NIST BAA — Cooperative Agreements
Offers external-research support through NIST-linked opportunities in measurement science and standards.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce established in 1901, issues Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) and Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) through Grants.gov to fund external research aligned with its mission of advancing measurement science, standards, and technology for U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness. Awards ta…
Cooperative agreements and grants for external researchers — universities, nonprofits, and companies — to advance NIST measurement science, standards, quantum information science, advanced communications, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing research priorities.
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