OpportunityTitle: NIST Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program &#8211; First Responder 3D Indoor Tracking Prize
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This NOFO is open to U.S. institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, and for-profit organizations. NIST will not be accepting proposals from foreign entities. Please note that individuals and unincorporated sole proprietors are not considered &#8220;non-Federal entities&#8221; 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.
Description: The NIST Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program is seeking applicants with expertise in prize competitions to collaborate with technical experts from NIST, industry/academia, and public safety to serve as Prize Administrator in developing and implementing the First Responder 3D Indoor Tracking (FR3D) Prize. The FR3D Prize competition aims to achieve game-changing performance of sensors and systems for localization and tracking of first responders operating indoors in a variety of building environments without any benefit of pre-deployed dedicated infrastructure. The PSIAP seeks to attract experts and innovators from industry and academia to focus on this difficult challenge by offering a monetary prize purse and unique opportunities for live testing and evaluation. Administration of the FR3D Prize will include all aspects of prize development, project management, and execution.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: grants@nist.gov
GrantorContactText: Ashley Smothers &lt;br/&gt;NOFO Coordinator
CloseDateExplanation: Pre-Applications must be received at Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, December 9, 2019. Full Applications must be received at grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, August 20, 2020.   Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered. Paper applications will not be accepted.