Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is announcing anamendment to its May 22, 2017 Amended Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) forthe Announcement of Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) number 2016-NIST-MSE-01,posted on Grants.gov, that solicits proposals for the Measurement Science andEngineering (MSE) Research Grant Program.NIST is issuing this amendment (Amendment 2) to make several updates to the 2016-NIST-MSE-01 NOFO as described below. This Amendment Package will be in effectfor the NIST MSE Research Grant Program until the posting of the FY 2019 NIST MSEResearch Grants Programs NOFO on Grants.gov.

Eligibility for all programs listed in this NOFO is open to all non-2016-NIST-MSE-01 Amendment 2June 21, 201810Federal entities. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, state and local governments, Indiantribes, hospitals, foreign public entities, and foreign governments. Applicantsselected for awards under 15 U.S.C. § 278g-1(e)(1) and (e)(3) are encouraged, butnot required, to select underrepresented minorities for participation. In addition,NIST is not able to accept an application from an individual unaffiliated with asponsoring applicant organization

Leon Sampson Phone 301-975-3086