Cooperative Agreement 70NANB14H010N

This $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) program aims to enhance the competitiveness, productivity, and technological performance of small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) across the United States. The primary activities under this award include: 1) Establishing a National Advanced Manufacturing Tech Team (MATT) to assist MEP Centers in connecting SMMs with...

This $7.99 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program will fund the Clean Fight NY initiative to strengthen New York's clean energy sector. Clean Fight NY will help address structural barriers facing growth-stage clean energy companies in New York through formalizing an adoption ecosystem that maximizes regional clean energy, customer, and capital assets. Specifically, Clean Fight NY will scale its core accelerator program...

Industrial Technology Institute, doing business as Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC), will use a $400,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program to implement projects expanding supply chain optimization capabilities through May 2025. MMTC will support the national supply chain initiative by focusing on five pillars of operation - supply chain management...

This $4.3 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) funds the Massachusetts Manufacturing Emergency Response Team 2.0 (MERT 2.0) initiative. The award date was April 15, 2021. The funding supports continued efforts to assist Massachusetts manufacturers in pivoting production capabilities to critical supplies like personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key partners -...

The Movimiento De Arte Y Cultura Latino Americana De San Jose, Incorporated (Movimiento) will develop visual arts exhibitions and related public programs under a $523,940 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program. Over the three year award period ending August 2024, Movimiento will produce twelve major visual art exhibitions providing honoraria for up to 250 exhibiting artists. The organization will also expand public programs and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) received a $16.14 million Cooperative Agreement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program (CFDA 11.611) awarded on July 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2030. Under this award, the Texas Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center (TMAC) continues operations as the MEP Center for Texas, delivering comprehensive support and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded the Industrial Technology Institute, operating as the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC), a $14.27 million Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program (CFDA 11.611) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030. MMTC will deliver comprehensive technical assistance and extension services to Michigan's small and medium-sized manufacturers...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded Motivation Education & Training Inc. a $5.1 million Project Grant under the National Farmworker Jobs Program (CFDA 17.264) for the period of July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant will support Motivation Education & Training Inc.'s provision of workforce development services to help agricultural workers and their dependents obtain and retain stable employment outside of seasonal farm work or otherwise...

The Center for Advancing Innovation, Inc. was awarded a $2.49 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024) to launch the Global Health Innovation Challenge. Over three years, the Center will source and launch over 60 high-growth startups in the Washington D.C. metro area to address global health threats using technology. The startups will focus on preventing, diagnosing, treating and...

Federal Grant Award Summary Challenge Alaska received a $103,267.50 Project Grant award from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration under the VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces program (CFDA 64.034), effective September 30, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The primary deliverable under this award is the provision of specialized training to adaptive sports instructors to enable the facilitation of...