OpportunityTitle: National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) Pilots Cooperative Agreement Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Accredited institutions of higher education; non-profit organizations; commercial organizations; and state, local, and Indian tribal governments located in the United States and its territories.  While the applicant must be located in the United States, the applicant may have a parent organization outside the United States.  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 of an Identity Ecosystem Framework. 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. Pilots that maximize their contribution to the development of the broader Identity Ecosystem Framework through public forums such as the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG) (see page 6 of the Full Announcement/FFO document) are encouraged. NIST will fund projects that are intended to demonstrate or deploy 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 through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, March 17, 2015.  Abbreviated Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered.  NIST requires Abbreviated Applications under the NSTIC Pilots Cooperative Agreement Program, and the Selection Official will then select finalists from among the Abbreviated Applications. Only those applicants whose Abbreviated Applications are selected as finalists will be invited to submit Full Applications. Full Applications must be received electronically through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, May 21, 2015.  Full Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered. Full Applications received from applicants who were not invited to submit a Full Application will not be reviewed or considered.