Management ensures a 26 million US-dollar competition for advanced manufacturing

The Obama Government announced on May 29 a $26 million multi-agency advanced manufacturing jobs and Innovation Accelerator challenge fueled job creation through public private partnerships to promote innovation. The challenge will support projects aimed at, grow a region industrial cluster by strengthening connections on regional economic development opportunities and advanced manufacturing facilities to help; Capacity one region, to create high-quality sustainable employment; develop a skilled and various advanced production workers; Exports should be increased; Promoting the development of small businesses; and technological innovation to speed up.

This is the third round of the competition jobs Accelerator, which is financed by the Ministry of energy; The U.S. Department of Commerce economic development administration and National Institute of standards and technology; Employment and training administration of U.S. Department of labor; the small business administration; and the National Science Foundation. In this round about 12 projects should by a competitive inter-agency grant will be selected. These coordinated investments help catalyze and using private capital to promote building an entrepreneurial ecosystem and cluster-based development in regions in the United States. The deadline for applications is July 9, 2012. See Web site Manufacturing.gov and the possibility of granting on Grants.gov interagency press release, jobs and Innovation Accelerator challenge.

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