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NIST in New York
$10.5B
in recent or planned financial awards from NIST to organizations in the state of New York since 2021
NIST Supports Key Sectors in New York
Advanced manufacturing
- The CHIPS for America program at NIST will provide up to $6.1 billion for the expansion of Micron’s semiconductor facilities in New York and other states. An additional $1.375 billion from CHIPS will support GlobalFoundries’ new semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Malta and Vermont, and a proposed award of $750 million will support Wolfspeed’s expansion of its manufacturing facility in Marcy. Additional preliminary terms for awards totaling $50 million have been announced for Corning in Canton and Edwards Vacuum in Genesee County.
- The CHIPS R&D Program has awarded $825 million to establish the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Accelerator at the NY CREATES Albany NanoTech Complex to provide semiconductor innovators with access to cutting-edge EUV lithography tools and next-generation R&D tools. To help meet the workforce needs of the industry, more than $3 million in additional CHIPS R&D funds will support microelectronics education for high school, college and graduate students.
- Since 2021, NIST has supported New York’s small microelectronics businesses with more than $1 million in grants for the development of new tools and technologies for semiconductor design and manufacture.
- New York’s materials processing and industrial machinery sectors rely on NIST reference materials and calibrations to ensure that they are correctly testing iron, titanium, zinc, steels, other alloys, glass, industrial gems, cements, hydraulic systems and more so buyers have confidence that products meet their specifications.
- Since FY 2020, New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership, part of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership, has received over $33 million in federal funds from NIST, with an equal amount matched in nonfederal funds, to help small manufacturers grow, create jobs, save costs and become more competitive.
New York MEP helped Greno Industries Inc., a precision machining shop in Scotia, assess and strengthen its supply chain practices. With the assistance of a $7,500 grant from New York MEP, Greno participated in an exercise to compare its methods with 59 best practices. After adopting recommendations, Greno realized a 5% increase in on-time deliveries.
Cybersecurity and IT
New York has the fourth largest cybersecurity ecosystem in the country. NIST supports New York’s cybersecurity sector with highly regarded standards and guidelines that are adopted by civilian federal agencies and every industry sector.
NIST’s NICE program advances cybersecurity education, training and workforce development to increase the number of skilled cybersecurity professionals working in New York. NICE funded cybersecurity training programs in the state for a total of nearly $800,000 in 2023 and 2024 to prepare students for high-paying jobs in the sector, which has thousands of open positions.
An additional $450,000 in funding from NIST in FY 2024 is establishing the St. Bonaventure University Cyber Operations Center. Also in FY 2024, NIST awarded the John Jay College of Criminal Justice nearly $1 million for a digital forensics and cybercrime investigations suite. In FY 2023, NIST granted $1 million to Stony Brook University for the Long Island Quantum Internet Center.
Biotechnology, life sciences and health care
- Cornell, the University of Albany, two other educational institutions and six New York organizations ranging from start-up to established benefit from the NIST-sponsored National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL), headquartered in Newark, Delaware. NIIMBL accelerates innovation in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, developing standards and measurement science for the industry and creating a well-trained workforce. In 2021, NIST renewed its investment of $70 million in NIIMBL for another period of five years.
- In FY 2022, NIST granted Rensselaer Polytechnic nearly $1 million to enhance its nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) instruments. NMR is used to study molecules and is widely applicable to medical research. A $1 million grant from NIST to the University at Buffalo funded an initiative to discover new pharmaceutical drugs through high performance computing.
- NIST reference materials help the biotechnology sector innovate more quickly with quantitative analytical measurement tools for nucleic acids, proteins, metabolites and cell systems so that manufacturers and clinical test labs can monitor and improve methods and products.
- NIST’s calibration laboratory for mammographic X-rays helps to ensure that patients receive the appropriate X-ray exposures, which means fewer repeat tests and lower radiation doses. NIST provides accurate references and a biennial proficiency testing program for mammography inspectors to ensure that they have the tools they need to support accurate diagnoses and minimize radiation exposure for everyone receiving a mammogram.
NIST operates three X-ray beamlines at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in Upton, where manufacturers can measure the electronic, chemical and structural properties of nearly any material, often at the nanoscale, to answer key problems in microelectronics, biology, energy and nanotechnology. In partnership with the Department of Energy, NIST anticipates investing $7.5 million in constructing and operating instruments at BNL in FY 2025.
Energy and climate
- NIST is helping to accelerate the adoption of green tech in New York. In FY 2024, NIST provided the Rochester Institute of Technology with $1.25 million to equip its Battery Prototyping Center. An FY 2024 grant of $1.25 million went to the University at Buffalo for a new center for research on materials for clean energy.
- NIST calibrations help New York companies, research labs and testing labs accurately measure the output of their solar cells and modules. NIST standard reference materials allow for calibrations under different light conditions — from standard solar irradiance for space applications to indoor ambient light for energy harvesting — supporting a wide range of New York industries and residential users.
To support the adoption of electric vehicles, NIST accumulates, updates and disseminates good practices for measurement and device reliability for EV chargers based on its experience in measurement and instrumentation. The goal is for EV drivers to have the same trust in charging that users of gas pumps have in refueling.
Based on our expertise in developing cybersecurity standards, guidelines, best practices and other resources, NIST has issued a Cybersecurity Framework profile for Electric Vehicle Extreme Fast Charging Infrastructure to address vulnerabilities in the chargers’ multiple connected systems.
Public safety, health and resilience
In FY 2024, NIST awarded the Research Foundation for the State University of New York with $475,000 for testing of critical infrastructure under extreme winds.
From 2012 to 2022, the NIST Public Safety Communications Research Division invested $7.4 million through prize challenges, grants and internal research projects to New York companies and universities to increase the safety of first responders and their communities. This investment resulted in:
$14.6M
in economic activity
$9.6M
in household earnings
118
jobs
- NIST provides near real-time identification of illicit street drugs submitted by state partners, including New York. Reports on trends in detected drugs along with never-before-seen substances are released to the public monthly.
CHIPS Funding
MEP Success Stories
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