Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge

This FFO announces the availability of funding for the Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge (Advanced Manufacturing Jobs Accelerator).

Under this FFO, regional partnerships across the nation can compete to access complementary Federal resources to support advanced

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manufacturing activities in order to drive high potential industry clusters.

The Advanced Manufacturing Jobs Accelerator is designed to foster job creation, increase public and private investments, and enhance economic prosperity by harnessing the economic growth and job creation potential resulting from advanced manufacturing activities within high-growth industry clusters that have been identified by regional stakeholders.

This initiative is designed to leverage existing financial and technical resources from five distinct Federal agencies through awards to approximately 12 projects that will be selected through competitive multi-agency grants.

The participating funding agencies anticipate providing approximately $26 million in Federal support for the Advanced Manufacturing Jobs Accelerator that will be used to fund approximately 12 new awards, each with a project period of up to three years.

The funding level of each participating Federal Agency will vary, subject to the availability of their respective appropriations.

The funding agencies and programs are:The U. S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC) Economic Development Administration (EDA);The DOC’s National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP);The U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO); The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA); and,The Small Business Administration (SBA).

This collaboration allows applicants to submit one application to leverage multiple complementary Federal funding sources to comprehensively promote advanced manufacturing activities and support cluster development.

In addition, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is making funds available for existing Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grantees (Phase II only) that are part of or central to awarded projects.

Related Programs

Economic Adjustment Assistance

Department of Commerce


Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Department of Commerce


H-1B Job Training Grants

Department of Labor


7(j) Technical Assistance

Small Business Administration


Conservation Research and Development

Department of Energy


Agency: Department of Commerce

Office: Economic Development Administration

Estimated Funding: $26,000,000


Who's Eligible





Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Advanced Manufacturing Jobs Accelerator Website

Additional Information of Eligibility:
Each agency contributing to this Funding Opportunity has different eligibility requirements.

Please see the following sections of the Funding Opportunity for more specific eligibility information: Section IV.A.2 for EDA Eligibility Information; Section IV.B.2 for NIST Eligibility Information; Section IV.C.2 for DOE Eligibility Information; Section IV.D.2 for ETA Eligibility Information; Section IV.E.2 for SBA Eligibility Information.

Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://manufacturing.gov/accelerator/index.html

Contact:
mfgjobsaccelerator@eda.gov

Agency Email Description:
Advanced Manufacturing Jobs Accelerator Email

Agency Email:
mfgjobsaccelerator@eda.gov

Date Posted:
2012-05-24

Application Due Date:
2012-07-11

Archive Date:
2012-08-08



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