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Major Programs
Baldrige Performance Excellence Program
The Baldrige Program oversees the nation's only Presidential award for performance excellence while offering criteria, assessments, tools, training and a community for those dedicated to helping organizations improve.
- Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
- Become a Baldrige Examiner
- Baldrige Products and Services
- Quest for Excellence Conference
- Regional Conferences
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) works with small and mid-sized U.S. manufacturers to help them create and retain jobs, increase profits, and save time and money.
Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM)
The Office of Advanced Manufacturing is staffed by representatives from federal agencies with manufacturing-related missions as well as fellows from manufacturing companies and universities. The office operates in partnership with the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture.
Special Programs Office
The Special Programs Office fosters communication and collaboration between NIST and external communities focused on critical national needs, including forensics, the Greenhouse Gas Measurements Program, and the National Security Standards Program.
Technology Partnerships Office
The Technology Partnerships Office enables technology transfer to promote US competitiveness, both for NIST and across the federal government for the Department of Commerce.