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The Federal Government is the largest consumer and supporter of advanced technologies in the United States and is often willing to more rapidly adopt new technologies and more aggressively fund new technology development. With more than $500 billion in new funding for semiconductor and climate-related technologies provided through the CHIPS and Science Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (aka the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), this has created the largest opportunity for commercial companies to receive non-dilutive grants and low-interest loans that has ever existed. Other key government focus areas include commercial space/aerospace, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and advanced manufacturing.

Clark Street supports companies within each of these industries, and more.

Semiconductors

Semiconductors and electronics are a critical pillar of Clark Street Associates’ business; and our track-record of securing high-value deals with the U.S. government and other strategic parties is unparalleled. Given the government’s battle with China for technical superiority and the need to shore up the U.S. industrial base, the CHIPS Act has released $52 billion for commercial semiconductor and electronics companies, for technology development, manufacturing build-out and long-term supply agreements. Clark Street has worked at the heart of the federal government’s semiconductor strategy for the past decade and was intimately involved in the conception, creation and now the administration of the CHIPS Act.

Areas of Focus:

Semiconductor Manufacturing

Advanced Semiconductor Packaging

Advanced Architecture Integrated Circuits

Quantum Computing

Edge Compute & IoT Systems

Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Hardware

Hardware Assured Commercial Semiconductors

High-Performance & Exascale Computing

Speciality Semiconductors & Photonics

Radiation Hardened Electronics

5G Communications

Industrial Decarbonization

Eliminating the carbon emissions associated with the production of industrial goods ranging from chemicals to cars is a vital federal strategy to reduce emissions. In addition, reestablishing a strong domestic manufacturing base, leveraging innovation and advanced manufacturing technologies, is a high priority. Achieving these objectives is a massive task; industrial processes are heterogenous, must maintain high uptime and reliability, and also be cost-effective to compete in the global economy. Clark Street Associates partners with the most promising companies seeking to advance the best low carbon and advanced manufacturing technologies to secure the resources they need to develop and deploy technologies that will underpin the next generation industrial and manufacturing companies.

Areas of Focus:

Chemicals

Metals

Cement

Low-Carbon Construction Materials

Carbon Capture, Use & Storage (CCUS)

Mining and Critical Materials

Hydrogen Generation and Fueling

Alternative Heat Sources

Additve Manufacturing

Energy Systems & Storage

Advanced energy solutions and applications are critical to both the federal and state governments and the economy. Effectively harnessing Federal resources will be a crucial differentiator to companies seeking to lead these increasingly competitive sectors. Through in-depth expertise and industry experience in renewable energy, advanced nuclear, storage and grid technologies, Clark Street Associates can rapidly maneuver through the changing demands of both the public and private sectors to provide a turnkey solution for our clients.

Areas of Focus:

Advanced battery technologies (Li-Ion, NiZn, etc.)

Solar / PV technology development and manufacturing

Nuclear (Baseload & Microreactors)

Grid resiliency and hardening

Non-electrochemical storage technologies

Microgrid solutions

Islanding

Energy infrastructure security (physical and cyber)

Commercial Space & Aeronautics

With the recent expansion of commercial space companies, and the extraordinary pace of commercial aeronautics technology advances, the U.S. government has shifted a lot of their focus (and spending) toward commercial technology development and deployment of innovative technologies. The capital-intensive nature of these industries, and the consistent appropriation of government funding, targeted to support growing technology in this sector, makes this a key area for federal funding. The government is focused on increasing adoption of commercial technology in both the government and commercial sectors, bolstering the U.S. manufacturing base and improving access to these commercial products and services for the space, defense and intelligence communities of the U.S. government.

Areas of Focus:

Next generation satellites and constellation technology

Commercial launch

Innovative data services

5G and other advanced RF/millimeter wave technologies

Advanced sensors

Ultra-low power inference/machine learning

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

As artificial intelligence and machine learning continue to develop and evolve, opportunities for development, demonstration, and application are abundant across almost all Departments of the U.S. government. The government is investing a massive amount of funding into this field. Unfortunately, with this opportunity comes an extraordinary amount of competition. Those companies that take a ‘wait and see’ approach will miss this opportunity. The government is willing to rapidly adopt new technologies, quickly, and is a proven partner in this area.

Areas of Focus:

Autonomous vehicles (Land, Sea, Air)

Recognition & detection software

Neural networks

Deep learning

Increasing adoption of AI solutions across the government

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