OSD ManTech / MII Project Calls
Supports advanced manufacturing research and innovation through Manufacturing Innovation Institute calls.
The Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology (OSD ManTech) program, housed within the Science and Technology Futures Office under OUSD(R&E), funds advanced manufacturing R&D that supports US defense industrial base modernization and readiness. OSD ManTech does not issue grants directly; funding flows through a network of DoD-sponsored Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs) a…
Advanced manufacturing R&D project calls delivered through DoD Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, spanning additive manufacturing, robotics, biofabrication, integrated photonics, flexible hybrid electronics, lightweight metals, and digital manufacturing.
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