opportunity and models to support defense industry diversification and technology assistance -...
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Participants will learn about funding options in excess of 50 million dollars that are available from the Department of Defense to support defense industry diversification efforts. Several new approaches and programs exist that are linking existing firms with technology and intellectual property residing in colleges and universities. This panel will describe and explain these new programs, including the Technology Commercialization Assistance Program and the First Customer Program. Also to be presented is a new DOD –funded national demonstration program to diversify the defense supply chain -Department of Defense Manufacturing Assistance Program (DMAP). This program will be launched in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. The process begins by identifying and understanding capacity, capability, opportunities and the scientific and technical abilities of defense contractors. Each of these categories are assessed and then the company can be linked with university-based technologies and intellectual property for the purpose of commercialization into the private sector.TRANSCRIPT
The Defense Industry Adjustment Program
Office of Economic Adjustment, U.S. Department of Defense Arlington, Virginia
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Office of Economic Adjustment
• Field activity established under Secretary of Defense– Founded in 1961– Staff of 21 Project Managers– Western Regional Office
• Created to help state and local governments plan and carry out community adjustment and diversification programs in response to DoD actions, including:
Personnel reductions Industry/contractor reductionsBase closures or realignmentsBase expansionsOperational/training impacts
• Legacy as a result of providing technical and financial assistance to over 500 defense-impacted communities
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DIA Background • Not BRAC• 10 USC §2391• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (www.cfda.gov)
– 12.611 - Community Economic Adjustment Assistance for Reductions in Defense Industry Employment
– 12.614 - Community Economic Adjustment Assistance for Advance Planning and Economic Diversification
– 12.617 - Economic Adjustment Assistance for State Governments
• DIA Program enhanced for FY14-18– $198M available: normal program level: $12M/year– FY-14-18 Enhancement: $138M
• FY 14 augmentation: $36.6M• FY 15 augmentation: $46.1M• FY 16 augmentation: $33.1M• FY 17 augmentation: $17.2M• FY 18 augmentation: $5M
Defense Industry Adjustment Goals
• Organize impacted communities to address local/regional economic issues– Create localized approaches to loss of defense
manufacturing
• Promote business diversification– Maintain critical defense applications– Integrate Administration’s Investing in
Manufacturing Communities Partnership– Seek commercial markets where possible
• Transition workers to new jobs or industries– Maintain and backfill existing skill base– Up-skill or re-skill– Credentials that are portable and nationally
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Three Step Process
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Typical OEA Roles
• Organize “OneStop shop” for all Federal assistance Group Facilitation Organization/Governance consulting Scoping and Program design Economic region definition and analysis
• Plan Short-term operational plans Best practices Project Management consultation Federal grant administration assistance/consulting
• Implement Governance structure development Sustainability
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Collaboration
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Managing the Network
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Lessons Learned
• Strong and robust community partnerships
• Commitment to a shared vision
• Begin with the end in mind• Embrace change as the
potential for new opportunities
• Eliminate silo thinking and turf issues
• Innovate!
Questions
Contacts
Michael GilroyIndustry Adjustment Team LeadO: (703) 697-2081C: (703) 901-7660Email: [email protected]: www.oea.gov
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