PDAC: Submission #1349 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

1. To which Review Panel are you submitting your project? Defense

2. Project title Improved Solid Rocket Motor Manufacturing Capacity

3. Short description The US must bolster its munitions stockpiles to maintain operational readiness. Funding this program will expand the Defense Industrial Base for producing materials for rocket nozzles and other critical rocket motor components that are typically difficult to produce and have limited suppliers. Increasing munitions output, affordably and quickly, is a major priority of the DoD. This program supports that mission by qualifying additional suppliers and increasing throughput with existing suppliers.

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request Textum OPCO, LLC

5-8. Address 2133 Lyons Rd
Miamisburg, Ohio. 45342

9. County Montgomery

10. Recipient organization Same

11-14. Address {Empty}

15. County {Empty}

16. Organization type For-profit

Organization Contact Details

17. Name Michael Rauscher

18. Title Vice President

19. Organization Textum

20. Telephone 704-822-2400

21. Email mike.rauscher@textum.com

22-25. Address 2133 Lyons Rd
Miamisburg, Ohio. 45342

26. County Montgomery

27. Additional contacts Kristopher Aber, Textum, 704-878-1082, kristopher.aber@textum.com

Location Details

28. City Miamisburg

29. County Montgomery

30. Congressional district Ohio 10th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 5000000

32. Total Cost 5000000

33. Other sources of funds No other sources of funds to report.

34. How the funds will be used Planning or Studies

35. Do you have matching funds raised or committed? If yes, explain in question #36. If no, skip to question #37. No

36. If yes, please provide additional information. (Or, budget document can be uploaded, see question 37) {Empty}

37. Budget No

38. By what date will you be ready to spend the funds Within the next 6-12 months

39. Programs/grants for which this project would qualify No idea.

Community Details

40. Community Need The United States and Department of Defense (DoD) has been supporting countries in need of military aid by supplying missiles and other armaments. This has caused US stockpiles to decrease, which must get replenished. In addition, the US Defense Industrial Base (DIB) is not prepared for a surge in demand for armament production, should the need arise. This is partly due to limited suppliers of qualified materials.
Carbon/Carbon and Carbon/SiC billets are used to produce critical missile components. These materials are difficult to manufacture and typically have long lead times. There are few current suppliers of qualified material, which greatly limits output. Textum has demonstrated the ability to produce materials that are capable of meeting operational requirements; however, they are not qualified for use in weapon systems and must undergo extensive testing. This program will supply the necessary resources to enable qualification testing of Textum’s materials; doing so will expand the DIB to meet DoD demand and ensure operational readiness.

41. Previous Funding: Has the requesting organization received Congressionally earmarked funding in the past? If so, please provide a brief project description, year funded, amount, and Congressional sponsor. No

42. Direct new jobs created {Empty}

43. Existing jobs retained? {Empty}

44. Sustained permanent jobs? {Empty}

45. Please explain how you determined the job creation listed in questions 42-44. {Empty}

46. Using your best guess, of the jobs created over the next 10 years, what will the average salary be? {Empty}

47. Is your project a workforce development program? {Empty}

48. If yes, does your program center on one of the ten JobsOhio targeted industries? {Empty}

49. Counties in which jobs will be created {Empty}

Additional Details

50. Letters of endorsement, supporting materials, additional information. You can submit ONE PDF file that does not exceed 10 pages. {Empty}

51. Is there opposition to the project? No

52. Name of person filling out this form. Kristopher Aber

53. Telephone number of person filling out this form. 704-878-1082

54. Email of person filling out this form. This is where notification will be sent that the form was received. kristopher.aber@textum.com

55. Do you want your project to be considered as a Community Project in the fiscal year 2025 –2026 State Capital Budget Bill? No

56. If your project type is on the list of ineligible projects (see above), please offer an explanation why your project could be eligible. If your project is not on the list, answer the question by stating that your project is not on the list of ineligible projects. {Empty}

57. Has your organization received state capital budget funding in the past? If so, provide a brief project description, year funded, and amount. {Empty}

58. Does your project have a connection with, or provide some benefit to, a state agency that has bonding authority? Please check all that apply from the following list: {Empty}

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