Our Projects

Enables a University of Missouri led project to create a pipeline of engineers and tradespeople skilled in the usage of modern digital advanced manufacturing technologies. The program will make use of emerging advanced manufacturing technologies applied to casting repair and direct replacement of forgings, which are DoD priority areas. Fiscal Year 2023 Award

Enables a Cornell University led project to address the need for advanced defense space technology manufacturing and supply-chain capabilities by fostering collaboration among universities, research institutions, industry experts, and government agencies in New York State for the space technology sector. Fiscal Year 2023 Award

Enables an Empire State Development Corporation led project to address challenges in the microelectronics industry by strengthening talent pipelines, cultivating an innovation ecosystem, and enhancing local supplier resilience in New York State. Fiscal Year 2023 Award

Enables a Manufacturers'Association led project to make long-term investments in critical skills, facilities, research and development, and small business support in order to strengthen the submarine industrial base and national security innovation base. This effort will support the U.S. Navy's national security goal of increasing production from one to three submarines annually and enhance the results of the U.S. Navy's Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Program. Fiscal Year 2023 Award

Enables a University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley led project to secure a U.S. supply of tactical alloys through additive, hybrid, and intelligent manufacturing to address casting and forging supply chain issues facing the U.S. military by developing and providing technical support for novel materials and processes, offering certificate/training programs, and serving as a regional tech demonstration hub. Fiscal Year 2023 Award

Enables a Regents of the University of Michigan led initiative to create the critical foundation for energy storage and battery manufacturing necessary to support the DoD's rapid transformation from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles and beyond by leveraging federal and state investments, and providing a series of technical assistance, technology acceleration, and training initiatives. Fiscal Year 2023 Award

Enables a University of Texas at Austin led project to make long-term investments in research and development and small business support for the Texas microelectronics innovation and manufacturing ecosystem. The consortium will deliver communications, coordination and convenings; advanced research and commercialization; business incubation and acceleration; small business assistance; advanced supply chain development; and workforce sourcing to meet DoD needs. Fiscal Year 2022 Award

Enables a University of Rhode Island Research Foundation led project to make long-term investments in the capabilities of small and medium businesses and the future workforce of the Rhode Island defense shipbuilding ecosystem. The consortium will implement a three-pronged approach to strengthen DoD supply chain companies by: expanding and optimizing the capabilities, capacities, and resources available through the consortium; providing cyber resiliency education, training, and capital investment programs; and providing automation and robotics education, training, and capital investment programs. Fiscal Year 2022 Award

Enables a New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Partnership led project to strengthen the supply chain capability of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center, which accounts for 90% of the Army's lethality and all conventional ammunition for joint warfighters. The New Jersey Consortium will focus on workforce training, retraining, and recruitment and retention, with a unique emphasis on engaging veterans and military personnel and their family members. Five new registered apprenticeships will be established and over 1,200 individuals will complete industry-valued training. The project will identify opportunities for nontraditional defense manufacturing firms to fill key advanced manufacturing technology needs. Fiscal Year 2022 Award

Enables an SAE Government Technologies led project to conduct the rapid testing, demonstration, and validation of a framework to accelerate the development of domestic critical mineral supply chains. Through the implementation of new modular, advanced, and highly selective separation technologies, the consortium will utilize mine and industrial waste to build a fully capable domestic supply chain and trained workforce that requires no new mining and no foreign processing. The project will achieve a sustainable manufacturing supply chain for scandium within three years in the five-state region of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Fiscal Year 2022 Award