Congress should launch a matching-grant program to assist states in developing manufacturing strategies.

To Do: Assist State-Level Manufacturing Strategies

Congress and the administration should align to increase the Manufacturing Extension Partnership’s annual funding to at least $200 million annually.

To Do: Increase Funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership

ITIF hosted a two-part forum on innovative state-level manufacturing policies.

Manufacturing Workforce Development and Strengthening Manufacturing Supply Chains: What Can States Do?

Congress and the administration should build out the Manufacturing USA network closer to the 45 institutes originally intended.

To Do: Expand Manufacturing USA

The administration should direct the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) to provide assessment tools to help SME manufacturers identify and close gaps in their digital workflows.

To Do: Provide Assessment Tools to Help SME Manufacturers Digitize

The U.S. Small Business Administration should focus more on manufacturing and other traded-sector firms through its financing programs, including its 7(a) loan-guarantee program.

To Do: Focus SBA Loans on Traded-Sector Manufacturers

Congress should establish a reshoring incentive fund to provide financial support for firms in critical industries to relocate production now in China to the United States.

To Do: Establish a Reshoring Incentive Fund for Critical Industries

Congress should significantly broaden the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program, providing at least $100 million in funding and establishing programs at 20 universities.

To Do: Broaden the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program

Congress should help restore America’s advanced manufacturing output by transforming “STEM” initiatives into “STEMI” initiatives—adding a focus on industrial skills to science, technology, engineering, and math.

To Do: Develop Interstate, Sector-Based Manufacturing Initiatives

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To Do: Assist State-Level Manufacturing Strategies

To Do: Increase Funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Manufacturing Workforce Development and Strengthening Manufacturing Supply Chains: What Can States Do?