National Institute Of Standards And Technology Construction Grant Program

 

To provide competitively awarded grant funds for research science buildings through the construction of new buildings or expansion of existing buildings. For purposes of this program, "research science building" means a building or facility whose purpose is to conduct scientific research, including laboratories, test facilities, measurement facilities, and/or observatories.

Deleted 02/05/2016 (Archived.) 11.618 Agency: Department of Commerce
Office: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) PROJECT GRANTS Not Applicable. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5; The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 , Public Law 111-8. Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply. Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply. Proposals with statements of work and detailed budgets. Costs will be determined in accordance with applicable federal cost principles found in: 1) Institutions of Higher Education: 2 CFR Subtitle A, Chapter II, Part 220 (OMB Circular A-21); 2) Nonprofit organizations: 2 CFR Subtitle A, Chapter II, Part 230 (OMB Circular A-122); and Hospitals: 45 CFR Part 74, Appendix E. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Proposals are submitted in response to formal competition announcements and requests for proposals published in the Federal Register and Grants.gov. Proposals must be prepared in accordance with the instructions in the Announcement of Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) published on the Grants.gov Web site. Competitive award process based upon published evaluation criteria. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Approximately nine months. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Proposals are selected for funding based on the evaluation criteria published in the Federal Register and Grants.gov notices. Funds may be used for the construction of new or expansion of existing research science buildings whose purpose is to conduct scientific research, including laboratories, test facilities, measurement facilities, and observatories. Projects to construct or expand a building not intended for performing research or that will predominately be equipped with routine office equipment and/or lecture/class room furnishings are ineligible. Unallowable/Ineligible Costs. The following items, regardless of whether they are allowable under the Federal cost principles, are unallowable under this program:
(1) Any equipment used for research or otherwise that is not an integral part of the building’s structure, e.g., MRI, portable air conditioners, etc.
(2) Costs or charges associated with routine maintenance, operation, interior decorating, or landscaping of any building.
3) Purchase of land.
(4) Costs incurred prior to award are not eligible for reimbursement or as cost share.
Limit on Letters of Intent and Proposals per Applicant. Letters of Intent and full proposals are limited to one per applicant organization. Distinct academic campuses (that award their own degrees, have independent administrative structures, admission policies, alumni associations, etc.) within multi-campus systems qualify as separate institutions. Quarterly technical performance and financial reports. Additionally, grant recipients under the Recovery Act must also subject Recovery Act reports. No cash reports are required. Quarterly technical performance and financial reports. Additionally, grant recipients under the Recovery Act must also subject Recovery Act reports. Quarterly financial reports. Quarterly technical performance reports. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Audits of all recipients shall be conducted in accordance with Government Auditing Standards (GAS) issued by the Comptroller General of the United States (the Yellow Book). Recipients covered under OMB Circular No. A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations, should have an audit performed in accordance with the requirements of the OMB Circular. Pursuant to 15 CFR 14.53.(b)(2), all financial and technical performance records are required to remain available to the federal government for 3 years after final disposition. This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements. Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Although cost sharing is not required it is encouraged for a proposal to be competitive. A minimum of 25 percent would be viewed favorably; 50 percent even more favorably.
This program does not have MOE requirements. Up to five years. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Automated Standard Application for Payment System (ASAP). See Regional Agency Offices. Michael Diestel. National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Telephone: (301) 975-8809. E-mail: michael.diestel@nist.gov. Michael Diestel National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 Email: mochael.diestel@nist.gov Phone: 301-975-8809 www.nist.gov. 13-0514-0-1-376 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) ; 13-0515-0-1-376 - The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009. (Project Grants) FY 12 $0; FY 13 est $0; and FY 14 est $0 - American Recovery Act. (Project Grants) FY 12 $226,753; FY 13 est $292,000; and FY 14 est $1,650,000 $10 million to $15 million. This program is subject to the provisions of 15 CFR Part 14. Not Applicable.