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Opportunity Summary:

The NIST Research Experience for Teachers (NIST RET) is a competitive, discretionary federal grant opportunity from the National Institute of Standards and Technology designed to place middle school science teachers directly into hands-on research environments alongside NIST scientists and engineers. The core purpose is to deepen participating teachers' real-world STEM research experience so they can bring that perspective back to their classrooms and better motivate students to explore STEM learning and careers. The program takes place at the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and the research experience is scheduled for summer 2011, with the exact dates arranged between the selected teachers and their NIST research hosts.

Eligible applicants are not individual teachers applying on their own, but U.S. public school districts and U.S. accredited private educational institutions that serve middle school grades (6 through 8) in STEM fields. A key eligibility requirement is that the institution must nominate middle school science teachers who have already successfully completed the NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers. In other words, participation in the earlier NIST Summer Institute functions as a prerequisite, and this opportunity is meant to extend that training into a more immersive research placement at NIST.

The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates a more involved relationship between the awardee and the federal agency than a standard grant, often with collaboration or programmatic involvement by the agency during the project period. The opportunity is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development and is associated with CFDA number 11.609 (Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards). NIST anticipated making two awards under this announcement, with an estimated total program funding level of $16,000. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, so applicants are not required to contribute non-federal funds to be considered or to carry out the project.

Timing and administrative details are straightforward but strict. The opportunity was posted February 22, 2011, and applications had to be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 24, 2011. The listing indicates an archive date of April 24, 2011, reflecting when the opportunity would be moved out of the active cycle. For applicants who could not access the full announcement electronically, the notice provided a point of contact at NIST: Christopher Hunton, Grants Technical Assistant, at 301-975-5718.

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