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Defense awards $25 million to manufacturing communities
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation revealed the awardees from its second round of the Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program this week. The office awarded $5 million to each of five organizations to lead partnerships that will strengthen defense manufacturing and related supply chains. The five awards are listed below and available on the office’s website:
- Commonwealth Virginia Office of Veterans and Defense Affairs for Maritime Industries Talent Development
- North Carolina State University - Industry Expansion Solutions for Smart Textiles and Wearables
- Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station for Defense Workforce and Supply Chain Development
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville for Advanced Machine Tooling
- Wichita State University, National Institute for Aviation Research for Prototyping