# NC State to lead $480M FutureTEX defense textile initiative

North Carolina State University has been chosen to lead a 10-year Department of War initiative called FutureTEX to modernize textile manufacturing for the defense industry. The award includes $36 million in its first year and has a ceiling of $480 million over a decade.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2026-08-01
- Where: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $480.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: defense textiles, military fabrics
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [North Carolina State University](https://endata.com/companies/24362.md)
- [Drexel University](https://endata.com/companies/94452.md) (partner)
- [Gaston College](https://endata.com/companies/94453.md) (partner)
- [Georgia Tech](https://endata.com/companies/94454.md) (partner)
- [ISAIC](https://endata.com/companies/94455.md) (partner)
- [UMass Lowell](https://endata.com/companies/94456.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [texintel.com](https://www.texintel.com/press-room/nc-08-26-p-north-carolina-state-university-to-spearhead-10-year-480-million-effort-to-bolster-defense-textile-manufacturing), 2026-10-06: "North Carolina State University has been chosen to lead a 10-year Department of War initiative aimed at modernizing textile manufacturing in the United States to support the defense industry"

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