Opportunity Information: Apply for 2016 NIST MEP ENNMI 01
The Embedding MEP in NNMI Institutes Pilot Projects opportunity is a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) initiative designed to help small and mid-sized U.S. manufacturers move new manufacturing technologies from the lab or early demonstration stage into real products and production processes. The basic idea is to create stronger, practical working relationships between two national assets: the NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers, which are spread across the country and focus on hands-on assistance to manufacturers, and the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) Institutes, which concentrate on advancing specific cutting-edge manufacturing technology areas. Through these pilot projects, NIST is looking for approaches that show measurable results in speeding up technology adoption and commercialization for smaller manufacturers that often lack the time, staff, and capital to track and implement emerging innovations on their own.
A central feature of the pilots is the concept of "embedding" MEP personnel in residence at NNMI Institutes. In practice, that means staff from an MEP Center would spend sustained time working directly inside an NNMI Institute environment to build connections, translate institute-developed technologies into forms that are usable by smaller firms, and identify specific manufacturer needs that can be matched with institute capabilities. NIST is explicitly emphasizing meaningful, results-oriented collaborations rather than informal networking. The pilots are intended to create durable partnerships among small manufacturers, MEP Centers, and NNMI Institutes that continue beyond the pilot period, with the long-term goal of making it easier and faster for small manufacturers to access advanced manufacturing know-how, equipment, training, and applied R and D pathways that are typically harder for them to reach.
The projects are framed as technology acceleration efforts. NIST wants these pilots to demonstrate ways to better leverage the MEP national system to deliver assistance to small U.S. manufacturers in the same technology domains that the NNMI Institutes focus on. The intended outcome is a clearer, faster pipeline from "latest and most compelling technological innovations" to adoption in factory settings, leading to competitive manufactured goods and stronger domestic manufacturing capacity. While the notice does not list specific technology topics in the summary text, it makes clear that topics should align with the participating NNMI Institute(s) core focus areas, and that the MEP role is to help translate those advanced capabilities into business-relevant implementation support for smaller firms.
Eligibility is limited and specific. Only current MEP Centers that are already receiving cooperative agreement funding from NIST may apply. An applying MEP Center must also form a formal collaboration or teaming arrangement with one or more existing NNMI Institutes. NIST encourages broader, multi-party proposals, including applications that involve multiple MEP Centers and multiple NNMI Institutes, as well as other regional or technical partners such as local economic development organizations, universities, community colleges, technology incubators, and similar entities. That emphasis signals that NIST views these pilots as ecosystem-building projects where workforce development, applied research translation, regional cluster coordination, and manufacturer outreach can be integrated to produce stronger outcomes.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is a discretionary federal funding competition administered by NIST, using a cooperative agreement funding instrument, which typically implies substantial federal involvement in coordinating, monitoring, or shaping the work during the project period compared with a standard grant. The program is listed under CFDA 11.611. The funding opportunity number is 2016 NIST MEP ENNMI 01, and the original closing date for proposals was June 17, 2016. NIST anticipated making up to seven awards under this pilot effort, and the opportunity was created on April 19, 2016.Apply for 2016 NIST MEP ENNMI 01
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Embedding MEP in NNMI Institutes Pilot Projects" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.611.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2016-04-19.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-06-17. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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