ClosedOpportunity 2025-NIST-CHIPS-CRDO-01

CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

National Institute of Standards and Technology · Department of Commerce

At a glance

CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is a closed federal other opportunity from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce). The application deadline was September 15, 2026. Individual awards are listed as from $10M. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 11.042 (CHIPS Research and Development).

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

Key facts

Posted: Sep 24, 2025
Close date: Sep 15, 2026
Archive date: Oct 15, 2026
Award floor: $10,000,000
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Other
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants are for-profit organizations; non-profit organizations; accredited institutions of higher education; Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), and Federal entities (e.g., Federal departments and agencies – see Section III.3). Eligible applicants must be a domestic entity. Individuals and unincorporated sole proprietors are not eligible to receive funding under this BAA. Eligible subawardees include all eligible applicants as well as foreign partners not otherwise prohibited (e.g., foreign adversaries), subject to compliance with specific requirements (see Section VI). CRDO strongly recommends that Federal entities and FFRDCs seeking to respond to this BAA as an applicant first contact the CRDO POC to discuss eligibility; in areas of mutual interest, alternative funding mechanisms may be pursued independent of this BAA.

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 from eligible applicants for research, prototyping, and commercial solutions that advance microelectronics technology in the U.S., to be considered for funding by the CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO).

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

11.042CHIPS Research and DevelopmentProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 11.042

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$11M

FY25

$2.46M

FY26

$2.46M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 11.042. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Misty L Roosa Management Analyst
research@chips.gov
301-975-3007

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)”?

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

How much funding is available through “CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as from $10m.

How do I apply for “CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 2025-NIST-CHIPS-CRDO-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.

OpenALN 11.037