OpportunityTitle: Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Cooperative Agreement Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, state and local governments, and commercial organizations in the United States and its territories.   An eligible organization may work individually or include proposed subawards or contracts with others in a project proposal, effectively forming a team or consortium.
Description: NIST is soliciting proposals from eligible applicants for a program with substantial NIST participation that will support continuous innovation of the electrical grid through the coordination and acceleration of standards development and harmonization and advancement of the interoperability and security of smart grid devices and systems. The applicant will work with NIST in its fulfillment of standards coordination activities as mandated under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Agency Contact
GrantorContactText: Christopher Hunton &lt;br/&gt;Grants Technical Assistant &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-975-5718
CloseDateExplanation: Electronic proposals must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, January 15, 2013.  Paper proposals must be received by NIST by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, January 15, 2013.