70NANB22H031

Purpose: Effective April 1, 2022, via this cooperative agreement, this recipient was granted funding to operate an MEP Center in the state of Wyoming. The purpose of this award is to provide manufacturing extension services to primarily small and medium-sized manufacturers in the state of Wyoming.

Activities to be performed: Through its collaborations at the federal, state, and local level, as it evolves to NIST 2.0, Manufacturing-Works will pursue three broad strategic approaches:

1) Adapt the M-W business model to provide new products and services.
2) Continue to provide traditional MEP services, focused on five key areas.
3) Leverage its resources by enhancing current partnerships and fostering new ones.

These three approaches have been developed by the current team during the past year's transition period. Going forward, M-W will consult with its newly expanded advisory board to review and extend this strategy for the longer term.

Expected outcomes: The center will strengthen manufacturing in Wyoming by communicating and delivering/making new technologies available to manufacturers for growth and productivity. The center builds awareness of manufacturing careers with their programs/presentations. They provide services that address workforce behaviors that impact productivity and business performance issues. Their leadership development and succession plan development help manufacturers continue to grow and be viable. The center's goal is to assist manufacturers in the achievement of higher performance and improved global competitiveness.

Intended beneficiaries: Small and medium-sized manufacturers in the state of Wyoming.

Subrecipient activities: The recipient does not plan to utilize subawards to participate in conducting the activities related to workforce development and technical assistance for manufacturers.

University Of Wyoming

TO PROVIDE MANUFACTURING EXTENSION SERVICES TO PRIMARILY SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURERS WITHIN THE STATES DESIGNATED IN THIS FFO. THE SELECTED ORGANIZATION WILL BECOME PART OF THE MEP NATIONAL SYSTEM OF EXTENSION SERVICE PROVIDERS, CURRENTLY LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND PUERTO RICO.

11.611 - Manufacturing Extension Partnership

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) [DOC]

Laramie, Wyoming 82071-2000 United States

Single Zip Code

Award Competitions for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and Wyoming (2016-NIST-MEP-02)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 486% from $1,213,800 to $7,117,524.