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With Industry Help, DOD Strives to be Leader in Microchip Research, Production

| Department of Defense (DoD) | Defense Systems, Electronics, National Security, Semiconductors

The United States and the U.S. Department of Defense, with the help of its industry and academia partners, strive to remain the leader in chip research and design, prototyping, manufacturing and production at scale. Leading this charge is the Microelectronics Commons, which has over 1,200 member organizations, having more than tripled in size, in just 12 months.

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SBA Announces Over $3 Million in Awards to Advance Local Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for STEM, R&D-Focused Small Businesses and Startups

| Small Business Administration (SBA) | Biotechnology, National Security, Research and Development (R&D), Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) Stage Two winners. Forty-four accelerator partnerships received between $50,000 and $150,000 each to advance their work supporting small businesses and startups in STEM and research and development across priority areas like national and economic security, domestic manufacturing and production, and sustainability and biotechnology.

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Department of Defense & Department of Commerce Joint Statement: Announcement in Support of the Manufacture of Microelectronics and Advanced Semiconductors for National Security

| Department of Commerce (DOC), Department of Defense (DoD) | Electronics, Microelectronics, National Security, Semiconductors, Supply Chain

Intel Corporation has been awarded up to $3 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act for a capability known as the “Secure Enclave.” The funding will support the manufacturing of microelectronics and ensure access to a domestic supply chain of advanced semiconductors for national security. The award will be executed by the Department of Defense (DoD) per an agreement between the Department of Commerce and the DoD.

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U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Preliminary Terms with SK hynix to Advance U.S. AI Supply Chain Security

| Department of Commerce (DOC), Executive Office of the President | Chips for America | Artificial Intelligence, Batteries, Biotechnology, Electric Vehicle, National Security, Research and Development (R&D), Semiconductors, Supply Chain

The U.S. Department of Commerce and SK hynix have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms to provide up to $450 million in proposed federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act to establish a high-bandwidth memory (HBM) advanced packaging fabrication and R&D facility.

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DOD Mobilizes Manufacturing Innovation Institutes to Support Military Industrial Base

| Department of Defense (DoD) | Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (DoD MIIs) | National Security, Technology

The Department of Defense's Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MII) met with stakeholders to discuss how the manufacturing innovation ecosystem can support the services' modernization efforts at the Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization workshop Oct. 25-26, 2023, in Chicago. Representatives from MIIs attended the workshop to get a better understanding of the current critical needs for modernizing the OIB and the subsequent opportunities to propose technology projects.

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Department of Defense Approves $30 Million in Grants Under Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program

| Department of Defense (DoD) | National Security, Research and Development (R&D), Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers, Workforce

The Department of Defense awarded six Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program (DMCSP) grants totaling approximately $30 million from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. The DMCSP makes long-term investments in critical skills, facilities, workforce development, research and development, and small business support to strengthen the national security innovation base.

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DoD Enters Agreement to Expand Domestic Manufacturing to Strengthen U.S. Missiles and Munitions Supply Chains

| Department of Defense (DoD) | Aerospace, Defense Systems, National Security, Supply Chain

The Department of Defense's Office for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy has entered into an agreement with Arconic Corporation to increase production of missiles and munitions. The purpose of the $45.5 million agreement with Arconic is to increase production of High Purity Aluminum (HPA) at its facility in Davenport, Iowa. The low-cost production of HPA by foreign smelters has resulted in decreased production of HPA in the United States.

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Related Programs

  • Acquisition & Sustainment – Office of the Under Secretary of Defense

    Agency:
    Department of Defense (DoD)
    Topics:
    Defense Systems, Industrial Commons, National Security, Procurement, Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers

    Acquisition & Sustainment remains committed to enabling the delivery and sustainment of capability to our Warfighters. The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy hosts a number of resources, from reports outlining the importance of manufacturing and the industrial base to national security to funding opportunities for businesses. The Department of Defense (DoD) maximizes opportunities for small businesses to compete for DoD prime contracts and subcontracts. A Defense Acquisition toolkit has been designed for the purpose of encouraging small businesses to maximize shared interests.

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  • Chips for America

    Agencies:
    Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
    Topics:
    Electronics, National Security, Semiconductors, Workforce

    Semiconductors, or chips, are tiny electronic devices that are integral to America’s economic and national security. These devices power tools as simple as a light switch and as complex as a fighter jet or a smartphone. Semiconductors power our consumer electronics, automobiles, data centers, critical infrastructure, and virtually all military systems. They are also essential building blocks of the technologies that will shape our future, including artificial intelligence, and biotechnology.

    While the United States remains a global leader in semiconductor design and research and development, it has fallen behind in manufacturing and now accounts for only about 10 percent of global commercial production. Today, none of the most advanced logic and memory chips—the chips that power PCs, smartphones, and supercomputers—are manufactured at commercial scale in the United States. In addition, many elements of the semiconductor supply chain are geographically concentrated, leaving them vulnerable to disruption and endangering the global economy and U.S. national security.

    The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 provides the Department of Commerce with $50 billion for a suite of programs to strengthen and revitalize the U.S. position in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing — while also investing in American workers.

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  • Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP)

    Agency:
    Department of Defense (DoD)
    Topics:
    Biomanufacturing, National Security, Supply Chain

    The Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP) aims to advance biotechnology as part of efforts to strengthen and build the resiliency of America's defense industrial base and secure its supply chains. Biomanufacturing has the potential to support the U.S. military and our allies and partners by generating needed materials — from fuels and chemicals to food and medical supplies — where and when our forces need them has significant implications for our military. 

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  • Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) Office

    Agency:
    Department of Defense (DoD)
    Topics:
    Defense Systems, National Security, Supply Chain

    The Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) Office oversees the execution of the Defense Production Act Investments (DPAI) and Innovation Capability and Modernization (ICAM) portfolios, utilizing all available authorities to address the challenge and incentivize industry.

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  • OSD Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development (M-EWD)

    Agency:
    Department of Defense (DoD)
    Topics:
    Defense Systems, National Security, Workforce

    The Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program’s Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development (M-EWD) Program’s mission is to work alongside regional ecosystems to develop and enhance already established education systems to assist in the creation of a high-performance manufacturing workforce ready to support the needs of the defense industrial base.

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  • OSD Manufacturing Science and Technology Program (MSTP)

    Agency:
    Department of Defense (DoD)
    Topics:
    Defense Systems, National Security

    The Office of the Secretary of Defense's (OSD) Manufacturing Science and Technology Program (MSTP) is a research and development investment portfolio focused on a set of identified joint, defense-critical, and sometimes high-risk manufacturing technology areas.

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