Northeast Ohio partnership wins $160M federal award to innovate manufacturing and job training

Sen. Husted helps secure millions for northeast Ohio manufacturing hub, supporting up to 20,000 jobs | The Highland County Press

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) this week announced that the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) selected Case Western Reserve University’s Northeast Ohio Strengthening Manufacturing for American Resilience through Technology (NEO-SMART) initiative as one of just 12 recipients nationwide to receive an NSF Regional Innovation Engines award.

Northeast Ohio partnership wins $160M federal award to innovate manufacturing and job training

NEO-SMART, a 70-member partnership led by Case Western Reserve University, has secured a $160M federal grant to boost manufacturing innovation and job growth.

NE Ohio wins big, $160M advanced manufacturing grant – NEOtrans

Hundreds of regions competed for a large, prestigious grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to boost advanced manufacturing. But it was a 70-member coalition from Northeast Ohio that came out on top today.

$160 million grant could reshape advanced manufacturing in Akron

Northeast Ohio — including Akron and Cleveland — has been selected as a regional innovation engine, a National Science Foundation designation that could bring $160 million in federal funding to the area over the next decade. The funding, which will go toward advanced manufacturing of polymers, metals and chemicals and coatings,  guarantees $7.5 million in federal dollars for each of the first two years of the program. Local leaders said they hav…