FOA-Standards
Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program (SSCD CAP)
(2021-NIST-SSCD-CAP-01): June 1, 2021
Agency
Department
of Commerce (DOC) - National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST)
Description
The
NIST Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program
(SSCD CAP) is seeking applications from eligible applicants to develop undergraduate and/orgraduate level curricula to incorporate documentary
standards, standards development,and standardizationinformation and contentinto seminars,modules, courses, and learning resources. The recipientswill workwith NISTto strengthen education and learning about documentary standards,
standards development, and standardization.
The
term “standard” includes all of the following:
(i)
common
and repeated use of rules, conditions, guidelines or characteristics for
products or related processes and production methods, and related management
systems practices;
(ii)
the
definition of terms; classification of components; delineation of procedures;
specification of dimensions, materials, performance, designs, or operations;
measurement of quality and quantity in describing materials, processes,
products, systems, services, or practices; test methods and sampling
procedures; formats for information and communication exchange; or descriptions
of fit and measurements of size or strength; and
(iii)
terminology,
symbols, packaging, marking or labeling requirements as they apply to a product,
process, or production method. For the purposes of this NOFO, the term
“standard” does not include metrological standards (e.g., physical measurement
standards, standard reference materials, etc.).
Funds
can be used for the design, testing, and evaluation of undergraduate and/or
graduate curricula, course content and materials, courses or course modules,
seminars, class assignments, and/or student projects. Funds can also help cover
the cost of students who assist instructors. Funds can be used for travel to
implement elements of the Communication Plan and dissemination of project
information and results (see Section IV.2.a.(6).c.
and Section V.1.b. of this NOFO). Standards curriculum activities in any area
that support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and/or other
related disciplines such as law, public policy, business, and/or
multi-disciplinary approaches will be considered. Activities involving
researching an idea for a project, and the evaluation of the viability,
necessity, or usefulness of a project are not within the scope of the NIST SSCD
CAP and will not be funded; ideas for projects should be fully developed prior
to submitting an application for consideration.
Announcement
Number:
2021-NIST-SSCD-CAP-01
Closing
Date:
June
1, 2021
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=332488
Contact
Information
Mary
Jo DiBernardo