Home › Grants › 2025-NIST-MSE-01

Open

Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs

Federal funding opportunity 2025-NIST-MSE-01 from National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce).

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes September 15, 2026

Posted
May 14, 2025
Closes
September 15, 2026
Expected awards
300
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement, Grant
Assistance listing
11.619, 11.609, 11.620, 11.042
Category
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 11.619 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$14.4M
FY2025 obligated
$24.2M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$-56,387
Awards in window
25

Top recipients: University of Delaware, University of Hawaii, Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute, Purdue University, American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026

Synopsis

To support activities that develop, expand, strengthen, or sustain NIST partnership programs and/or support the conduct of research or a recipient's portion of collaborative research in a variety of areas including, but not limited to: Metrology; Standards; Nanotechnology; Artificial Intelligence; Advanced Communications; Advanced Manufacturing; Promotion of U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness; Measurements in Sciences; Neutron Research; and enhancing coordination of the U.S. Standards System with government and private sector organizations.

Who can apply

This NOFO is open to all non-Federal entities to include, institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, for-profit organizations, state and local governments, Indian tribes, hospitals, foreign public entities, and foreign governments. Individuals and unincorporated sole proprietors are not considered “non-Federal entities” and are not eligible to apply under this NOFO. NIST seeks to collaborate with a wide range of organizations and encourages minority-serving institutions of higher education and community colleges to apply.

How to apply

Applications go through the official government listing. Grants Radar links you straight to the source.

View on Grants.gov

Agency contact: Misty L Roosa Management Analyst · nofo@nist.gov · 301-975-3007

Get grants like this every Tuesday — free

One email a week: the biggest new federal grants and what’s closing soon. Unsubscribe in one click.

The free edition carries one clearly labeled sponsor slot. No spam, ever. Privacy

Similar grants

Never miss a funding deadline again

Grants Radar sends AI-enriched alerts on federal grants and contracts matched to what you do. Founding seats are limited and locked for life.

Get funding alerts