THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND Research Foundation will lead a defense manufacturing consortium eligible for up to $5 million in federal funding from the Department of Defense. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND RESEARCH FOUNDATION
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation will lead a defense manufacturing consortium eligible for up to $5 million in federal funding. The consortium was selected by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation to compete for the grant, which supports the maritime defense industrial base. The Rhode Island…