Congratulations to the six Tech Hub designees that this week received Implementation Grants, totaling approximately $210 million, as part of a new round of funding from Congress.
The Tech Hubs initiative, which has overwhelmingly bipartisan support, is a critical component in building the workforce of the future, and strengthening the industries those workers will serve. This is a collective effort by communities, states, regions and our nation to ensure that everyone has a clear path to a good job and career, enabling them to support their families and advance economically regardless of where they live or whether they have a college degree. The new round of implementation grants announced this week by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration will further support efforts already underway to expand the production of critical technologies, create jobs in future-facing sectors, and advance our nation’s economic competitiveness and security.
Among the six recipients of the most recent round of implementation grants is the Birmingham Biotechnology Hub in Alabama, a regional coalition that received a $44 million award and that America Achieves has supported with in-depth technical assistance. America Achieves also supported and worked closely with six of the 12 regional coalitions that received implementation grants in July. Today’s announcement means a total of 18 regional coalitions have been awarded Tech Hub implementation grants, 7 of which have received intensive technical assistance from America Achieves.
Also this week, the Richmond-Petersburg Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Workforce Initiative in Virginia, which America Achieves advised, received a Good Jobs Challenge Grant of nearly $4 million from the Economic Development Administration. The Richmond coalition, led by the Community College Workforce Alliance, was one of eight designees that this week received a total of $25 million in Good Jobs Challenge program funding, as announced by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. The Good Jobs Challenge, which supports high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs that create a pathway for workers to be placed into good-paying jobs, has a portfolio that has grown to 35 states and one territory.
Congratulations to all involved and we look forward to the next chapter in this exciting work!
Chief Executive Officer of America Achieves.
