Assistance program
CHIPS Research and Development
$13.6 Million committed in FY2024–FY2026
- Agency
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce, Department of
- Assistance
- Not Applicable
- CFDA number
- 11.042
- What it does
- The CHIPS Research and Development Office (CHIPS R&D) aims to accelerate the development and commercial deployment of foundational semiconductor and microelectronics technologies by establishing, connecting, and providing access to domestic tools, resources, workers, and facilities. The funding and programming provided by CHIPS R&D will support research and development in semiconductor-related areas including but not limited to materials & substrates; capital equipment; metrology; design; assembly & manufacturing; and software. These programs will support collaboration across large and small businesses; educational institutions; eligible federally funded research & development centers (FFRDCs); Manufacturing USA institutes; non-profit organizations; and government. CHIPS R&D will cultivate a vibrant and self-sustaining U.S. domestic semiconductor ecosystem that revitalizes American manufacturing; grows a skilled and diverse workforce; and leads the world in semiconductor research and innovation.
- Who benefits
- Not Applicable
- Who applies
- Specific eligibility requirements will be detailed in each Notice of Funding Opportunity.
- Program site
- https://www.chips.gov ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
How the money flows
Committed dollars by how this program's money is paid out.
Grants
$10.1M
74%
Other
$3.5M
26%
Top recipients
By dollars committed.
How to read these numbers
- Committed through this program
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Direct payments