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