Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers for Arizona, Maryland and Rhode Island

Post Date

June 22nd 2012

Application Due Date

November 30th -0001

All proposals, paper and electronic, must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 20, 2012. Proposals received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered.

Funding Opportunity Number

2012-NIST-MEP-AZ-MD-RI-01

CFDA Number(s)

11.611

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Eligibility Categories

Other

The eligibility requirements given in the FFO Document/Full Announcement will be used in lieu of those published in the MEP regulations found at 15 C.F.R. part 290, specifically 15 C.F.R. _ 290.5(a)(1). Each award recipient must be a U.S.-based nonprofit institution or organization. For the purpose of this FFO, nonprofit organizations include, but are not limited to, universities and state and local governments. An eligible organization may work individually or include proposed subawards or contracts with others in a project proposal, effectively forming a team or consortium. Existing MEP centers are eligible.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

NIST invites proposals from eligible proposers for funding projects that provide manufacturing extension services to primarily small- and medium-sized manufacturers in the United States. Specifically, NIST seeks proposals for projects to establish MEP centers in Arizona, Maryland and Rhode Island.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Commerce

• Office:

  National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Agency Contact:

  Christopher Hunton
  Grants Technical Assistant
  Phone 301-975-5718

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Agency Contact

• Agency Email Address:

  christopher.hunton@nist.gov

• More Information:

  FFO Document/Full Announcement of 2012-NIST-MEP-AZ-MD-RI-01