ClosedResearch announcementOpportunity 2012-NIST-MSE-01

Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs

National Institute of Standards and Technology · Department of Commerce

At a glance

Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs is a closed federal grant opportunity from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce). The application deadline was January 28, 2013. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 11.609 (Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Dec 7, 2011Posted
Jan 28, 2013Application deadline

Posted: Dec 7, 2011
Close date: Jan 28, 2013
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant, Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Institutions of higher education; hospitals; non-profit organizations; commercial organizations; state, local, and Indian tribal governments; foreign governments; organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments; and international organizations.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

NIST is soliciting proposals for financial assistance for FY 2012 under the following nine programs: (1) Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) Grant Program; (2) Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) Grant Program; (3) Engineering Laboratory (EL) Grant Program; (4) Fire Research Grant Program; (5) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Grant Program; (6) NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) Grant Program; (7) Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) Grant Program; (8) Standards Services Group (SSG) Grant Program; and (9) Office of Special Programs (OSP) Grant Program.Details of each program can be found in the Full Announcement for 2012-NIST-MSE-01.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

2012-NIST-MSE-01 Full Announcement Amended 5-3-2012Revised Full Announcement · 2012 mse ffo amendment.pdfPDF · 230 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

11.609Measurement and Engineering Research and StandardsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 11.609

Historical data · not a prediction

FY20

$65.7M

FY21

$68.6M

FY22

$78.5M

FY23

$75.2M

FY24

$77.2M est.

FY25

$78.5M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 11.609. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

National Institute of Standards and Technology
christopher.hunton@nist.gov
301-975-5718

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How do I apply for “Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 2012-NIST-MSE-01), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

Closes todayResearchALN 12.630