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Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

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NIST Launches Competition for Manufacturing Centers in 11 States

June 30, 2016

As part of a multiyear effort to refresh its Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers across the country, the U.S. Commerce Department's

NIST MEP to Help Small Manufacturers Engage with Manufacturing Innovation Institutes

April 22, 2016

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will provide up to $7 million in funding for pilot projects to benefit small U.S. manufacturers by

MEP Opens Competition to Fund Manufacturing Centers in 12 States and Puerto Rico

January 26, 2016

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today opened a competition to award new cooperative funding agreements for its Hollings Manufacturing

New Funding Awarded to Support Wisconsin Manufacturers

November 13, 2015

As part of a multiyear effort to make the most of its federal investment in U.S. manufacturing, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has

On Manufacturing Day, NIST and NSF Launch New Consortium to Support Advanced Manufacturing

October 2, 2015

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that the

New Funding Brings New Opportunities for Manufacturers in Nine States

September 21, 2015

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) will award $27 million to organizations in nine states to operate centers

White House Fact Sheet: Convening Manufacturing Leaders to Strengthen the Innovative Capabilities of the U.S. Supply Chain, including Small Manufacturers

July 9, 2015

Today the White House released a fact sheet on manufacturing that highlights efforts of NIST's Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership. Investing in the

NIST Announces 2016 Plans for Manufacturing Center Competitions

May 15, 2015

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has announced that it will hold two separate

Carroll Thomas Named Director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership

April 9, 2015

Carroll Thomas has been appointed director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST

NIST Awards $26 Million to Support Manufacturing in 10 States

February 24, 2015

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced the award of new cooperative agreements

NIST Announces New Center to Support Florida Manufacturers

January 30, 2015

The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST Awards $2.5 Million in Grants to MEP Centers for Pilot Business-to-Business Networks

December 2, 2014

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $2.5 million in grants to 10 Hollings Manufacturing Extension

Vacancy Announcement: Director for Manufacturing Extension Partnership

October 29, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hiring for a new director for the NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a

NIST to Hire New Manufacturing Extension Partnership Director

October 2, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is about to hire a new director for the NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership(MEP), a

MEP Launches Competition to Fund Manufacturing Centers in 10 States

August 4, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today opened a competition to award new cooperative funding agreements for its Hollings Manufacturing

NIST to Award up to $2.5 Million for Business-to-Business Matching Systems

June 27, 2014

Through 25 years of working with small and mid-size U.S. manufacturers, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing

Pilot Projects to Launch Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Centers

March 6, 2014

To improve small U.S. manufacturers' supply chain competitiveness and the rates at which they adopt technology, the National Institute of Standards and

Funding Available for a New Center to Support Manufacturing in Florida

March 4, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking proposals for a new Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) center in Florida

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NIST Awards Funding to Support Manufacturing in Nebraska and Alaska

February 6, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has announced two funding awards that will

NIST-MEP Supply Chain Optimization Program to Aid U.S. Manufacturers

January 14, 2014

After a successful pilot project held in five states, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership

The MEP Makes it in America: Details on the 10 Make it in America Awards

December 3, 2013

The 10 Make it in America cooperative agreements from the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership will help fund an array of programs from workforce

MEP Awards Grants to Help Manufacturers "Make it in America"

December 3, 2013

The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has awarded a total of $3.75 million in Make it in America grants to 10 MEP centers in nine states. The 3

NIST MEP Sets Up One-Stop Shop for Manufacturing-Related Research and Reports

October 22, 2013

The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST MEP) has a new website where users can find a

Federal Transit Administration Announces Interagency Agreement To Strengthen the "Buy America" Program and Domestic Manufacturing

September 24, 2013

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a new Interagency Agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce's

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NIST Announces Award to Create New Manufacturing Support Center in Maryland

September 6, 2013

The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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