WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, has awarded a grant totaling $619,735 to Iowa State University through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program.
“These funds will help Iowa State University’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership provide companies with services and access to resources that enhance growth, improve productivity and expand capacity,” Grassley said.
Manufacturing Extension Partnerships are non-profit, university or state-based organizations which receive one-third of their operational funding from National Institute of Standards and Technology with a matching two-thirds realized from state funds, other regional partners, and revenue from fees paid by manufacturers for the services they receive.