Our Projects

Enables the State of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to create a web portal to strengthen supply chains by providing a platform for defense-related businesses and non-defense related businesses to communicate and collaborate. The project builds upon prior educational and engagement events involving Florida's defense manufacturing sector and will leverage this new portal as a means to link vendors and suppliers who currently contract with the Department of War or wish to expand into that sector. This project stimulates cooperation between statewide and local adjustment and diversification efforts making the industrial base more resilient to fluctuations in defense spending. Fiscal Year 2021 Award

Enables the Georgia Institute of Technology, in partnership with Spelman College and the Technical College System of Georgia, to promote the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies by Georgia manufacturers. The consortium will provide a series of education opportunities that target small defense manufacturers within the local economy. This project stimulates cooperation between statewide and local adjustment and diversification efforts making the industrial base more resilient to fluctuations in defense spending. Fiscal Year 2021 Award

Enables the State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism to carry out recommendations developed during the previous phase to include providing local businesses with access to a learning management system capable of assessing the cybersecurity knowledge and readiness of approximately 500 current and potential DoD contractors in Hawaii; as well as to provide companies the training needed to obtain DoD cybersecurity compliance. This project will also establish a Hawaii Defense Economy Alliance to assess/address defense supply chain and workforce development gaps. This project stimulates cooperation between statewide and local adjustment efforts making the industrial base more resilient to cyber threats and fluctuations in defense spending. Fiscal Year 2021 Award

Enables the University of Illinois to translate insights from the previous Quad Cities pilot project to other regions within the Illinois Defense Network including Chicago, Rockford, and Peoria. The project will provide a series of educational workshops to achieve compliance with DFARS 252.204-7012/NIST 800-171 cybersecurity requirements and DoD's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification as well as provide technical assistance regarding workforce solutions, supply chain mapping, and managing gaps that impact readiness. This project stimulates cooperation between statewide and local adjustment efforts making the industrial base more resilient to cyber threats. Fiscal Year 2021 Award

Enables the Purdue University Manufacturing Extension Partnership to provide technical assistance to improve the capabilities of at least 36 Indiana small Defense industrial base businesses; increase supply chain awareness; adapt to the requirements of government and industry prime contractors; and identify strategic growth opportunities. This project stimulates cooperation between statewide and local adjustment and diversification efforts making the industrial base more resilient to fluctuations in defense spending. Fiscal Year 2021 Award

Enables Wichita State University to establish a Flight Test Research Center and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Modification Facility at the National Institute for Aviation Research, bringing commercial efficiencies to military development costs. The project builds on prior feasibility studies but shifts conceptual planning for this new hub of aerospace research, development, testing and evaluation activities into execution where it will advance the defense and commercial aerospace industry by conducting test operations that can augment industry resources; develop safer and highly efficient test techniques; and, provide a workforce of capable technicians and engineers. This project stimulates cooperation between statewide and local adjustment and diversification efforts making the industrial base more resilient to fluctuations in defense spending. Fiscal Year 2021 Award

Enables the University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Institute to establish its new Northstar Campus as a defense technology hub for New England with emphasis on advanced precision manufacturing; IT technical services; life sciences/medical devices; marine technology; and workforce development for tomorrow's technologies. The project provides a mentoring network connecting non-traditional, innovation-based small companies with defense primes, the Small Business Innovation Research program, and various DoD research agencies. This project stimulates cooperation between statewide and local adjustment and diversification efforts making the industrial base more resilient to fluctuations in defense spending. Fiscal Year 2021 Award

Enables the Maryland Department of Commerce, in partnership with the Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership, to expand previous outreach efforts to assist Maryland-based manufacturers achieve cybersecurity compliance with DFARS 252.204-7012/NIST 800-171 and DoD's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. The project will provide an additional five educational workshops, assess 50 additional companies for compliance, and provide technical assistance and mitigation to 40 companies to resolve vulnerabilities. This project stimulates cooperation between statewide and local adjustment efforts making the industrial base more resilient to cyber threats. Fiscal Year 2021 Award

Enables the Michigan Defense Center, University of Michigan to assist up to 66 small and medium-sized companies assess their ability to achieve cybersecurity compliance with DFARS 252.204-7012/NIST 800-171 and DoD's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and mitigate vulnerabilities identified as part of this assessment. This project stimulates cooperation between statewide and local adjustment efforts making the industrial base more resilient to cyber threats. Fiscal Year 2021 Award

Enables the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Commerce and the South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership, to expand previous outreach efforts to assist small and medium-sized companies required to achieve cybersecurity compliance with DFARS 252.204-7012/NIST 800-171 and DoD';s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. The project will provide three more educational workshops targeting 100 additional companies and provide technical assistance and mitigation to 31 additional companies to resolve vulnerabilities. This project stimulates cooperation between statewide and local adjustment efforts making the industrial base more resilient to cyber threats. Fiscal Year 2021 Award