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CHIPS Incentives Funding Opportunities

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The bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 is a key part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and provides $52.7 billion in federal funding to revitalize the domestic semiconductor industry. Of that sum, the CHIPS Program Office within the U.S. Department of Commerce is responsible for administering $39 billion in semiconductor incentives.

CHIPS for America has released the following funding opportunities for CHIPS incentives: 

  • February 28, 2023: Notice of Funding Opportunity: Commercial Fabrication Facilities
    • June 23, 2023: Widened the scope of this funding opportunity to seek applications for the construction, expansion, or modernization of commercial facilities for semiconductor materials and manufacturing equipment for which the capital investment equals or exceeds $300 million. 
  • September 29, 2023: Notice of Funding Opportunity: Small-Scale Supply Chain Projects
    • Open to projects for the construction, expansion, or modernization of commercial facilities for semiconductor materials and manufacturing equipment for which the capital investment falls below $300 million. 

Statements of interest from all potential applicants for these and all future funding opportunities are currently being accepted on a rolling basis. 

Below you will also find links to helpful resources, including the applicant portal, guides and templates, fact sheets, and instructions on how to submit a Statement of Interest. Please note that the CHIPS Program Office will be updating guides and templates, as applicable, to address newly eligible potential applicants.

For more application-related questions, please email apply [at] chips.gov (apply[at]chips[dot]gov).

For general inquiries, email askchips [at] chips.gov

Application Resources:

Additional Resources:

Created September 28, 2023, Updated September 29, 2023