| AFFOA | Advanced Functional Fabrics of America |
| AFRL | Air Force Research Laboratory |
| AIM Photonics | American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics |
| ANSER | Analytic Services |
| ARDEC | Armament Research Development, and Engineering Center |
| ARL | Army Research Laboratory |
| ARM | Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ATEC | Advanced Technology Education Center |
| BAA | Broad Agency Announcement |
| BioFabUSA | Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Manufacturing Innovation Institute |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DMDII | Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| ERC | Engineering Research Center |
| EWD | education and workforce development |
| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| IP | intellectual property |
| IUCRC | Industry–University Cooperative Research Center |
| LIFT | Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow |
| ManTech | Manufacturing Technology |
| MEP | Manufacturing Extension Partnership |
| MII | Manufacturing Innovation Institutes |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| MRL | manufacturing readiness level |
| MTC | Manufacturing Technology Centre |
| NFPA | National Fluid Power Association |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NMMB | National Materials and Manufacturing Board |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| NSRP | National Shipbuilding Research Program |
| OEM | original equipment manufacturer |
| ONR | Office of Naval Research |
| OSD | Office of the Secretary of Defense |
| OTA | Other Transaction Authority |
| OT | Other Transaction |
| PEO | program executive officer |
| R&D | research and development |
| R&E | research and engineering |
| ROI | return on investment |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| SME | small and medium-size enterprise |
| SOSi | SOS International |
| SWOT | strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats |
| TRL | technology readiness level |
| UARC | University Affiliated Research Center |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
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