National Institute Of Standards And Technology Construction Grant Program (11.618)

Program

11.618 National Institute Of Standards And Technology Construction Grant Program

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Commerce
Office: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Authorization

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5; The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 , Public Law 111-8.

Program Number

11.618

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

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.

Types of Assistance

PROJECT GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

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.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply.

Credentials/Documentation

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.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

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.

Award Procedure

Competitive award process based upon published evaluation criteria.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Approximately nine months.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

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.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Up to five years. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Automated Standard Application for Payment System (ASAP).

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

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.

Audits

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.

Records

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.

Program Accomplishments

Not Applicable.

Financial Information

Account Identification

13-0515-0-1-376 - The Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 ; 13-0514-0-1-376 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).

Obligations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $30,000,000; FY 10 est $30,000,000. (Project Grants) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $60,000,000; FY 10 est $120,000,000 - American Recovery Act.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

$10 million to $15 million.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

This program is subject to the provisions of 15 CFR Part 14.

Related Programs

Not Applicable.

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. Barbara Lambis, Construction Grant Program Manager, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4700, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4700. Telephone: (301) 975-4447. Fax: (301) 869-1150. E-mail: barbara.lambis@nist.gov.

Headquarters Office

Barbara Lambis National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4700
, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4700 Email: barbara.lambis@nist.gov Phone: (301) 975-4447 Fax: (301) 869-1150

Web Site Address

www.nist.gov.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2009: Build-out and outfitting of an integrated precision and quantum measurement facility, construction of a marine ecosystem sensing observation and modeling laboratory, and construction of an aquatic animal health facility and expansion of a new aquatic pathobiology laboratory. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Proposals are selected for funding based on the evaluation criteria published in the Federal Register and Grants.gov notices.