The Departments of Commerce and Labor, and Delta Regional Authority this week announced the 10 winners of the Make it in America Challenge, an Obama Administration initiative to accelerate job creation and encourage business investment in the United States. The 10 grantees will receive a total of $20.5 million for projects supporting regional economic development, advanced skills training, greater supply chain access and other enhancements. The programs are designed to encourage U.S. companies to keep, expand or re-shore their manufacturing operations—and jobs—in America, and to entice foreign companies to build facilities and make their products here.
The 10 winners of the Make it in America Challenge will pursue projects in nine states. Descriptions of each project, including grant amount breakdowns by agency are available here.
- The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority of Brunswick, Maine ($2,050,000)
- The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) of Ann Arbor, Michigan ($1,471,800)
- The Mississippi State University (MSU) of Starkville, Mississippi ($1,931,935)
- The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri ($1,842,977)
- N.E.O. Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio ($1,796,867)
- The Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District of Reno, Ohio ($1,700,844)
- The Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments of Salem, Oregon ($1,714,376)
- The SEDA Council of Governments of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania ($1,800,000)
- Clemson University of Clemson, South Carolina -2 projects (construction and non-construction) ($3,549,610)
- The Innovate Washington Foundation of Spokane, Washington ($2,675,000)
The Make it in America Challenge was issued on March 18, 2013. For more information on the Make it in America Challenge, please visit: http://www.eda.gov/challenges/MakeItInAmerica/