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Precision Measurement Grant Program (PMGP) 

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NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO)

Precision Measurement Grant Program (PMGP)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Federal Agency Name: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 

United States Department of Commerce (DoC)

• Funding Opportunity Title: Precision Measurement Grant Program (PMGP)

• Announcement Type: Initial

• Funding Opportunity Number: 2024-NIST-PMGP-01

• Assistance Listing (CFDA Number): 11.609: Measurement and Engineering 

Research and Standards

• Dates:

(1) Pre-Applications must be received by e-mail no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on April 9, 2024 (see Section IV.2.a of this NOFO). Pre-Applications (also

called Abbreviated Applications) received after this deadline will not be reviewed 

or considered.

(2) Review of Pre-Applications and subsequent selection of finalists who will be 

invited to submit a Full Application is expected to be completed by May 9, 2024. 

(3) Full Applications from selected finalists must be received electronically 

through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, on July 9, 2024. Full 

Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered. 

Paper applications will not be accepted.

Applicants should be aware, and factor in their application submission planning, 

that the Grants.gov system closes periodically for routine maintenance. 

Applicants should visit Grants.gov for information on any scheduled closures. 

Applications cannot be submitted when Grants.gov is closed.

When developing your submission timeline, please keep in mind that (1) all 

applicants are required to have current registrations in the System for Award 

Management (SAM.gov) and Grants.gov; (2) the free annual registration process 

in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) (see Section IV.3. and Section 

IV.7.a.(1).(b). of this NOFO) generally takes between three and five business 

days but can take more than three weeks; and (3) applicants will receive a series 

of e-mail messages from Grants.gov over a period of up to two business days 

before learning whether a federal agency’s electronic system has received its 
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application. Please note that a federal assistance award cannot be issued if 

the designated recipient’s registration in the System for Award 

Management (SAM.gov) is not current at the time of the award.

NOTE: As of Monday, April 4, 2022, the Federal Government stopped using the 

DUNS number to identify entities. All entities doing business with the Federal 

Government must use a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) generated in SAM.gov. 

Applicants must request and be assigned a UEI number prior to completing the 

grant application forms and submitting their application via Grants.gov. For more 

information, please see Planned UEI Updates | GRANTS.GOV. The Standard 

Forms (e.g., SF424, SF424 R&R, etc.) were also updated on April 4, 2022, to 

allow entities to enter the UEI number. Applicants must use the applicable UEI 

Forms for all submissions. 

NIST expects to complete its review, selection of successful applicants, and 

award processing by October 2024. NIST expects the earliest start date for 

awards under this NOFO to be November 2024.

Applicants submitting Full Applications are strongly urged to read Section IV.2.c 

(Attachment of Required Full Application Documents) of this NOFO with great 

attention. Applicants should carefully follow the instructions and 

recommendations regarding attachments and use the Download Submitted 

Forms and Applications feature on www.Grants.gov to check that all required 

attachments were contained in their submission. Applications submitted without 

the required documents will not pass the Initial Administrative Review, described 

in Section V.3.a of this NOFO.

 

• Application Submission Address: Pre-Applications (also called Abbreviated 

Applications) must be submitted by email to pmg@nist.gov. Full Applications by 

selected finalists must be submitted using Grants.gov. Paper applications will not 

be accepted.

• Funding Opportunity Description: The NIST Precision Measurement Grants 

Program (PMGP) is seeking applications from eligible applicants to support 

significant research in the field of fundamental measurement or the determination 

of fundamental constants.

• Anticipated Amounts: In Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), NIST anticipates funding at 

most two (2) awards for a total of $100,000 to fund the first year of the new 

awards. Subject to the Multi-Year Funding Policy described in Section II.2. of this 

NOFO, the new awards will be supported up to $50,000 per year with project 

performance periods of up to three (3) years, for a total of up to $150,000 per 

award.
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• Funding Instrument: Grant or Cooperative Agreement, as appropriate.

• Eligibility: Eligible applicants include accredited institutions of higher education; 

non-profit organizations; for-profit organizations incorporated in the United 

States; state, local, territorial, and Indian tribal governments; foreign public 

entities; and foreign organizations. Please note that individuals and 

unincorporated sole proprietors are not considered “non-Federal entities” and are 

not eligible to apply under this NOFO. Also note that before proposals from 

federal agencies can be awarded, applicants must affirm that their agency has 

legal authority to receive funds from another federal agency in excess of their 

appropriation. Because this notice is not proposing to procure goods or services 

from applicants, the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. section 1535) does not provide this 

authority. 

• Cost Sharing Requirements: Non-federal cost share is not required for awards 

issued pursuant to this NOFO.

• Public Website, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): NIST PMGP has 

a public website, Precision Measurement Grants Program | NIST, that provides 

information pertaining to this Funding Opportunity. Any amendments to this 

NOFO will be announced through Grants.gov. Applicants must submit all 

questions pertaining to this funding opportunity in writing via e-mail to 

pmg@nist.gov with “2024 NIST PMGP” in the subject line. 

Table of Contents

I. Program Description............................................................................................. 3

II.Federal Award Information................................................................................... 4

III.Eligibility Information ........................................................................................... 5

IV.Application and Submission Information............................................................. 5

V.Application Review Information.......................................................................... 18

VI.Federal Award Administration Information........................................................ 22

VII.Federal Awarding Agency Contacts................................................................. 26

VIII.Other Information............................................................................................ 27

FULL ANNOUNCEMENT TEXT

I. Program Description

The statutory authority for the NIST PMGP is 15 U.S.C. § 272(b)(2), (b)(4), 

(b)(6), (b)(7), (b)(8), (c)(1), (c)(3), (c)(10), (c)(11), and (c)(18).

Background Information 

The PMGP was started in 1970 to support research in the field of fundamental 
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measurement or the determination of fundamental constants, enabling the 

faculties at universities and colleges and laboratory researchers to conduct 

significant research in this area. By funding the research projects of eligible 

applicants through this program, NIST supports advances in fundamental 

measurement, the determination of fundamental constants, and fosters 

extramural collaboration with NIST scientists. The PMGP also is intended to 

make it possible for researchers to pursue new ideas for which other sources 

of support may be difficult to find. There is some latitude in research topics 

that will be considered under the PMGP.

Proposals will be evaluated based upon the criteria indicated in Section V.1, 

which includes the relationship of the proposed research to NIST’s ongoing 

effort to develop improved fundamental measurement methods or standards, 

test the basic laws of physics, or provide an improved value for a fundamental 

constant. See Physical Measurement Laboratory | NIST for more information 

about NIST’s programs in these areas.

II. Federal Award Information

1. Funding Instrument

The funding instrument that will be used is a grant or a cooperative 

agreement. Where cooperative agreements are used, the nature of NIST’s 

“substantial involvement” will generally include collaboration with the recipient 

organization in developing and implementing the approved scope of work, 

consistent with the definition of cooperative agreement in 2 CFR § 200.1.

2. Multi-Year Funding Policy

When a proposal for a multi-year award is approved, funding will usually be 

provided for only the first year of the program. If a project is selected for 

funding, NIST has no obligation to provide any additional funding in 

connection with that award. Continuation of an award to increase funding or 

extend the period of performance is at the sole discretion of NIST. Continued 

funding will be contingent upon satisfactory performance, continued relevance 

to the mission and priorities of the PMGP, and the availability of funds. Under 

this NOFO, NIST may elect to fully fund awards or to fund awards 

incrementally, in accordance with the Multi-Year Funding policy.

2. Funding Availability

In FY2024, NIST anticipates the availability of funds to support at most two 

(2) new projects. Subject to the Multi-Year Funding Policy indicated above 

(Section II.2 of this NOFO), the new awards shall be supported up to $50,000 

per year with project performance periods of up to three (3) years, for a total 

of up to $150,000 per award. In FY2024, funding for the first year of awards 

is anticipated to total up to approximately $100,000.
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III. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants Eligible applicants include accredited institutions of 

higher education; non-profit organizations; for-profit organizations 

incorporated in the United States; state, local, territorial, and Indian tribal 

governments; foreign public entities; and foreign organizations. Please note 

that individuals and unincorporated sole proprietors are not considered “nonFederal entities” and are not eligible to apply under this NOFO. Also note that 

before proposals from federal agencies can be awarded, applicants must 

affirm that their agency has legal authority to receive funds from another 

federal agency in excess of their appropriation. Because this notice is not 

proposing to procure goods or services from applicants, the Economy Act (31 

U.S.C. section 1535) does not provide this authority.

2. Cost Sharing or Matching funds are not required for awards issued 

pursuant to this NOFO.

IV. Application and Submission Information

1. Address to Request Application Package

The Pre-Application form for initial review is the Form SF-424 (R&R) 

Application for Federal Assistance.

Only the finalists selected in the above-mentioned initial review will be invited 

to submit Full Applications, for which the application package will be made 

available at Grants.gov under Funding Opportunity Number 2024-NISTPMGP-01. Full Applications for the PMGP may only be submitted in response 

to an invitation from NIST.

2. Content and Form of Application Submission Set forth below are the 

required content and form of applications submitted pursuant to this NOFO.

a. Required Pre-Application Forms and Documents.

Pre-Applications must be submitted under the PMGP in order to be 

considered for funding (see Section IV.4.a. of this NOFO). The PreApplications for initial review must contain the following:

(1) SF-424 (R&R), Application for Federal Assistance. The SF-424 

(R&R) must be signed by an authorized representative of the 

applicant organization.

For SF-424 (R&R), Items 5, 14, and 19, use the Zip Code + 4 

format (##### - ####) when addresses are called for.
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The list of certifications and assurances referenced in Item 17 of 

the SF-424 (R&R) is contained in the Federal Financial Assistance 

Certifications and Representations (Certs and Reps) as part of the 

SAM.gov entity registration.

Instructions for filling in the SF-424 (R&R) can be found in the 

2024-NIST-PMGP-01 Application Instructions document found on 

Grants.gov.

(2) Pre-Application Narrative. A word-processed document written by 

the applicant of no more than five (5) double-spaced pages 

describing the proposed project that includes sufficient information 

to address the evaluation criteria (see Section V.1. of this NOFO).

b. Required Full Application Forms and Documents. Finalists selected in 

the initial review will be invited to submit Full Applications. 

It is anticipated that four (4) to six (6) applicants who submitted PreApplications will be selected by NIST as finalists and requested to 

submit a Full Application for the PMGP. Only applicants who have 

been selected by NIST as finalists and are requested to submit a Full 

Application are permitted to submit Full Applications (see Section 

IV.7.b of this NOFO). The Full Application must contain the 

following:

(1) SF-424 (R&R), Application for Federal Assistance. The SF-424 

(R&R) must be signed by an authorized representative of the applicant 

organization. 

For SF-424 (R&R), Items 5, 14, and 19, use the Zip Code + 4 format 

(##### - ####) when addresses are called for.

The list of certifications and assurances referenced in Item 17 of the 

SF-424 (R&R) is contained in the Federal Financial Assistance 

Certifications and Representations (Certs and Reps) as part of the 

SAM.gov entity registration.

SF-424 (R&R), Item 18. If the SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying 

Activities form (item (6) below) is applicable, attach it to field 18.

Instructions for filling in the SF-424 (R&R) can be found in the 2024-

NIST-PMGP-01 Application Instructions document found on 

Grants.gov.
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(2) Research & Related Budget (Total Fed + Non-Fed). The budget

should reflect anticipated Federal and non-Federal expenses for the 

entire project, considering all potential cost increases, including cost of 

living adjustments. 

The budget should be detailed in these categories:

A. Senior/Key Person;

B. Other Personnel;

C. Equipment Description;

D. Travel;

E. Participant/Trainee Support Costs;

F. Other Direct Costs;

G. Direct Costs (automatically generated);

H. Indirect Costs;

I. Total Direct and Indirect Costs (automatically generated);

J. Fee (not relevant to this competition);

K. Total Costs and Fee (automatically generated);

L. Budget Narrative and Justification document (item (8) below) 

should be attached to field L.

A separate detailed R&R Budget must be completed for each budget 

period during the proposed award (e.g., annual basis). To add 

additional budget periods (e.g., year 2), click “Add Period” embedded 

at the end of the form. Information regarding the Research & Related 

Budget (Total Fed + Non-Fed) is available in the R&R Family Section

of Grants.gov, as well as at the NIST Grants Management Division SF424 Research & Related (R&R) Application Package Guidance.

(3) CD-511, Certification Regarding Lobbying. Enter “2024-NIST-

 PMGP-01” in the Award Number field. Enter the title of the 

 application, or an abbreviation of that title, in the Project Name 

 field.

(4) Research and Related Other Project Information. Answer the 

 highlighted questions and use this form to attach the Project Narrative 

 (item (6) below), the Data Management Plan (item (11) below), and the 

Current and Pending Support Form (item (12 below). Instructions for 

completing the Research and Related Other Project Information form 

can be found in the Grants.gov R&R Forms Repository by scrolling 

down to Research And Related Other Project Information and clicking 

the Instructions link, as well as in the NIST Grants Management 

Division SF-424 Research & Related (R&R) Application Package 

Guidance.
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Please note that the Project Summary/Abstract is not relevant to 

this competition. However, Grants.gov requires an attachment to 

field 7 of the Research and Related Other Project Information 

form to successfully pass through Grants.gov. Please attach a 

document to field 7 stating, “A Project Summary/Abstract is not 

relevant to this competition”.

(5) SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (if applicable). 

(6) Project Narrative. The Project Narrative is a word-processed 

document of no more than ten (10) pages (double-spaced between 

lines), which is responsive to the program description (see Section I. of 

this NOFO) and the evaluation criteria (see Section V.1. of this NOFO). 

The projective narrative should contain the following information:

a. Abstract. Provide a concise title and a 100-200 word abstract 

highlighting the motivation, the nature of the project, and the level 

of precision targeted by the proposed measurement.

b. Project Description. Address each of the four (4) evaluation 

criteria (see Section V.1. of this NOFO). This section should 

provide a statement of the work which includes milestones towards 

the project objectives.

c. Current Support. Indicate if your research is supported by other 

sources of funding and make clear how the NIST funds will enable 

the applicant to engage in work that otherwise could not be done 

with only the other source(s) of funds. Please note the terms and 

limitations indicated in Section II. of this NOFO.

(7) Resume(s) or Curriculum Vitae (CV(s)). Resumes or CVs are 

required for all key personnel, including the principal investigator. 

Resumes are limited to two (2) pages per individual, including a list of 

the most recent publications relevant to the proposed work.

(8) Budget Narrative and Justification.

 There is no set format for the Budget Narrative and Justification, 

however, a written justification should include the necessity and the 

basis for the cost, as described below. Proposed funding levels must 

be consistent with the project scope, and only allowable costs should 

be included in the budget. Information on cost allowability is available 

in the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards at 2 C.F.R. Part 200, which 
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apply to awards in this program. 

The Budget Narrative does not count against the ten (10) page limit of 

the Project Narrative.

 This section will be evaluated in accordance with the Budget Narrative

evaluation criteria. It will also be reviewed to determine if all costs are 

reasonable, allocable, and allowable under 2 C.F.R. Part 200 Subpart 

E, Cost Principles.

 Information needed for each category is as follows (categories not 

listed are automatically generated by the form or are not relevant to 

this competition):

A. Senior/Key Personnel – At a minimum, the budget justification for 

all personnel should include the following: name, job title, 

commitment of effort on the proposed project in terms of average 

number of hours per week or percentage of time, salary rate, total 

direct charges on the proposed project, description of the role of the 

individual on the proposed project and the work to be performed.

Fringe benefits should be identified separately from salaries and 

wages and based on rates determined by organizational policy. The 

items included in the fringe benefit rate (e.g., health insurance, 

parking, etc.) should not be charged under another cost category.

B. Other Personnel - Data is requested at the project role level, and 

not at the individual level for Other Personnel. The budget 

justification should include the following: job title, commitment of 

effort on the proposed project in terms of average number of hours 

per week or percentage of time, salary rate, total direct charges on 

the proposed project, description of the role of the position on the 

proposed project and the work to be performed.

Fringe benefits should be identified separately from salaries and 

wages and based on rates determined by organizational policy. The 

items included in the fringe benefit rate (e.g., health insurance, 

parking, etc.) should not be charged under another cost category.

C. Equipment Description – Equipment is defined as an item of 

property that has an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more (unless the 

organization has established lower levels) and an expected service 

life of more than one year. The budget justification should list each 

piece of equipment, the cost, and a description of how it will be 

used and why it is necessary to the successful completion of the 
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proposed project. Please note that any general use equipment 

(computers, etc.) charged directly to the award should be allocated 

to the award according to expected usage on the project. Any items 

that do not meet the threshold for equipment can be included under 

the Materials and Supplies line item in Section F, Other Direct 

Costs.

D. Travel - For all travel costs, required by the recipient to complete 

the project, including attendance at any relevant conferences, the 

budget justification for travel should include the following: 

destination; names or number of people traveling; dates and/or 

duration; mode of transportation, lodging and subsistence rates; 

and description of how the travel is directly related to the proposed 

project. For travel that is yet to be determined, please provide best 

estimates based on prior experience. If a destination is not known, 

an approximate amount may be used with the assumptions given 

for the location of the meeting.

E. Participant/Trainee Support Costs – Participant support costs are 

stipends, subsistence allowances, travel, and registration fees paid 

to or on behalf of participants or trainees, who are not employees of 

your organization, for conferences or training projects. The budget 

justification should indicate the names or number of participants or 

trainees, a description and calculation of costs per person, a 

description and date of the event, and a description of why the cost 

is necessary for the successful completion of the proposed project.

F. Other Direct Costs – For costs that do not easily fit into the other

cost categories, please list the cost, and the breakdown of the total 

costs by quantity or unit of cost. Include the necessity of the cost for 

the completion of the proposed project. Only allowable costs can be 

charged to the award. 

Each subaward or contractual cost should be treated as a separate 

item in the Other Direct Costs category. Describe the services to be 

provided and the necessity of the subaward or contract to the 

successful performance of the proposed project. Contracts are for 

obtaining goods and services. Subawardees perform part of the 

project scope of work. For each subaward, applicants must provide 

budget detail justifying the cost of the work performed on the 

project.

G. Indirect Costs – Commonly referred to as Facilities & 
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Administrative Costs, Indirect Costs are defined as costs incurred 

by the applicant organization that cannot otherwise be directly 

assigned or attributed to a specific project. For more details, see

Section IV.2.b.(9) of this NOFO.

(9) Indirect Cost Rate Agreement. If Indirect Costs are included in the 

 proposed budget, provide a copy of the approved negotiated 

agreement if this rate was negotiated with a cognizant Federal audit 

agency. If the rate was not established by a cognizant Federal audit

agency provide a statement to this effect. If the successful applicant 

includes Indirect Costs in the budget and has not established an 

 indirect cost rate with a cognizant Federal audit agency, the applicant 

will be required to obtain such a rate in accordance with Section B.06 

of the Department of Commerce Financial Assistance Standard Terms 

and Conditions, dated November 12, 2020.

 Alternatively, in accordance with 2 C.F.R. § 200.414(f), applicants that 

do not have a current negotiated (including provisional) indirect cost 

rate (except for those non-Federal entities described in appendix VII, 

paragraph D.1.b. of 2 CFR Part 200) may elect to charge a de minimis 

rate of 10 percent of modified total direct costs (MTDC). Applicants 

proposing a 10 percent de minimis rate pursuant to 2 C.F.R. § 

200.414(f) should note this election as part of the budget portion of the 

application. Please be aware that foreign applicants will be limited to 

use of the de minimis rate and will not have the opportunity to 

negotiate an indirect cost rate with NIST.

(10)Subaward Budget Form. The Research & Related Subaward Budget 

Attachment Form is required if sub-recipients and contractors are 

included in the application budget. 

 Instructions for completing subaward budget forms are available by 

visiting the R & R Family section of the Grants.gov Forms Repository 

and scrolling down to the R & R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) 

Form and selecting “Instructions.”

(11) Data Management Plan. Consistent with NIST Policy 5700.001, 

Managing Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research,

and NIST Order 5701.002, Managing Public Access to Results of 

Federally Funded Research”, applicants must include a Data 

Management Plan (DMP).

1 https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/2018/06/19/final_p_5700.pdf

2 https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/2019/11/08/final_o_5701_ver_2.pdf
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All applications for activities that will generate scientific data using 

NIST funding are required to adhere to a DMP or explain why data 

sharing and/or preservation are not within the scope of the project. For 

the purposes of the DMP, NIST adopted the definition of “research 

data” at 2 C.F.R. § 200.315(e)(3). 

The DMP must include, at a minimum, a summary of proposed 

activities that are expected to generate data; a summary of the types of 

data expected to be generated by the identified activities; a plan for 

storage and maintenance of the data expected to be generated by the 

identified activities, including after the end of the award’s period of 

performance; and a plan describing whether and how data generated 

by the identified activities will be reviewed and made available to the 

public.

A template for the DMP, an example DMP, and the rubric against 

which the DMP will be evaluated for sufficiency is available at:

Information for Applicants and Awardees. An applicant is not required 

to use the template as long as the DMP contains the required 

information. 

If an application stands a reasonable chance of being funded and the 

DMP is determined during the review process to be insufficient, the 

program office may reach out to the applicant to resolve deficiencies in 

the DMP. If an award is issued prior to the deficiencies being fully 

rectified, the award will include a Specific Award Condition (SAC) 

stating that no research activities shall be initiated, or costs incurred for 

those activities under the award until the NIST Grants Officer amends 

the award to indicate the SAC has been satisfied.

Reasonable costs for data preservation and access may be included in 

the application.

(12) Current and Pending Support Form. Any application that includes 

investigators, researchers, and key personnel must identify all sources 

of current and potential funding, including this proposal. Any current 

project support (e.g., Federal, state, local, public or private 

foundations, etc.) must be listed on this form. The proposed project 

and all other projects or activities requiring a portion of time of the 

Principal Investigator (PI), co-PI, and key personnel must be included, 

even if no salary support is received. The total award amount for the 

entire award period covered, including indirect costs, must be shown 

as well as the number of person-months per year to be devoted to the 

project, regardless of the source of support. Similar information must 
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be provided for all proposals already submitted or that are being 

submitted concurrently to other potential funders. 

 Applicants must complete the Current and Pending Support Form, 

using multiple forms as necessary to account for all activity for each 

individual identified in the PI, co-PI and key personnel roles. A 

separate form should be used for each identified individual. 

 Applicants must download the Current and Pending Support Form 

from the NIST website at https://www.nist.gov/oaam/grantsmanagement-division/current-and-pending-support and reference the 

guidance provided as it contains information to assist with accurately 

completing the form.

c. Attachment of Required Full Application Documents

 Items IV.2.b.(1) through IV.2.b.(4) above are part of the standard 

application package in Grants.gov and can be completed through the 

download application process.

 Item IV.2.b.(5), the SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form, is 

an optional application form which is part of the standard application 

package in Grants.gov. If item IV.2.b.(5), the SF-LLL, Disclosure of 

Lobbying Activities form is applicable to this proposal, attach it to field 

18 of the SF-424 (R&R), Application for Federal Assistance.

 Item IV.2.b.(6), the Project Narrative, should be attached to field 8 

(Project Narrative) of the Research and Related Other Project 

Information form by clicking on “Add Attachment”.

Item IV.2.b.(8), the Budget Narrative and Justification, should be

attached to field L (Budget Justification) of the Research and Related 

Budget (Total Fed + Total Non-Fed) form by clicking on “Add 

Attachment”.

Items IV.2.b.(7), Resume(s) or CV(s), IV.2.b.(9), the Indirect Cost Rate 

Agreement, IV.2.b.(11) Letters of Commitment if applicable to the 

submission, IV.2.b.(12), the Data Management Plan, and IV.2.b.(13),

the Current and Pending Support Form, must be completed and 

attached by clicking on “Add Attachments” found in item 12 (Other 

Attachments) of the Research and Related Other Project Information 

form. 

Item IV.2.b.(10), the Subaward Budget Form(s), if applicable to the 

submission, should be attached to the Research & Related Subaward 
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Budget (Total Fed + Non-Fed) Attachment(s) Form in the application 

package.

Following these directions will create zip files which permit transmittal 

of the documents electronically via Grants.gov. 

Applicants should carefully follow specific Grants.gov instructions at 

www.Grants.gov to ensure the attachments will be accepted by the 

Grants.gov system. A receipt from Grants.gov indicates only that an 

application was transferred to a system. It does not provide details 

concerning whether all attachments (or how many attachments) 

transferred successfully. Applicants will receive a series of e-mail 

messages over a period of up to two business days before learning 

whether a Federal agency’s electronic system has received its 

application. Applicants are strongly advised to use Grants.gov’s 

“Download Submitted Forms and Applications” option to check that 

their application’s required attachments were contained in their 

submission.

After submitting the application, check the status of your application 

here: CHECK APPLICATION STATUS. If any, or all, of the required 

attachments are absent from the submission, follow the attachment 

directions found above, resubmit the application, and check again for 

the presence of the required attachments.

If the directions found on the Grants.gov Online Help page are not 

effective, please contact the Grants.gov Help Desk immediately. If 

calling from within the United States or from a U.S. territory, please call 

800-518-4726. If calling from a place outside the United States or a 

U.S. territory, please call 606-545-5035. E-mails should be addressed 

to support@grants.gov Assistance from the Grants.gov Help Desk will 

be available around the clock every day, with the exception of Federal 

holidays. Help Desk service will resume at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time the 

day after Federal holidays.

Applicants can track their submission in the Grants.gov system by 

following the procedures at the Grants.gov Track My Application page. 

It can take up to two business days for an application to fully move 

through the Grants.gov system to NIST.

NIST uses the Tracking Numbers assigned by grants.gov, and does 

not issue Agency Tracking Numbers.

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(1) Paper and Facsimile (fax) Submissions. Paper or facsimile 

submission of an application will not be accepted for review under any 

circumstances. 

(2) Email and Upload Submissions. Pre-Applications for initial review 

are accepted via email (see Section IV.7.a under “Other Submission 

Requirements” in this NOFO). Only finalists selected from the initial 

review will be invited to submit Full Applications that must be uploaded

through Grants.gov. Full Applications are accepted for review only 

through www.Grants.gov and shall not be accepted via email (see

Section IV.7.b under “Other Submission Requirements” in this NOFO).

(3) Figures, Graphs, Images, and Pictures. Should be of a size that is 

easily readable or viewable and may be displayed in landscape 

orientation. Any figures, graphs, images, or pictures will count toward 

the page limits for the Project Narrative.

(4) Font. Easy to read font (10-point minimum). Smaller type may be used 

in figures and tables but must be clearly legible.

(5) Page Limit. The Pre-Application Narrative is limited to five (5) pages 

double spaced. The Full Application Project Narrative is limited to ten 

(10) pages double spaced. In both cases, the Page limit includes; 

Table of contents (if provided), all required information including 

figures, tables, images, pictures, and references, as applicable.

(6) Page Limit Exclusions:

SF-424 (R&R), Application for Federal Assistance;

Research & Related Budget (Total Fed + Non-Fed);

CD-511, Certification Regarding Lobbying;

Research and Related Other Project Information;

SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities;

Resume(s) or Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the Principal Investigator (PI);

Budget Narrative and Justification;

Indirect Cost Rate Agreement;

Subaward Budget Form;

Letters of Commitment;

Data Management Plan;

Current and Pending Support Form.

(7) Page Layout. The Project Narrative must be in portrait orientation.

(8) Page size. 21.6 centimeters by 27.9 centimeters (8 1⁄2 inches by 11 

inches).
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(9) Page numbering. Number pages sequentially.

(10) Application language. All documents must be in English, including 

but not limited to the initial application, any additional documents 

submitted in response to a NIST request, all reports, and any 

correspondence with NIST. 

(11) Typed document. All applications, including forms, must be typed;

handwritten forms will not be accepted.

e. Application Replacement Pages. Applicants may not submit replacement 

pages and/or missing documents once an application has been submitted. Any 

revisions must be made by submission of a new application that must be 

received by NIST by the submission deadline.

f. Pre-Applications. The PMGP requires Abbreviated Applications (preapplications), as detailed in Section IV.2.a. and IV.4.a. of this NOFO. The 

Selecting Official will select a group of finalists to submit Full Applications from 

among the Abbreviated Applications (see Section V.3. of this NOFO).

3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM). 

Pursuant to 2 C.F.R. part 25, applicants and recipients are required to: (i) be 

registered in SAM before submitting its application; (ii) provide a valid unique 

entity identifier in its application; and (iii) continue to maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information at all times during which it has an active 

Federal award or an application or plan under consideration by a Federal 

awarding agency, unless otherwise excepted from these requirements pursuant 

to 2 C.F.R. § 25.110. NIST will not make a Federal award to an applicant until the 

applicant has complied with all applicable unique entity identifier and SAM 

requirements and, if an applicant has not fully complied with the requirements by 

the time that NIST is ready to make a Federal award pursuant to this NOFO, 

NIST may determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive a Federal award 

and use that determination as a basis for making a Federal award to another 

applicant.

4. Submission Dates and Times

 

a. Pre-Applications must be received by e-mail no later than 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time on April 9, 2024. Pre-Applications received after this 

deadline will not be reviewed or considered.

b. Review of Pre-Applications and selection of finalists who will be invited to 

submit a Full Application is expected to be completed by May 9, 2024.
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c. Full Applications from selected finalists must be received electronically 

through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, on July 9, 

2024. Full Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or 

considered. Paper applications will not be accepted. NIST will consider the 

date and time recorded by Grants.gov as the official time that the 

application was received by NIST. Applicants are cautioned that the 

validation process may take up to two full business days after the 

application is submitted to Grants.gov.

NIST strongly recommends that applicants do not wait until the last minute to 

submit applications. NIST will not make allowance for any late submissions. The 

responsibility for ensuring a complete application is received by NIST by the

deadline rests solely with the applicant. To avoid any potential processing 

backlogs due to last minute Grants.gov registrations, applicants are strongly 

encouraged to start their Grants.gov registration process at least four (4) weeks 

prior to the application due date.

Applicants should be aware, and factor in their application submission planning, 

that the Grants.gov system closes periodically for routine maintenance. 

Applicants should visit Grants.gov for information on any scheduled closures. 

If you are invited to submit a Full Application, when developing the submission 

timeline, please keep in mind that: (1) all applicants are required to have current 

registrations in the electronic System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and 

Grants.gov; (2) the free annual registration process in the SAM.gov generally

takes between three and five business days but can take more than three weeks; 

and applicants will receive e-mail notifications over a period of up to two business 

days as the application moves through intermediate systems before the applicant 

learns via a validation or rejection notification whether NIST has received the 

application. (See Grants.gov for full information on application and notification 

through Grants.gov.) Please note that a Federal assistance award cannot be 

issued if the designated recipient’s registration in the System for Award 

Management (SAM.gov) is not current at the time of the award.

5. Intergovernmental Review

Applications submitted by State and local governments are subject to Executive 

Order (E.O.) 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,” pursuant 

to which each State designates an entity to coordinate, and review proposed 

federal financial assistance and direct federal development. All other applicants 

should consult the Intergovernmental Review State Single Point of Contact 

(SPOC) to determine whether the application is subject to State review pursuant 

to E.O. 12372. The current SPOC List may be found here: 

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6. Funding Restrictions

Construction activities are not an allowable cost under this program. In 

addition, a recipient or a subrecipient may not charge profits, fees or other 

increments above cost to an award issued pursuant to this NOFO. Applications 

for product development and/or commercialization are not considered 

responsive to this NOFO.

7. Other Submission Requirements

a. Pre-Applications. Paper and fax submissions will not be accepted. Preapplications must be submitted via email to pmg@nist.gov. 

b. Full Applications by Finalists. Applicants whose Pre-Application

proposals are selected as finalists will be invited by NIST to submit Full 

Applications, which must be submitted at Grants.gov. Paper applications 

or fax/email submissions will not be accepted.

Applicants selected to submit Full Applications should carefully follow 

specific Grants.gov instructions to ensure that all attachments will be 

accepted by the Grants.gov system. A receipt from Grants.gov indicating 

an application is received does not provide information about whether 

attachments have been received. For further information or questions 

regarding applying electronically for the 2024-NIST-PMGP-01 

announcement, contact the Grants.gov Help Desk at 800-518-4726.

c. Amendments. Any amendments to this NOFO will be announced through 

Grants.gov. Applicants may sign up on Grants.gov to receive amendments 

by e-mail or may request copies by e-mail from pmg@nist.gov.

V. Application Review Information

1. Evaluation Criteria

The evaluation criteria that will be used in evaluating both Pre-Applications 

and Full Applications consist of four (4) factors, each given the same weight. 

They are as follows:

a. The importance of the proposed research— Reviewers will evaluate: 

The potential for answering some current pressing question or of opening 

up a whole new area of activity.

b. The relationship of the proposed research to NIST’s ongoing work—

Reviewers will evaluate: Extent to which the proposed research support 

one of the following current efforts at NIST.
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(1) Developing a new or improved fundamental measurement method or 

physical standard.

(2) Testing the basic laws of physics; or

(3) Providing an improved value for a fundamental constant.

c. The feasibility of the research and the potential impact of the 

project/award— Reviewers will evaluate: Likelihood that significant 

progress could be made in a three-year award period, with the funds and 

personnel available, and that the funding will enable work which would 

otherwise not be done.

d. The qualifications of the applicant— Considering the following factors,

reviewers will evaluate: Extent to which the applicant’s qualifications 

indicate a high probability that the proposed research will be carried out 

successfully:

(1) Principal Investigator’s (PI) educational and employment background; 

and 

(2) Quality of the PI’s research as reflected in recent publications. 

Each of these factors will be given equal weight in the evaluation process.

2. Selection Factors 

The Selection Factors for this competition are:

(1) The availability of funding.

(2) Whether the project duplicates other projects funded by NIST or 

other Federal agencies.

(3) Relevance to the program objectives as stated in Section I of this 

NOFO.

3. Review and Selection Process

Proposals, reports, documents, and other information related to applications 

submitted to NIST and/or relating to financial assistance awards issued by 

NIST will be reviewed and considered by Federal employees, or non-Federal 

personnel who have entered into conflict of interest and confidentiality 

agreements covering such information, when applicable.

a. Initial Administrative Review of Applications. Applications received by 

the deadline will be reviewed to determine eligibility, completeness, and 

responsiveness to this NOFO and to the scope of the stated program 

objectives Applications determined to be ineligible, incomplete, and/or 

nonresponsive may be eliminated from further review. However, NIST, in 
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its sole discretion, may continue the review process for an application that 

is missing non-substantive information, the absence of which may easily 

be rectified during the review process.

b. Full Review of Eligible, Complete, and Responsive Applications.

Applications that are determined to be eligible, complete, and responsive 

will proceed for full reviews in accordance with the review and selection 

process below: 

(1) Pre-Applications.

Each Pre-Application will be reviewed by at least three (3) and up to 

eight (8) independent, objective reviewers. Recusal of some reviewers 

can occur if a potential bias or conflict of interest is perceived. The 

reviewers may discuss the applications with each other, but rankings 

will be determined on an individual basis, not as a consensus. The 

independent reviewers will be scientists knowledgeable in the 

scientific areas of the program. Each reviewer will create a rank order 

of the Pre-Applications based on the evaluation criteria (see Section 

V.1. of this NOFO). An aggregated ranking will then be derived based 

on the numerical average of the individual reviewers’ rankings. This 

aggregated ranking will then be provided to the Selecting Official for 

further consideration. 

The Selecting Official, who is the Chief of the Quantum Measurement 

Division of the Physical Measurement Laboratory, will then select 

approximately four (4) to six (6) finalists based upon the aggregated 

rank order. The Selecting Official may select a Pre-Application out of 

rank order based upon the selection factors in Section V.2. of this 

NOFO.

(2) Full Applications.

Barring uncontrollable circumstances, to the greatest extent possible,

each Full Application submitted by an applicant whose Pre-Application 

was selected as a finalist will be reviewed by the same independent 

reviewers that reviewed the Pre-Applications. The reviewers may 

discuss the applications with each other, but rankings will be 

determined on an individual basis, not as a consensus. Each reviewer 

will create a rank order of the Full Applications based on the 

evaluation criteria (see Section V.1. of this NOFO). An aggregated 

ranking will then be derived based on the numerical average of the 

individual reviewers’ rankings. This aggregated ranking will then be 

provided to the Selecting Official for further consideration.

The Selecting Official, who is the Chief of the Quantum Measurement 
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Division of the Physical Measurement Laboratory, will then select and 

recommend Full Applications for funding based upon the aggregated 

rank order. The Selecting Official may select a Full Application out of 

rank order based upon the selection factors in Section V.2. of this 

NOFO.

NIST reserves the right to negotiate the budget costs with any 

applicant selected to receive an award, which may include requesting 

that the applicant removes certain costs. Additionally, NIST may 

request that successful applicants modify objectives or work plans and 

provide supplemental information required by the agency prior to 

award. NIST also reserves the right to reject an application where 

information is uncovered that raises a reasonable doubt as to the 

responsibility of the applicant. NIST may select some, all, or none of 

the applications, or part(s) of any application. The final approval of 

selected applications and issuance of awards will be by the NIST 

Grants Officer. The award decisions of the NIST Grants Officer are 

final.

c. Federal Awarding Agency Review of Risk Posed by Applicants. After 

applications are proposed for funding by the Selecting Official, the NIST 

Grants Management Division (GMD) performs pre-award risk 

assessments in accordance with 2 C.F.R. § 200.206, which may include a 

review of the financial stability of an applicant, the quality of the applicant’s 

management systems, the history of performance, and/or the applicant’s 

ability to effectively implement statutory, regulatory, or other requirements 

imposed on non-Federal entities. 

In addition, prior to making an award where the total Federal share is 

expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (currently 

$250,000), NIST GMD will review and consider the publicly available 

information about that applicant in the System for Award Management 

(SAM.gov). An applicant may, at its discretion, review and comment on 

information about itself previously entered into SAM.gov by a Federal 

awarding agency. As part of its review of risk posed by applicants, NIST 

GMD will consider any comments made by the applicant in SAM.gov in 

making its determination about the applicant’s integrity, business ethics, 

and record of performance under Federal awards. Upon completion of the 

pre-award risk assessment, the Grants Officer will make a responsibility 

determination concerning whether the applicant is qualified to receive the 

subject award and, if so, whether appropriate specific conditions that 

correspond to the degree of risk posed by the applicant should be applied 

to an award.
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4. Anticipated Announcement and Award Date

Review of applications, selection of successful applicants, and award 

processing is expected to be completed by October 2024. The earliest start 

date for awards under this NOFO is expected to be November 2024.

5. Additional Information

a. Safety. Safety is a top priority at NIST. Employees and affiliates of award 

recipients who conduct project work at NIST will be expected to be safetyconscious, to attend NIST safety training, and to comply with all NIST 

safety policies and procedures, and with all applicable terms of their guest 

research agreement.

b. Notification to Unsuccessful Applicants. Unsuccessful applicants will 

be notified by e-mail and will have the opportunity to receive a debriefing 

after the opportunity is officially closed. Applicants must request within 10 

business days of the email notification to receive a debrief from the 

program office. The program office will then work with the unsuccessful 

applicant in arranging a date and time of the debrief.

c. Retention of Unsuccessful Applications. Unsuccessful applications will 

be retained in accordance with the General Record Schedule 1.2/021.

VI. Federal Award Administration Information

1. Federal Award Notices. Successful applicants will receive an award 

package from the NIST Grants Officer.

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

a. Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit 

Requirements. Through 2 C.F.R. § 1327.101, the Department of 

Commerce adopted Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards at 2 C.F.R. Part 

200, which apply to awards in this program. Refer to 

http://go.usa.gov/SBYh and http://go.usa.gov/SBg4.

b. Department of Commerce Financial Assistance Standard Terms and 

Conditions. The Department of Commerce will apply to each award in 

this program, the Financial Assistance Standard Terms and Conditions in 

effect on the date of award. The current version, dated November 12, 

2020, is accessible at Department of Commerce Financial Assistance 

Standard Terms and Conditions. Refer to Section VII. of this NOFO, 

Federal Awarding Agency Contacts, Grant Rules and Regulations, if you 

need more information. 
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c. Pre-Award Notification Requirements. The Department of Commerce 

will apply the Pre-Award Notification Requirements for Grants and 

Cooperative Agreements dated December 30, 2014 (79 FR 78390), 

accessible at http://go.usa.gov/hKkR. Refer to Section VII. of this NOFO, 

Federal Awarding Agency Contacts, Grant Rules and Regulations, for 

more information.

d. Funding Availability and Limitation of Liability. Funding for the 

program listed in this NOFO is contingent upon the availability of 

appropriations. NIST or the Department of Commerce will not be

responsible for application preparation costs, including but not limited to if 

this program fails to receive funding or is cancelled because of agency 

priorities. Publication of this NOFO does not oblige NIST or the 

Department of Commerce to award any specific project or to obligate any 

available funds.

NIST issues this notice subject to the appropriations made available under 

the current continuing resolution funding the Department of Commerce: 

Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 

2024, Pub. L. 118-35 (January 19, 2024). NIST anticipates making awards 

for the program listed in this notice provided that funding for Fiscal Year 

2024 is continued beyond March 8, 2024, the expiration of the current 

continuing resolution.

e. Collaborations with NIST Employees.

All applications should include a description of any work proposed to be 

performed by an entity other than the applicant, and the cost of such work 

should ordinarily be included in the budget. If an applicant proposes 

collaboration with NIST, the statement of work should include a statement 

of this intention, a description of the collaboration, and prominently identify 

the NIST employee(s) involved, if known. Any collaboration by a NIST 

employee must be approved by appropriate NIST management and is at 

the sole discretion of NIST. Prior to beginning the merit review process, 

NIST will verify the approval of the proposed collaboration. Any 

unapproved collaboration will be stricken from the application prior to the 

merit review. Any collaboration with an identified NIST employee that is 

approved by appropriate NIST management will not make an application 

more or less favorable in the competitive process. NIST’s costs should not 

be included in the application.

f. Use of Federal Government-Owned Intellectual Property. If the 

applicant anticipates using any Federal Government-owned intellectual 

property, in the custody of NIST or another Federal agency, to carry out 
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the work proposed, the applicant should clearly identify such intellectual 

property in the proposal. This information will be used to ensure that no 

Federal employee involved in the development of the intellectual property 

will participate in the review process for that competition. In addition, if the 

applicant intends to use the Federal Government-owned intellectual 

property, the applicant must comply with all statutes and regulations 

governing the licensing of Federal government patents and inventions, 

described in 35 U.S.C. §§ 200-212, 37 C.F.R. Part 401, 2 C.F.R. 

§200.315, and in Section C.03 of the Department of Commerce Financial 

Assistance Standard Terms and Conditions, dated November 12, 2020. 

Questions about these requirements may be directed to the Chief Counsel 

for NIST, (301) 975-2803, nistcounsel@nist.gov.

Any use of Federal Government-owned intellectual property by a recipient 

of an award under this announcement is at the sole discretion of the 

Federal Government and will need to be negotiated on a case-by-case 

basis by the recipient and the Federal agency having custody of the 

intellectual property if a project is deemed meritorious. The applicant 

should indicate within the statement of work whether it already has a 

license to use such intellectual property or whether it intends to seek a 

license from the applicable Federal agency.

If any inventions made in whole or in part by a NIST employee arise in the 

course of an award made pursuant to this NOFO, the United States 

Government may retain its ownership rights in any such invention. 

Licensing or other disposition of the Federal Government’s rights in such 

inventions will be determined solely by the Federal Government, through 

NIST as custodian of such inventions, and include the possibility of the 

Federal Government putting the intellectual property into the public 

domain.

3. Reporting

a. Reporting Requirements. The following reporting requirements 

described in Sections A.01, Reporting Requirements, of the Department of 

Commerce Financial Assistance Standard Terms and Conditions, dated 

November 12, 2020, apply to awards in this program:

(1) Financial Reports. Each award recipient will be required to submit an 

SF-425, Federal Financial Report on a semi-annual basis for the 

periods ending March 31 and September 30 of each year. Reports will 

be due within 30 days after the end of the reporting period. A final 

financial report is due within 120 days after the end of the project 

period.
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(2) Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR). Each award 

recipient will be required to submit a RPPR on a semi-annual basis for 

the periods ending March 31 and September 30 of each year. Reports 

will be due within 30 days after the end of the reporting period. The 

RPPR shall conform to the requirements in 2 C.F.R. § 200.329

(http://go.usa.gov/xkVgP) and Department of Commerce Financial 

Assistance Standard Terms and Conditions, Section A.01.

A final RPPR shall be submitted within 120 days after the expiration 

date of the award, and publication citation information as well as links 

to publicly available data shall be submitted as soon as they become 

available. 

(3) Patent and Property Reports. From time to time, and in accordance 

with the Uniform Administrative Requirements and other terms and 

conditions governing the award, the recipient may need to submit 

property and patent reports.

(4) Recipient Integrity and Performance Matters. In accordance with 

section 872 of Public Law 110-417 (as amended; see 41 U.S.C. 2313), 

if the total value of a recipient’s currently active grants, cooperative 

agreements, and procurement contracts from all Federal awarding 

agencies exceeds $10,000,000 for any period of time during the period 

of performance of an award made under this NOFO, then the recipient 

shall be subject to the requirements specified in Appendix XII to 2 

C.F.R. Part 200, http://go.usa.gov/cTBwC, for maintaining the currency 

of information reported to SAM that is made available in FAPIIS about 

certain civil, criminal, or administrative proceedings involving the 

recipient.

b. Audit Requirements. The Department of Commerce Financial Assistance 

Standard Terms and Conditions, Section D.01, and 2 C.F.R. Part 200 

Subpart F, adopted by the Department of Commerce through 2 C.F.R. § 

1327.101, require any non-Federal entity (i.e., including non-profit 

institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations) that expends 

Federal awards of $750,000 or more in the recipient’s fiscal year to 

conduct a single or program specific audit in accordance with the 

requirements set out in the Subpart. Additionally, unless otherwise 

specified in the terms and conditions of the award, entities that are not 

subject to Subpart F of 2 C.F.R. Part 200 (e.g., for-profit commercial 

entities) that expend $750,000 or more in DOC funds during their fiscal 

year must submit to the Grants Officer either: (i) a financial related audit of 

each DOC award or subaward in accordance with Generally Accepted 

Government Auditing Standards; or (ii) a project specific audit for each 
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award or subaward in accordance with the requirements contained in 2 

C.F.R. § 200.507. Applicants are reminded that NIST, the Department of 

Commerce Office of Inspector General, or another authorized Federal 

agency may conduct an audit of an award at any time.

c. Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. In 

accordance with 2 C.F.R. Part 170, all recipients of a Federal award made 

on or after October 1, 2010, are required to comply with reporting 

requirements under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency 

Act of 2006 (Public Law No. 109-282). In general, all recipients are 

responsible for reporting sub-awards of $25,000 or more. In addition, 

recipients that meet certain criteria are responsible for reporting executive 

compensation. Applicants must ensure they have the necessary 

processes and systems in place to comply with the reporting requirements 

should they receive funding. Also see the Federal Register notice 

published September 14, 2010, at 75 FR 55663 available here 

http://go.usa.gov/hKnQ.

VII.Federal Awarding Agency Contacts

Questions should be directed to the following:

Subject Area Point of Contact

Programmatic and Technical Questions Dr. Joseph N. Tan

Phone: 301-975-8985

E-mail: joseph.tan@nist.gov with ‘2024-

NIST-PMGP-01’ in subject line

Technical Assistance with Grants.gov 

Submissions

grants.gov

Phone: 800-518-4726

E-mail: support@grants.gov 

Grant Rules and Regulations Nuria Martinez

Phone: 301-975-6215

E-mail: nuria.martinez@nist.gov

VIII. Other Information

1. Personal and Business Information

The applicant acknowledges and understands that information and data 

contained in applications for financial assistance, as well as information and data 

contained in financial, performance and other reports submitted by applicants, 

may be used by the Department of Commerce in conducting reviews and 
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evaluations of its financial assistance programs. For this purpose, applicant 

information and data may be accessed, reviewed and evaluated by Department 

of Commerce employees, other Federal employees, and also by Federal agents 

and contractors, and/or by non-Federal personnel, all of whom enter into 

appropriate conflict of interest and confidentiality agreements covering the use of 

such information. As may be provided in the terms and conditions of a specific 

financial assistance award, applicants are expected to support program reviews 

and evaluations by submitting required financial and performance information 

and data in an accurate and timely manner, and by cooperating with Department 

of Commerce and external program evaluators. In accordance with 2 C.F.R. § 

200.303(e), applicants are reminded that they must take reasonable measures to 

safeguard protected personally identifiable information and other confidential or 

sensitive personal or business information created or obtained in connection with 

a Department of Commerce financial assistance award.

In addition, Department of Commerce regulations implementing the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552, are found at 15 C.F.R. Part 4, Public 

Information. These regulations set forth rules for the Department regarding 

making requested materials, information, and records publicly available under the 

FOIA. Applications submitted in response to this Federal Funding Opportunity 

may be subject to requests for release under the Act. If an application contains 

information or data that the applicant deems to be confidential commercial 

information that should be exempt from disclosure under FOIA, that information 

should be identified, bracketed, and marked as Privileged, Confidential, 

Commercial or Financial Information. In accordance with 15 CFR § 4.9, the 

Department of Commerce will protect from disclosure confidential business 

information contained in financial assistance applications and other 

documentation provided by applicants to the extent permitted by law.

2. Public Website:

NIST Precision Measurement Grants Program (PMGP) has a public website,

http://www.physics.nist.gov/pmg that provides information pertaining to this 

Funding Opportunity3. Any amendments to this NOFO will be announced through 

Grants.gov.

Applicants must submit all questions pertaining to this funding opportunity in 

writing to joseph.tan@nist.gov with 2024-NIST-PMGP-01 in the subject line.

3 Refer to Section VII. of this NOFO, Federal Awarding Agency Contacts, Programmatic and Technical 

Questions, if more information is needed.