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Opportunity Summary:

The Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Cooperative Agreement Program (Funding Opportunity Number 2015 NIST SGIS 01) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) designed to strengthen how the nations electric grid evolves, connects, and stays secure as smart grid technologies continue to expand. The core purpose is to support ongoing innovation in the electric power system by speeding up and coordinating the development of standards, aligning and harmonizing standards across organizations, and improving the interoperability and cybersecurity of smart grid devices and systems. A key feature of this opportunity is that it is a cooperative agreement, meaning NIST expects substantial involvement in the work rather than acting only as a pass-through funder. In practical terms, the recipient would be expected to work closely with NIST as NIST carries out its standards coordination responsibilities under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), which assigned NIST an important role in coordinating smart grid interoperability standards.

The opportunity sits in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development funding activity category and is tied to CFDA 11.619, Arrangements for Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure. NIST anticipated making a single award (Expected Awards: 1), indicating a competitive selection for one lead organization to serve as the primary partner supporting these coordination and standards-focused activities. The emphasis is not simply on producing research in isolation, but on advancing real-world alignment among standards efforts and improving the ability of technologies across the grid ecosystem to communicate and function together safely and securely, especially as utilities and other stakeholders deploy increasingly complex digital components.

Eligibility is broad within the United States and its territories. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and for-profit organizations. The solicitation also allows team-based approaches: an eligible lead applicant may apply alone or propose subawards or contracts as part of the project, effectively forming a consortium. That structure is often used in standards and interoperability work, since it can require expertise spanning power systems engineering, cybersecurity, communications protocols, testing and certification, and stakeholder engagement across industry and government.

There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, which reduces barriers for applicants that might otherwise struggle to provide non-federal funds. The opportunity was posted and created on April 24, 2015, with an application deadline of June 24, 2015. Electronic submissions were required by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date, while paper applications had to be received by NIST by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time the same day. The archive date was July 24, 2015, reflecting that the solicitation was time-limited and later moved into an archived status.

For applicants needing the full details, NIST provided an additional information link to the full announcement (FFO) document. For access issues, the listed contact was Christopher Hunton, Grants Technical Assistant, reachable by phone at 301-975-5718.

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