The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks proposals from eligible applicants for activities to establish and operate a CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute focused on digital twins with integrated physical assets and computational capabilities (digital assets) to tackle important semiconductor-industry manufacturing challenges.
Donor Name: National Institute of Standards and Technology
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 06/20/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
Within the CHIPS for America program, the mission of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) CHIPS Research and Development Office (CHIPS R&D) is to accelerate the development and commercial deployment of foundational semiconductor technologies by establishing, connecting, and providing access to domestic research efforts, tools, resources, workers, and facilities. CHIPS R&D aims to achieve the following goals by 2030:
- U.S. Technology Leadership– The United States establishes the capacity to invent, develop, prototype, manufacture, and deploy the foundational semiconductor technologies of the future.
- Accelerated Ideas to Market- The best ideas achieve commercial scale as quickly and cost effectively as possible.
- Robust Semiconductor Workforce- Inventors, designers, researchers, developers, engineers, technicians, and staff meet evolving domestic government and commercial sector needs.
Funding Information
NIST anticipates awarding up to approximately $285M in Federal funding for a single Institute award, with a performance period of up to five years.
Eligible Uses of Funds
Eligible uses of Federal funds under this NOFO include operational activities to run the Institute; basic and applied research related to semiconductor digital twin development; establishing and supporting shared physical and digital facilities; industry-relevant demonstration projects; and digital twin-related workforce training. Where consistent with the objectives of the CHIPS Manufacturing USA Program, applicants may also propose to expend limited funds to protect innovations developed under this NOFO, including to cover fees for patent protection or to enhance research security.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants for the Institute award are non-profit organizations; accredited institutions of higher education; State, local, and Tribal governments; and for-profit organizations that are domestic entities. A domestic entity is one incorporated within the United States (including U.S. territories) with its principal place of business in the United States (including U.S. territories). Eligible applicants may only submit one concept paper for the Institute award under this NOFO. Eligible entities may participate in multiple concept papers and applications as a subrecipient. Applicants and recipients are required to have an active registration in SAM.gov and are encouraged to begin the process of registering as early as possible.
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