The U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) recently announced the six winners under the Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program (DMCSP), with funding of approximately $30 million. Each organization received close to $5 million for long-term investments in critical skills, facilities, workforce development, R&D, and more with the goal of strengthening the national security innovation base. The six awards are listed below, while more information can be found on the OLDCC’s website.
- Mississippi Department of Employment Security-led Mississippi-Shipbuilding Industry Preparedness for National Security Consortium
- Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois-led Illinois Defense Manufacturing Consortium (ILDMC)
- University of Rhode Island Research Foundation-led Rhode Island Manufacturing to Accelerate the Defense Ecosystem Consortium
- New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.-led New Jersey Defense Manufacturing Community Consortium
- SAE Government Technologies-led Supply Chain of Recovered Elements Consortium (SCORE)
- University of Texas at Austin-led Microelectronics Precision Rapid Innovation and Scaling Manufacturing Network Consortium
SSTI coverage of last year’s DMCSP awardees can be found here.