Opportunity Information: Apply for OEA 20 F 0004
The Defense Manufacturing Communities Support Program is a Department of Defense grant opportunity run through the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) that aims to strengthen the United States defense manufacturing and innovation base by making long-term, community-level investments. Authorized under Section 846 of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, the program focuses on helping designated defense manufacturing communities build durable capacity in areas that typically require coordinated public-private action, including workforce and critical skills development, shared facilities and infrastructure, applied research and development, and support systems for small businesses that participate in the defense industrial ecosystem. The underlying idea is that a region is more competitive and resilient when its manufacturers, suppliers, training providers, universities, local governments, and other institutions operate as a connected ecosystem rather than as isolated entities.
A core feature of the program is its emphasis on community-wide planning and coordination. It is designed to recognize and support communities that demonstrate strong, long-range strategies for attracting, retaining, and expanding defense manufacturing activity. Rather than funding one-off projects, it encourages integrated approaches that align targeted public investments with private capital and industry needs across the entire local industrial base. This includes building shared assets that many companies can use, such as training pipelines, testing and prototyping spaces, supplier development programs, and collaborative R and D capacity. These are the kinds of enabling resources that can be essential for sector growth but are often underprovided by the private market because the benefits are spread across many firms.
The program also explicitly seeks to complement existing Department of Defense Manufacturing Institutes (part of the broader Manufacturing USA network). These institutes, established beginning in 2014, are technology-focused manufacturing ecosystems created to tackle common design and production challenges in specific advanced manufacturing areas. By ensuring complementarity with these institutes, the Defense Manufacturing Communities Support Program aims to avoid duplicating existing efforts and instead help communities connect into national-level innovation and manufacturing networks, leverage institute expertise, and translate advanced capabilities into regional supply chains and production capacity.
In practical terms, the funding is intended to help regions become more self-sustaining defense manufacturing hubs by strengthening the relationships and capabilities that keep firms competitive: a skilled workforce, modern production and innovation infrastructure, robust local suppliers, and institutions that can coordinate investment and strategy. The expected outcome is increased manufacturing resilience and readiness for defense needs, alongside broader regional prosperity that comes from stronger industrial capacity, more stable supply chains, and a healthier small business base.
For this specific solicitation (Funding Opportunity Number OEA 20 F 0004, CFDA 12.600), the instrument is a grant with an award ceiling of up to $5,000,000 and an anticipated total of about seven awards. Eligible applicants include a wide range of public and mission-driven entities that can convene and lead regional efforts, such as state, county, and municipal governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; and qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits, among others as allowed by the opportunity. The opportunity was posted June 11, 2020, with an original closing date of July 12, 2020.Apply for OEA 20 F 0004
- The Department of Defense, Office of Economic Adjustment in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Defense Manufacturing Communities Support Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.600.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 11, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 12, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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