Through the two Areas of Interest (AOI), the FOA will provide approximately $425 million in support of projects by small- and medium-sized manufacturing firms (SMMs). These include AOI 1: Clean Energy Manufacturing and AOI 2: Industrial Decarbonization. The objective of AOI 1 is to increase domestic manufacturing and recycling capacity for materials, components, and systems needed for the clean energy transition. The overall objectives for AOI 2 is to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S manufacturing sector through substantial reductions in existing facilities and new builds that result in low carbon materials.