about GPS and precision timing investments. This includes drawing insights about what kinds of federal R&D and technology transfer activities were most influential, how benefits propagated through commercialization and adoption, and what factors helped or hindered impact realization. In addition, the awardee must sponsor focused graduate and post-doctoral research, making workforce development and the cultivation of future experts in science, R&D evaluation, and technology transfer impact analysis a required element of the project rather than an optional add-on.
Administrative details included in the notice indicate the opportunity was posted and created on March 7, 2016, with an application closing date of May 6, 2016. The eligible applicant category is listed broadly as "Others" with further clarification referenced in the full eligibility text, suggesting the competition may have been aimed at institutions such as universities, research organizations, think tanks, or other qualified non-federal entities capable of conducting rigorous economic impact analysis while also supporting graduate and postdoctoral researchers. The announcement does not specify an award ceiling or the exact number of expected awards in the provided excerpt, but it clearly frames the scope as a substantial national-level assessment that combines historical technology tracing, cross-industry impact mapping, and empirical economic measurement under active collaboration with NIST.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this NIST funding opportunity about?
This discretionary funding opportunity from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), within the U.S. Department of Commerce, supports a comprehensive study of the economic impact of the nation's space-based positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capability, with a specific emphasis on the Global Positioning System (GPS) as a source of precision timing.
Which agency is offering the opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce.
What are the Funding Opportunity Number and CFDA number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is 2016 NIST TPO 01 and the CFDA number is 11.620.
What type of award is being used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement. This indicates NIST expects to be substantively involved in the project during performance, rather than only providing funding and receiving a final report.
Is the study focused on future forecasts or past impacts?
The study is explicitly focused on a retrospective assessment of national benefits already realized from GPS-enabled precision timing, not forecasts or projections of future value.
What aspect of GPS is the main emphasis of the study?
The study places specific emphasis on GPS as a source of precision timing, and on the broader technology infrastructure and applications that depend on precise timing.
What is the central purpose of the study?
The project is intended to trace how federal research and development (R&D) and technology transfer activities contributed to the creation, maturation, adoption, and deployment of GPS and the supporting timing-related technology infrastructure, and to connect those upstream activities to downstream real-world use and economic outcomes.
What does NIST mean by connecting "upstream" and "downstream" impacts?
"Upstream" refers to federal laboratory work, research investments, and technology transfer outputs. "Downstream" refers to real-world deployment, industry uptake, commercialization, adoption, and resulting economic outcomes. The study is expected to show how upstream actions contributed to downstream benefits.
What are the required study goals?
NIST outlines several concrete goals for the study, including: identifying relevant federal research and technology transfer contributions; examining impacts across applications and industries (including supply-chain ripple effects); producing qualitative evidence-based analysis; and delivering a quantitative empirical estimate of national economic impact.
What must the project identify regarding federal R&D?
The awardee must identify and analyze specific federal research efforts, laboratory-developed technologies, and technology transfer pathways that significantly influenced GPS-related capabilities and the timing infrastructure relying on them, especially where precision timing is critical.
Does the scope include only direct GPS users?
No. The scope includes a wide range of applications and industries and explicitly calls for examining ripple effects across supply chains, not only direct users.
What does the qualitative assessment requirement involve?
The project must include a qualitative assessment using structured, evidence-based narrative analysis. Examples described include case studies, interviews, and historical tracing of how impacts occurred and why certain investments mattered.
What does the quantitative assessment requirement involve?
NIST requires a quantitative empirical assessment of national economic impact, implying the use of defensible data, methods, and economic analysis techniques to estimate measurable benefits attributable to GPS-based timing and its enabling infrastructure.
Is NIST asking for lessons learned and recommendations?
Yes. Beyond documenting impacts, the study is expected to synthesize lessons learned from the qualitative and quantitative components to inform future decisions about GPS and precision timing investments, including which federal R&D and technology transfer activities were most influential and what factors helped or hindered impact realization.
Is workforce development part of the required work?
Yes. The awardee must sponsor focused graduate and post-doctoral research. Workforce development and cultivation of future experts in science, R&D evaluation, and technology transfer impact analysis are required elements of the project.
What is the expected relationship between the awardee and NIST during the project?
Because the mechanism is a cooperative agreement, NIST expects substantive involvement as the project is carried out, implying active collaboration rather than a hands-off funding relationship.
When was the opportunity posted and created?
The notice indicates the opportunity was posted and created on March 7, 2016.
What was the application closing date?
The application closing date was May 6, 2016.
Who is eligible to apply?
The eligible applicant category is listed as "Others," with additional clarification referenced in the full eligibility text. Based on the description provided, the competition appears oriented toward qualified non-federal entities capable of rigorous economic impact analysis and support for graduate and postdoctoral researchers, such as universities, research organizations, or think tanks.
Does the excerpt specify an award ceiling or the number of awards?
No. The provided information does not specify an award ceiling or the exact number of expected awards.
What is the overall scope implied by the opportunity?
The opportunity frames the work as a substantial national-level assessment combining historical technology tracing, cross-industry impact mapping (including supply-chain effects), and empirical economic measurement, conducted under active collaboration with NIST.
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