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NIST MEP Center State Competition (FY2026 Round 2)

Status

Closed for now

NIST recompetes MEP Center operating awards state by state in rolling rounds; states not in Round 2 are competed in other rounds. Watch nist.gov/mep for the next round.

Closed
Amount
$15,641,800

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%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — 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.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Open to a United States-based non-profit institution, an institution of higher education, or a State, United States territory, local, or tribal government, or a consortium thereof. Individuals and unincorporated sole proprietors are ineligible.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.nist.gov/mep/nist-mep-center-state-competition-fy2026-round-2

"Cost sharing or matching funds of at least 50 percent are required for awards issued pursuant to this NOFO."

Verified on 25 September 2026

Source: www.nist.gov

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