Semiconductors: Commerce Needs Plan to Meet CHIPS for America R&D Requirements
What GAO Found The Department of Commerce has continued to implement the semiconductor facilities and equipment incentives program, and awardees have made progress on milestones. Since July 2025, Commerce has awarded nine new projects, for a total of 49 projects across 24 companies. When setting award amounts, Commerce considered new factors as compared to prior awards, such as whether the company would provide equity in exchange for funding. Commerce also amended existing awards for 14 companie
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Published: 6 August 2026
Source: US GAO Reports
Category: Policy
Topics: Bias & fairness
Retrieved: 7 August 2026
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