Watertown School District 14-4, doing business as Lake Area Technical Institute, was awarded a $399,852 cooperative agreement from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program (CFDA 11.611). The award will support services to expand existing MEP capabilities to provide national supply chain optimization and establish a supply chain intelligence network through May 2025. Specifically, the recipient will hire a...
This $400,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership federal grant program will fund the Dakota Manufacturing Extension Partnership Inc., doing business as Impact Dakota, to provide supply chain optimization services and establish a supply chain intelligence network in North Dakota. Specifically, the awardee will dedicate one full-time staff member to supply chain optimization...
The University of South Dakota received a $2,679,550 cooperative agreement award from the Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Small Business Development Centers federal grant program (CFDA 59.037). The award period is January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. Through this cooperative agreement, the University of South Dakota will operate as the host organization for the Small Business Development Center serving Vermillion, South Dakota. As the...
The Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters awarded a $333,600 cooperative agreement to the Business Research Bureau at the University of South Dakota under the Procurement Technical Assistance for Business Firms federal grant program (CFDA 12.002). The agreement will support the Bureau's delivery of procurement technical assistance to businesses from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. As the parent organization of the awardee, the South Dakota Board of Regents will oversee the Bureau's efforts...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded South Dakota State University (SDSU) a $3.95 million Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support construction of a new facility housing a laboratory with specialized equipment to develop bio-processing processes and products for commercialization in Brookings, South Dakota. SDSU will use the grant to purchase new equipment for the Dakota Bioproducts Institute to further...
The Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Maine MEP) received a $400,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program (CFDA 11.611). The funding will support Maine MEP's delivery of supply chain optimization and intelligence network services to small and medium-sized manufacturers in Maine through May 2025. Specifically, Maine MEP will establish expertise in...
The South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (SCMEP), doing business as Scmep, received a $400,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program (CFDA 11.611) to implement supply chain optimization projects and establish a supply chain intelligence network from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2025. SCMEP will employ one full-time staff member to administer a...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $1,848,752 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) program to the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NH MEP). The purpose of this 5-year award, effective July 1, 2025, is to support New Hampshire's small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) through workforce development, technical assistance, and consulting services to strengthen their competitiveness and innovation....
This federal Project Grant award of $897,635.00 was provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program (CFDA 59.037) to the University of South Carolina. The funding supports the delivery of comprehensive management counseling, training, and technical assistance services to the small business community in South Carolina over the period of January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. As a state-controlled institution of higher learning,...
The South Dakota Trade Association (SDTA) was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program. The grant period runs from April 19, 2023 through September 29, 2024. Under this award, SDTA will provide services to increase the number of small businesses in South Dakota that are exporting and increase the value of exports for those small businesses that currently export. Specifically, SDTA will use the...