The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) invites organizations to submit letters of interest to participate in NCCoE collaborative research projects through a standing consortia structure. This Federal Register Notice (FRN) notifies interested parties that NIST is establishing a single process through which organizations may express interest in participating in one or more NCCoE project consortia. Rather than issuing a separate FRN for each new NCCoE project, NIST is posting a single partnership announcement in the Federal Register and directing interested parties to SAM.gov for further information. New NCCoE collaborative research projects will be announced on SAM.gov. Additionally, NIST will maintain a publicly available list of active and forming NCCoE projects on the NCCoE website (https://www.nccoe.nist.gov/portfolio), where instructions for letters of interest will also be posted. Organizations may submit letters of interest to participate in one or more consortia on a rolling basis. Selected participants will collaborate with NIST through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs), and contribute technology, expertise, and products to NCCoE cybersecurity demonstrations. Interested organizations should describe the technical expertise, services, and/or products that they will bring to NCCoE to support the Center’s collaborative research activities. Participation is open to all interested organizations that can contribute their expertise, services, and/or products to the NCCoE’s projects and activities. Selected participants will be required to enter into a CRADA with NIST. At NIST’s discretion, entities that are not legally permitted to enter into CRADAs may be allowed to participate under a separate non-CRADA agreement.
- Agencies: Commerce Department, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Document type: Notice
- Document number: 2026-23031
Source: Federal Register — Cybersecurity · 2026-11-11