Closed · 2026-NIST-MEP-02 · CFDA 11.611 · Discretionary
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center State Competition
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Standards and Technology, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 21, 2026
- Close date
- 14
- Expected awards
The verdict
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center State Competition is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Standards and Technology that offered Varies by applicant across 14 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
- 14
- expected awards
- 11.611
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on August 21, 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 August 21, 2026
Expected Awards
14
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) is seeking applications from eligible applicants to establish and operate a MEP Center in the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and Vermont, and in the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 2026-NIST-MEP-02
Grants.gov marks Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center St… 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
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center St… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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