ABBREVIATED APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS for 2021.pdf

ABBREVIATED APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS for 2021-NIST-

PMGP-01 COMPETITION

See the NOFO for application process details.

Abbreviated applications must be submitted by email to pmg@nist.gov. Full applications must be submitted using Grants.gov.

The Abbreviated Application form for initial review is the Form SF-424 (R&R) Application for Federal Assistance, which is downloadable from Grants.gov by clicking the ‘FORMS’ tab, then the R&R Family link and scrolling down to the SF424 (R & R) document.

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 2021-NIST-PMGP-01. Full Applications for the PMGP may only be submitted in response to an invitation from NIST.

Content and Form of Abbreviated Application Submission

a. Required Abbreviated Application Forms and Documents.

Abbreviated Applications must be submitted under the PMGP in order to be considered for funding (see Section IV.4.a. of this NOFO). The Abbreviated Applications 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.

For SF-424 (R&R), Item 17, the list of certifications and assurances is contained in the SF-424B (item (3) below).

Instructions for filling in the SF-424 (R&R) can be found in the 2021-NIST-PMGP-01 Application Instructions document found on Grants.gov, as well as in the NIST Grants Office SF-424 Research & Related (R&R) Application Package Guidance.

(2) Abbreviated 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).

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Content and Form of Abbreviated Application Submission