b'Ayodele O. OkeowoDirector of Intergovernmental Affairs, CHIPS Program Office, U.S. Department of CommerceFill out this form to be added to the CHIPS for America Teaming Partner List. The funding opportunity for smaller projects will include an application process Click here to access the CHIPS for America Teaming Partner List. This Excel sheet candesigned for smaller businesses. The application process will include two primary be filtered by organization type, area of service, and other fields. phases. In the first phase, applicants will be asked to submit a concept plan describing how the proposed project addresses core program priorities. The FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: SMALLER SUPPLY CHAIN PROJECTS Department will then invite a certain number of promising applicants to the second CHIPS for America is also releasing a dedicated funding opportunity for smallerphase, where they will have the opportunity to submit a full application.projects in fall 2023. This funding opportunity will be open to potential applicants seeking to construct, expand, or modernize facilities for semiconductor materials orThe Department will announce more details about the application process manufacturing equipment for which the capital investment falls below $300 million.and timeline later this year. For general inquiries regarding the second funding The Department will seek applications that advance any of the three goals outlined opportunity, email askchips@chips.gov. in its Vision for Success for investments in these facilities: (1) strengthening supply chain resilience, (2) advancing U.S. technology leadership, and (3) supporting vibrantFor more details, check out the June 23, 2023, webinar CHIPS Strategic Vision and U.S. fab clusters. For projects advancing the third goal in particular, the DepartmentApplication Process for Semiconductor Supply Chain Projects.will encourage suppliers to consider applying as part of a consortium that promotes the development and sustainability of semiconductor clusters.Guides and templates for the streamlined NOFO will become available in fall 2023. See here for current guides and templates, such as the Pre-Application Sources and Successful consortia might include multiple suppliers, one or more state orUses Template and the Pre-Application Financial Model and accompanying White local government entities, and an anchor institution such as a semiconductorPaper.fab. Consortia may also include workforce providers, labor unions, economic development corporations, institutions of higher educations, philanthropic foundations, industry organizations, and other relevant entities. One example of a strong consortium could be a science park in which state or local government entities provide land, shared utilities and infrastructure, streamlined permitting, and incentives to a group of suppliers located near a fab. The Department expects that large-scale investments by fabs will naturally result in the organic development of a proximate upstream supply chain and intends to reserve its funding to support investments that would not happen without CHIPS funding.Delaware Three Rivers Area Economic Development Master Plan 179'