This grant, offered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is for establishing or continuing Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers. The primary purpose is to provide vital manufacturing extension services to primarily small- and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers. These centers aim to enhance productivity, technological performance, and strengthen the global competitiveness of these firms. Proposals are invited for specific geographic areas, including the Chicago region of Illinois. The centers will integrate into the national MEP system and utilize local resources efficiently. The focus is on delivering cost-effective services tailored to regional manufacturer needs, not performing research and development.
Opportunity ID: 51978
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2010-NIST-MEP-CHICAGO |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Availability of Funds for three regions including the Chicago region of the state of Illinois |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Manufacturing Extension Services |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.611 — Manufacturing Extension Partnership |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 18, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 12, 2010 All electronic applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 12, 2010. All paper applications must be postmarked no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 12, 2010. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 12, 2010 All electronic applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 12, 2010. All paper applications must be postmarked no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 12, 2010. |
| Archive Date: | May 12, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Each Award recipient must be a U.S.-based not-for-profit institution or organization. For the purpose of this solicitation, not-for-profit organizations include universities and state and local governments. Eligible applicants may be consortia of non-profit institutions. Existing MEP manufacturing extension centers are eligible. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Description: | The National Institute of Standards and Technology invites proposals from qualified organizations for funding projects that provide manufacturing extension services to primarily small- and medium-sized manufacturers in the United States. These projects will establish manufacturing extension centers under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program. Proposals are invited for the establishment or continuation of manufacturing extension service within three discrete geographic areas in the United States. One of these three areas is the the Chicago region of the state of Illinois, which includes McHenry, Kane, DuPage, Cooke, Chicago, Will and Lake counties, and that area is covered by Federal Funding Opportunity number 2010-NIST-MEP-CHICAGO. The objective of these centers is to enhance productivity, technological performance, and strengthen the global competitiveness of small- and medium-sized U.S. based manufacturing firms. These manufacturing extension centers will become part of the MEP national system of extension service providers. Currently, the MEP national system consists of over 400 centers and field offices located throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Information regarding MEP and these centers is provided in the information packet that can be obtained at www.grants.gov with additional background information provided at http://www.mep.nist.gov. The objective of the projects funded under this program is to provide manufacturing extension services to primarily small- and medium-sized manufacturers in the United States. These services are provided through the coordinated efforts of a regionally-based manufacturing extension center and local technology resources. The management and operational structure of the manufacturing extension center is not prescribed, but should be based upon the characteristics of the manufacturers in the regional and locally available resources with demonstrated experience working with manufacturers. The proposal should include plans for integration into the MEP national system and linkages to appropriate national resources. The focus of the center is to provide those manufacturing extension services required by the small- and medium-sized manufacturers in its service region utilizing the most cost effective, local, leveraged resources for those services. It is not the intent of this program that the centers perform research and development. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full Announcement for three Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Christopher Hunton
Grants Technical Assistant Phone 301-975-5718 Email:christopher.hunton@nist.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 51978 Full Announcement-1 -> mep ffo.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Christopher Hunton Grants Technical Assistant Phone 301-975-5718 Email: christopher.hunton@nist.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.611 | 2010-NIST-MEP-CHICAGO | MEP Availability of Funds for three regions including the Chicago region of the state of Illinois | PKG00016530 | Feb 18, 2010 | Apr 12, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
51978 SF424-2.0.pdf
51978 CD511-1.1.pdf
51978 SF424B-1.1.pdf
51978 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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