OpportunityTitle: NIST Research Experience for Teachers (NIST RET) Program
CategoryExplanation: Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Public school districts and accredited private educational institutions in the U.S. and its territories that offer science classes at grade levels six (6), seven (7), and/or eight (8) (often termed middle school), and whose nominated teachers have successfully completed the NIST Summer Institute Program.  Applicant school districts and institutions must offer instruction in general science fields, such as earth science, physical science, chemistry, physics, and/or biology.  Individual public school teachers and individual public middle schools are not eligible to submit applications directly to NIST and instead must be nominated by their school district.  Individual teachers at private educational institutions are not eligible to submit applications directly to NIST and instead must be nominated by their private educational institution.  Individual teachers nominated to participate in the NIST RET Program must meet the eligibility requirements in Section III.1. of this FFO.
Description: NIST is soliciting applications from eligible public school districts and accredited private educational institutions in the U.S. and its territories. These eligible institutions would nominate science teachers in grades six (6), seven (7), and/or eight (8), who have successfully completed the NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers (NIST Summer Institute) Program . The nominated teachers must have completed the NIST Summer Institute Program prior to applying to participate in the NIST RET Program. The NIST RET Program will allow the selected teachers to participate in scientific research with NIST scientists and engineers at the NIST Campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland during the summer of 2016 for six (6) continuous weeks (exact dates to be decided by the teachers and NIST scientists and engineers).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Agency Contact
GrantorContactText: Christopher Hunton &lt;br/&gt;Management and Program Analyst &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-975-5718
CloseDateExplanation: Electronic applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, March 4, 2016.  Paper applications must be received by NIST by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, March 4, 2016.  Applications received after the respective deadline will not be reviewed or considered.  Electronic applicants should be aware, and factor in their application submission planning, that the Grants.gov system will be closed for routine maintenance at these times: from 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, Saturday, January 16, 2016 until Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time; and also from 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, Saturday, February 20, 2016 until Monday, February 22, 2016 at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time; and that applications cannot be submitted during those time spans.  The earliest anticipated start date for awards under this FFO is expected to be June 1, 2016.   The selected teachers will attend the NIST RET Program during the summer of 2016 for six (6) continuous weeks (exact dates to be decided by the teachers and NIST scientists and engineers).