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Opportunity Summary:

This grant opportunity (FOA RQKM 2015 0014), titled "Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute," is a U.S. Government-funded competition to establish a new Institute for Manufacturing Innovation (IMI) focused on Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation (FHEMI). The notice signals the government intent to select and fund one organization or consortium to stand up and lead this institute as part of the national IMI network. It is described as the seventh IMI overall and the fifth institute to be led by the Department of Defense, with the Air Force Research Laboratory serving as the issuing agency.

The technical emphasis is on flexible hybrid electronics, meaning electronics that combine the performance of conventional electronic devices with manufacturing approaches that allow them to operate on flexible, stretchable, and conformal substrates. The core idea is to preserve full device function while moving away from rigid circuit boards and toward electronics that can be mounted on curved, irregular, and even dynamically stretched surfaces. In practical terms, the institute would be expected to advance manufacturing processes, fabrication methods, and related enabling technologies that make these kinds of devices more reliable, scalable, and manufacturable for real-world deployment, bridging the gap between laboratory demonstrations and production-ready capabilities.

From a funding and award structure perspective, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which typically implies substantial government involvement during performance (for example, technical coordination, milestone reviews, and programmatic oversight). The activity category is science and technology and other research and development, and the government anticipated making a single award. The funding listing is associated with CFDA 12.800, the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program. The opportunity includes a cost sharing or matching requirement, indicating applicants would need to bring non-federal resources to the table as part of the overall institute budget, a common feature of institute-scale manufacturing initiatives intended to align federal investment with industry and regional commitments.

The estimated total federal funding amount listed is $75,000,000, and the award ceiling is $150,000,000, suggesting a structure where the final federal commitment could vary based on the selected proposal, negotiated scope, or availability of funds, with the ceiling representing the maximum potential federal share under the agreement. Because this is an institute competition rather than a typical research grant, applicants would generally be expected to propose a strong multi-stakeholder model that can coordinate research and development, workforce development, industry engagement, and technology transition to strengthen U.S. manufacturing capability in flexible hybrid electronics.

Eligibility is open to nonprofit organizations, including both nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education) and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (again, other than institutions of higher education). While universities are not listed as eligible prime applicants under this specific eligibility field, they would often participate as partners or subrecipients in institute-style proposals, depending on the solicitation terms, because these institutes typically rely on broad consortia spanning industry, academia, and government stakeholders.

Key dates show the FOA was posted January 23, 2015, with an original closing date of May 29, 2015, later extended to a current closing date of June 19, 2015. The archive date is June 28, 2015, indicating this is a historical opportunity that closed in 2015, though it remains useful as a reference for how the government framed institute competitions in this technology area.

For access or administrative questions about the full announcement, the listed point of contact is Charlotte Chumack, Contracting Officer, reachable by phone at 937-713-9876.

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