(This page is maintained by a non-government group to provide a link to all Manufacturing USA.) Manufacturing USA, or the Nat ... ional Network for Manufacturing Innovation program, was formally established in 2014. Manufacturing USA brings together industry, academia and federal partners within a growing network of advanced manufacturing institutes to increase U.S. manufacturing competitiveness and promote a robust and sustainable national manufacturing R&D infrastructure. The Need Substantive improvements in the health, robustness and innovative capacity of the U.S. manufacturing sector have an unrivaled ability to boost the nation’s global economic competitiveness. For the United States to remain a step ahead of the competition and thrive, we need a cutting edge manufacturing sector. Manufacturing USA is the catalyst, connecting people, ideas and technology to advance our industry and our nation. Our network of institutes engages the entire manufacturing community with partners in government and academia. Together, we breathe life into promising early-stage research and enable manufacturers to produce their new products quicker and cheaper by using the community to develop new manufacturing processes. U.S. manufacturing is no longer dark, dirty and dangerous. Instead, we lead the world with clean, safe, visionary manufacturing technology and success. National Organization The Manufacturing USA network is operated by the interagency Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO), which is headquartered in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in the Department of Commerce. The office is staffed by representatives from federal agencies with manufacturing-related missions as well as fellows from manufacturing companies and universities. The office operates in partnership with the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Departments of Education, Agriculture, and Labor. read more