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Defense Manufacturing Community Support (DMCSP) FY23 DMCSP Cohort CompetitionPre-Application Webinar

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Presented By:Hiwot Gebremariam, DMCSP Program Activity LeadSeth Isenberg, DMCSP Assistant Program Activity Lead
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To provide FY23 applicants an overview of the 

DMCSP competition including definitions, time

and key items of interest

Purpose
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Outline

• Introduction

• Timeline 

• Part I – Background

• Legislation • Process• Definition of Terms

• Part II – Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) walk through

• Eligibility Criteria• Disqualifications/ Screening Criteria• Eligible Activities• Evaluation Criteria• Submission Information

• Questions
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Introduction: Timeline
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Defense Manufacturing Community S

FY23 Timeline

Funds appropriated 

by Congress

OLDCC publishes 

Final Notice of 

Funding 

Opportunity on

Grants.gov for 

proposal solicitation 

period 

OLDCC holds 

pre-proposal sessions with 

prospective

applicants

April 24, 2023

December 31, 2022

May 4, 2023 

OLDCC gains 

concurrence and 

conducts briefings (as 

needed) on the FY23 

DMCSP Program

OLDCC engages DoD 

partners / Fed agency 

partners on FY23 plan

March 2023

Grant approval, 

OLDCC Director 

grant signature & 

grantee countersignature

OLDCC 

completes work

with finalists to 

formalize grant 

proposals

Ranked list is 

approved by review 

panel and DoD 

leadership; DMC 

designations made

DMCSP panel

review, score 

and rank 

proposals

Grants 

awarded & 

funding

obligated

September 30, 2023 September 20, 2023 Mid-September 2023 Week of August 7 July 6 –20, 202
Part I

Background
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Office of Local DefenseCommunity Cooperation Section 846, 2019 NDAA (P

• SEC. 846. Support for defense manufacturing communities to support the de

base. 

(a) Program authorized.—(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may, in coordination with th

Commerce and working in coordination with the defense manufacturing inswithin the Department of Defense a program to make long-term investmentfacilities, research and development, and small business support in order to national security innovation base by designating and supporting consortiummanufacturing communities.

(c)(2) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of financial or technical assistance un

may use such financial or technical assistance to support an investment that defense industrial base.
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• Regionalism

• The project is confined to a stated geographic area which is of optimal size to a

goals. Most stakeholders are within the geographic scope. Some stakeholders of the region in order to bring relevant expertise to the project

• Geographic area does not have to be limited by traditional jurisdictional bound

• Complementarity

• Grantee is working on issues that are the same or substantially the same as thos

Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MII) – REQUIRED

• Grantee has a pre-existing Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with a DoD Ma

Institute – PREFERRED

• Grantee proposes to work with a DoD Manufacturing Innovation Institute unde

negotiated – ACCEPTABLE

• Financial/ sub-award agreements with Manufacturing Innovation Institute – NO

Definition of Term
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• Consortia (singular: consortium)

• An association of institutions and stakeholders formed to combine resources to so

challenge

• Consortia members may be located outside the region of interest

• Speed of relevance

• Strengthen the national security innovation base within a cycle that is still relevan

Defense’s strategy

• Anticipated outputs and outcomes no later than 24-36 months after grant award

Definition of Terms (C
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• NOFO publication: April 24, 2023 • Two-step process

• STEP 1: Application for “Defense Manufacturing Community” designation – Due June 26, 2

• Part 1: Defense Manufacturing Community Designation Concept – Slide Presentation

• Part 2: Defense Manufacturing Community Designation White Paper• Part 3: Any necessary supporting documentation• Part 4 (optional): Defense Manufacturing Community designation renewal request

• STEP 2: Grant Application – Develop August-September, 2023

• If designated: Convert the white paper to a grant application

• Maximum Federal funding per grantee: $5M• Important concepts to consider (per 2 CFR part 200)

• Reasonability• Allowability• Allocability

Process
Part II

Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity Wal
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• Proposals for designation as a Defense Manufacturing Community must be submitted by 

• Must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and Unique Entity Id

in SF424

• Lead organization must be empowered to apply for the DMCSP program by the memb

need to provide a memorandum of understanding, a certification, letters of support, or applicant that all members are aware of the lead organization's role and their respective 

consortium’s initiative

• Eligible “Lead Organizations:”

• State, local or tribal government organization • Public or private non-profit consortium of defense industries• Institution of higher education or a consortium of higher education institutions

• Consortia that received a Defense Manufacturing Community designation and grant fund

2020-2022, and will have completed a funded scope of work by August 31, 2023, may cofunding under this announcement

Eligibility Criter
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• Late submissions• Requesting funding for non-eligible activities• Requesting more funding than grant ceiling

• Ceiling is $5M for FY23

• Ineligible entity• Missing attestation on non-duplicate funding - Funds should not supplant other Fed

and must provide a justification for not pursuing funds from other Federal sources, i

• Incomplete application• Disregards formatting or other instructions: Sections of application components (Pa

numbers exceeding the page limits noted in the NOFO will be redacted prior to eva

• Failure to meet match requirement

• 20% of total project budget (not 20% of federal funds)

Disqualifications/ Screeni
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• Eligible activities include:

• Workforce training, retraining, or recruitment and retention, including that of women and u

minorities; 

• Business incubators;• Advanced research and commercialization, including with Federal laboratories and depots• Supply chain development; and• Small business assistance• Equipment or facility upgrade should: 

• Be contained within existing facility footprint and be used for the purpose of enabling in

• Federal interest should be maintained throughout Federal Interest Period

• Funds provided under this program may not be used to directly identify or assist a business in 

• Funding is not sufficient to support major construction involving ground disturbing activities

including such activities will not be considered.

Eligible Activitie
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• Panel Composition

• DoD (Materiel Readiness, Industrial Base Policy, Research and Engineeri

National Institute for Science and Technology-Manufacturing Extension PMEP), Department of Labor.

• Non-selected proposals may request debrief, but request must be received w

days of notification of non-selection

• Four Evaluation Criteria

• CRITERIA 1 - Alignment of proposed project strategy to Departme

priorities: 0-25 points

• CRITERIA 2 - Project strategy/activities proposed by the consortiu• CRITERIA 3 - Leadership capacity and commitment of the consor• CRITERIA 4 - Complementarity of project to defense Manufacturi

Institutes and incorporation of other resources: 0-10 points

Evaluation Crite
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Criteria 1: Alignment of proposestrategy to Department of Defens

This criteria scores the extent to which the regional specializations, assessmenopportunities, and the consortium’s proposed activities correlate to the findingoutlined in Department of Defense source documents (see Section C.2. of NOPoint Breakdown: • Geographic boundaries of consortium are clearly defined and reasonably pro

serviced by consortium (0-5 points)

• Clear, data-driven presentation of regional specializations demonstrating reg

specific set of defense manufacturing technologies and/or supply chains that priorities, outlined in DoD recent policy documents (see Section C.2. of NO

• Consortium presents a clear, candid, and data-driven analysis of the region’s 

opportunities to establish or build out from the specific regional specializatigap/opportunity analysis presents clear insights upon which to build a DMS

points)
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Criteria 2: Project strategy/activiby the consortium

This criteria evaluates the extent to which the strategy and activities proposed enhance the gaps and build upon opportunities identified in the proposal in a timely manner, ultimately development of key technologies, workforce, and/or support industrial base/supply chains to national security, with anticipated outputs and outcomes commencing no later than 24-3(0-45 points).Point Breakdown:• Implementation strategy and activities proposed will enhance the region’s ability to nar

opportunities identified in the proposal. Scope of Work, including logic model, is concihow the proposed strategies and activities link to desired outputs and outcomes (0-15 p

• Performance metrics provide sufficient visibility into the progress the proposed strateg

achieving the planned development of key technologies and/or support industrial base/anticipated outputs and outcomes commencing no later than 24-36 months after grant a

• Consortium members provide evidence that they have previous experience working wi

and/or research facilities and that this experience will be relevant to effectively implem(0-10 points)

• The plan realistically demonstrates resources and activities necessary to continue deliv

beyond the proposed project period of performance (0-10 points)
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Criteria 3: Leadership capacity acommitment of the consortium

This criteria assesses the strength of the consortium’s leadership capacity, comability to leverage regional partners to execute the proposed project activities, through the soundness of its governance structure and management plan, comppartners and history of collaborative performance, existing memorandum of intemplate, and explicit and specific matching fund commitment (0-20 points).Point Breakdown:• Applicant clearly identifies governance structure and explains how workflo

and authority will be administered (0-8 points) 

• Applicant includes the necessary and diverse set of stakeholders required to 

elements, as evidenced by letters of commitment or signed a Memorandum documenting consortium members’ contributions to the partnership (0-8 po

• Consortium members have deep experience working together which well p

publication of this NOFO. (0-4 points)
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Criteria 4: Complementarity of project to dManufacturing Innovation Institutes and inother resources 

This criteria scores the extent to which the proposed activities complemdefense Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, leverage existing private iand association-led initiatives (e.g., Industry 4.0), and leverage the whoState government resources to amplify the execution of its proposed actPoint Breakdown:• Engagement between MII[s] and consortium clearly add value to con

implementation strategy and activity set. MII[s] have meaningful rol

documentation to that effect is provided. MII provides leadership in strategies or activities. (0-5 points)

• Clear connection between applicant’s and consortium’s regional spec

asset (e.g. government, and/or higher ed, etc.) identified and included Consortium proposes to leverage other federal, state, and/or local resmeaningful way to execute and sustain its proposed activities. (0-5 p
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• Standard Form 424 (SF 424)

• SF 424 doesn’t count towards page limits

• Part I of application: Concept (PowerPoint)

• 10 slides PowerPoint only

• Slide decks on: Narrative: regional assessment, proposed strategy, leadership structure, performance metrics, estimated bu

• Part II of application: White Paper (Word)

• 20 pages• Microsoft Word only• 11-point Times New Roman, 1” margins, 1.5 line spacing• Narrative on: regional assessment, proposed strategy, leadership structure, performance metrics, estimated budget, sustain

• Part III of application: Supporting Documentation (Adobe)

• 25 pages Word or PDF format (1 file)• Submitting Official authorization (1 page)• SAM registration or SAM registration statement (1 page)

• Note: DUNS number no longer used as the entity identifier for federal awards

• Attestation on non-duplicate funding• Letter of commitment/MOU forming the consortium• Other letter/s of commitment/support• Statement of foreign interest – Direct or indirect

• Part IV (optional): Defense Manufacturing Community designation renewal request

• 10-page narrative Word or PDF format (1 file) • Narrative on: program impact; funded project performance; impact of change to consortium plan; effectiveness of coordin

Innovation Institutes

• The information provided in Section D.2 Part 4 (“Defense Manufacturing Community designation renewal request”) will b

Manufacturing Community Review Panel to determine whether to make a renewal designation in the event the consortiumcompetitively.

Proposal and Submission I
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Submission Inform

• Submission:

• 5:00 pm PDT/6:00 pm MDT/7:00 pm CDT/8:00 pm EDT on June 

• Electronic only via Grants.gov
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Points of Contac

• Hiwot GebremariamProgram Activity Lead - OLDCChiwot.t.gebremariam.civ@mail.mil• Seth IsenbergAssistant Program Activity Lead - OLDCCseth.y.isenberg.civ@mail.mil
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