Assistance Listing 11.611
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
National Institute of Standards and Technology · Department of Commerce
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Mostly repeat grantees: only 3% of awards go to new applicants. Apply with a strong track record or a partner who has won before.
Based on 76 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 0% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $4,358,029. Expect about 76 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 3%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 53%
- 28% higher ed · 19% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 0%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $4.4M
- $3.6M – $6.8M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 12
- $67M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Jul
- annual · 76-day window
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Technology Institute | Nonprofit | MI | 6 | $38,226,749 |
| A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership | Government | VA | 5 | $16,123,147 |
| University of Texas at Arlington | Higher ed | TX | 4 | $55,209,825 |
| Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership, INC. | Nonprofit | OR | 4 | $17,511,004 |
| Manufacturer'S Edge | Nonprofit | CO | 4 | $15,499,844 |
| Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence, INC. | Nonprofit | OK | 4 | $12,319,996 |
| California Manufacturing Technology Consulting | Nonprofit | CA | 3 | $62,697,076 |
| New York Department of Economic Development | Government | NY | 3 | $35,001,951 |
| Floridamakes INC | Nonprofit | FL | 3 | $32,590,560 |
| North Carolina State University | Higher ed | NC | 3 | $25,295,664 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | $536M | $9.6M | $4.0M – $16M |
| 2022 | 16 | $91M | $4.6M | $3.5M – $6.5M |
| 2023 | 56 | $34M | $400K | $400K – $400K |
| 2024 | 8 | $26M | $2.3M | $1.6M – $3.5M |
| 2025 | 12 | $67M | $4.4M | $3.6M – $6.8M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | 2026-08-21 | 30 d | 2026-NIST-MEP-02 · Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center State Competition |
| 2025-12-04 | 2026-01-05 | 32 d | 2026-NIST-MEP-01 · MEP Center State Competition |
| 2024-10-11 | 2025-01-09 | 90 d | 2025-NIST-MEP-01 · MEP Center State Competition |
| 2024-04-30 | 2024-07-01 | 62 d | 2024-NIST-MEP-01 · Award Competition for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center in the State of Florida |
| 2022-08-01 | 2022-10-30 | 90 d | 2022-NIST-MEP-02 · Award Competition for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Arizona and Maryland with District of Columbia |
| 2022-01-26 | 2022-04-26 | 90 d | 2022-NIST-MEP-01 · Award Competition for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Kentucky, Nebraska, Rhode Island, and South Dakota |
| 2021-01-15 | 2021-03-17 | 61 d | 2021-NIST-MEP-STATE-PARTNERSHIP-01 · Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) State Partnership Support Program |
| 2020-12-28 | 2026-05-08 | 1957 d | 2021-NIST-MEP-CAP-01 · NIST MEP Competitive Awards Program |
| 2020-01-17 | 2026-05-08 | 2303 d | 2020-NIST-MEP-MDAP-01 · NIST MEP Disaster Assessment Program |
| 2019-12-23 | 2020-02-06 | 45 d | 2020-NIST-MEP-AMTS-01 · Advanced Manufacturing Technology Services |
| 2019-04-19 | 2019-05-22 | 33 d | 2019-NIST-MEP-CYBERDEFMFG-01 · Cybersecurity for Defense Manufacturing |
| 2018-08-24 | 2018-10-23 | 60 d | 2018-NIST-MEP-AK-01 · Award Competition for a Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center in the State of Alaska |
| 2017-04-03 | 2017-06-02 | 60 d | 2017-NIST-MEP-EMUSA-02 · Embedding MEP in Manufacturing USA Institutes Pilot Projects – Round 3 |
| 2016-10-17 | 2016-12-01 | 45 d | 2017-NIST-MEP-EMUSA-01 · Embedding MEP in Manufacturing USA Institutes Pilot Projects – Round Two |
| 2016-06-30 | 2016-09-27 | 89 d | 2016-NIST-MEP-02 · Award Competitions for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and Wyoming |
| 2016-04-19 | 2016-06-17 | 59 d | 2016-NIST-MEP-ENNMI-01 · Embedding MEP in NNMI Institutes Pilot Projects |
| 2016-01-27 | 2016-04-25 | 89 d | 2016-NIST-MEP-01 · Award Competitions for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Utah and Vermont |
| 2015-12-16 | 2016-02-29 | 75 d | 2016-NIST-MEP-STATE-PARTNERSHIP-01 · Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) State Partnership Support Project |
| 2015-03-09 | 2015-06-01 | 84 d | 2015-NIST-MEP-01 · Award Competitions for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin |
| 2014-08-01 | 2014-10-15 | 75 d | 2014-NIST-MEP-01 · Award Competitions for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia |
| 2014-06-20 | 2014-08-04 | 45 d | 2014-NIST-MEP-B2BN-01 · Business-to-Business Network Pilots |
| 2014-02-28 | — | — | 2014-NIST-MEP-FL-01 · Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center for Florida |
| 2013-08-02 | — | — | 2013-NIST-MEP-STEP-AK-01 · State Technology Extension Assistance Project for State of Alaska |
| 2013-07-23 | — | — | 2013-NIST-MEP-MTAC-01 · Manufacturing Technology Acceleration Center (M-TAC) Pilot Projects |
| 2013-04-09 | — | — | 2013-NIST-MEP-NE-01 · Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center for Nebraska |
| 2013-03-18 | 2013-05-31 | 74 d | MIIA2013 · The Make it in America Challenge |
| 2012-06-22 | — | — | 2012-NIST-MEP-AZ-MD-RI-01 · Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers for Arizona, Maryland and Rhode Island |
| 2012-05-24 | 2012-07-11 | 48 d | JIAC2012AM · Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge |
| 2012-03-01 | — | — | 2012-NIST-MEP-SD-AND-KY-01 · Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers for South Dakota and Kentucky |
| 2012-02-14 | — | — | 2012-BCTEP-01 · Building Construction Technology Extension Program (BCTEP) Pilot Projects |
| 2010-06-17 | — | — | 2010-MEP-BGPD-01 · Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Projects - Growth Transformation |
| 2010-06-16 | — | — | 2010-MEP-SDCC-01 · Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Projects - Strategic Growth Areas |
| 2010-02-18 | 2010-04-12 | 53 d | 2010-NIST-MEP-ARIZONA · Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Availability of Funds for three regions including the state of Arizona |
| 2010-02-18 | 2010-04-12 | 53 d | 2010-NIST-MEP-CENTRAL-PENNSYLVANIA · Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Availability of Funds for three regions including the identified counties in Central Pennsylvania |
| 2010-02-18 | 2010-04-12 | 53 d | 2010-NIST-MEP-CHICAGO · Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Availability of Funds for three regions including the Chicago region of the state of Illinois |
| 2010-02-12 | 2010-05-06 | 83 d | ERIC2010 · FY2010 Energy Efficient Building Systems Regional Innovation Cluster Initiative |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 11.611?
Mostly repeat grantees: only 3% of awards go to new applicants. Apply with a strong track record or a partner who has won before. Based on 76 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 0% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $4,358,029. Expect about 76 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Manufacturing Extension Partnership award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $4.4M; the middle half ran from $3.6M to $6.8M. 12 new awards were made, with $67M committed to them.
When does 11.611 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Jul with about 76 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jul 22, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Commerce (National Institute of Standards and Technology). Assistance Listing 11.611 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 83% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.