The Center for Advanced Functional Materials at California State University, San Bernardino promotes materials-related research, training and education at California State University, San Bernardino and our partners. Each of our proposed objectives will be highlighted with one or more accomplishments, as well as challenges encountered. These objectives include developing a mentoring pipeline, developing and offering an MS Materials Science program, expanding our materials team through faculty hiring, building stronger bridges for research and materials research with our community college partners, strengthening our collaborations with external research partners, and building on our fundamental understanding of functional materials toward research in polymeric materials, thin films, and applied functional materials. Our efforts towards sustaining the Center beyond the CREST II funding will be included.