Closed · 2026-NIST-MEP-01 · CFDA 11.611 · Discretionary
MEP Center State Competition
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Standards and Technology, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 5, 2026
- Close date
- 8
- Expected awards
The verdict
MEP Center State Competition is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Standards and Technology that offered Varies by applicant across 8 expected awards. 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
- 8
- expected awards
- 11.611
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on January 5, 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 January 5, 2026
Expected Awards
8
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is seeking competitive applications from eligible applicants to enter into a cooperative agreement with NIST to operate a MEP Center in the States of Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 2026-NIST-MEP-01
Grants.gov marks MEP Center State Competition 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. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. 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
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What to do next
MEP Center State Competition 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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