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NIST MEP Competitive Awards Program

ID: 2021-NIST-MEP-CAP-01 • Type: Posted
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Description

NIST MEP invites applications from current MEP Centers for projects that will add capabilities to the MEP Program by achieving one or more of the criteria set forth in 15 U.S.C. 278k-1(e)(3) and may give priority during the selection process to proposals that will also address one or more of the Program Themes described in Section I. of this NOFO: Industry/Manufacturing 4.0; manufacturing workforce services to include employee recruitment, retention, and employee development; supply chain management and resiliency; and Artificial Intelligence (AI) application. Projects funded pursuant to this NOFO must provide for activities or services beyond those provided for pursuant to an applicant's and its partnering MEP Centers' base MEP Center cooperative agreements. See Section I of this NOFO for the full program description.

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Overview

Agency
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) [DOC]
Category of Funding
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Program (CFDA)
11.611 - Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 12/28/20 the National Institute of Standards and Technology posted grant opportunity 2021-NIST-MEP-CAP-01 for NIST MEP Competitive Awards Program. The grant will be issued under grant program 11.611 Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

Timing

Posted Date
Dec. 28, 2020, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
May 8, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Electronic applications will be accepted, processed, and considered for funding, subject to the availability of funds and subject to the publication of an amended or a superseding NOFO under this program. Rolling
Last Updated
May 7, 2026, 3:17 p.m. EDT
Version
8

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Applicants for this program must be an active MEP Center that is operating pursuant to a current NIST MEP cooperative agreement. A MEP Center may work individually or may include proposed subawards to other organizations, including but not limited to other MEP Centers, to carry out the activities described in the proposal. An MEP Center may serve as the MEP Center applicant on only one (1) proposal. There are no restrictions on the number of applications in which MEP Centers may be proposed as subrecipients or as non-funded collaborators.

Contacts

Contact
Misty L Roosa Management Analyst
Contact Email
grants@nist.gov
Contact Phone
(301) 975-3007

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