Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Projects - Growth Transformation

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	Federal Grant Title:	Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Projects - Growth Transformation
	CFDA Number:	11.611
	CFDA Description:	Manufacturing Extension Partnership
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Standards and Technology
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Manufacturing Extension Services
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	2010-MEP-BGPD-01
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 17, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jun 17, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	All applications must be received or postmarked no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time on July 15, 2010. Late proposals will not be reviewed.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	All applications must be received or postmarked no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time on July 15, 2010. Late proposals will not be reviewed.
	Archive Date:	Aug 16, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are existing MEP extension centers and consortium of centers. A consortium of MEP centers is strongly encouraged to adequately demonstrate the leveraging of resources and competencies tied to the strategic areas.
Grant Description: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites proposals from qualified organizations for projects that address new and emerging competitive needs of manufacturers in areas consistent with the NIST MEP Program's five Strategic Growth Areas (Supply Chain, Sustainability, Technology Acceleration, Workforce and Continuous Improvement). Funded projects will improve the competitiveness of industries in the applicant's region, and contribute to the long-term economic stability of the region. Please see the NIST MEP website, www.nist.gov/mep for details on these strategies. Competitive projects will use innovative or collaborative approaches to develop and demonstrate integrated tools, training and methodologies for growth transformation that meet the Strategic Growth Area needs and to share those approaches with the MEP National System. It is important that these awards be well aligned with the MEP national system of extension service providers in order to maximize the potential and impact of existing resources available to manufacturers through the MEP Program. Further information regarding this MEP Program is provided in the information packet, which can be obtained at www.grants.gov with additional background information provided at www.nist.gov/mep. The proposal should include plans for integration into the MEP national system and linkages to appropriate national resources.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.nist.gov/mep/upload/2010-ffo-comp-3.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Christopher Hunton Grants Technical Assistant Phone 301-975-5718

Agency Contact [christopher.hunton@nist.gov]
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