Information Technology Laboratory Grant Program

ITL Grant Program
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Program Funding

Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.

Latest annual funding (estimated)
$1.5M FY2026
$1.6M
FY24
$1.4M
FY25
$1.5M
FY26*
* estimated

Program Objective

The ITL Grant Program provides financial assistance to support the conduct of research or a recipient’s portion of collaborative research consistent with the ITL’s missions to support research in the following fields: applied and computational mathematics; artificial intelligence; biometrics; cloud computing; cyber-physical systems; cybersecurity; forensic science, high-performance computing; human centered computing; information access; information processing and understanding; Internet of Things (IoT), metrology infrastructure for modeling and simulation; multimodal data and testing; privacy engineering; and statistical design, analysis, and interpretation.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

  • For-Profit Organization
  • Nonprofit Organization
  • Foreign Government
  • International Organization
  • Local
  • State
  • Tribal
  • Small Business Person
  • Not-for-Profit Organization

Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education,
non-profit organizations, for-profit organizations, state and local governments, Indian tribes, hospitals, foreign public entities, and foreign governments. ITL seeks to collaborate with a wide range of organizations and encourages minority-serving institutions of higher education and community colleges to apply. Please note that individuals and unincorporated sole proprietors are not considered “non-Federal entities” and are not eligible to apply under this NOFO.

How to Apply

Award Procedure

Award process based upon published selection criteria.

Decision Timeline

  • Approval: From 120 to 180 days
Program details & compliance

Description

ITL’s mission is to cultivate trust in information technology (IT) and metrology and is accomplished using its world-class measurement and testing facilities and encompassing a wide range of areas of computer science, mathematics, statistics, and systems engineering.

Financial support may be provided to attend education and outreach programs, conferences, workshops, or other technical research meetings that are relevant to the ITL’s mission. Financial support may also be provided to organizations sponsoring conferences, workshops, or other technical events that are relevant to the mission of the ITL.

Mission Categories

Primary: Research and Development

Other categories:
Small BusinessSpecial EducationHigher EducationGeneral and Special Interest Organizations

Use of Funds

Allowed Uses

Financial support may be provided to attend education and outreach programs, conferences, workshops, or other technical research meetings that are relevant to the ITL’s mission. Financial support may also be provided to organizations sponsoring conferences, workshops, or other technical events that are relevant to the mission of the ITL.

Restrictions

Financial support may not be provided for meals and refreshments, retirement and relocation costs of employees.

Required Documentation

Any required credentials/documentation will be announced in a federal funding opportunity announcement.

Reporting & Compliance

Audit Required
Yes — Random, Ad-hoc
Records Retention
3 years

Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts

  • Subpart B — General Provisions
  • Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart E — Cost Principles
  • Subpart F — Audit Requirements

Contacts

Patricia Wilburg
301-975-6994
100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Data from SAM.gov Federal Assistance Listings. Source published: 2026-03-10. Spec v2.0. Last synced: 2026-05-28 07:24:39.