NIST MEP Competitive Awards Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- 2021-NIST-MEP-CAP-01
- Agency
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
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About this opportunity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting applications from current Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers for projects that enhance MEP capabilities in priority areas including Industry 4.0, manufacturing workforce services, supply chain management and resilience, and artificial intelligence applications. Eligible applicants are existing MEP Centers operating under current NIST cooperative agreements, and proposed projects must deliver activities and services beyond those provided under base MEP Center agreements. Selection will be based on merit, with evaluation criteria assessing how proposals achieve statutory requirements outlined in 15 U.S.C. 278k-1(e)(3) and alignment with the identified program themes. Proposals addressing the priority program themes will receive preferential consideration during the selection process. The application deadline is May 8, 2026, with awards distributed through a rolling review process until funds are exhausted.
Cooperative agreement awards are available up to $1 million for projects involving a single MEP Center or up to $5 million for projects involving multiple MEP Centers, with a performance period of up to three years. No cost share is required from applicants. Projects must be performed within the service areas of the participating MEP Centers, which operate across all fifty states and Puerto Rico. Recipients will be subject to standard federal audit requirements and must maintain all financial and programmatic records in accordance with 2 CFR 200.333.
Synopsis
NIST MEP invites applications from current MEP Centers for projects that will add capabilities to the MEP Program by achieving one or more of the criteria set forth in 15 U.S.C. 278k-1(e)(3) and may give priority during the selection process to proposals that will also address one or more of the Program Themes described in Section I. of this NOFO: Industry/Manufacturing 4.0; manufacturing workforce services to include employee recruitment, retention, and employee development; supply chain management and resiliency; and Artificial Intelligence (AI) application. Projects funded pursuant to this NOFO must provide for activities or services beyond those provided for pursuant to an applicant's and its partnering MEP Centers' base MEP Center cooperative agreements. See Section I of this NOFO for the full program description.
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