CHIPS R&D Office Programs

The CHIPS R&D Office Programs are NIST's competitive award channels for domestic semiconductor research, advanced packaging, and metrology under the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. The office oversees $11 billion in competitive funding and anchors the research side of the CHIPS buildout for U.S. industry, alongside the separate CHIPS Program Office. The main lines include the CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute, the National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program, the National Semiconductor Technology Center operated by Natcast, and the Metrology Program. Eligibility is broad across companies, universities, nonprofits, and research organizations, and active letters of intent are open for quantum computing acceleration and critical minerals processing. This is a fit for consortia and institutions that can work at national-program scale, align with a named CHIPS line, and move through milestone-driven federal review. The practical edge goes to teams that can turn platform research into manufacturing capability, packaging capacity, or measurement infrastructure that the U.S. semiconductor system needs over time.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.