Late last year, the Biden Administration announced the creation of 31 tech hubs. There is a complete list of the hubs at the end of the blog. Not all of the hubs are in cities, and 22 of the hubs include rural communities, including six hubs being created in association with Indian tribes. Within each tech hub region, funding will be stressed to benefit and create jobs in distressed communities.
Each tech hub will become a center for research, development, and manufacturing high-tech areas like biotech, clean energy, semiconductors, and materials management.
The government will make funding available for each hub area from agencies like the Economic Development Administration, the Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Small Business Administration.
As part of the program, the USDA will work with Tech Hubs to make sure that each hub has the needed broadband, and when possible, will get power needs supplied by electric cooperatives.
Each tech hub is being established as a nexus to focus on research and manufacturing for a specific area of high tech. The specific tech hubs list is below. You can click on the links to see the specific communities included with each tech hub.
Safe and Effective Autonomous Systems
Headwaters Hub – smart photonic sensor systems in MT
Ocean Tech Hub – ocean robotics, sensors, and materials in RI, MA
Trustworthy & Equitable Autonomous Systems Tech Hub – secure autonomous systems in OK
Maintaining Our Quantum Edge
Elevate Quantum Colorado – quantum information technology in CO
The Bloch Tech Hub – quantum computing and communications in IL, IN, and WI
Advancing Biotechnology: Drugs and Devices
Advanced Pharma Manufacturing Tech Hub – active pharma ingredient manufacturing in VA
ReGen Valley Tech Hub – cells, organ, and tissue biofabrication in NH
iFab Tech Hub – precision fermentation and biomanufacturing in IL
Kansas City Inclusive Biologics and Biomanufacturing Tech Hub– vaccine-related biologics and manufacturing in MO and KS
Heartland BioWorks – biologics manufacturing in IN
PRBio Tech Hub – biopharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing in Puerto Rico
Advancing Biotechnology: Precision and Prediction
Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub – personalized medicine in WI
Baltimore Tech Hub – predictive healthcare in MD
Birmingham Biotechnology Hub – equitable AI-driven biotechnology in AL
Greater Philadelphia Region Precision Medicine Tech Hub– end to end precision medicine in PA, DE, MD, and NJ
Minnesota MedTech 3.0 – smart medical technologies in MN and WI
Accelerating Our Energy Transition
Gulf Louisiana Offshore Wind Propeller – offshore wind and renewable energy in LA
Intermountain-West Nuclear Energy Tech Hub– small modular reactors and microreactors in ID and WY
SC Nexus for Advanced Resilient Energy – clean energy supply chain in SC and GA
South Florida Climate Resilience Tech Hub – sustainable and climate resilient infrastructure in FL
New Energy New York (NENY) Battery Tech Hub – end to end battery development and manufacturing in NY
Strengthening Our Critical Minerals Supply Chain
Critical Minerals and Materials for Advanced Energy (CM2AE) Tech Hub– critical mineral processing in MO
Nevada Lithium Batteries and Other EV Material Loop – lithium batteries and electric vehicle materials in NV
Regaining Leadership in Semiconductor Manufacturing
Texoma Semiconductor Innovation Consortium – fablet-based semiconductor manufacturing in TX and OK
Corvallis Microfluidics Tech Hub – microfluidics platforms in OR
Advancing GaN Tech Hub – gallium nitride-based semiconductors in VT
NY SMART I-Corridor Tech Hub – end-to-end semiconductor manufacturing in NY
Growing the Future of Materials Manufacturing
Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub – sustainable plastics and rubbers in OH
Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub – sustainable wood biomass polymers in ME
American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Tech Hub – aerospace materials manufacturing in WA and ID
Pacific Northwest Mass Timber Tech Hub– mass timber manufacturing and design in WA and OR