The conservative promise, a 2023 publication of the heritage foundation. The commerce department decided last week to reverse its april 1 decision to cut future funding for 10 manufacturing extension partnership centers in kansas, hawaii, mississippi, delaware, maine, iowa, nevada, wyoming, north dakota, and new mexico. Unfortunately, the trump administration’s proposed 2026 budget has repeated calls from his first administration to eliminate mep funding and in april the department of commerce moved to cease funding 10 mep centers, a clear prelude to terminating the program.
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Continued federal support for mep centers remains a point of contention
In his fy2018, fy2019, and fy2020 budgets, president trump has sought to eliminate federal support for the mep program
Congress appropriated $140.0 million for mep for fy2018 and fy2019. Any manufacturer can take advantage of the services provided by mep centers, located across the u.s From leadership training and value stream mapping to strength finders and cybersecurity, you name it, and they will have something for it. While mep funding for the ten state centers targeted is safe for now, the future of this vital support is definitely uncertain as small manufacturers and the centers that support them brace for further cuts as called for in the president’s proposed fy2026 budget.
