OpportunityTitle: Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center for Nebraska
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The eligibility requirements given in this section will be used in lieu of those published in the MEP regulations found at 15 C.F.R. part 290, specifically 15 C.F.R. &#167; 290.5(a)(1).  Each award recipient must be a U.S.-based nonprofit institution or organization.  For the purpose of this FFO, nonprofit organizations include universities and state and local governments.  An eligible organization may work individually or include proposed subawards or contracts with others in a project application, effectively forming a team.  NIST will generally not consider applications proposing an organizational structure that, in whole or in part, delegates or transfers to another person, institution, or organization the applicant&#146;s responsibility for use or expenditure of award funds.   Existing MEP centers are eligible.  See Section III of the FFO/Full Announcement for more information on eligibility.
Description: NIST invites applications from eligible applicants for funding projects that provide manufacturing extension services to primarily small- and medium-sized manufacturers in the United States. Specifically, NIST seeks applications to re-establish an MEP center in Nebraska.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Agency Contact
GrantorContactText: Christopher Hunton &lt;br/&gt;Grants Technical Assistant &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-975-5718
CloseDateExplanation: Electronic applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 10, 2013.  Paper applications must be received by NIST by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 10, 2013.  Applications received after the respective deadlines will not be reviewed or considered.