Standards Coordination Office Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program

Summary

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standards Coordination Office (SCO) is soliciting applications for a Cooperative Agreement to support curricula development. The program, identified as 2026-NIST-SCOCD-01, is focused on developing educational curriculum materials aligned with NIST's standards coordination mission. The opportunity is posted on Grants.gov and is open for approximately two months. Further programmatic details are limited in the synopsis provided.

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Risks & flags

• Synopsis-only posting provides very limited scope detail, making it difficult to assess competitiveness or evaluate alignment without full solicitation
• Cooperative agreement mechanism (vs. contract) may limit competitive visibility and favor established academic or standards-body relationships with NIST SCO