OpportunityTitle: NIST Construction Grant Program (NCGP)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: U.S. institutions of higher education and U.S. non-profit science research organizations are eligible to apply.
Description: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United States (U.S.) Department of Commerce (DoC), is soliciting grant proposals for the construction of new research science buildings or for the expansion of existing buildings to increase the space currently available for supported scientific research activities.For purposes of this Program, &#147;research science building&#148; means a building or facility whose purpose is for the conduct of scientific research, including laboratories, test facilities, measurement facilities, research computing facilities, and observatories. In addition, &#147;expansion of existing buildings&#148; means that space to conduct scientific research is being expanded from what is currently available for the supported research activities.The review, selection, and grant award processing is expected to be completed in August 2011. The earliest anticipated start date for awards made under this Announcement of Federal Funding Opportunity is October 1, 2011.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Agency Contact
GrantorContactText: Christopher Hunton &lt;br/&gt;Grants Technical Assistant &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-975-5718
CloseDateExplanation: The corresponding full proposal must be received by NIST no later than 3 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, April 6, 2011.  A full proposal may not be submitted unless NIST has received the required NIST-1102, Letter of Intent, by the deadline and the applicant has received an acknowledgement letter from NIST.  Full details of the application process are provided in the Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO)/Full Announcement.