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Congratulations to the 2024 Baldrige Award Recipients!

April 14, 2025

BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR, Md.—Dr. Eric K. Lin, Acting Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services at the National Institute of Standards and

Graduate Baldrige Fellows Bring Home Lessons on Excellence

April 3, 2025

Eighteen senior leaders recently joined more than 165 other executives as graduates of the Baldrige Executive Fellows Program. Using the Baldrige Excellence

2025 Cohort of Baldrige Executive Fellows Announced

April 2, 2025

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is pleased to announce the names of 17 executives who are beginning a year-long leadership development journey in

MEP Economic Impacts Boost Business and Jobs

March 20, 2025

According to the MEP National Network TM Client Impact Survey, small and medium-sized manufacturers that work with their local Manufacturing Extension

Now Announcing: The 2025 Baldrige Award Application is Open!

January 28, 2025

Apply now for the nation’s highest recognition for excellence in organizational performance! The 2025 Baldrige Award Application is open! Baldrige Award

Baldrige 2025 Examiner Application Now Open

January 6, 2025

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is seeking applicants for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award ® Board of Examiners for the 2025 award

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Biden-Harris Administration Awards Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation $285M for New CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute for Digital Twins, Headquartered in North Carolina

January 3, 2025

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that CHIPS for America awarded the Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation (SRC

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Now Announcing the 2025 Baldrige Award Criteria!

December 9, 2024

The process for the 2025 Baldrige Award, the nation’s highest recognition for excellence in organizational performance, is now underway, with the 2025 Baldrige

CESMII and NIST MEP Partner to Boost U.S. Manufacturing with Smart Technologies

November 20, 2024

The Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII), part of the Manufacturing USA network, and the National Institute of Standards and

CHIPS for America Announces New Proposed $285 Million Award for CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute for Digital Twins, Headquartered in North Carolina

November 19, 2024

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium

Revision of Baldrige Framework to Increase its Value as Improvement Guide

October 21, 2024

During its current revision, the Baldrige Excellence Framework®, the core document of the Baldrige Program, is undergoing revolutionary change—being reorganized

NIST Announces 2024 Baldrige Awards for Performance Excellence

October 10, 2024

The Baldrige Award was redesigned earlier this year to focus on organizational resilience.

Enhanced Manufacturing.gov Website Launched on Manufacturing Day

October 4, 2024

In celebration of Manufacturing Day (MFG Day), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the launch of

NIST Announces Award for Manufacturing Extension Center in Florida

September 26, 2024

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made a cooperative agreement award to operate a Manufacturing

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New Report Highlights Economic Value of Neutron Science to U.S. Industry

September 5, 2024

Research using neutron beams provides an economic return far larger than the cost of building and operating neutron facilities, according to an economic impact

NIST Announces Funding Opportunity for AI-Focused Manufacturing USA Institute

July 22, 2024

The deadline for submitting concept papers during the first stage of the application process is Sept. 30, 2024.

Nine Finalists for 2024 Baldrige Award to Get Site Visits

June 24, 2024

Nine U.S. organizations have been selected to receive site visits this summer, proceeding to the final phase of a significantly revised process for applicant

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Visits New Mexico MEP Client Theta Plate Inc.

June 10, 2024

Dr. Laurie Locascio, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director, visited New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP

Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network Celebrates First Anniversary

May 29, 2024

June 1, 2024 marks the one-year anniversary of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Supply Chain

NIST Awards Over $1.2 Million to Small Businesses to Advance Cybersecurity, Biopharmaceuticals, Semiconductors and More

May 15, 2024

The awards will fund research and development of new products relating to cybersecurity, quantum computing, health care, semiconductor manufacturing and other

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New Video in the Heroes of American Manufacturing Series Features Gorilla Mill

May 14, 2024

The latest video in the Heroes of American Manufacturing series features Gorilla Mill, a client of the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP)

CHIPS for America Announces $285 million Funding Opportunity for a Digital Twin and Semiconductor CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute

May 6, 2024

Media Contact: Hannah Robinson, Hannah.Robinson [at] chips.gov (Hannah[dot]Robinson[at]chips[dot]gov) Today, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a  Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeking

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News and Updates

Congratulations to the 2024 Baldrige Award Recipients!

Graduate Baldrige Fellows Bring Home Lessons on Excellence

2025 Cohort of Baldrige Executive Fellows Announced

MEP Economic Impacts Boost Business and Jobs

Now Announcing: The 2025 Baldrige Award Application is Open!

Baldrige 2025 Examiner Application Now Open

Biden-Harris Administration Awards Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corporation $285M for New CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute for Digital Twins, Headquartered in North Carolina

Now Announcing the 2025 Baldrige Award Criteria!

CESMII and NIST MEP Partner to Boost U.S. Manufacturing with Smart Technologies

CHIPS for America Announces New Proposed $285 Million Award for CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute for Digital Twins, Headquartered in North Carolina

Revision of Baldrige Framework to Increase its Value as Improvement Guide

NIST Announces 2024 Baldrige Awards for Performance Excellence

Enhanced Manufacturing.gov Website Launched on Manufacturing Day

NIST Announces Award for Manufacturing Extension Center in Florida

New Report Highlights Economic Value of Neutron Science to U.S. Industry

NIST Announces Funding Opportunity for AI-Focused Manufacturing USA Institute

Nine Finalists for 2024 Baldrige Award to Get Site Visits

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Visits New Mexico MEP Client Theta Plate Inc.

Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network Celebrates First Anniversary

NIST Awards Over $1.2 Million to Small Businesses to Advance Cybersecurity, Biopharmaceuticals, Semiconductors and More

New Video in the Heroes of American Manufacturing Series Features Gorilla Mill

CHIPS for America Announces $285 million Funding Opportunity for a Digital Twin and Semiconductor CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute

Graduating Baldrige Fellows Inspired to Continue Excellence

MEP Economic Impacts Boost Business and Jobs

2024 Cohort of Baldrige Fellows Announced

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-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
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--Biological data
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-Bioinformatics
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-Biomaterials
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--Genomic cybersecurity
--Nucleic acid sequence screening
-Cell measurements
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--Cell-free systems
--Genome engineering
--Protein engineering
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
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Buildings and Construction
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-Building economics
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Chemistry
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Electronics
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Energy
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Environment
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Fire
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Forensic Science
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Health
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-Human microbiome
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Information technology
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--Trustworthy and responsible AI
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-Cloud computing and virtualization
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-Computational science
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-Data and informatics
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--Information retrieval
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-Federal information processing standards (FIPS)
-Health IT
-Internet of Things (IoT)
-Interoperability testing
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--Next generation networks
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-Software research
--Software testing
-Usability and human factors
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-Virtual / augmented reality
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-Voting systems
Infrastructure
Manufacturing
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-Factory communications
-Factory operations planning and control
-Interoperability in manufacturing
-Machining
-Manufacturing economics
-Manufacturing quality assurance
-Manufacturing systems design and analysis
-Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics
-Process improvement
-Process measurement and control
-Product data
-Robotics in manufacturing
--Agility and adaptability
--Collaborative robots
--Dexterous grasping
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-Supply chain
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-Technology commercialization
Materials
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Mathematics and statistics
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Metrology
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-Time and frequency metrology
-Weights and measures
Nanotechnology
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--Self-assembly
-Nanofluidics
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-Nanophysics
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Neutron research
Performance excellence
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Physics
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-Magnetics
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-Thermodynamics
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Public safety
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Resilience
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Transportation
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