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NIST Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program - Mission Critical Voice Test Equipment

Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Assistance Listings
  • 11.609 -- Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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The statutory authority for theNIST Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program is 15 U.S.C. § 3706 and 47U.S.C. § 1443.

The NIST Public Safety InnovationAccelerator Program: Mission Critical Voice Test Equipment (PSIAP-MCVTE) isseeking applications from eligible applicants for activities to develop testequipment and associated code required to test communications devices, based on3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standards, for mission criticalpush-to-talk technology (MCPTT) and related public safety features such asMission Critical Data (MCData) and Mission Critical Video (MCVideo). Thesegoals, and specific technical areas of research in the PSIAP-MCVTE program, arediscussed in detail in Section I.4. of this NOFO.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

This NOFO is open to all non-Federal entities. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, for-profit organizations, state and local governments, Indian tribes, hospitals, foreign public entities, and foreign governments. Please note that individuals and unincorporated sole proprietors are not considered “non-Federal entities” and are not eligible to apply under this NOFO. Although Federal entities are not eligible to receive funding under this NOFO, they may participate as unfunded collaborators.NIST will only consider one application per applicant; however, an applicant entity may be proposed as a sub-recipient, contractor, or unfunded collaborator within applications submitted by other entities.

Grantor contact information

Description

Leon Sampson NOFO Coordinator Phone 301-975-3086

Email

grants@nist.gov

leon.sampson@nist.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
2019-NIST-MCVTE-01_Amended.pdf
2019-NIST-MCVTE-01 Full Announcement
Jul 19, 2019 06:59 PM UTC
2019-NIST-MCVTE-01_APPLICATION_IINSTRUCTIONS.pdf
2019-NIST-MCVTE-01 APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
May 10, 2019 06:10 PM UTC

Link to additional information

https://www.nist.gov/communications-technology-laboratory/pscr/psiap-mcv-test-equipment

Archived: July 27, 2019

Application process

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Award

$12,000,000

Program Funding

100

Expected awards

$500,000

Award Minimum

$2,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

2019-NIST-MCVTE-01

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Science technology and other research and development

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

3

Posted date:

May 10, 2019

Archive date:

July 27, 2019

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