ClosedOpportunity 2021-NIST-MEP-CAP-01

NIST MEP Competitive Awards Program

National Institute of Standards and Technology · Department of Commerce

At a glance

NIST MEP Competitive Awards Program is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce). The application deadline was May 8, 2026. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 11.611 (Manufacturing Extension Partnership).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Dec 28, 2020
Close date: May 8, 2026
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Applicants for this program must be an active MEP Center that is operating pursuant to a current NIST MEP cooperative agreement. A MEP Center may work individually or may include proposed subawards to other organizations, including but not limited to other MEP Centers, to carry out the activities described in the proposal. An MEP Center may serve as the MEP Center applicant on only one (1) proposal. There are no restrictions on the number of applications in which MEP Centers may be proposed as subrecipients or as non-funded collaborators.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

NIST MEP invites applications from current MEP Centers for projects that will add capabilities to the MEP Program by achieving one or more of the criteria set forth in 15 U.S.C. 278k-1(e)(3) and may give priority during the selection process to proposals that will also address one or more of the Program Themes described in Section I. of this NOFO: Industry/Manufacturing 4.0; manufacturing workforce services to include employee recruitment, retention, and employee development; supply chain management and resiliency; and Artificial Intelligence (AI) application. Projects funded pursuant to this NOFO must provide for activities or services beyond those provided for pursuant to an applicant’s and its partnering MEP Centers’ base MEP Center cooperative agreements. See Section I of this NOFO for the full program description.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

11.611Manufacturing Extension PartnershipProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 11.611

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$152M

FY25

$113M

FY26

$125M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 11.611. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Misty L Roosa Management Analyst
grants@nist.gov
301-975-3007

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “NIST MEP Competitive Awards Program”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How do I apply for “NIST MEP Competitive Awards Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 2021-NIST-MEP-CAP-01), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 11.037