NIST-1102 Letter of Intent NIST Construction Grant Program

OMB CONTROL NUMBER: 0693-0055 EXPIRATION DATE: 01/31/2013
NIST-1102
(1-2010)
DAO 203-26

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDRDS AND TECHNOLOGY

LETTER OF INTENT
NIST CONSTRUCTION GRANT PROGRAM
1.

Organization Name:

2.

Organization Type:
Institution of Higher Education
Non-profit Science Research Organization (attach documentation supporting this type of organization)

3.

Project Title:

4.

Estimated Project Costs – Indicate whole dollar amounts, not range, e.g., $12,000,000 not $10M - $15M (estimates may change
for full proposal):

5.

$

Federal share

$

Non-Federal share

$

Total

Principal Investigator/scientist to use facility after facility is built/renovated:
First Name:

Last Name:

Middle Name:

Position/Title:
Organization Name:

CV Summary :

6.

Identify Department of Commerce (DoC) organization(s) and the Program Priorities that the field(s) of scientific research to be
performed in facility will complement:
Organization
NIST

NOAA

NTIA

DoC Program Priorities that the Field(s) of Scientific Research will Complement

7.

Project Synopsis. Summarize the contributions, improvements, and impacts the project will have on science and technology
and associated infrastructure. Briefly describe building/facility to be built or expanded.

8.

Authorized Representative:

First Name:

Last Name:

Middle Name:

Position/Title:
Mailing address:

Telephone:

E-mail:

Signature: ___________________________________________________

Date: ___________________

NIST-1102 (1-2010)

Instructions for Form NIST-1102, Letter of Intent
A completed NIST-1102, Letter of Intent, is mandatory and
must be submitted prior to submission of a full proposal. A
full proposal may not be submitted unless NIST has received
the required NIST-1102, Letter of Intent, by the deadline and
the applicant has received an acknowledgement letter from
NIST. If a full proposal is submitted to NIST from an
applicant who did not submit the required NIST-1102, Letter
of Intent, or submitted a Letter of Intent, NIST-1102, for a
different project, the full proposal will be rejected and
returned to the applicant without review.
It is expected that the NIST-1102, Letter of Intent, will be
reviewed for eligibility of the proposed applicant and
proposed project, and whether or not the scientific research
to be performed in the building/facility will complement one
or more programs of DoC’s three science organizations’
program priorities. NIST will send an acknowledgement
letter to all applicants who timely submit a NIST-1102, Letter
of Intent, with results of the review.
The NIST-1102, Letter of Intent, may only be submitted by
paper. An original and two copies of the NIST-1102, Letter
of Intent, must be submitted to the following address:
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Construction Grant Program
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4701
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4701
(Attn: Anneke Tingle – 301-975-5060)
Failure to provide all required information on the NIST-1102,
Letter of Intent, may result in the applicant being ineligible to
submit a corresponding full proposal.
Limit on NIST-1102, Letters of Intent, and Corresponding
Full Proposals Per Applicant Organization. Each eligible
applicant organization may submit only two NIST-1102,
Letters of Intent, in response to a solicitation, and two
corresponding full proposals. Submission of more than two
NIST-1102, Letters of Intent, from one applicant organization
is not allowed. If more than two NIST-1102, Letters of Intent,
are received from the same applicant organization, NIST will
acknowledge receipt of each and provide notice that if more
than two full proposals are received from the same applicant
organization at the time of full proposal submission, all full
proposals from that same applicant organization will be
rejected and returned without review.
Large, multi-campus academic systems usually have
distinct campuses with their own chancellors, student
admissions, and separate research or research training
activities. Such a campus, which exists as a separate
university, with its own student programs and degrees,
qualifies as a separate entity for the purpose of submitting a
NIST-1102, Letter of Intent and full proposal.
NIST-1102 (1-2010)

If a university includes multiple colleges of study and some
are located some miles from the main university campus on
a physically distinct campus, they are not considered
separate entities. Campuses in a multi-campus situation
may submit independent proposals if they are part of a multicampus system, such as a state university system or state
community college system, and have independent
administrative structures typical of universities or community
colleges. Campuses headed by Department Heads, Deans,
Center Directors or other administrators at similar levels are
not eligible to submit an independent proposal.
If a university established a Research Foundation
specifically to promote, encourage and provide assistance to
the research activities of the university, and the Research
Foundation is a separate non-profit science research
organization, is incorporated under State laws and
regulations, and is led by a separate governing board and
committees, the Research Foundation would be considered
a separate entity but not entitled to submit its own proposal.
Although the Research Foundation is a separate entity, it
supports the activities of the university and cannot be
considered an organization with interests distinct from the
university. It has no students or faculty of its own, separate
from the university. Accordingly, research proposals
submitted by the Research Foundation will count toward the
institutional proposal limit.
1. Organization Name. Enter legal name of applicant that
will undertake the assistance activity.
2. Organization Type. Place a check in the appropriate
box. If “Non-profit Science Research Organization” box
is checked, you must attach a copy of the legal
supporting documentation for this type of organization.
3. Project Title. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project.
4. Estimated Project Costs. Enter the Federal, nonFederal, and total costs for the entire project. Indicate
whole dollar amounts, not range, e.g., $12,000,000 not
$10M - $15M (estimates may change for full proposal).
5. Principal Investigator/scientist to use facility after facility
is built/renovated. Self-explanatory.
6. Identify Department of Commerce (DoC) organization(s)
and the Program Priorities that the field(s) of scientific
research to be performed in the facility will complement.
Self explanatory.
7. Project Synopsis. Self-explanatory.
8. Authorized Representative. Enter the name and contact
information for the person authorized to sign for the
applicant organization. The authorized representative
must sign and date the form. A copy of the governing
body’s authorization for you to sign this form as the
official representative must be on file in the applicant’s
office.