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Advanced manufacturing: funding and government opportunities

Compare recently observed open and planning notices related to advanced manufacturing. A topic match is not an eligibility decision or a promise of funding.

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  • National Defense Education Program (NDEP) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Consortia Request for Information (RFI) for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Research & Engineering)

    Grants.gov · Forecast — confirm announcement · Closing not reported · Observed 2026-10-13

    Request for Information Request for Information: R&ENDEPSTEMFY22RFI; Agency/Office: Washington Headquarters Services/Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD) on behalf of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Research & Engineering) Title: National Defense Education Program (NDEP) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Consortia Request for Information (RFI) for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Research & Engineering) Disclaimer: The Department of Defense (DoD) may use responses to this request for information (RFI) to inform future solicitation / fun

  • Ground-Based Affordable Mass (G-BAM)

    DSIP · Pre-Release · Closing 2026-12-23 · Observed 2026-10-13

    DoW SBIR 2026 CSO Low-cost munition; long-range; precision fires; cruise missile; one-way attack; launched effects; scalable; rapid production; advanced manufacturing; internal navigation; autonomous navigation; automated target recognition; terminal guidance. The United States currently faces an "unprecedented" military buildup by China and increasing air and missile threats that demand a robust deterrent. However, the current inventory of long-range strike weapons is dominated by high-cost, low-volume systems or aging strategic assets like the Minuteman III, which dates back to the 1960s. Th

  • Architected Energy Dissipation Structures with Tunable Rigid-flexible Behaviors

    DSIP · Open · Closing 2026-10-21 · Observed 2026-10-13

    DoW STTR 2026 BAA Conformable structures, Lightweight armor, Soldier protection, Metamaterial, Architected Material, Additive Manufacturing Develop and demonstrate architected energy dissipation structures with rigid responsiveness at large tensile, compressive, and shear strains, but capable of conformability to surfaces of complex topographies and other fluid-like behaviors in response to small strains.

  • REQUEST FOR INFORMATION – PACIFIC GREENFIELD INITIATIVE (ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL RESILIENCE OPPORTUNITY ON OAHU, HI)

    SAM.gov · Sources Sought — active notice · Closing 2026-11-10 · Observed 2026-10-13

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