Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (11.039)
Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Assistance Listing 11.039) is run by the Economic Development Administration, part of the Department of Commerce. It awarded $521 million in 98 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $5.3 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $2.4 million. Half of the 98 awards fell between $499,965 and $10.0 million, and they ranged from $385,379 to $27.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$521 million
- Grant awards98
- Typical award$2.4 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$175 million
- Size rank361 of 1824
- Type of assistanceGrant
Key findings
- It is the 361st largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 71% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 38 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Only consortia are eligible to investment assistance under this NOFO. Each consortium must include at least one each of the following as a member, one of whom should serve as the lead institution to receive an award under this NOFO: (1) Institutions of higher education, which may include Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions; (2) State, territorial, local, or Tribal governments or other political subdivisions of a State, including State and local agencies, or a consortium thereof; (3) Industry or firms in relevant technology, innovation, or manufacturing sectors; (4) Economic development organizations or similar entities that are focused primarily on improving science, technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, or access to capital; and (5) Labor organizations or workforce training organizations, which may include State and local workforce development boards as established under 29 U.S.C. §§ 3111 and 3122. Consortia may also include one or more of: (1) Economic development entities with relevant expertise, including a district organization (as defined in section 300.3 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulation); (2) Organizations that contribute to increasing the participation of underserved populations in science, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship; (3) Venture development organizations (as defined in 15 U.S.C.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The Tech Hubs Program seeks to invest in multiple, simultaneous, interconnected projects that accelerate regional economic development. The Tech Hubs Program is aggressively focused on investing in activities that will enable a region that already has R&D assets in a manner that catalyzes their emergence over the next decade as self-sustainably, globally economically competitive in its selected core technology area. For example, such an investment might be highly targeted within several interrelated projects that will leverage existing technical expertise to accelerate both the regional economy and American competitiveness, such as the following: • a “first of its kind”, world-class demonstration facility or testbed that provides startups access to shared facilities to bring products and services in a consortium’s selected core technology area to market faster; • a strategy to bring entrepreneurship- and industry-focused faculty researchers and innovators to the university and national lab that have a proven track record of creating new startups in a consortium’s selected core technology area (researchers would have joint appointments at the lab, university, and private sector companies); • a program that ensures workers collaborate directly in the demonstration of new technologies to inform the design of those technologies—as well as their deployment, production, and delivery—with the perspective, experience, and input of workers; • the re-purposing of an existing site or...
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Because all FY 25 Tech Hubs Implementation Awards made under this NOFO will be for the Tech Hubs’ initial performance period, such grants may be awarded with a maximum 90% federal grant rate. See 15 U.S.C. § 3722a(f)(5)(A). If the eligible consortium is led by a Tribal government, the federal share may be awarded at a maximum 100% rate. See 15 U.S.C. § 3722a(f)(5).MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
This is a two-phase competition. The deadline for Phase 1 applications is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June XXX, 2023. Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered. Only those that are Designated as Technology Hubs in Phase 1 will be permitted to apply to Phase 2. It is anticipated that the Notice of Funding Opportunity for Phase 2 will be made available in July 2023.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (11.039) awarded$521 million across 98 grant awards, an average of $5.3 million per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 41% of the money, colleges and universities 37% and businesses 12%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 40 | $212 million | 41% |
| Colleges and universities | 36 | $194 million | 37% |
| Businesses | 7 | $64.6 million | 12% |
| Other | 4 | $19.9 million | 3.8% |
| State and local governments | 9 | $19.2 million | 3.7% |
| Small businesses | 1 | $11.1 million | 2.1% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 1 | $499,459 | 0.1% |
By state
15 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 7 | $64.5 million |
| Colorado | 3 | $51.6 million |
| Indiana | 5 | $51.1 million |
| Oklahoma | 6 | $51.0 million |
| South Carolina | 4 | $45.3 million |
| New Hampshire | 5 | $43.6 million |
| Montana | 6 | $41.7 million |
| Wisconsin | 5 | $41.4 million |
| Illinois | 4 | $35.7 million |
| Ohio | 6 | $34.3 million |
| Nevada | 2 | $20.9 million |
| Florida | 3 | $19.5 million |
| Oregon | 4 | $2.0 million |
| Missouri | 3 | $1.4 million |
| Texas | 3 | $1.3 million |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | $996,283 |
| Maine | 2 | $994,255 |
| Virginia | 2 | $993,698 |
| Idaho | 2 | $964,424 |
| West Virginia | 2 | $949,776 |
| California | 2 | $926,168 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $899,959 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $897,454 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $895,349 |
| Alabama | 1 | $500,000 |
| Connecticut | 1 | $500,000 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $500,000 |
| Maryland | 1 | $500,000 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $500,000 |
| North Carolina | 1 | $500,000 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $500,000 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $499,999 |
| Vermont | 1 | $499,998 |
| Alaska | 1 | $499,459 |
| Arizona | 1 | $499,271 |
| Utah | 1 | $491,710 |
| Washington | 1 | $450,000 |
| Michigan | 1 | $385,379 |