Center funding may be used to support generic fundamental PM research in any appropriate institution including corporations possessing specialized facilities and personnel. This might be accomplished by using Center resources and collaboration with corporations and/or agencies of the government, providing results of such effort will be non-proprietary and will benefit the PM industry as a whole.

Funds may also be used to support increased interest in powder metallurgy as a materials engineering discipline. This could take the form of non-restrictive grants and/or the provision of instructional aids, specialized laboratory equipment, or the establishment of a professional academic chair. The latter would serve to enhance faculty involvement in powder metallurgy which is generally considered to be the first essential step in increasing PM career interest among students.