{"id":1597,"date":"2021-03-12T15:57:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T15:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosen-testing.senate.gov\/2021\/03\/12\/rosen-announces-workforce-grant-renewal-given-to-unr\/"},"modified":"2022-07-13T20:23:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T20:23:21","slug":"rosen-announces-workforce-grant-renewal-given-to-unr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2021\/03\/12\/rosen-announces-workforce-grant-renewal-given-to-unr\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosen Announces Workforce Grant Renewal Given to UNR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP),&nbsp;released the following statement applauding the Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for awarding the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) a grant totaling $923,893 to continue their Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program to support manufacturing businesses and employees in Washoe County, Nevada. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u201cI am thrilled NIST has renewed the funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership in Nevada. COVID-19 has taken a toll on our state and our workforce. Grants like this one will help ensure Nevada\u2019s manufacturing industry continues to grow and stay competitive through education and technological advancements,\u201d <b>dijo el Senador Rosen.<\/b> \u201cBefore the onset of the pandemic, Nevada was among the fastest-growing states for advanced manufacturing, and this MEP grant will foster partnerships between small and medium-sized businesses, and bring organizations together to enhance and strengthen this key state industry.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">BACKGROUND:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b>&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#202124\">The Manufacturing Extension Partnership&nbsp;Program&nbsp;(MEP) is a national network with hundreds of specialists who understand the needs of America&#8217;s small manufacturers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Since 1988, MEP has worked with nearly 80,000 manufacturers, leading to $88 billion in sales and $14 billion in cost savings, and it has helped create more than 729,000 jobs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">In April 2020, Rosen joined several of her colleagues in calling on the Senate Appropriations Committee to increase funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. 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