# Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (11.039)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/11-039-regional-technology-and-innovation-hubs/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs is run by Department of Commerce. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $521 million in 98 grants, about $5.3 million per award.

## Objectives

Awards made under this NOFO will seek to strengthen U.S. economic and national security through place-based investments in regions with the assets, resources, capacity, and potential to become globally competitive Tech Hubs, within approximately ten years, in the technologies and industries of the future, and for those industries, companies, and the good jobs they create to start, grow, and remain in the United States.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | $346 million | 83 |
| 2025 | $175 million | 15 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Community Foundation | Oklahoma | $51.0 million |
| Applied Research Institute Inc | Indiana | $50.7 million |
| Elevate Quantum | Colorado | $27.0 million |
| Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute Inc | New Hampshire | $23.0 million |
| Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education | Nevada | $20.9 million |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | $19.2 million |
| Synonym Inc. | New York | $16.0 million |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | Illinois | $16.0 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $15.2 million |
| Montana Photonics Industry Alliance | Montana | $13.7 million |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | Colorado | $13.5 million |
| University of Montana | Montana | $13.3 million |
| SC State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education | South Carolina | $12.6 million |
| Madison Area Technical College District | Wisconsin | $12.5 million |
| Clemson University | South Carolina | $12.5 million |
| Centerstate Corporation for Economic Opportunity | New York | $12.0 million |
| Bioverde Tech LLC | Colorado | $11.1 million |
| Florida International University | Florida | $10.3 million |
| University of South Carolina | South Carolina | $10.2 million |
| Flexsys America L.P. | Ohio | $10.1 million |