Putting the award page together from the records…
Putting the award page together from the records…
NSF FAST ENGINE IN OREGON -SEMICONDUCTORS ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT TO THE U.S. ECONOMY AND NATIONAL SECURITY, POWERING EVERYTHING FROM CONSUMER ELECTRONICS TO CRITICAL DEFENSE SYSTEMS. THE FRONTIERS OF ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY (FAST) ENGINE BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN 98 PARTNERS ACROSS INDUSTRY, K12 AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, WORKFORCE PARTNERS, COMMUNITIES, AND POLICYMAKERS WORKING TOWARD A SHARED GOAL OF RESTORING U.S. GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS IN SEMICONDUCTORS. OREGON?S SILICON FOREST IS HOME TO THE NATION?S MOST ADVANCED CHIP ECOSYSTEM AND THE ONLY PLACE IN THE U.S. WHERE ADVANCED LOGIC CHIPS ARE BOTH DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED AT SCALE. THE FAST REGION SPANS 12 COUNTIES, INCLUDING RURAL AREAS, AND REPRESENTS ROUGHLY 15% OF THE U.S. SEMICONDUCTOR WORKFORCE TODAY, WITH STRONG POTENTIAL FOR STATEWIDE GROWTH. FOR THE U.S., THE FUTURE OF SEMICONDUCTORS STARTS IN OREGON. FAST?S INDUSTRY-GUIDED?AND?AI-ENABLED AUTOMATIC PROCESS CONTROL CONCEPT WILL LEVERAGE AI TO IMPROVE?THE QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, AND AFFORDABILITY OF ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTORS.?THE REGION?S?UNIQUE END-TO-END?INDUSTRY?CAPABILITIES MAKE OREGON THE?NATURAL PLACE TO RESHORE?DESIGN AND?MANUFACTURING OF?THE WORLD?S MOST?ADVANCED LOGIC CHIPS.??FAST AND STATEWIDE PARTNERS HAVE FORMED DEEP, SUSTAINED CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS?TO IDENTIFY MUTUAL NEEDS, ALIGN STRATEGIES, AND WORK TOGETHER. THE FAST PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AI-READY SEMICONDUCTOR WORKFORCE CREDENTIAL HOLDERS AT EDUCATION PROGRAMS ACROSS THE REGION; ENGAGE WITH SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY PARTNERS ON?USE-INSPIRED RESEARCH; AND GROW A THRIVING AI-ENABLED SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAIN ACROSS THE REGION BASED ON FAST COMMERCIALIZED RESEARCH.? BY BUILDING ON LONGSTANDING STATE INVESTMENTS AND REGIONAL COLLABORATION, FAST AIMS TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACROSS OREGON, AND HELP ENSURE U.S. SECURITY, TECHNOLOGICAL LEADERSHIP, AND LONG-TERM ECONOMIC RESILIENCE. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.
No subawards reported for this award. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; many awards have none.
1 action since 2026-07-14. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Amendment | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | 000 | New award | $7.50M | NSF FAST ENGINE IN OREGON -SEMICONDUCTORS ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT TO THE U.S. ECONOMY AND NATIONAL SECURITY, POWERING EVERYTHING FROM CONSUMER ELECTRONICS TO CRITICAL DEFENSE SYSTEMS. THE FRONTIERS OF ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY (FAST) ENGINE BRINGS… |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-09-30). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗