Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Availability of Funds for MEP State Relations Support

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Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Availability of Funds for MEP State Relations Support: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites proposals from qualified organizations for projects in the areas noted below. These activities will enhance the Manufacturing Extension Partnership's (MEP)relationships with state stakeholders and partners to improve productivity and technological performance in United States manufacturing, achieving the MEP mission through the participation of individuals from industry, universities, State governments, other Federal agencies. All organizations meeting eligibility requirements provided in the Federal Funding Opportunity (Full Announcement) are invited to submit proposals that address both of the key areas below: 1. Network building and expansion: The Recipient will collaborate with NIST MEP, MEP centers, and partners to facilitate the development of effective working relationships for MEP Federal and Center officials among a wide range of stakeholders. Stakeholders include state agency leaders, policy makers, practitioners involved in technology and workforce-based economic development planning and program implementation, and others as suggested by the Recipient. The Recipient, the MEP system, and NIST MEP will share information about the needs and agendas of state stakeholders, risks and opportunities, using their in-depth understanding of budget data, current trends, emerging issues. The Recipient will propose ideas that help to implement initiatives for encouraging a dialogue among interested parties, including states, MEP Centers, partner organizations, and industry, about how the MEP partner network and MEP next generation initiatives best fit into state strategies and priorities, and how manufacturers and the public benefit from manufacturing extension activities. The Recipient will work with entities in the MEP system to help prioritize states for attention, develop strategies to address opportunities and concerns, recommend effective communication strategies, and convene meetings of the MEP Centers, partners and stakeholders as needed to facilitate the partnership development. The Recipient will demonstrate the ability to provide nationwide access to state relations support services. 2. Research/knowledge development and sharing: The Recipient will collaborate with NIST MEP, MEP centers, and partners to compile and analyze information available about current state budgets, economic development and technology policy initiatives, program evaluation practices, and the nature of the partnership between states, MEP Centers, industry and NIST. To help the partners in the MEP system sustain and improve state relationships, the Recipient will collaborate with the MEP system to track state activities, share insights and available research, provide technical assistance to resolve problems that arise, and undertake related activities to facilitate the desired partnerships. NIST does not prescribe any particular management or operational structure for this effort, but work proposed should be based upon approaches or structures used by collaborative providers of support services that have demonstrated success.
Federal Grant Title: Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Availability of Funds for MEP State Relations Support
Federal Agency Name: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Grant Categories: Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: 2011-NIST-MEP-STATE-PARTNERSHIPS
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 11.609
CFDA Descriptions: Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards
Current Application Deadline: All applications must be received or postmarked no
Original Application Deadline: All applications must be received or postmarked no
Posted Date: February 10th, 2011
Creation Date: Feb 10, 2011
Archive Date: Apr 11, 2011
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Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
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Additional Information on Eligibility
The award recipient must be a U.S.-based not-for-profit institution or organization or an entity or agency of state or local government. For the purpose of this solicitation, state and local agencies and non-profit organizations including universities, community colleges, and independent nonprofit organizations, are eligible. Eligible applicants may be consortia of state and local agencies and/or non-profit institutions.
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