NIST Launches Competition for Research Facility Construction Grants

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) opened a new competition for grants in March of 2010 for the construction of new or expanded scientific research facilities for measurement science, oceanography, atmospheric research, or telecommunications. A total of $50 million is available for the cost-sharing grants and it is expected that three to five projects will be awarded grants of $10 to $15 million each. Applicant organizations, which must be institutions of higher education or nonprofit science research organizations, must fund at least 20 percent of the annual project costs to meet the cost-sharing requirement. The deadline for submitting a letter of intent (form NIST-1102) is March 29, 2010. The awards will be announced in September of 2010.For more information, visit the NIST Construction Grant Program Web site.