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Opportunity Summary:

The Precision Measurement Grant Program (PMGP) is a long running National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) funding opportunity that has been in place since 1970. Its main purpose is to support meaningful, high impact research in fundamental measurement science, including work aimed at improving or determining fundamental constants. While the program has historically focused on university and college faculty, it is broadly framed as a way to stimulate basic, measurement-driven research across academic and research settings, and to create stronger working relationships between NIST scientists and external researchers who are actively advancing the state of measurement science.

A central theme of the PMGP is enabling research that might not fit neatly into other funding streams. The program explicitly aims to make space for new or unconventional ideas, particularly those that could be difficult to support through more traditional, mission narrow grant programs. In terms of subject matter, NIST allows some flexibility, but the nonnegotiable requirement is alignment with NISTs ongoing efforts in basic measurement science, associated with NISTs Physical Measurement Laboratory work (referenced through pml.nist.gov). In practice, that means proposals should connect clearly to foundational measurement questions, measurement methods, standards, instrumentation, uncertainty reduction, or other core topics that strengthen the underpinning science of measurement.

This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 2013 NIST PMGP 01) is offered as a discretionary funding program under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category, with CFDA 11.609 (Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards). NIST indicated the funding instruments include cooperative agreements and grants, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which generally lowers barriers for applicants who may not have institutional funds available to meet a match.

The application process is structured as a two stage competition. First, applicants must submit an abbreviated proposal by the stated deadline, and only those selected by NIST as finalists are invited to submit a full proposal. For this cycle, abbreviated proposals were due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 12, 2013, with NIST expecting to complete its review and select finalists by March 26, 2013. Full proposals were then due on May 7, 2013, with separate receipt times depending on submission method: electronic submissions by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time and paper submissions by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Late submissions at either stage were not reviewed.

Eligibility is broad and includes accredited institutions of higher education, hospitals, nonprofit organizations, commercial organizations, state and local governments, Indian tribal governments, foreign governments and entities under foreign jurisdiction, international organizations, and federal agencies that have appropriate legal authority. Even though the program is described as being primarily aimed at universities and colleges, the published eligibility language makes clear that NIST was open to a wide range of organizational applicants, provided the proposed work fits the programs fundamental measurement focus and aligns with NIST priorities.

For administrative support, NIST provided a point of contact for assistance accessing the full announcement: Christopher Hunton, Grants Technical Assistant, reachable by phone at 301-975-5718. The opportunity was posted January 14, 2013, and archived June 8, 2013, indicating this specific notice relates to the 2013 cycle while the PMGP itself is an established, recurring program concept within NISTs broader research mission.

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