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Opportunity Summary:

The NSF-NIST Interaction in Basic and Applied Scientific Research in BIO, ENG, MPS (Funding Opportunity Number 11-066) is a National Science Foundation Dear Colleague Letter that supports short, targeted collaborations between NSF-funded research teams and scientists and engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The main goal is to make it easier for researchers and students already working on NSF awards to spend time at NIST, work directly with NIST staff, and take advantage of NIST measurement expertise, specialized facilities, and advanced instrumentation. NIST maintains a broad suite of tools, including both commercial equipment and unique, custom measurement systems developed in-house, and these resources can be accessed when they are part of a collaborative project of mutual interest.

Rather than being a standalone research grant competition, this opportunity is structured as supplemental funding to existing NSF awards. That means the request is added onto an active NSF grant, allowing the principal investigator and their group to cover costs associated with conducting collaborative work at NIST. The supplement can support participation by the PI, co-PIs, postdoctoral scholars, and undergraduate or graduate students who are already supported by the underlying NSF award. In practical terms, the supplement is meant to enable hands-on collaborative research activities such as conducting measurements, using specialized instruments, developing or validating methods, working with standards-related datasets or protocols, and engaging in joint experimental or computational efforts that benefit from NIST capabilities.

Eligibility is limited in a very specific way: only principal investigators who already hold current NSF awards from participating divisions within the BIO (Biological Sciences), ENG (Engineering), or MPS (Mathematical and Physical Sciences) Directorates can apply for these supplements. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The activity category is science and technology and other research and development, and the funding instrument is a grant supplement to an existing award, not a new award. The program anticipated around 20 awards with an estimated total funding of about $300,000, indicating that individual supplements were expected to be relatively modest and focused on enabling access and collaboration rather than funding large new research directions.

In terms of timing, the original posting date was July 21, 2011, and the original closing date listed was January 1, 2015; however, the solicitation language indicates that supplement proposals were accepted on an ongoing basis (submitted by 5 p.m. local time), meaning there was flexibility for teams to apply when a collaboration opportunity with NIST was ready and well-defined. The underlying idea is that NSF-funded projects can be strengthened by integrating NIST measurement science and facilities, while NIST benefits from deeper engagement with cutting-edge academic research and student training, creating a two-way bridge between basic research and standards-driven applied science.

For applicants looking for the official details, the full announcement is associated with NSF Publication 11-066. Technical access issues were directed to NSF Grants.gov support (grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov), reflecting that proposals were expected to be submitted through NSF’s standard supplement request mechanisms tied to existing awards.

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