Atom | Advanced Manufacturing

Due Dates: Proposals accepted anytime (no fixed deadline)

Funding Amounts: No set minimum or maximum; award size and duration are based on project scope and justification

Summary: Supports fundamental, multidisciplinary research to advance and transform American manufacturing, with emphasis on national prosperity, security, and global leadership.

Key Information: Proposals of all sizes considered; applicants are encouraged to contact program directors before submission.

Description

The Advanced Manufacturing (AM) program from the National Science Foundation funds fundamental research aimed at revitalizing American manufacturing, growing national prosperity and workforce, and reshaping strategic industries. The program seeks to accelerate advances in manufacturing technologies, with a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary and convergent research that can fundamentally alter and transform manufacturing capabilities, methods, and practices.

Research proposals should address issues related to national prosperity and security, and contribute to advancing knowledge that sustains U.S. global leadership in manufacturing. The program encourages projects that cross traditional domain boundaries and bring manufacturing to new application areas, including those outside the customary manufacturing portfolio.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

Manufacturing systems
Materials processing
Manufacturing machines and equipment
Methodologies
Manufacturing across length scales
Cybermanufacturing systems
Nanomanufacturing

Interdisciplinary and convergent proposals are especially welcome, as are projects that incorporate novel challenges and approaches to broaden the impact of advanced manufacturing research in the U.S.

Due Dates

Proposals are accepted at any time; there is no fixed deadline.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their ideas with AM program directors well in advance of submission.

Funding Amount

There is no set minimum or maximum award amount.
Award size and duration are determined by the scope and justification of the proposed project.
Proposals of all sizes will be considered.

Eligibility

Open to U.S.-based researchers and institutions, including:
- Colleges and universities
- Nonprofit, non-academic organizations
- For-profit organizations
- State and local governments
- Unrestricted, subject to NSF’s general eligibility requirements
See the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) for detailed eligibility information.

Application Process

Proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements in the current NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG).
Submission is via NSF FastLane, Research.gov, or Grants.gov.
Investigators are encouraged to contact AM program directors at AdvancedManufacturing@nsf.gov to discuss project ideas before submission.
Proposals must address the program’s focus on fundamental research with potential for significant impact on U.S. manufacturing.

Additional Information

All awards made on or after October 1, 2024, are subject to updated NSF award conditions, consistent with revised federal guidance (details here).
Proposals must comply with all requirements in the relevant funding opportunity and the PAPPG.
Browse recent awards to see examples of funded projects.

External Links

Contact Information

Name	Email	Phone	Organization
Andrew B. Wells	AdvancedManufacturing@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7225	ENG/CMMI
Khershed Cooper	AdvancedManufacturing@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7017
Linkan Bian	AdvancedManufacturing@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8136	ENG/CMMI
Satish Bukkapatnam	AdvancedManufacturing@nsf.gov	(703) 292-4813	ENG/CMMI
Pranav Soman	AdvancedManufacturing@nsf.gov	(703) 292-4322	ENG/CMMI

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