As part of a multiyear effort to make the most of its federal investment in U.S. manufacturing, NIST has awarded a new cooperative agreement for the Hollings Manufacturing Partnership center in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity, Inc., will receive approximately $4 million for the first 15 months of a 5-year agreement to work with partners to help small and medium-sized manufacturers develop new customers, expand into new markets, and create new products.