OpportunityTitle: NIST Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AMTech)  Program, Planning Awards
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are any U.S. organization, excluding commercial organizations and federal entities, located within the United States, such as non-profit organizations, accredited institutions of higher education, and state, tribal, and local governments.      An eligible organization may work individually or include proposed subrecipients, contractors and/or unfunded collaborators in a project application, effectively forming a team or consortium.  In a team or consortium, eligible subrecipients are the same types of organizations eligible to be applicants and commercial organizations.  Thus, commercial organizations may participate in teams or consortia as subrecipients or contractors, as unfunded collaborators, or as third parties that help to accelerate project results or help move them into routine or commercial use.      Federal entities may participate in teams or consortia as contractors, informal collaborators, or in other roles allowed by law, consistent with each entity&#146;s authorities, policies, and procedures.  A proposed technical collaboration with NIST technical staff is subject to the procedures in Section VI.2.c. of the Full Announcement/FFO document, and NIST&#146;s costs should not be included in the application.  If approved, NIST&#146;s technical collaboration would be as described within Section II.1.of the Full Announcement/FFO document.     The NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and its National Innovation Marketplace program, may be a useful resource for connecting applicants with potential subrecipients, contractors or other collaborators.    NIST will only consider one Pre-Application per applicant.
Description: NIST is soliciting applications for Planning Awards from eligible applicants to establish new and strengthen existing industry-driven consortia that identify and support basic and applied research on long term, pre-competitive and enabling technology development for advanced manufacturing. These consortia address major technological barriers that inhibit the growth of advanced manufacturing in the U.S.; identify and prioritize research projects supporting long term industrial research needs; engage in a range of eligible activities including but not limited to creating new or updating industry-driven, shared-vision technology roadmaps; and catalyze the development of a technology infrastructure and American excellence in advanced manufacturing.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Agency Contact
GrantorContactText: Christopher Hunton &lt;br/&gt;Grants Technical Assistant &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-975-5718
CloseDateExplanation: Required Pre-Applications must be received electronically through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, September 5, 2014.  Pre-Applications received after this date will not be reviewed or considered.      Review of Pre-Applications, selection, and notification to applicants is expected to be complete on or about Wednesday, September 24, 2014.      Each selected applicant will then be invited to submit a Full Application.  Full Applications must be received electronically through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, October 31, 2014.    Details of the Full Application submission process  will be made available on Grants.gov after the selected applicants have been notified and invited to submit Full Applications.