1. Defense Industry Assistance Grants
Sarah Alkire Skweres, Empire State Development

2. Department of Defense (DOD) Defense Industry Assistance (DIA) Grant
ESD awarded DoD grant in April of 2017
Assist NY-based DoD contractors with diversification, sustainability, and growth
Ensure the resilience of the warfighting supply chain to fluctuations in defense spending
Weather the funding curve and grow NY

3. How
Collaborate - connect DoD contractors with ESD resources (facilities and SMEs) to
assess diversification potential and investment required
access state-of-the-art facilities to test new raw materials and products
build prototypes and improve manufacturing efficiencies (development & redesign)
expand into and markets to compete beyond DOD
train workers as necessary to support new market entry, including export training

4. How
Fund – to develop new products or modify existing products, acquire software, hire consultants to retrofit/retool products or assess manufacturing efficiencies to improve product competitiveness
Awards
Multiple awards of up to $50,000 each
Funds can also be used to support ESD resources providing help to NY DOD contractors

5. ESD’s Grant Scope
Market Assessment – Preliminary with target areas completed; final under development
Defense Diversification Liaison(s) – Identify companies, vet, central point of contact, pool resources, advocate for applicants, support execution – outreach and engage
Project Management – Deliverables to DoD; track and assess the positive impacts

6. Candidate Identification
USA Spending
Currently FY16 and FY17
SBIR/STTR
All data available for NY companies
Prime Contractors’ subcontractor listings
National Defense Industry Association (pending)
Over 3000 Companies’ Data Downloaded into searchable spreadsheet, by region

7. Down Selection Program Codes and Project Descriptions
USA spending (types of federal contracts by year – trends)
Research on govtribe – actual contract detail, overall revenue and FTEs; exportable contract data; Senior Points of Contact
Sam.gov to confirm active, socioeconomic status
SBIR website for project abstracts and potential commercial app/diversification
Website review for likelihood of percentage of work DoD

8. Companies Identified ~3300 Companies Identified
~102 Companies vetted and/or contacted throughout the state
15 in-person meetings/facility walk-throughs
6 additional facility visits by month-end
2 applicants awaiting review
2 additional applications anticipated by month-end

9. Collaboration with Resources
Planning visits to each Economic Development Center, MEP, CAT, COE and Innovation Hotspot and Incubator
Ideas for FuzeHub-style matching calls to have dialogue and brainstorming regarding best resources, product and diversification ideas
Future Summit

10. Engagement and Outcomes
Liaison outreach followed by in-person introductions
Resource collaboration followed by team visit to facilities to develop ideas, understand needs, collaborate with companies for greatest impact
Committed to assisting 30 companies, whether or not by disbursement of grants
Goals is to assist hundreds; ensure greater knowledge and understanding of all state resources, in addition to the DOD program.
See meaningful impact in revenue and jobs growth in at least 30.

11. Link and Contact www.esd.ny.gov/manufacturing-and-defense-grants
Sarah Alkire Skweres – (518)
Go to this link for more information
Call us at
Jesse for MUSA
Sarah for DoD DIA