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$122,126,321

Department of Defense·Department of the Air Force

to THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

semiconductorsactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2021 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2021-09-29·LATEST ACTION2026-05-19·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_FA86502121000_097
Award description

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED PHOTONICS 2.0

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics 2.0, a multi-year Air Force cooperative agreement funding photonics chip manufacturing R&D that began in 2021.

Sub-sectors
photonics-manufacturingintegrated-photonicsdod-r&d
Why this matters

Integrated photonics is critical for next-generation military sensors, communications, and computing; this 2021–2028 program advances U.S. domestic manufacturing capability in a strategic technology.

Supply-chain signal

Supports development of domestic integrated-photonics manufacturing infrastructure and supply chains, reducing reliance on foreign suppliers for defense-critical photonic components.

U.S.–China competition angle

Integrated photonics is a key enabler for advanced military systems; this program directly counters China's push to dominate photonics manufacturing and applications.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-26. Cost: $0.003195.

Period of performance
Start
2021-09-29
End
2028-09-29
Status
activein 842 days
Sources

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