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Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program

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Hiwot Gebremariam
Program Activity Lead, Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program
hiwot.t.gebremariam.civ@mail.mil
(703) 679-2901

The Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program is designed to support long-term community investments that strengthen national security innovation and expand the capabilities of the defense manufacturing industrial ecosystem. 

The Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program is authorized under Section 846 of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, which enabled the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to designate and support consortiums as defense manufacturing communities to strengthen the national security industrial base. This program was developed in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Industrial Base Policy (formerly known as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy) and the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering. 

The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation manages this program on behalf of the Department of Defense. A total of $80 million has been allocated ($80 million in the previous three fiscal years, and $30 million in Fiscal Year 2023) to 17 Defense Manufacturing Communities to assist over 2,200 defense businesses and 38,000 workers. This program currently assists: 

  • More than 1,050 small and medium size companies to receive guidance on entering the defense sector; 
  • Development of 41 new defense technologies/ products; 
  • Improvement of 90 defense technologies/ products; and 
  • Enhancement of cybersecurity capabilities of 440 companies. 

The funding and technical assistance provided through the program enhances a region's ability to narrow gaps and address needs in defense manufacturing in the areas of:  

  • Critical skills 
  • Facilities 
  • Research and development  
  • Small business support 

The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation hosted an informational webinar to review the goals and objectives of the Notice of Funding Opportunity and answer questions from interested respondents. Click here view the webinar video and here for the webinar slides.

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