Department of Commerce opens $54M funding opportunity for small business R&D in CHIPS Metrology
Announcement Type: Notice of Funding Opportunity
Opportunity: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program for CHIPS for America – CHIPS Metrology
Overview and Eligible Uses: The CHIPS for America program anticipates up to $54M in funding across multiple topics on research projects for critically needed measurement services, tools, and instrumentation; innovative manufacturing metrologies; novel assurance and provenance technologies and advanced metrology R&D testbeds to help secure U.S. leadership in the global semiconductor industry.
Metrology, the science of measurement and its application plays a key role in semiconductor manufacturing. As devices become more complex, smaller, and multi-layered, the ability to measure, monitor, predict, and ensure quality in manufacturing becomes much more difficult and uncertain.
Amount: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) anticipates funding approximately 24 awards. Of these, approximately 14 awards are anticipated to be Open Topics awards and 10 Closed Topics awards. Individual award amounts for Phase 1 awards may be up to $283,500 with up to an additional $6,500 for technical and business assistance. Individual award amounts for Phase 2 awards may be up to $1,910,000 with up to $50,000 for technical and business assistance.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreements
Eligible Applicants: Applicants must qualify as a Small Business Concern for Research/R&D purposes, as defined in the NOFO. In addition, the primary employment of the principal investigator must be with the small business at the time of the award and during the conduct of the proposed research.
Key Dates: Applications must be received at Grants.gov no later than 11:59pm ET on June 14, 2024.
Key Links:
Department of Commerce press release
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