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MEP Center State Competition (Base Cooperative Agreement)

MEP Center State Competition

Supports a designated state through a dedicated MEP Center to provide manufacturing technical assistance to small and medium firms.

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NOFO 2026-NIST-MEP-01 is a federal cooperative agreement competition run by NIST under Assistance Listing 11.611 — Manufacturing Extension Partnership. It designates one organization per state as the sole federally-recognized MEP Center for Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Each winning organization is responsible for delivering manufacturi…

Designation as NIST MEP Center for a specific state (ID, IL, MN, NJ, NY, WA, WV, or WI); advisory and technical assistance services to small and medium manufacturers in that state.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Multiple per year
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.60–120 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Cooperative agreement
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.50%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$139.1M

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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: www.nist.gov