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Opportunity Summary:

The Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grants Programs opportunity is a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) FY 2010 funding announcement that supports research and development aligned with NISTs measurement science, standards, and engineering mission. Through this umbrella solicitation, NIST is seeking applications across a wide range of technical domains that map to its laboratories and centers, including electronics and electrical engineering, manufacturing engineering, chemical science and technology, physics, materials science and engineering, building research, fire research, information technology, the NIST Center for Neutron Research, the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, and technology services. In practical terms, the opportunity is designed to fund projects that advance measurement methods, reference data, tools, test methods, and related innovations that strengthen U.S. industrial competitiveness, public safety, and scientific infrastructure.

Awards under this solicitation may be made either as grants or as cooperative agreements, depending on the needs of the specific program and project. A key distinction highlighted in the announcement is that cooperative agreements involve substantial NIST involvement. That involvement typically takes the form of active technical collaboration, such as NIST scientists working jointly with the recipient on the project scope, or NIST providing direction or redirection of the work when coordination is needed due to interrelationships with other NIST efforts. This structure signals that some projects are expected to be closely integrated with ongoing NIST research activities rather than operating fully independently.

The solicitation allows for multi-year proposals, but it makes clear that approval of a multi-year project does not guarantee multi-year funding. Even when a multi-year award is contemplated, NIST generally intends to obligate funds only for the first year initially, and NIST is not obligated to provide additional increments in later years. Any continuation, additional funding, or period of performance extension is entirely at NISTs discretion and depends on three main factors: satisfactory technical progress, continued alignment with the mission of the relevant MSE program area, and the availability of funds. Because of this, applicants proposing multi-year work are expected to design their scopes so they can be cleanly separated into annual segments, with each year producing stand-alone, meaningful, identifiable results. In other words, each year should be a complete unit of accomplishment in case future funding does not materialize.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary, science-and-technology research and development funding opportunity (CFDA 11.609). It does not require cost sharing or matching. The listing does not specify an award floor or ceiling in the posted summary, which often means amounts vary by program area, project type, and available appropriations, and applicants are expected to consult the full announcement for program-specific funding expectations and constraints.

The application window is structured as a continuing submission process rather than a single hard deadline, but with important timing rules. Applications are considered on a rolling basis through the life of the solicitation (posted December 28, 2009, with a current closing date listed as December 28, 2010). For most programs, applications received after June 1, 2010 may still be reviewed and potentially funded either in the current fiscal year or the next, depending on funds. The Fire Research Grants Program has an earlier internal timing marker: applications received after January 15, 2010 may similarly be shifted for consideration into the current or next fiscal year, subject to funding. Also, applications must be received before the Federal Register publication of the FY 2011 solicitation for these programs in order to be processed under the FY 2010 announcement, which effectively creates a cutoff tied to the next years notice.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of domestic organizations and governments, such as state, county, city or township governments; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits (including both 501(c)(3) and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status); for-profit entities (including small businesses and other for-profits); and additional categories noted as "others" with further clarification in the full text. The announcement also explicitly states that other eligible applicants may include hospitals, commercial organizations, foreign governments and organizations under foreign jurisdiction, and international organizations, indicating NIST is open to a wide range of capable performers where appropriate and allowed.

Overall, this opportunity functions as a consolidated entry point into multiple NIST laboratory and center research grant programs for FY 2010, using grants and cooperative agreements to support measurement science and engineering work. Applicants are expected to propose technically sound projects that match one of the listed program areas, be prepared for potential close technical interaction with NIST under a cooperative agreement, and, if proposing multiple years, structure deliverables so each year yields a complete and useful research outcome on its own. For assistance accessing the full announcement, the point of contact listed is Christopher Hunton, Grants Technical Assistant, at 301-975-5718.

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