# Training for Improving Plastics Circularity (TIPC) Grant Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/2023-nist-tipc-01-training-for-improving-plastics-circularity-tipc-grant/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/346934

> National Institute of Standards and Technology offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 100 awards. Applications closed on July 17, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 2023-NIST-TIPC-01 |
| Agency | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 17, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 100 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 11.620 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Accredited institutions of higher education (IHEs) or non-profit organizations located in the United States or its territories. An eligible IHE applicant may work individually or include proposed sub-awards or contracts with others, such as non-profits or commercial organizations, in a project application, effectively forming a team or consortium. Although Federal entities are not eligible to receive funding under this NOFO, they may participate as unfunded collaborators. NIST seeks to collaborate with a wide range of organizations and encourages minority-serving institutions of higher education to apply.

## What the grant funds

The NIST Training for Improving Plastics Circularity (TIPC) Grant Program seeks to advance the development of coursework and hands-on training resources in polymer measurement methods, manufacturing, and systems thinking that will promote a skilled workforce to support expansion and increased scale of circular domestic plastics industries. The Program will support academic coursework development and implementation at the associates or bachelors’ level or the development of a continuing education program for an existing workforce, related purchases and installation of equipment, and/or possible training experiences to help promote the development of a skilled and distributed workforce focused on the growing field of circular plastics.

## Questions people ask

### Is 2023-NIST-TIPC-01 still open?

No. It closed on July 17, 2023.

### Who can apply for Training for Improving Plastics Circularity (TIPC) Grant Program?

National Institute of Standards and Technology accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Training for Improving Plastics Circularity (TIPC) Grant Program?

Closed July 17, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### Who has won Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Regents of the University of Colorado, University of Maryland, College Park, The Johns Hopkins University. The program made 237 awards worth $270 million in that time.