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CHIPS for America (CHIPS Program Office / CHIPS R&D Office)

Administers United States semiconductor manufacturing initiatives, including support for domestic capacity, innovation, and supply chain strength.

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Programs5
Active grants2
Total grants5
About

CHIPS for America sits under the U.S. Department of Commerce and is run through the CHIPS Program Office and the CHIPS Research and Development Office at NIST. It administers the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, with $39 billion for manufacturing incentives and $11 billion for research and development.

Its incentives channel can use grants, federal loans, and loan guarantees for semiconductor facilities and equipment, while the R&D channel supports the National Semiconductor Technology Center, the National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program, the CHIPS Metrology Program, the CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute, and a broad agency announcement. The live materials-and-equipment track is open with concept plans due November 1, 2026, and the R&D BAA carries a $10 million minimum per project.

The best fit is a semiconductor manufacturer, equipment supplier, or microelectronics research team with large capital needs or a program that links to AI, quantum, biotechnology, commercialization, or standards. CHIPS is a targeted federal industrial policy platform, so applicants need to align closely with the specific opportunity rather than treat it as a general-purpose grant source.

Programs & grants under this funder
CHIPS Incentives: Commercial Fabrication Facilities

Funds U.S. companies constructing, expanding, or modernizing commercial semiconductor fabrication facilities for leading-edge, current-generation, and mature-node chips.

1 grant
CHIPS Incentives: Commercial Fabrication Facilities
Closed
— pool
CHIPS Incentives — Semiconductor Materials & Equipment Facilities

Funds construction and expansion of domestic semiconductor materials and equipment manufacturing facilities.

1 grant
CHIPS Incentives: Semiconductor Materials & Equipment NOFO
Open
— pool·119 days
CHIPS Metrology SBIR — Phase I

Funds U.S. small businesses developing semiconductor measurement tools, instrumentation, and metrologies for the domestic chip-making supply chain.

1 grant
CHIPS Metrology SBIR — Phase I
Closed
$54M pool
CHIPS NAPMP: Materials and Substrates R&D

Funds U.S. companies and institutions developing advanced packaging substrates and substrate materials to accelerate domestic semiconductor supply chain capacity.

1 grant
CHIPS NAPMP: Materials and Substrates R&D
Closed
$300M pool
CHIPS R&D Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

Helps The CHIPS technical innovation Broad Agency Announcement the primary live channel all CHIPS technical innovation funding.

1 grant
CHIPS R&D BAA — White Paper
Open
— pool·1183 days
Parent entityNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Last verified: 28 May 2026Source: www.nist.gov