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Statement of Task

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall appoint an ad hoc committee to plan and organize a fast-track consensus study based principally on a workshop that addresses issues associated with the long-term sustainability of the Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs) now supported by the Department of Defense (DoD), and to provide input for a potential, longer-term National Academies’ activity that will address similar issues as they relate to all MIIs. The workshop will bring together stakeholders and other interested parties and experts to:

• Consider the business models used to stand up and operate, on a long-term basis, the eight existing DoD MIIs and the degree to which these MIIs have contributed to DoD goals;
• Evaluate lessons learned in developing and implementing the public-private partnerships adopted in those MIIs and what changes may be needed for their long-term sustainability in contributing to DoD goals;
• Evaluate the potential values and costs that would accrue to DoD from further long-term engagement with the MIIs under various scenarios and funding structures;
• Discuss similar public-private partnerships developed in other countries; and
• Identify topics that could be addressed in a follow-on consensus study that would be designed to conduct a national review of all MIIs being operated

The output of this suggested fast track workshop will be a workshop proceedings prepared by a designated rapporteur.