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Open Notice of Funding Opportunities

NIST MEP Center State Competition FY2026 Round 2
The NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), authorized by 15 U.S.C. § 278k, is seeking applications from eligible applicants to enter into a cooperative agreement to operate an MEP Center in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Vermont, and in the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico. The MEP Center will provide support to small and mid-sized manufacturers (SMMs) to adopt and/or scale up advanced manufacturing technologies that improve U.S. industrial competitiveness and SMM economic outcomes. Learn more

Contacts

For General Information

  • MEP Headquarters
    (301) 975-5020
    100 Bureau Drive, M/S 4800
    Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4800
Created May 13, 2016, Updated July 23, 2026
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