70NANB23H099

Purpose: The award recipient would be granted funding through a cooperative agreement to operate a Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center in the state of Maryland. The purpose of this award is to provide manufacturing extension services to primarily small and medium-sized manufacturers in the state of Maryland, with the District of Columbia included.

Activities: The recipient proposes to continue to expand, develop, and deliver programs and services that support manufacturers today, while identifying new technologies, new opportunities, and new processes that will power manufacturing into tomorrow. This includes increasing market penetration and impacts in Maryland while creating a presence in the District of Columbia.

The recipient proposes to accomplish the above objectives through a comprehensive strategy to deliver the following activities:

- Raise market and industry awareness
- Conduct outreach
- Engage industry and solicit input and feedback
- Provide educational workshops and events
- Deliver technical, financial, and programmatic assistance
- Ensure performance and accountability
- Create new industry and stakeholder partnerships

Outcomes: The objective of the MEP program is to enhance competitiveness, productivity, and technological performance in United States manufacturing. The proposed activities are expected to result in the following outcomes:

- Increase the level of awareness of manufacturing in Maryland and the District of Columbia
- Conduct outreach to at least 60% of the manufacturing base (~2,400 manufacturers)
- Engage at least 30% of the manufacturing base (~1,200 manufacturers)
- Deliver projects with at least 150 manufacturers on an annual basis
- Create at least $2 billion in economic impact (as measured by the NIST MEP client survey)
- 10,000 jobs created or retained

Beneficiaries: The intended beneficiaries of this award are primarily small and medium-sized manufacturers in Maryland and the District of Columbia. In Maryland, the beneficiaries of these proposed services would be the 4,000+ manufacturers that are proud to make it in Maryland and the nearly 200 manufacturers located in the District of Columbia. Indirect beneficiaries extend beyond Maryland, as the center will become part of the MEP National Network, which includes 51 MEP centers located in each state and in Puerto Rico.

Subrecipients: The primary activities of this program would be delivered by the recipient. However, the recipient proposes to engage the following sub-recipients to assist with outreach, events, and programmatic services to support the overall mission of the organization.

- Subaward in the amount of $10,000 to Regional Manufacturing Institute to be the primary outreach and awareness provider for the recipient, conducting events and co-hosting outreach.
- Subaward in the amount of $20,000 to Maryland World Class Consortia. These funds will be used for a resource at MWCC to conduct outreach activities, focus on developing continuous improvement services, provide process improvement training and services, and facilitate the Lean Peer Groups.
- The recipient expects to engage one additional subrecipient and to subaward funds in the amount of $20,000.

Maryland Mep

TO ENTER INTO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO OPERATE MEP CENTERS IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND MARYLAND WITH THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THESE MEP CENTERS WILL PROVIDE MANUFACTURING EXTENSION SERVICES TO SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURERS (SMMS) IN THE STATES OUTLINED ABOVE. THESE NEW MEP CENTERS WILL BECOME PART OF THE MEP NATIONAL NETWORK?, WHICH CONSISTS OF 51 MEP CENTERS LOCATED IN EACH STATE AND IN PUERTO RICO, AND OVER 1,400 TRUSTED ADVISORS AND EXPERTS AT APPROXIMATELY 450 MEP SERVICE LOCATIONS.

11.611 - Manufacturing Extension Partnership

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

Columbia, Maryland 21045-5162 United States

Single Zip Code

Award Competition for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Arizona and Maryland with District of Columbia (2022-NIST-MEP-02)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 177% from $2,775,686 to $7,678,430.