NOFO Information Collection

The Notice of Funding Opportunity Information Collection and its sub-models, composed from the Standard Data Elements. Each field links to the SDE or sub-model it references.

NofoIc

A Notice of Funding Opportunity Information Collection (NOFO IC) instance: one funding opportunity plus its projects, composed from the federal Standard Data Elements.

Type	`object`

Property	Type	Required	Description
`id`	`string`	No	Opportunity id (not part of the IC; derived if absent)
`status`	`string`	No	Opportunity status (not part of the IC)
`createdDate`	`string`	No	Record creation timestamp (not part of the IC)
`lastModifiedDate`	`string`	No	Record last-modified timestamp (not part of the IC)
`fundingOpportunity`	`funding-opportunity`	Yes
`projects`	`array of project`	No

Example
JSON Schema

{
  "id": "string",
  "status": "string",
  "createdDate": "string",
  "lastModifiedDate": "string",
  "fundingOpportunity": {
    "awardingAgencyCode": "string",
    "awardingAgencyName": "string",
    "awardingSubTierAgencyCode": "string",
    "awardingSubTierAgencyName": "string",
    "fundingOpportunityNumber": "string",
    "fundingOpportunityTitle": "string",
    "fundingOpportunityDescription": "string",
    "relatedAssistanceListings": [
      {
        "identifier": "string",
        "title": "string"
      }
    ],
    "assistanceType": "F001",
    "fiscalYear": "string",
    "anticipatedAmount": "string"
  },
  "projects": [
    {
      "projectIdentifier": "string",
      "projectName": "string",
      "anticipatedApplicationPeriodStartDate": "2026-01-01",
      "anticipatedApplicationPeriodEndDate": "2026-01-01",
      "anticipatedAwardDate": "2026-01-01",
      "anticipatedProjectStartDate": "2026-01-01",
      "eligibleApplicantTypes": [
        "ET11010"
      ],
      "eligibleBeneficiaryTypes": [
        "ET11010"
      ],
      "otherEligibilityRequirements": "string",
      "costSharing": {
        "formulaCostSharingMoeRequirement": "M",
        "requirementType": "M",
        "percentage": "string",
        "description": "string"
      },
      "pocRoleType": "N",
      "pocTitle": "string",
      "pocEmail": "agency@example.gov",
      "pocPhone": "string"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "nofo-ic.schema.json",
  "title": "NofoIc",
  "description": "A Notice of Funding Opportunity Information Collection (NOFO IC) instance: one funding opportunity plus its projects, composed from the federal Standard Data Elements.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["fundingOpportunity"],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Opportunity id (not part of the IC; derived if absent)"
    },
    "status": { "type": "string", "description": "Opportunity status (not part of the IC)" },
    "createdDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Record creation timestamp (not part of the IC)"
    },
    "lastModifiedDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Record last-modified timestamp (not part of the IC)"
    },
    "fundingOpportunity": { "$ref": "./funding-opportunity.schema.json" },
    "projects": { "type": "array", "items": { "$ref": "./project.schema.json" } }
  }
}

Hosted JSON Schema →

A NOFO IC project's cost-sharing / matching / MOE requirement (subset 2.07).

Type	`object`

Property	Type	Required
`formulaCostSharingMoeRequirement`	`AgencyFormulaCostSharingMOERequirementCode`	No
`requirementType`	`AgencyCostSharingCode`	No
`percentage`	`AgencyMatchingRequirementPercentage`	No
`description`	`AgencyCostSharingDescription`	No

Example
JSON Schema

{
  "formulaCostSharingMoeRequirement": "M",
  "requirementType": "M",
  "percentage": "string",
  "description": "string"
}

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "cost-sharing.schema.json",
  "title": "NofoIcCostSharing",
  "description": "A NOFO IC project's cost-sharing / matching / MOE requirement (subset 2.07).",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "formulaCostSharingMoeRequirement": {
      "$ref": "../sde/AgencyFormulaCostSharingMOERequirementCode.schema.json"
    },
    "requirementType": { "$ref": "../sde/AgencyCostSharingCode.schema.json" },
    "percentage": { "$ref": "../sde/AgencyMatchingRequirementPercentage.schema.json" },
    "description": { "$ref": "../sde/AgencyCostSharingDescription.schema.json" }
  }
}

Hosted JSON Schema →

NofoIcFundingOpportunity

The funding-opportunity level of a NOFO IC (subsets 1.01, 1.02, 1.09).

Type	`object`

Property	Type	Required
`awardingAgencyCode`	`AwardingAgencyCode`	No
`awardingAgencyName`	`AwardingAgencyName`	No
`awardingSubTierAgencyCode`	`AwardingSubTierAgencyCode`	No
`awardingSubTierAgencyName`	`AwardingSubTierAgencyName`	No
`fundingOpportunityNumber`	`FundingOpportunityIdentifier`	No
`fundingOpportunityTitle`	`FundingOpportunityTitle`	No
`fundingOpportunityDescription`	`FundingOpportunityDescription`	No
`relatedAssistanceListings`	`array of object`	No
`assistanceType`	`AssistanceTypeCode`	No
`fiscalYear`	`FundingOpportunityFiscalYear`	No
`anticipatedAmount`	`FundingOpportunityEstimatedAmount`	No

Example
JSON Schema

{
  "awardingAgencyCode": "string",
  "awardingAgencyName": "string",
  "awardingSubTierAgencyCode": "string",
  "awardingSubTierAgencyName": "string",
  "fundingOpportunityNumber": "string",
  "fundingOpportunityTitle": "string",
  "fundingOpportunityDescription": "string",
  "relatedAssistanceListings": [
    {
      "identifier": "string",
      "title": "string"
    }
  ],
  "assistanceType": "F001",
  "fiscalYear": "string",
  "anticipatedAmount": "string"
}

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "funding-opportunity.schema.json",
  "title": "NofoIcFundingOpportunity",
  "description": "The funding-opportunity level of a NOFO IC (subsets 1.01, 1.02, 1.09).",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "awardingAgencyCode": { "$ref": "../sde/AwardingAgencyCode.schema.json" },
    "awardingAgencyName": { "$ref": "../sde/AwardingAgencyName.schema.json" },
    "awardingSubTierAgencyCode": { "$ref": "../sde/AwardingSubTierAgencyCode.schema.json" },
    "awardingSubTierAgencyName": { "$ref": "../sde/AwardingSubTierAgencyName.schema.json" },
    "fundingOpportunityNumber": { "$ref": "../sde/FundingOpportunityIdentifier.schema.json" },
    "fundingOpportunityTitle": { "$ref": "../sde/FundingOpportunityTitle.schema.json" },
    "fundingOpportunityDescription": {
      "$ref": "../sde/FundingOpportunityDescription.schema.json"
    },
    "relatedAssistanceListings": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "identifier": { "$ref": "../sde/AssistanceListingNOFORelatedIdentifier.schema.json" },
          "title": { "$ref": "../sde/AssistanceListingNOFORelatedTitle.schema.json" }
        }
      }
    },
    "assistanceType": { "$ref": "../sde/AssistanceTypeCode.schema.json" },
    "fiscalYear": { "$ref": "../sde/FundingOpportunityFiscalYear.schema.json" },
    "anticipatedAmount": { "$ref": "../sde/FundingOpportunityEstimatedAmount.schema.json" }
  }
}

Hosted JSON Schema →

NofoIcProject

A project within a NOFO IC (Project-level subsets: 1.10/1.11, 2.01/2.03/2.06/2.07, 6.06).

Type	`object`

Property	Type	Required
`projectIdentifier`	`FundingOpportunityProjectIdentifier`	No
`projectName`	`FundingOpportunityProjectName`	No
`anticipatedApplicationPeriodStartDate`	`FundingOpportunityProjectApplicationPeriodStartDate`	No
`anticipatedApplicationPeriodEndDate`	`FundingOpportunityProjectApplicationPeriodEndDate`	No
`anticipatedAwardDate`	`FundingOpportunityProjectAwardDate`	No
`anticipatedProjectStartDate`	`FundingOpportunityProjectStartDate`	No
`eligibleApplicantTypes`	`array of EligibleApplicantEntityTypeCode`	No
`eligibleBeneficiaryTypes`	`array of EligibleBeneficiaryEntityTypeCode`	No
`otherEligibilityRequirements`	`FundingOpportunityProjectOtherApplicantEligibilityRequirements`	No
`costSharing`	`cost-sharing`	No
`pocRoleType`	`AgencyPOCRoleTypeCode`	No
`pocTitle`	`AgencyPOCTitle`	No
`pocEmail`	`AgencyPOCEmailAddress`	No
`pocPhone`	`AgencyPOCDomesticTelephoneNumber`	No

Example
JSON Schema

{
  "projectIdentifier": "string",
  "projectName": "string",
  "anticipatedApplicationPeriodStartDate": "2026-01-01",
  "anticipatedApplicationPeriodEndDate": "2026-01-01",
  "anticipatedAwardDate": "2026-01-01",
  "anticipatedProjectStartDate": "2026-01-01",
  "eligibleApplicantTypes": [
    "ET11010"
  ],
  "eligibleBeneficiaryTypes": [
    "ET11010"
  ],
  "otherEligibilityRequirements": "string",
  "costSharing": {
    "formulaCostSharingMoeRequirement": "M",
    "requirementType": "M",
    "percentage": "string",
    "description": "string"
  },
  "pocRoleType": "N",
  "pocTitle": "string",
  "pocEmail": "agency@example.gov",
  "pocPhone": "string"
}

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "project.schema.json",
  "title": "NofoIcProject",
  "description": "A project within a NOFO IC (Project-level subsets: 1.10/1.11, 2.01/2.03/2.06/2.07, 6.06).",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "projectIdentifier": { "$ref": "../sde/FundingOpportunityProjectIdentifier.schema.json" },
    "projectName": { "$ref": "../sde/FundingOpportunityProjectName.schema.json" },
    "anticipatedApplicationPeriodStartDate": {
      "$ref": "../sde/FundingOpportunityProjectApplicationPeriodStartDate.schema.json"
    },
    "anticipatedApplicationPeriodEndDate": {
      "$ref": "../sde/FundingOpportunityProjectApplicationPeriodEndDate.schema.json"
    },
    "anticipatedAwardDate": { "$ref": "../sde/FundingOpportunityProjectAwardDate.schema.json" },
    "anticipatedProjectStartDate": {
      "$ref": "../sde/FundingOpportunityProjectStartDate.schema.json"
    },
    "eligibleApplicantTypes": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "$ref": "../sde/EligibleApplicantEntityTypeCode.schema.json" }
    },
    "eligibleBeneficiaryTypes": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "$ref": "../sde/EligibleBeneficiaryEntityTypeCode.schema.json" }
    },
    "otherEligibilityRequirements": {
      "$ref": "../sde/FundingOpportunityProjectOtherApplicantEligibilityRequirements.schema.json"
    },
    "costSharing": { "$ref": "./cost-sharing.schema.json" },
    "pocRoleType": { "$ref": "../sde/AgencyPOCRoleTypeCode.schema.json" },
    "pocTitle": { "$ref": "../sde/AgencyPOCTitle.schema.json" },
    "pocEmail": { "$ref": "../sde/AgencyPOCEmailAddress.schema.json" },
    "pocPhone": { "$ref": "../sde/AgencyPOCDomesticTelephoneNumber.schema.json" }
  }
}

Hosted JSON Schema →