UW-Stout gets $19 million federal grant to manage statewide manufacturing program

UW-Stout, Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, has been awarded $19 million in federal funds as it takes a leadership role as manager of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program in Wisconsin. The funds, $3.8 million annually for five years, come through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology MEP National Network. The program’s primary mission is to strengthen and empower small and mid-sized U.S. manufacturers through state-designated MEP Centers across the United States.  

This funding will enable UW-Stout’s Manufacturing Outreach Center (MOC), its subrecipient the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP), and statewide manufacturing leaders to coordinate efforts that ensure continued, uninterrupted support for Wisconsin’s small and mid-sized manufacturers.  

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