Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

National Security

Federal Announcements

Biden-Harris Administration Announces CHIPS Incentives Award with GlobalFoundries to Strengthen Essential Chip Supply for Key U.S. Industries Including Auto and Defense

| Department of Commerce (DOC), Executive Office of the President, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | Chips for America | National Security, Semiconductors

The U.S. Department of Commerce awarded GlobalFoundries (GF) up to $1.5 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities. The award will bolster U.S. competitiveness in current-generation semiconductor production by supporting the company’s investment of approximately $13 billion over the next 10-plus years in its U.S manufacturing sites in New York and Vermont.

Read more

With Industry Help, DOD Strives to be Leader in Microchip Research, Production

| Department of Defense (DoD) | Defense Systems, Electronics, National Security, Semiconductors

The United States and the U.S. Department of Defense, with the help of its industry and academia partners, strive to remain the leader in chip research and design, prototyping, manufacturing and production at scale. Leading this charge is the Microelectronics Commons, which has over 1,200 member organizations, having more than tripled in size, in just 12 months.

Read more

SBA Announces Over $3 Million in Awards to Advance Local Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for STEM, R&D-Focused Small Businesses and Startups

| Small Business Administration (SBA) | Biotechnology, National Security, Research and Development (R&D), Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) Stage Two winners. Forty-four accelerator partnerships received between $50,000 and $150,000 each to advance their work supporting small businesses and startups in STEM and research and development across priority areas like national and economic security, domestic manufacturing and production, and sustainability and biotechnology.

Read more

Department of Defense & Department of Commerce Joint Statement: Announcement in Support of the Manufacture of Microelectronics and Advanced Semiconductors for National Security

| Department of Commerce (DOC), Department of Defense (DoD) | Electronics, Microelectronics, National Security, Semiconductors, Supply Chain

The Biden-Harris Administration has awarded Intel Corporation up to $3 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act for a capability known as the “Secure Enclave.” The funding will support the manufacturing of microelectronics and ensure access to a domestic supply chain of advanced semiconductors for national security. The award will be executed by the Department of Defense (DoD) per an agreement between the Department of Commerce and the DoD.

Read more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Preliminary Terms with Texas Instruments to Expand U.S. Current-Generation and Mature-Node Chip Capacity

| Department of Commerce (DOC), Executive Office of the President | Chips for America | National Security, Semiconductors, Supply Chain

The Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Texas Instruments (TI) have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $1.6 billion in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to strengthen domestic supply chain resilience, advance our national security, and bolster U.S. competitiveness in current-generation and mature-node semiconductor production.

Read more

U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Preliminary Terms with SK hynix to Advance U.S. AI Supply Chain Security

| Department of Commerce (DOC), Executive Office of the President | Chips for America | Artificial Intelligence, Batteries, Biotechnology, Electric Vehicle, National Security, Research and Development (R&D), Semiconductors, Supply Chain

The Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and SK hynix have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms to provide up to $450 million in proposed federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act to establish a high-bandwidth memory (HBM) advanced packaging fabrication and R&D facility.

Read more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Preliminary Terms with Polar Semiconductor to Establish an Independent American Foundry

| Department of Commerce (DOC) | Chips for America | National Security, Semiconductors, Supply Chain, Workforce

The Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Polar Semiconductor have reached a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms to provide the company with up to $120 million in proposed federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act.

Read more

Land Port of Entry Modernization Projects Bolster Security, Advance Clean Manufacturing Through President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

| General Services Administration (GSA) | Clean Energy, National Security, Technology

The U.S. General Services Administration today announced details of its plan to invest over $1 billion through the President’s Investing in America agenda to modernize dozens of federal Land Ports of Entry (LPOE) while boosting domestic clean manufacturing and sustainable technologies. Funding through the Inflation Reduction Act will allow 38 LPOE projects to utilize clean construction materials and state-of-the-art sustainable technologies.

Read more

Related Programs

  • Acquisition & Sustainment – Office of the Under Secretary of Defense

    Agency:
    Department of Defense (DoD)
    Topics:
    Defense Systems, Industrial Commons, National Security, Procurement, Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers

    Acquisition & Sustainment remains committed to enabling the delivery and sustainment of capability to our Warfighters. The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy hosts a number of resources, from reports outlining the importance of manufacturing and the industrial base to national security to funding opportunities for businesses. The Department of Defense (DoD) maximizes opportunities for small businesses to compete for DoD prime contracts and subcontracts. A Defense Acquisition toolkit has been designed for the purpose of encouraging small businesses to maximize shared interests.

    Visit

  • Chips for America

    Agencies:
    Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
    Topics:
    Electronics, National Security, Semiconductors, Workforce

    Semiconductors, or chips, are tiny electronic devices that are integral to America’s economic and national security. These devices power tools as simple as a light switch and as complex as a fighter jet or a smartphone. Semiconductors power our consumer electronics, automobiles, data centers, critical infrastructure, and virtually all military systems. They are also essential building blocks of the technologies that will shape our future, including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and clean energy.

    While the United States remains a global leader in semiconductor design and research and development, it has fallen behind in manufacturing and now accounts for only about 10 percent of global commercial production. Today, none of the most advanced logic and memory chips—the chips that power PCs, smartphones, and supercomputers—are manufactured at commercial scale in the United States. In addition, many elements of the semiconductor supply chain are geographically concentrated, leaving them vulnerable to disruption and endangering the global economy and U.S. national security.

    The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 provides the Department of Commerce with $50 billion for a suite of programs to strengthen and revitalize the U.S. position in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing — while also investing in American workers.

    Visit

  • Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP)

    Agency:
    Department of Defense (DoD)
    Topics:
    Biomanufacturing, National Security, Supply Chain

    The Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP) aims to advance biotechnology as part of efforts to strengthen and build the resiliency of America's defense industrial base and secure its supply chains. Biomanufacturing has the potential to support the U.S. military and our allies and partners by generating needed materials — from fuels and chemicals to food and medical supplies — where and when our forces need them has significant implications for our military. 

    Visit

  • Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) Office

    Agency:
    Department of Defense (DoD)
    Topics:
    Defense Systems, National Security, Supply Chain

    The Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) Office oversees the execution of the Defense Production Act Investments (DPAI) and Innovation Capability and Modernization (ICAM) portfolios, utilizing all available authorities to address the challenge and incentivize industry.

    Visit

  • OSD Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development (M-EWD)

    Agency:
    Department of Defense (DoD)
    Topics:
    Defense Systems, National Security, Workforce

    The Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program’s Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development (M-EWD) Program’s mission is to work alongside regional ecosystems to develop and enhance already established education systems to assist in the creation of a high-performance manufacturing workforce ready to support the needs of the defense industrial base.

    Visit

  • OSD Manufacturing Science and Technology Program (MSTP)

    Agency:
    Department of Defense (DoD)
    Topics:
    Defense Systems, National Security

    The Office of the Secretary of Defense's (OSD) Manufacturing Science and Technology Program (MSTP) is a research and development investment portfolio focused on a set of identified joint, defense-critical, and sometimes high-risk manufacturing technology areas.

    Visit