EDAAnnounces Next Funding Round of $504 Million for 12 Tech Hubs Across America
Science & Tech
Tech Hubs implementation awardees are:
- Elevate Quantum Tech Hub (Colorado, New Mexico)
Lead Agency: Elevate Quantum
Technology Focus: quantum information technology
Estimated Award Amount: $41 million - Headwaters Hub (Montana)
Lead Agency: Accelerate Montana
Technology Focus: smart photonic sensor systems
Estimated Award Amount: $41 million - Heartland BioWorks (Indiana)
Lead Agency: Applied Research Institute
Technology Focus: biomanufacturing
Estimated Award Amount: $51 million - iFAB Tech Hub (Illinois)
Lead Agency: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Technology Focus: precision fermentation and biomanufacturin
Estimated Award Amount: $51 million - Nevada Tech Hub (Nevada)
Lead Agency: University of Nevada, Reno
Technology Focus: lithium batteries and electric vehicle materials
Estimated Award Amount: $21 million - NY SMART I-Corridor Tech Hub (New York)
Lead Agency: CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity
Technology Focus: semiconductor manufacturing
Estimated Award Amount: $40 million - ReGen Valley Tech Hub (New Hampshire)
Lead Agency: Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute
Technology Area: biofabrication
Estimated Award Amount: $44 million - SC Nexus for Advanced Resilient Energy (South Carolina, Georgia)
Lead Agency: South Carolina Department of Commerce
Technology Focus: clean energy supply chain
Estimated Award Amount: $45 million - South Florida ClimateReady Tech Hub (Florida)
Lead Agency: Miami Dade County Innovation and Economic Development Office
Technology Focus: sustainable and climate-resilient infrastructure
Estimated Award Amount: $19 million - Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub (Ohio)
Lead Agency: Greater Akron Chamber
Technology Focus: sustainable polymers
Estimated Award Amount: $51 million - Tulsa Hub for Equitable & Trustworthy Autonomy (Oklahoma)
Lead Agency: Tulsa Innovation Labs
Technology Focus: secure autonomous systems
Estimated Award Amount: $51 million - Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub (Wisconsin)
Lead Agency: BioForward Wisconsin
Technology Focus: personalized medicine
Estimated Award Amount: $49 million
Phase 1 of the program identified 31 Tech Hubs in geographically diverse, high-potential regions across the country with demonstrated expertise in emergent technology sectors. Collectively, these Tech Hubs secured well over a thousand commitments, attracting more than $4 billion in investment commitments and catalyzing meaningful public and institutional policy changes that support their strategies. In Phase 2, the Tech Hubs developed and proposed projects to propel their growth into globally recognized regions that produce and deliver the technologies of the future.
Overall, consortia membership grew by 50 percent since the Hubs were designated in October 2023, and over a third of consortia members are industry partners, demonstrating strong community support. If subsequent funding becomes available, EDA plans to invest in additional Tech Hubs, keeping this innovative program’s momentum going for decades to come.