The Product Accelerator for Functional Fabrics (PAFF 3.0) is our third PAFF program specifically designed to accelerate advanced textile product development and manufacturing growth for U.S. manufacturers and innovators. PAFF 3.0 provides access to AFFOA’s technical expertise and facilities at no cost to support product and process development...
Concept Paper questions are due to PowerAmerica by 5pm EST on December 1, 2025 More Information
PowerAmerica released a new request for proposals (RFP) on research projects to further accelerate the commercialization of wide-bandgap semiconductor materials — silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) — into chips and power electronics.
The...
The REMADE Institute® , a 150+ member public-private partnership funded in part by the United States Department of Energy, issued its seventh Request for Proposals, representing up to a $6 million investment in supplemental funding for technologies that support the nation’s manufacturing competitiveness and supply chain resilience goals.
The...
There is a critical need for forged components across all DoD services, ranging from small to extra-large components. The forging supply chain is identified as a critical vulnerability for the DoD due to factors including traditionally high-mix low-volume demands, limited domestic capability for aerospace-quality forgings, a dwindling domestic...
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) are proud to announce a new open project call funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate , worth a total of $450K. The project call, Affordable and Agile Composite Additive Manufactured Structures (AACAMS)...
With a focus on two-year Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. The program involves partnerships between academic institutions (grades 7-12, IHEs), industry, and economic development agencies to...
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) are proud to announce a new open project call funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD ManTech), worth a total of $1.7M. The project call, Joint Additive Qualification for Sustainment – Supplier Qualification...
NIIMBL is pleased to announce Project Call 9.1 for technology and workforce development projects. Through Project Call 9.1, NIIMBL intends to steward up to $8 million in new project activities, which includes NIIMBL funding and co-investment from project participants.
The concept submission deadline is September 16, 2025. Submitters must be...
MxD is working with a foundry where currently the quality of the metal pouring process is heavily reliant on operator skill. The foundry has the capability to simulate the success of its pours, but lacks the data and process control to know if pours are being done within the simulated thresholds. Pours done outside the simulated thresholds lead...
SMART USA is launching a funding initiative to address critical gaps in semiconductor manufacturing by advancing scalable digital twin technologies. The program targets innovations that enhance semiconductor design, manufacturing, packaging, assembly, and testing. It also aims to strengthen U.S. competitiveness, reduce production costs, improve...
This project call reflects a focused, collaborative effort led by the America Makes Roadmap Advisory Group (RMAG) and its five working groups: Design, Process, Material, Value Chain, and AM Genome. These groups met over two months to generate and prioritize project topics, which were then shared with the Department of Defense’s Joint Additive...
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) are proud to announce a new open project call funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD ManTech), worth a total of $4.5M. The project call, Improvements in Manufacturing Productivity via Additive Capabilities...
NextFlex Project Calls fulfill one of the Institute’s primary goals: fostering technology innovation and commercialization.
Project Call (PC) 10.0 is the tenth project call issued by NextFlex. Like the previous project calls, it is intended to advance the state of the art in manufacturing for hybrid electronics and to promote the strength...
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) are proud to announce a new open project call funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD(R&E)), worth a total of $1.1M. The project call, Allied Additive Manufacturing...
The final version of the ARM Institute’s Core-Funded 25-01 Technology Project Call is now publicly available ! Note that while this Project Call is publicly available, you must be an ARM Institute Member to submit a proposal. Learn more about membership here.
The full templates for this Project Call, as well as the presentations from the...
