Grant

July 6 - 10, 2015

  • $2,499,474 in Economic Adjustment Assistance funds to the University of Southern California/University of California-Riverside, California, to provide technical assistance to the University of Southern California in partnership with the University of California-Riverside and over 80 other partners to develop organizational capacity within the region to administer the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership. The project will provide management and research support to increase investment in the aerospace and defense manufacturing sectors and improve opportunities to create sustainable employment opportunities for the region’s workforce. This investment is part of a $3,259,291 project.
  • $1,006,075 in Economic Adjustment Assistance funds to Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, to fund construction of critical infrastructure necessary to support construction of the Experiential Engineering Building on Wichita State’s Innovation Campus. This project supports the recent designation of Wichita as an IMCP manufacturing community, and is projected to create capacity through training and business engagement to support job creation and retention in the advanced manufacturing sector. This investment is part of a $2,012,150 project.