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NIST MEP Competitive Awards Program

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Deadline: TBD

Summary

The grant aims to enhance the capabilities of the MEP Program by funding projects that address specific criteria and program themes such as Industry 4.0, workforce services, supply chain management, and AI applications. Eligible applicants are active MEP Centers operating under a current NIST MEP cooperative agreement, which may collaborate with other organizations. To apply, MEP Centers can submit one proposal as the main applicant, while there are no limits on the number of applications in which they can be involved as subrecipients or collaborators.

Full description

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.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Applicants for this program must be an active MEP Center that is operating pursuant to a current NIST MEP cooperative agreement. A MEP Center may work individually or may include proposed subawards to other organizations, including but not limited to other MEP Centers, to carry out the activities described in the proposal. An MEP Center may serve as the MEP Center applicant on only one (1) proposal. There are no restrictions on the number of applications in which MEP Centers may be proposed as subrecipients or as non-funded collaborators.

Grantor contact information

Description

Ashley Smothers NOFO Coordinator

Email

grants@nist.gov

grants@nist.gov

Apply on official siteUpdated Oct 30, 2025

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