Closed · 2021-NIST-MEP-CAP-01 · CFDA 11.611 · Discretionary

NIST MEP Competitive Awards Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Standards and Technology, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
May 8, 2026
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

NIST MEP Competitive Awards Program is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Standards and Technology that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 263 other opportunities from National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
11.611
CFDA program
263
other opportunities from National Institute of Standards and Technology

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on May 8, 2026. CFDA 11.611 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Varies by applicant.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed May 8, 2026

Posted Dec 28 Closes May 8

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

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.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 2021-NIST-MEP-CAP-01

Grants.gov marks NIST MEP Competitive Awards Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Institute of Standards and Technology book (255 peers, 97% of 264).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Ashley Smothers NOFO Coordinator

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What to do next

NIST MEP Competitive Awards Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
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