Embedding MEP in Manufacturing USA Institutes Pilot Projects - Round Two

The summary for the Embedding MEP in Manufacturing USA Institutes Pilot Projects - Round Two grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Embedding MEP in Manufacturing USA Institutes Pilot Projects - Round Two: NIST invites proposals from current MEP Centers to pilot test approaches to providing needed technology acceleration assistance to small and mid-sized U.S. manufacturers through the establishment of meaningful and results oriented collaborations between the nationwide system of Centers operating as part of the NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program and the public-private manufacturing innovation Institutes operating as part of Manufacturing USA (previously known as the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), and referred to as Manufacturing USA Institutes). The emphasis of these Pilot Projects will be to demonstrate ways to more fully leverage the assets and resources of the national MEP Program to provide assistance to small U.S. manufacturers in technology areas that are the focus of the Manufacturing USA Institutes.

Federal Grant Title:	Embedding MEP in Manufacturing USA Institutes Pilot Projects - Round Two
Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Standards and Technology (DOC-NIST)
Grant Categories:	Other
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	2017-NIST-MEP-EMUSA-01
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	11.611
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	December 1st, 2016
Original Application Deadline:	December 1st, 2016
Posted Date:	October 17th, 2016
Creation Date:	October 17th, 2016
Archive Date:	December 31st, 2016
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:	4
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	October 17th, 2016

Category Explanation: Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants for this program are MEP Centers receiving current cooperative agreement funding from NIST. An applicant MEP Center must form a collaboration, teaming arrangement, or other appropriate relationship with one (1) or more of the four (4) Manufacturing USA Institutes identified in Section I. of this FFO. These four (4) Manufacturing USA Institutes are not currently hosting embedded MEP Center representatives in residence at their Institute locations as the result of the 2016-NIST-MEP-ENNMI-01 funding opportunity. These four Manufacturing USA Institutes are: America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute; Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT); The Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) Institute, and The Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: 2017-NIST-MEP-EMUSA-01 Full Announcement/FFO document
Grant Announcement Contact: Christopher Hunton
Management and Program Analyst
Phone 301-975-5718
Agency Contact
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