# CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/2025-nist-chips-crdo-01-chips-research-and-development-office-crdo-broad-agency/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360651

> National Institute of Standards and Technology offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on September 15, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 2025-NIST-CHIPS-CRDO-01 |
| Agency | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 15, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | $10.0 million |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 11.042 |

## Who can apply

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

Eligible applicants are for-profit organizations; non-profit organizations; accredited institutions of higher education; Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), and Federal entities (e.g., Federal departments and agencies – see Section III.3). Eligible applicants must be a domestic entity. Individuals and unincorporated sole proprietors are not eligible to receive funding under this BAA. Eligible subawardees include all eligible applicants as well as foreign partners not otherwise prohibited (e.g., foreign adversaries), subject to compliance with specific requirements (see Section VI). CRDO strongly recommends that Federal entities and FFRDCs seeking to respond to this BAA as an applicant first contact the CRDO POC to discuss eligibility; in areas of mutual interest, alternative funding mechanisms may be pursued independent of this BAA.

## What the grant funds

NIST is soliciting proposals from eligible applicants for research, prototyping, and commercial solutions that advance microelectronics technology in the U.S., to be considered for funding by the CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO).

## Questions people ask

### Is 2025-NIST-CHIPS-CRDO-01 still open?

No. It closed on September 15, 2026.

### Who can apply for CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)?

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 CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)?

Closed September 15, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### Who has won CHIPS Research and Development grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Activate Global Inc, Octave Photonics LLC, Tiptek, LLC. The program made 18 awards worth $9.8 million in that time.