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2024-NIST-HPPR-01: NIST- Hawaiʻi Partnership in Plastic Pollution Research (HPPR) Program

Closed Closed June 17, 2024 Opportunity 2024-NIST-HPPR-01

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Institute of Standards and Technology notices from 2024.

National Institute of Standards and Technology offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on June 17, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed April 18, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedApril 19, 2024
DeadlineJune 17, 2024
Archived by Grants.govJuly 17, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

Eligible applicants include accredited institutions of higher education; non-profit organizations; for-profit organizations incorporated in the United States; and state and local governments with facilities on the Island of O’ahu. Although Federal entities are not eligible to receive funding under this NOFO, they may participate as unfunded collaborators. Those supported may include employees, students or faculty as appropriate to the institution.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The NIST-Hawai’i Partnership in Plastic Pollution Research is seeking applications from eligible applicants to establish an institutional award, as described in the Department of Commerce Grants and Cooperative Agreements Manual, Chapter 6.A.2 (20 April 2021), for activities to partner on the nation’s priority plastic pollution research with efforts focusing on the Hawaiian Island region. Eligible applicants should describe how they can host and interact with at least three NIST scientists with office, laboratory and other appropriate facilities to perform multi-disciplinary plastic pollution research with the intent to establish a long-term partnership between NIST and the recipient, as discussed in Section I.1. The proposal should also include a description of administrative, research and outreach/educational support that would be offered by the applicant in the partnership to achieve world-class research in the field of plastic pollution.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won Arrangements for Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Arrangements for Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure (11.619) awarded $210 million across 29 grant awards, an average of $7.3 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
University of DelawareDelaware2$153 million
Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, IncMassachusetts1$11.1 million
American Institute of Chemical EngineersNew York3$9.5 million
Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design EcosystemCalifornia2$8.8 million
UI LabsIllinois2$6.2 million

Top states: Delaware ($153 million), New York ($14.8 million), Massachusetts ($11.1 million), Pennsylvania ($8.5 million), Illinois ($6.2 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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Questions people ask

Is 2024-NIST-HPPR-01 still open?

No. It closed on June 17, 2024.

Who can apply for NIST- Hawaiʻi Partnership in Plastic Pollution Research (HPPR) 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 NIST- Hawaiʻi Partnership in Plastic Pollution Research (HPPR) Program?

Closed June 17, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

Who has won Arrangements for Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Delaware, Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc, American Institute of Chemical Engineers. The program made 29 awards worth $210 million in that time.

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