Project Grant 60NANB11D134

The Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $106,500 cooperative agreement to Xallent LLC from August 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022 under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620). The award will support Xallent LLC's development of a nano-electro-mechanical-systems probe for thin film materials characterization. The Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program seeks to stimulate technological...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement under its Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620) to the Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines. The purpose of this 3-year award is to integrate standards and standardization content into the curriculum of the university's new major in Ceramic Engineering. The awardee will develop and integrate three modules covering introductory standards for sophomores,...

This Project Grant award of $106,050, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, supports a conference and collaborative activities to increase proposal development skills and submission rates for STEM education projects among institutions of higher education (IHEs) in the EPSCoR jurisdictions of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The key objectives of the project are to: (1) conduct a proposal development workshop for 50 researchers from...

This $10,638,400 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) program will enable Floridamakes Inc., a non-profit organization, to continue its role as the NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center for the state of Florida. The center's mission is to improve the productivity and technological performance of Florida's manufacturing sector, contributing to the national economy....

This $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) program seeks to address worker shortages in the manufacturing industry by developing and deploying new approaches to employee retention. The three-year project, led by Kansas Manufacturing Solutions, will involve a six-state MEP center collaboration to create a workforce retention toolkit that includes practical applications of the U.S....

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...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded a $400,000 cooperative agreement to Airflow Sciences Corp from September 2021 through August 2023 under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620). The award will support Airflow Sciences Corp's development of an advanced measurement probe system for non-nulling stack velocity testing to evaluate the benefits and impacts of NIST research and development efforts and stimulate technological innovation...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $471,704 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) program to the Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence, Inc. (OMA). The purpose of this 18-month project is to create a comprehensive state manufacturing workforce recruitment plan that targets the recruitment and development of a skilled workforce from three underrepresented population groups: Black people, veterans, and...

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $1,600,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) program to the A.I. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership, doing business as Genedge Alliance. The purpose of this 2-year award, effective September 1, 2023, is to expand the Medical Manufacturer MedAccred Accreditation Pathway (MedMMap) program to increase the resilience of the U.S. medical device supply chain. Key activities...