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Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Published on AidPage by IDILOGIC on Jun 24, 2005
Possible uses and use restrictions...
Federal funding provided under this program shall be used for the creation and support of manufacturing extension services, or used by the States to plan for and pilot test state-wide extension services. It may also be used to plan for and pilot test services within a multi-state region which has sufficient regional linkages to justify such services. Extension service providers shall be affiliated with a U.S. based nonprofit institution or organization or group thereof. Funds may be used for the purpose of demonstrations, technology deployment, active transfer and dissemination of research findings and extension service expertise to a wide range of companies and enterprises, especially small manufacturers with fewer than 500 employees. Extension service planning and pilot testing agreements require a State to provide cost share by an amount at least equal to the amount of Federal assistance requested. Congressional funding has been provided annually since fiscal year 1988 (under Manufacturing Technology Centers and the State Technology Extension Program, which were combined into the Manufacturing Extension Partnership in fiscal year 1993).
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