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NIST MEP Disaster Assessment Program

National Institute of Standards and Technology · 2020-NIST-MEP-MDAP-01

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Deadline

May 8, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

NIST MEP Disaster Assessment Program. National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST invites applications from current recipients of Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center cooperative agreements (MEP Centers) to perform assessments of small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) in areas subject to a FEMA Disaster Declaration. These assessments should be designed to... Funding amounts not specified.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Eligible applicants for this funding opportunity are recipients of current MEP Center cooperative agreements
•Deadline: 2026-05-08

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What This Grant Funds

NIST invites applications from current recipients of Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center cooperative agreements (MEP Centers) to perform assessments of small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) in areas subject to a FEMA Disaster Declaration. These assessments should be designed to identify the impact, if any, to the operations of the SMMs as result of the subject disaster. MEP Centers receiving funding pursuant to this program must also assist impacted SMMs in identifying and accessing Federal, State and local resources to aid in business recovery efforts and, as appropriate, in the development of a risk mitigation plan for future disasters. Award recipients will further be required to share the results of their project, including disaster preparedness lessons learned and SMMs best practices, with other SMMs, NIST and the MEP National NetworkTM in order to help the SMM community with future disaster resilience planning efforts. See Section I. in the Full Announcement Text of this NOFO.

Attachments

PDF

MDAP Amendment Coversheet

Coversheet_Amendment_MEP_MDAP.pdf

PDF

MEP-MDAP NOFO

Amendment_NOFO_2020-NIST-MEP-MDAP-01.pdf

PDF

NIST-MEP-MDAP App Instructions

NIST_MEP_DISASTER_ASSESSMENT_PROGRAM_APPLICATION_INSTRUCTIONS.pdf

Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants for this funding opportunity are recipients of current MEP Center cooperative agreements. A MEP Center recipient may work individually or may include proposed subawards to other recipients of MEP Center cooperative agreements and/or proposed contracts with other organizations as part of the applicant’s proposal, effectively forming a team or consortium. A MEP Center may only submit one funding application for each FEMA Disaster Declaration and, where an application is submitted with respect to a particular FEMA Disaster Declaration, such MEP Center may not be included as a subawardee or as a project participant in any other applications pertaining to the same FEMA Disaster Declaration. Moreover, a MEP Center that does not submit a funding application for a particular FEMA Disaster Declaration may only be included as a subawardee or as a project participant in one funding application for each FEMA Disaster Declaration.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: January 17, 2020

Application Deadline: May 8, 2026 (0 days remaining)

Applications for funding pursuant to this NOFO must be received by NIST no later than 60 calendar days following the date that a Major or an Emergency Disaster Declaration is declared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA Disaster Declaration) for all or a portion of an impacted State or of Puerto Rico. NIST expects to complete its review, selection of successful applicants, and award processing within 90 calendar days of application receipt. This program is open, and applications will be accepted by NIST on a rolling basis based on the date of the subject FEMA Disaster Declaration and subject to the publication of a superseding NOFO. See Section IV.4. in the Full Announcement Text of this NOFO.

Agency Contact

Ashley Smothers NOFO Coordinator

grants@nist.gov

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