NIST Construction Grant Program (NCGP)

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, “research science building” 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, “expansion of existing buildings” 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.