Archives by: Infinity Navarro

Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes and celebrates the contributions Americans tracing their roots to Spain, Mexico, Central America, South American and the Spanish-speaking nations of the Caribbean have made to American society and culture. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988, on the approval ... Read more

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a period for the duration of the month of May for recognizing the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. A rather broad term, Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific Islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The Month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7th, 1843, and to ... Read more

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched the application process for $50 million in grants to help manufacturers respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Successful applications will allow the MEP Centers to help manufacturers recover from workforce and supply chain interruptions; apply for private insurance claims and disaster loans from the Small Business Administration; and access resources at the federal, state, and local level. MEP Centers may also use the funds to assess the operating needs ... Read more

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened a funding opportunity for rapid, high-impact projects that support the nation's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible institutes are invited to propose projects that may include (but are not limited to) Medical or non medical countermeasuresgrants to accelerate production of critical materialsequipment and suppliesadditional production facilitestechnology road mapping for pandemic response and recoveryleveraging institute capabilities to strengthen state and community resiliencereturning to the U.S. the manufacture of ... Read more