NIST Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program (SSCD CAP) | 2022 NIST SSCD 01

Opportunity Information: Apply for 2022 NIST SSCD 01

The NIST Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program (SSCD CAP) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) designed to expand and improve how documentary standards and standardization are taught in higher education. The program is focused on developing new or enhanced undergraduate and/or graduate curricula that weave standards-related content into academic instruction, including seminars, teaching modules, full courses, and other learning resources. The central goal is to strengthen education and practical learning about what documentary standards are, how standards are developed, and how standardization operates in real-world technical and professional settings.

This opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement, which generally means NIST expects to have substantial involvement during the project rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. Recipients would work in coordination with NIST to shape and refine educational materials, ensuring the resulting curricula are aligned with the kinds of standards knowledge and competencies that matter in science, engineering, technology, and related fields. While the program is rooted in science and technology and other research and development as its funding activity category, the deliverables are explicitly educational: curriculum content, structured learning experiences, and materials that can be used in academic environments to build standards literacy.

Eligibility is limited to accredited institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in the United States or its territories, consistent with the definition at 20 U.S.C. 1001. An eligible university or college may apply on its own or may build a project team by including sub-awards or contracts with other organizations such as nonprofits or commercial entities, effectively creating a consortium approach if that strengthens the curriculum development effort. Federal entities are not eligible to receive funding under this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), but they are allowed to participate as unfunded collaborators, which can be useful when subject-matter expertise or coordination with federal partners helps improve the educational content.

Key administrative details from the posting include the funding opportunity title "NIST Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program (SSCD CAP)," funding opportunity number "2022 NIST SSCD 01," CFDA number 11.620, and the original application closing date of June 14, 2022. The listing characterizes the opportunity as discretionary and confirms the instrument type as a cooperative agreement. The publicly provided source data does not specify an award ceiling or the expected number of awards in the fields shown, so applicants would typically need to consult the full NOFO for budgeting constraints, project period, review criteria, and any additional program requirements.

• The National Institute of Standards and Technology in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIST Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program (SSCD CAP)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.620.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2022-04-14.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-06-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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