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Arrangements for Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure (11.619)

Arrangements for Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure (Assistance Listing 11.619) is run by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, part of the Department of Commerce. It awarded $210 million in 29 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $7.3 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $424,155. Half of the 29 awards fell between $299,879 and $4.6 million, and they ranged from $285,886 to $83.0 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

To establish an strengthen new and/or existing centers, consortia, or other arrangements for interdisciplinary research infrastructure where NIST, academic, industry and/or other federal researchers will collaborate on emerging areas of basic and applied research on innovations in measurement science, standards, technology, and/or data.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds must be expended on interdisciplinary research infrastructure to further scientific research and catalyze technology and knowledge transfer in scientific areas relevant to NIST and emerging areas of national need.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Dependent upon nature and type of grant

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

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
The Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkNew York2$5.3 million
North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina1$5.0 million
Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing InstitutePennsylvania1$4.9 million
National Center for Defense Manufacturing and MachiningPennsylvania1$3.0 million
University of HawaiiHawaii1$424,155
University of Houston SystemTexas1$300,000
Edison Welding Institute IncOhio1$300,000
Semiconductor Research CorporationNorth Carolina1$300,000
Commonwealth Center for Advanced ManufacturingVirginia1$300,000
American Society for Testing and MaterialsPennsylvania1$299,982
Association for Iron and Steel TechnologyPennsylvania1$299,893
University of California, Los AngelesCalifornia1$299,879
Case Western Reserve UniversityOhio1$299,745
SRI InternationalCalifornia1$298,676
University System of New HampshireNew Hampshire1$297,877

Top states: Delaware ($153 million), New York ($14.8 million), Massachusetts ($11.1 million), Pennsylvania ($8.5 million), Illinois ($6.2 million), North Carolina ($5.6 million), California ($4.8 million), Minnesota ($4.1 million), Ohio ($885,631), Hawaii ($424,155).

Who usually wins

Colleges and universities received 76% of the money, nonprofits 20%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Colleges and universities10$160 million76%
Nonprofits16$41.8 million20%
Other3$9.1 million4.3%

By state

8 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Delaware2$153 million
New York5$14.8 million
Massachusetts1$11.1 million
Pennsylvania4$8.5 million
Illinois2$6.2 million
North Carolina3$5.6 million
California3$4.8 million
Minnesota1$4.1 million
Ohio3$885,631
Hawaii1$424,155
Indiana1$296,155
Texas1$280,586
Virginia1$259,407
New Hampshire1$245,475

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.