Manufacturing USA institutes are funded by the U.S. Government through a private-public partnership. The method of funding is cooperative agreement. The federal funding level is typically $70-110M, matched or exceeded by funding from private industry and other non-federal sources, with a minimum 1:1 cost share.
Funding Competitions In Progress
Closed Competitions – Awards Announced (MM/YYYY)
- DOC: National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing USA 2016 Competition (February 2016) – Open-topic Competition
- Funded: The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL)
- Additional awards may be made if additional funding becomes available
- FOA-ETA-19-09 Apprenticeships: Closing the Skills Gap Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration
- Department of Energy Announces New Solicitation for the High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation Initiative
- Energy Department Announces $1.2 Million High Performance Computing for Manufacturing Opportunity for Steel and Aluminum Production
- Reducing Embodied-energy and Decreasing Emissions Institute (REMADE) – (01/2017)
- Robots in Manufacturing Environments Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ARM) – (07/2016)
- Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Manufacturing Innovation Institute (BioFabUSA – MM/2017) – (06/2016)
- Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) – (06/2016)
- Revolutionary Fibers and Textiles Manufacturing Innovation [Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)] – (04/2016)
- Modular Chemical Process Intensification Institute for Clean Energy Manufacturing (RAPID) – (12/2016)
- Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NextFlex) – (08/2015)
- American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics) – (07/2015)
- Institute of Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) – (01/2015)
- Lightweight and Modern Metals Manufacturing Innovation Institute (LIFT) – (02/2014)
- Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) – (02/2014)
- Next Generation Power Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute (PowerAmerica) – (01/2014)
- National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (America Makes) – (08/2012)