Advanced Manufacturing grant

[from DOLETA] The Obama Administration has announced a $26 million Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge, a partnership between the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, the Small Business Administration, and the National Science Foundation. This initiative will assist the development and implementation of regionally-driven economic development strategies that support advanced manufacturing and cluster development. In addition to the six partnering agencies, the initiative will leverage technical assistance from up to eight other Federal agencies.

The investments will accelerate innovation-fueled job creation and economic prosperity through public private partnerships, and serve as a catalyst for leveraging private capital, assisting entrepreneurial development in disadvantaged communities and promoting cluster based development in advanced manufacturing. The deadline for applications is July 9, 2012. An informational webinar for the Advanced Manufacturing Jobs Accelerator will be available in approximately two weeks atwww.manufacturing.gov/accelerator/index.html

Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge

Additional Background on the Challenge / Manufacturing Websites / Toolboxes

Also see:
Advanced Manufacturing Competency Model

Manufacturing Innovation 2012 in Orlando, May 5-9, 2012

Manufacturing Innovation 2012 (MI2012) is an annual 4 day event brought to you by the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP).  The event brings together over 700 manufacturers, industry experts, and MEP field staff to gain valuable information on the latest trends and technologies facing U.S. manufacturers.  MI2012 provides a unique forum of nationally renowned keynote speakers, 75 technical and educational breakout sessions on a variety of topics for manufacturers, an annual awards ceremony, and countless networking opportunities.

This event is designed to truly bring the “voice of manufacturing” and “voice of government” to an open, educational and sharing environment that makes a measurable impact on U.S. manufacturing.
Event Highlights Include :

• Nationally Renowned Keynote Speakers
• Over 75 Technical and Educational Breakout Sessions
• Distinguished Awards Ceremony
• Convenient Exhibit Area
• Multiple Networking and One-on-One Business Connection Opportunities 

Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) Camps

Helping Students SEEK out STEM

Commitment by: National Society of Black Engineers

Focus Area: Education

Introduction: The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) along with its partners: the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE); the Society of Women Engineers (SWE); the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE); the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES); commits to expand the accessibility of its Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) Camps to engage at least 100,000 minority children over the next five years. SEEK is a free three week summer camp, which is free to children from grades 3-12. During the 3 week period the children are exposed to engineering via a hands-on curriculum called A World in Motion that was developed by the SAE. NSBE will also engage its college engineering student membership to serve as instructors and mentors to the children attending the SEEK camps with a goal of drastically increasing the number of students from underrepresented groups pursuing STEM field studies and careers.

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Stewardship Science Academic Alliances Program

Description

The Office of Stockpile Stewardship, under Defense Programs within the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), created the Stewardship Science Academic Alliances (SSAA) Program to support fundamental science at U.S. universities in the areas of: 1. Materials Under Extreme Conditions 2. Low Energy Nuclear Science (LENS) 3. Radiochemistry 4. High Energy Density Physics (HEDP) This FOA includes a call for Cooperative Agreements for the SSAA Centers of Excellence in the fields of Materials Under Extreme Conditions, Low-Energy Nuclear Science, Radiochemistry, and High-Energy-Density Physics. This FOA also includes a call for research grants in the fields of Materials Under Extreme Conditions, Low-Energy Nuclear Science, and Radiochemistry, but will fund no research grants in High-Energy-Density Physics. A "research grant" is awarded for up to three years at a funding level appropriate for the proposed scope, typically $50,000 to $300,000 per year. A "cooperative agreement" is awarded for up to five years at a funding level appropriate for the proposed scope, typically $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 per year. If an institution is awarded a Cooperative Agreement, it is also defined as a Center of Excellence. These grants and cooperative agreements will be awarded in both FY 2012 and FY 2013. DOE/NNSA will accept new and renewal applications under this announcement. Renewal applications are requests for additional funding for a period subsequent to that provided by a current award. Researchers seeking renewals of their grants which expire in FY 2012 or FY 2013 must apply to this FOA. 

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Expected Number of Awards:	45
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$112,000,000
Award Ceiling:	$300,000
Award Floor:	$50,000

GOALI (Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry)

Description

Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) promotes university-industry partnerships by making project funds or fellowships/traineeships available to support an eclectic mix of industry-university linkages. Special interest is focused on affording the opportunity for: Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and students to conduct research and gain experience in an industrial setting; Industrial scientists and engineers to bring industry's perspective and integrative skills to academe; and Interdisciplinary university-industry teams to conduct research projects. This solicitation targets high-risk/high-gain research with a focus on fundamental research, new approaches to solving generic problems, development of innovative collaborative industry-university educational programs, and direct transfer of new knowledge between academe and industry. GOALI seeks to fund transformative research that lies beyond that which industry would normally fund. 

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NSF Publication 12-513

Science, Technology, and Society

STS considers proposals for scientific research into the interface between science (including engineering) or technology, and society. STS researchers use diverse methods including social science, historical, and philosophical methods. Successful proposals will be transferrable (i.e., generate results that provide insights for other scientific contexts that are suitably similar). They will produce outcomes that address pertinent problems and issues at the interface of science, technology and society, such as those having to do with practices and assumptions, ethics, values, governance, and policy.The STS review process is approximately six months. It includes appraisal of proposals by ad hoc reviewers selected for their expertise and by an advisory panel that meets twice a year. The deadlines for the submission of proposals are February 1st for proposals to be funded as early as July, and August 1st for proposals to be funded in or after January.Further information about proposal preparation and related matters can be found in the STS FAQs document. For program-specific guidelines on the Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants, please read the Doctoral Dissertation Preparation Checklist. The Program encourages potential investigators with questions as to whether their proposal fits the goals of the program to contact one of the program officers.

Link to Full Announcement - NSF Publication 12-509

Expected Number of Awards:	40
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$7,000,000

Materials Processing and Manufacturing

Funding Opportunity Number:	PD-12-1467
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	Nov 02, 2011
Creation Date:	Nov 02, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 15, 2012 Submission Window Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): January 15 - February 15, Annually September 1 - October 1, Annually
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 15, 2012 Submission Window Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): January 15 - February 15, Annually September 1 - October 1, Annually
Archive Date:	Nov 01, 2016
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:	35
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$300,000
Award Ceiling:	$300,000
Award Floor:	$1
CFDA Number(s):	47.041 -- Engineering Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Agency Name

National Science Foundation

Description

The MPM program supports fundamental, hypothesis-driven research on the interrelationship of materials processing, structure, properties, performance and process control. Analytical, experimental, and numerical studies are supported covering novel processing methods for any materials system (metals, polymers, ceramics, hybrids, composites, etc.). Studies should include the consideration of cost, performance and feasibility of scale-up, as appropriate. Studies that address multi-scale and/or multi-functional materials systems are encouraged as are studies that support environmentally-benign manufacturing. Collaborative proposals with industry (the GOALI program) are encouraged. Micro-scale (and larger) processes are covered by the MPM program; processing at the submicron or nano scale is likely covered by the Nanomanufacturing (NM) program. Solid freeform fabrication process proposals are considered in the Manufacturing Machines and Equipment (MME) program, as are material removal process proposals such as cutting or grinding. Proposals that primarily focus on fundamental material composition-structure-property studies (i.e. neither processing nor manufacturing plays a significant role in the proposed work) should be submitted to the Materials and Surface Engineering (MSE) program or to the appropriate program in the DMR division. Investigators wishing to serve on a proposal review panel should email the Program Director with a short biographical sketch, a list of areas of expertise and/or a link to their home page. REU/RET supplement requests should be submitted by March 31 each year.

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NSF Program Desccription 12-1467