The Department of Defense (DOD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) awarded a $16,752,463.80 Cooperative Agreement to the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness on April 30, 2024 under the Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) program (CFDA 12.333).
The four-year project aims to advance manufacturing momentum through education and workforce development initiatives. Key activities include conducting workforce analyses, stakeholder interviews, supply chain research, and developing comprehensive reports on manufacturing sector challenges. Sub-awards to the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and UI Labs (MXD USA) support specialized training environments, cybersecurity maturity model development, and the creation of a realistic interactive training environment for manufacturing plant operations.
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