Advanced Manufacturing Technology Services

Applicants for this program must be active MEP Centers that are operating pursuant to a current NIST MEP cooperative agreement. A MEP Center may work individually or may include proposed subawards to eligible organizations or proposed contracts with any other organization as part of the applicant’s proposal, effectively forming a team. 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. See Section III.A. of this NOFO for more information regarding funding opportunity eligibility. MEP Centers are strongly encouraged to propose projects that demonstrate program delivery approaches to be applied on a regional or on a national basis, and that would be implemented through teaming arrangements involving the meaningful participation of multiple MEP Centers and other partners, thereby serving small U.S. manufacturers in multiple states. Applicants proposing regional or national projects involving the meaningful participation of multiple MEP Centers may receive priority from NIST during the award selection process. See Section I.C. of this NOFO for information on the Program Priorities.

Leon Sampson NOFO Coordinator Phone 301-975-3086