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Notice of Funding Opportunity: Commercial Fabrication Facilities

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On June 23, 2023, the scope of the first CHIPS for America funding announcement was expanded to also 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.

Get the full textCHIPS Incentives Program – Commercial Fabrication Facilities Notice of Funding Opportunity

CHIPS for America's first funding opportunity aims to catalyze long-term economically sustainable growth in the domestic semiconductor industry in support of U.S. economic and national security. This funding opportunity seeks applications for projects for the construction, expansion, or modernization of commercial facilities for the fabrication of leading-edge, current-generation, and mature-node semiconductors.

As of June 23, 2023, it also seeks 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. An additional funding opportunity for materials and manufacturing equipment facilities with capital investments below $300 million was announced in September 2023.  

Statements of interest from all potential applicants for this funding opportunity are currently being accepted on a rolling basis until June 18, 2024.

For potential applications for leading-edge, current-generation, mature-node, and back-end production facilities, the CHIPS Program Office is currently accepting pre-applications (optional) until May 20, 2024, and full applications until June 18, 2024.  

For potential applications for semiconductor materials and manufacturing equipment facilities for which the capital investment equals or exceeds $300 million, pre-applications (recommended) will be accepted on a rolling basis beginning September 1, 2023, until May 20, 2024, and full applications will be accepted on a rolling basis beginning October 23, 2023, until June 18, 2024.

Please find the application portal here. Below you will also find links to helpful resources, including fact sheets and frequently asked questions. 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 (askchips[at]chips[dot]gov).

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Created February 13, 2023, Updated April 19, 2024