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FY2024 Manufacturing USA Institute – AI for Resilient Manufacturing

  • Open Now

Open Date:

7/22/2024

Close Date:

9/30/2024
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Eligible Recipients:

  • Educational Institutions
  • Native/Tribal Entities
  • Non-profits
  • State Governments

Program Purpose:

  • Other Infrastructure

Reserved for Energy
Communities?

No

Upcoming Milestones:

  • Proposers’ Day (Venue TBA): August 20, 2024
  • Concept Paper Due: September 30, 2024
  • Proposal Invitation: November 10, 2024
  • Full Proposal Due: January 23, 2025 (approximate – deadline will be specified in the invitation to submit Full Proposals)
  • Selection Announcement: On or about March 1, 2025
  • Anticipated Award: On or about April 15, 2025

Bureau/Office:

Funded by:

U.S. Department of Commerce

Overview

This opportunity is a call for applications to establish and operate a Manufacturing USA institute focused on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen the resilience of U.S. manufacturers. Through this competition, NIST expects to select an applicant or applicant team most capable of establishing and leading a public-private partnership that will integrate expertise in AI, manufacturing processes, and supply chain networks to conduct applied R&D projects that address industry-wide needs for innovation leading to greater resilience of manufacturing systems. The AI MFG USA institute is also expected to cultivate the development of a world-leading workforce needed to deploy institute-developed AI technologies into industrial use. The award will provide financial resources to establish the AI MFG USA institute, conduct startup activities and operate a national effort to accelerate manufacturing innovation and increase U.S. global competitiveness.

Related Resources

Additional information is available on the Resources page.

Funding Details

Funding Source:
  • Annual Appropriation
Funding Type:
Total Amount Available:
$70,000,000
Limit per Applicant:
$70,000,000
Estimated Awards:
1

Applicant Guidance

Any institute award to be funded through this opportunity will cover both the startup phase and ongoing operations phases. Awards will be for an initial award period of performance of five-years. Subject to the availability of funding and completion of a rigorous merit review, NIST may choose to offer a renewal of the award to successful institutes following the initial five-year period of performance. The renewal may not exceed the five-year performance period of the original award.

The awardee must be prepared to develop solutions for cost-effective AI advanced manufacturing capabilities that offset the risk to the U.S. industrial base in adopting these new technologies using a collaborative approach between industry, academia, and government. The proposed AI MFG USA institute award recipient must manage the institute within three primary areas of operation:

  1. advancement of technology development;
  2. development of an educated and skilled workforce to support advanced manufacturing; and
  3. development of shared infrastructure and facilities.

Contact Information

Cheryl Leonard

E-mail: [email protected] with “AI for Resilient Manufacturing” in the subject line

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