Opportunity ID: 238195

General Information

Document Type:: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:: 2013-NIST-MEP-MTAC-01
Funding Opportunity Title:: Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Center (M-TAC) Pilot Projects
Opportunity Category:: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity:: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s):: 11.611 — Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: No
Version:: Synopsis 2
Posted Date:: Jul 23, 2013
Last Updated Date:: Aug 28, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications::
Current Closing Date for Applications::
Archive Date:: Oct 28, 2013
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:: Eligible applicants are existing MEP Centers. The term “existing MEP Centers” is defined as organizations who are currently the legal recipient of the MEP Base Center Award. Sub-awardees of those MEP Base Center Awards are not eligible to apply for this funding opportunity. Applicants are strongly encouraged to form teaming arrangements involving multiple MEP Centers such that manufacturing supply chain needs can be addressed on a local or regional level, and also have a broad geographic reach to facilitate leveraging of resources and access to manufacturers on a national scale. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to adequately demonstrate the leveraging of resources and competencies tied to the industry sectors, supply chains, and technology areas that are relevant to the local regions where the applicant team resides. This may include organizations that are working with, or as part of, state or local technology-based economic development strategies such as innovation clusters. An eligible organization may work individually or include proposed subawardees and/or contractors or other collaborators in a project proposal, effectively forming a team or consortium.

Additional Information

Agency Name:: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Description:: NIST invites proposals from eligible applicants to conduct approximately two (2) pilot projects that will inform future NIST investment leading to the development of a network of Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Centers (M-TACs). The emphasis of these pilots will be to demonstrate the conduct of technology transition and commercialization activities with small and mid-sized U.S. manufacturers to foster their readiness to adopt and/or adapt advanced technologies into their manufacturing processes and products. The pilots will specifically focus on addressing the technical and business challenges encountered by small and mid-sized U.S. manufacturers as they attempt to integrate, adopt, transition, and commercialize both existing and emerging product and process technologies into their operations to help them grow and compete within manufacturing supply chains as innovative, value-adding components of our nation’s economy.These pilots will be operated by existing Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers and are expected to work in collaboration with other existing resources, including research consortia and institutions such as those operating as part of or in conjunction with the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), state and local technology-based economic development intermediaries, industry associations, industry-university partnerships, and manufacturing organizations. The pilots will create and test business models for potential, future operationalized M-TACs that can scale up on a national level to serve the needs of significant numbers of small and mid-sized manufacturers – on the order of thousands on an annual basis. The pilots will also document successes and challenges.
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information:: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Synopsis 2 NIST is issuing this amendment (Amendment 1) to the 2013-NIST-MEP-MTAC-01 FFO to make five (5) changes. These changes provide:

1. extended time to submit proposals,
2. clarification on the eligibility criteria,
3. clarification on the potential for NIST to fund additional proposals if additional funding is available,
4. clarification on the acceptance of non-substantive information that may be missing from a submitted application package, and
5. changes to the reporting requirements.

See the amended Full Announcement/FFO document for full details.

 Aug 28, 2013
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings: 11.611
Competition ID: 2013-NIST-MEP-MTAC-01
Competition Title: Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Center (M-TAC) Pilot Projects
Opportunity Package ID: PKG00181697
Opening Date: Jul 23, 2013
Closing Date: Sep 27, 2013
Agency Contact Information:: Christopher Hunton
Who Can Apply:: Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0]
CD511 Form [V1.1]
Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1]
Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0]
optional_forms Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1]

Packages

Assistance Listings Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions Who Can Apply:
11.611 2013-NIST-MEP-MTAC-01 Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Center (M-TAC) Pilot Projects PKG00181697 Jul 23, 2013 Sep 27, 2013 View Christopher Hunton Organization Applicants

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