PDAC: Submission #1179 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

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

2. Project title Lasers Development and Application Center for Hypersonics, Directed Energy, Additive Manufacturing, and Biomedical Fields

3. Short description Spectral Energies and other small businesses in Dayton and across the country are developing and applying lasers for aerospace, energy, and biomedical fields. The proposed center will bring all the relevant laser and component technologies under one roof to provide a comprehensive and cost-effective solutions to the Department of Defense, NASA, and other government, academia, and industrial organizations. The requested funds will be spent on recruiting a new talent.

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request Spectral Energies, LLC

5-8. Address 4065 Executive Drive
Beavercreek, Ohio. 45430

9. County Greene

10. Recipient organization Same

11-14. Address {Empty}

15. County {Empty}

16. Organization type For-profit

Organization Contact Details

17. Name Dr. Sivaram P. Gogineni

18. Title President

19. Organization Spectral Energies, LLC

20. Telephone 937-266-9570

21. Email goginesp@gmail.com

22-25. Address 4065 Executive Drive
Beavercreek, Ohio. 45430

26. County Greene

27. Additional contacts {Empty}

Location Details

28. City Beavercreek

29. County Greene

30. Congressional district Ohio 10th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 3000000

32. Total Cost 10000000

33. Other sources of funds Spectral Energies has won several SBIR/STTR grants/contracts related to lasers development. It will continue those efforts to complement the resources provided from this proposed project.

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 Immediately

39. Programs/grants for which this project would qualify None

Community Details

40. Community Need The community benefits significantly due to the development of state-of-the-art laser technologies that have broader applications such as hypersonics, directed energy, additive manufacturing, and bio-medical. This project brings STEM related technical talent from across the country which will have a significant impact to the local community, especially to the local industries, WPAFB, and STEM schools.

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. None

42. Direct new jobs created 1 to 10

43. Existing jobs retained? 1 to 10

44. Sustained permanent jobs? 26 to 50

45. Please explain how you determined the job creation listed in questions 42-44. Based on our experience in start-up companies, tech development, and commercialization of the products. It is also based on the potential growth in the lasers and sensors applications.

46. Using your best guess, of the jobs created over the next 10 years, what will the average salary be? $75,001-$100,00

47. Is your project a workforce development program? Yes

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

Which industry? Aerospace and Aviation

49. Counties in which jobs will be created Greene, Montgomery, Warren

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. Sivaram Gogineni

53. Telephone number of person filling out this form. 9372669570

54. Email of person filling out this form. This is where notification will be sent that the form was received. goginesp@gmail.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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