Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge

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Synopsis

Full Announcement

Application

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Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	JIAC2012AM
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	May 24, 2012
Creation Date:	May 24, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 09, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 09, 2012
Archive Date:	Aug 08, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Employment, Labor and Training Energy Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) Regional Development Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:	Economic Development Advanced Manufacturing
Expected Number of Awards:	12
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$26,000,000
Award Ceiling:	$2,300,000
Award Floor:	$0
CFDA Number(s):	11.307  --  Economic Adjustment Assistance
	11.611  --  Manufacturing Extension Partnership
	17.268  --  H-1B Job Training Grants
	59.007  --  7(j) Technical Assistance
	81.086  --  Conservation Research and Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 

Additional Information on 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. 

Agency Name

Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge

Description

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 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. 

Link to Additional Information

Advanced Manufacturing Jobs Accelerator Website

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

mfgjobsaccelerator@eda.gov Advanced Manufacturing Jobs Accelerator Email

Synopsis Modification History

There are currently no modifications for this opportunity.