City of Manchester

Coalition Lead Applicant: City of Manchester

Project Title: Build Back Better Regional Challenge - Southern New Hampshire

Region (applicant-defined): Southern New Hampshire

Cluster Sector(s): Bio-medical; Advanced Manufacturing

Concept Proposal Narrative (applicant submitted) (PDF)

Project Description:
The coalition, led by the city of Manchester, is focused on Southern New Hampshire’s biofabrication cluster that is located within and around the city of Manchester. The coalition aims to grow the regenerative medicine industry and lead the nation in the production and distribution of regenerative tissues and organs. If provided an implementation grant, the coalition proposes eight projects: 1.) construct a bio fabrication manufacturing facility; 2.) develop a well-trained workforce; 3.) create a biofabrication accelerator; 4.) create a cluster work-and-learn program; 5.) create an aerospace training program; 6.) establish an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) logistics network; 7.) construct a multimodal street corridor; and 8.) create a multimodal transit station. Through these projects, the coalition would create connections between infrastructure, transportation, industry and public and post-secondary institutions to grow the region’s economy.

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