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Precision Measurement Grants Program deadline 2009

The current listed application deadline is May 7, 2009. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.

Agency
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Award range
Up to $50,000
Total funding
$100,000
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
CFDA / ALN
11.609
Cost share
No

Deadline Status

This deadline has passed

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Quick facts

Opportunity number
Not listed
Last updated
December 30, 2008
Expected awards
2

Deadline summary

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the Precision Measurement Grants Program is soliciting applications for financial assistance for FY 2009. The Precision Measurement Grants Program is seeking proposals for significant research in the field of fundamental measurement or the determination of fundamental constants. NIST sponsors these grants and cooperative agreements primarily to encourage basic, measurement-related research in universities and colleges and o...

Date note

Abbreviated Proposal Due: February 6, 2009, 5:00p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Finalists will be selected by approximately: March 27, 2009. Full Proposals Due: May 8, 2009, 5:00p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. All applicants must submit an abbreviated proposal based on this Notice. A completed SF-424 (R&R) form is required to be submitted with the abbreviated proposal. Abbreviated proposals may not be submitted through the Grants.gov website. However, abbreviated proposals may be submitted on paper by mail or delivery service or as an electronic file (SF-424 must be a scanned signed form) by email to [email protected]. The SF-424 (R&R) form can be found at http://www.grants.gov/agencies/aapproved_standard_forms.jsp#1 Applicants are requested to submit an abbreviated proposal with a description of their proposed work and related information with total length of five (5) or fewer double spaced pages (excluding SF-424) to: Dr. Peter J. Mohr, Manager, NIST Precision Measurement Grants Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8420, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8420, Tel: (301) 975-3217, E-mail: [email protected], Website: http://physics.nist.gov/pmg. Full proposals submitted on paper should be submitted to the same place. A full application kit, containing all required application forms and certifications, will be provided to the finalists by Ms. Gail Newrock, 301-975-3200. For electronic submission – At the finalist stage, users of Grants.gov (www.grants.gov) will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it off line, and then upload and submit the application package and associated proposal information via the Grants.gov website. Applicants should follow the Application Instructions provided at Grants.gov when submitting a response to this Notice, and should also follow the information contained in the Full Announcement.

Key dates

Posted
December 30, 2008
Deadline
May 7, 2009

Before you apply

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Eligibility snapshot

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