OpportunityTitle: National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) Pilots Cooperative Agreement Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Accredited institutions of higher education; hospitals; non-profit organizations; commercial organizations; and state, local, and Indian tribal governments located in the United States and its territories.  An eligible organization may work individually or include proposed subawardees, contractors or other collaborators in a project, effectively forming a team or consortium.  An organization may submit more than one application but each must be on a distinct topic.  Federal agencies may participate in projects but may not receive NIST funding.
Description: NIST is soliciting applications from eligible applicants to pilot online identity solutions that embrace and advance the NSTIC vision: that individuals and organizations utilize secure, efficient, easy-to-use, and interoperable identity credentials to access online services in a manner that promotes confidence, privacy, choice, and innovation. Specifically, the Federal government seeks to initiate and support pilots that address the needs of individuals, private sector organizations, and all levels of government in accordance with the NSTIC Guiding Principles that identity solutions will be (1) privacy-enhancing and voluntary, (2) secure and resilient, (3) interoperable, and (4) cost-effective and easy-to-use. NIST will fund projects that are intended to test or demonstrate new solutions, models, and frameworks that either do not exist or are not widely adopted in the marketplace today.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Agency Contact
GrantorContactText: Christopher Hunton &lt;br/&gt;Grants Technical Assistant &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-975-5718
CloseDateExplanation: Abbreviated Applications must be received electronically through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, March 6, 2014.  Abbreviated Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered.  Review of Abbreviated Applications and selection of finalists is expected to be completed by Tuesday, April 1, 2014.  The selected finalists will then be invited to submit a Full Application including a Technical Proposal shortly following their selection as a finalist.  Full Applications must be received electronically through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, May 13, 2014.  Full Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered.  Review of Full Applications, selection of successful applicants, and award processing is expected to be completed in August 2014.