Ecosystem Registry

Iowa Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

Program · Ames, United States

Iowa's center in the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership network, managed by CIRAS.

Activity not confirmed in the last 12 months, checked November 3, 2026.

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In context

Iowa Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is one of 17 programs in Ames, Iowa listed in the Innovative EcoSystems registry, and one of 707 across the United States.

The registry lists 125 innovation ecosystem organizations in Ames, Iowa in all.

Programs fund or deliver support for innovation and entrepreneurship, from grant schemes to training initiatives.

The United States scores 68.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 21 of 117 economies.

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