FY 2022 Amendment Revisions Document.pdf

June 21, 2022

AMENDED NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO)

for NIST Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program (PSIAP) –

Follow-on Funding for Technical and Business Assistance and Demonstration Projects with Public Safety Agencies

NIST is issuing this amendment (Amendment 3) to announce the closing date of this NOFO, advise applicants that the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) replaces the DUNS number in the application, update the grant rules and regulations contact, and revise the applicable announcement text accordingly.

Update

Revised Section:

What Revisions Were Made?

How Does the New Text Now Read?

1 Executive Summary

The closing date of this NOFO was inserted and replaces the statement indicating applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

“Applications must be received at Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m.

Eastern Time, July 21, 2022. Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered.”

2 Executive Summary

Insert guidance regarding the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) to be used in place of the DUNS number in the application.

“ 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.”

3 Section IV. 4

Submission Dates and Times

The closing date of this NOFO was inserted and replaces the statement indicating applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Applications must be received at Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m.

Eastern Time, July 21, 2022. Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered.

4 Section IV.4.

Submission Dates and Times

Insert guidance regarding the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) to be used in place of the DUNS number in the application.

“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.”

5 Section VI. 3.a.

Reporting Requirements.

(1)

The final report submission is changed to be within 120 days rather than 90.

(1) Financial Reports. Each award recipient will be required to submit an SF-425, Federal Financial Report on a quarterly basis for the periods ending March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year. Reports will be due within 30 days after the end of the reporting period to the NIST Grants Officer and Grants Specialist named in the award documents. A final financial report is due within 120 days after the end of the project period.

6 Section VI. 3.a.

Reporting Requirements.

(2)

The final report submission is changed to be within 120 days rather than 90.

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.

7 VII. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts

Insert the name, telephone number, and email address for the new Grants Management Division contact for this NOFO.

Grant Rules and Regulations Dean Iwasaki Phone: 301-975-8449 Email: dean.iwasaki@nist.gov