This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program (CFDA 11.611), provides $249,861 to Puerto Rico Manufacturing Extension Inc. (PRIMEX) to serve as the MEP center in Puerto Rico. PRIMEX will deliver technical assistance to at least 80 manufacturers in Puerto Rico to support disaster recovery, supply chain resiliency, workforce retention, e-commerce, and financial assistance. The goal is...
The Puerto Rico Manufacturing Extension Inc. (PRIMEX) received a $221,185 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide technical assistance, training, and other business development services to small and emerging manufacturers across Puerto Rico. This funding will enable PRIMEX, as the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) center for Puerto Rico, to support local manufacturers with initiatives focused on improving operations, workforce...
This $400,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), within the Department of Commerce, will fund the Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana (MEP of LA) to provide supply chain optimization services and establish a supply chain intelligence network through May 2025. As part of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) program, MEP of LA will expand existing capabilities by thoroughly responding to all NIST MEP supplier...
Floridamakes Inc. was awarded a $400,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program (CFDA 11.611) to provide supply chain optimization services and establish a supply chain intelligence network for Florida manufacturers from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025. Through this award, Floridamakes will outline advanced manufacturing industry assets and resources, engage manufacturers through...
This $2,013,200 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) program will support the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program Inc. (NJMEP) and its sub-recipients in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island to undertake the following key activities: Research and data collection to map the supply chains of critical manufacturing sectors. Develop outreach plans to strengthen...
The Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Inc. (MassMEP) received a $400,000 cooperative agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership federal grant program (CFDA 11.611) to expand national supply chain optimization and intelligence network capabilities from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025. MassMEP will provide supplier scouting and optimization services for manufacturers through the Connex Marketplace database,...
The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation will deliver supply chain optimization and intelligence network services through a $400,000 cooperative agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. The two-year award will establish the Rhode Island Manufacturing Supply Chain Collaborative to optimize supply chains for at least five small and medium manufacturing enterprises in the state. Services will include...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the Department of Defense's Office of the Secretary of Defense under the Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002), provides $405,467.66 in funding to the Departamento De Desarrollo Economico Y Comercio (Department of Economic Development and Commerce), the primary economic development agency for the government of Puerto Rico. The award funds the establishment and maintenance of an APEX Accelerator, which will...
North Carolina State University will receive $400,000 through a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program (CFDA 11.611) to expand supply chain optimization capabilities and establish a supply chain intelligence network through May 2025. As part of the award, NC MEP will build knowledge of North Carolina's supply chain ecosystem by partnering with original equipment...
This $400,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) federal grant program will support Manufacturer's Edge in providing supply chain optimization services to small and medium-sized manufacturers in Colorado. Key activities include outreach to engage more Colorado manufacturers on the Sustainment supplier database, mapping and analyzing aerospace and semiconductor supply...