Defense Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology Program
Abstract
This program supports the Department's initiatives to Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage, and Build a Resilient Join Force Defense Ecosystem. The Defense-wide Manufacturing Science and Technology (DMS&T) program is the joint, defense-wide component of the Department of Defense (DoD) Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program directed in Title 10 U.S.C. Section 2521. DMS&T addresses joint, cross-cutting, and high-risk/high payoff technologies; manufacturing challenges within the DoD critical technology areas; and many of the recommendations in the Executive Order Report “Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States” September 2018. The DMS&T program objective is to increase the speed at which innovation, inventions, and scientific discoveries are turned into equipment and capabilities through advances in manufacturing technologies and processes. The DMS&T program created and is sustaining a manufacturing innovation ecosystem via activities within three Program Element (PE) Project Codes: 680 - Manufacturing Science and Technology Program (MSTP), 350 - DoD Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs), and 351 - Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development (M-EWD). Project Code 680, Manufacturing Science and Technology Program (MSTP): MSTP projects focus on cross-cutting defense manufacturing advancements and stimulates early development of manufacturing processes and enterprise business practices. Project Code 350, DoD MIIs: This project supports nine DoD-led MIIs within the national Manufacturing USA network, in accordance with mission requirements. MII technology domain focus areas are: (1) additive manufacturing; (2) digital manufacturing, design, and manufacturing cybersecurity; (3) lightweight materials; (4) integrated photonics; (5) flexible hybrid electronics; (6) smart fibers and textiles; (7) advanced tissue biofabrication; (8) advanced robotics for manufacturing; and (9) bioindustrial manufacturing. Each MII is a public/private partnership with members from industry, academia, and federal and state governments that together mature manufacturing processes, build out a supporting ecosystem, and provide manufacturing education and workforce development. The consortia match DoD funding at a one to one ratio (or greater). They include small and medium as well as large manufacturers and state-of-the-art pilot facilities. Project Code 351, Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development (M-EWD): M-EWD provides strategic leadership of advanced manufacturing talent development within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) with three mission objectives: (1) invest in strategic education and workforce development capabilities, (2) expand the talent acquisition pool to promote diversity equity and inclusion (DEI), (3) modernize manufacturing EWD by driving action within DIB-critical regional economies with a focus on Career & Technical Education (CTE).
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 0603680D8Z_3_0400_PB_2023
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President’s Budget request did not include out-year funding. FY 2022 funding establishes multi-year funding for Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development initiatives under Project Code P351 and also fully funds the long-term strategic partnership with the Manufacturing Innovation Institutes across the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP).
- Service Agency Name
- Office of the Secretary Of Defense
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Secretary of Defense
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