NIST MEP Center State Competition (FY2026 Round 2)

Year 1 awards range from $706,300 (Alaska) to $15,641,800 (California); over the 5-year initial award period funding ranges from $3,531,500 to $78,209,000. Cost sharing or matching funds of at least 50 percent are required.

You must co-fund 50%.

U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology

public · national

Deadline: cutoff — Applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on 21 August 2026. Covers Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont and Puerto Rico.

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 50% yourself.