FY2024 Manufacturing USA Institute AI for Resilient Manufacturing
This funding opportunity is designed to support public-private partnerships that leverage artificial intelligence to improve the resilience and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing through innovative research and workforce development.
This funding 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 projects that address industry-wide needs for innovation leading to greater resilience of manufacturing systems. The AI for Resilient Manufacturing (AI MFG) Manufacturing USA (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.
Award Range
Not specified - $7,000,000
Total Program Funding
$7,000,000
Number of Awards
1
Matching Requirement
Yes - At least 50% of the total funding over the lifetime of the award
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
Eligibility for the program listed in this funding opportunity is open to all accredited institutions of higher education; non-profit organizations and for-profit organizations that are organized and operated in the United States (including U.S. territories) with majority domestic ownership or control; and State, local, U.S. Territorial, and Indian Tribal Governments. For purposes of this NOFO, individuals and unincorporated sole proprietors are not eligible to apply under this NOFO. Foreign public entities and foreign organizations are not eligible to apply. Federal agencies and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers are not eligible to apply under this NOFO. Existing Manufacturing USA institutes are not eligible to apply to this NOFO.Additional information regarding eligibility, including those for proposed subrecipients and other potential partners can be found in Section 3 of the funding opportunity.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
July 22, 2024
Application Closes
January 23, 2025
Grantor
Cheryl Leonard
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