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The Mass Technology Collaborative, in close partnership with the Executive Office of Economic Development, is issuing this solicitation in order to help Massachusetts-based companies achieve their goals of securing federal CHIPS funding from the Department of Commerce as part of their plans in order to expand manufacturing in the Commonwealth while supporting the federal economic and national security objectives.

Springfield, Mass. – Leaders from the Commonwealth’s Executive Office of Economic Development and the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) at MassTech announced $14 million in new grants from the state’s Digital Equity Partnerships Program to address statewide digital equity gaps during an event today at The Tech Foundry in Springfield. The three grants were announced by Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao, who highlighted the selected projects from Tech Goes Home, which will receive $4.5 million,; Vinfen, on behalf of the Human Services Alliance for Digital Equity, which will receive $4.3 million; and Baystate Health, on behalf of the Western MA Alliance for Digital Equity, which will receive $5.1 million.

BOSTON - The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub, consisting of more than 150 member organizations primarily located in eight northeast states, has been mobilized in response to the federal government’s launch of the ‘Microelectronics Commons Call for Projects.’

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced a $1.1 million investment to fund a three-year project at Western New England University (WNE) that fosters the establishment of a research and training cluster in advanced robotic welding technologies. The award will support a collaborative project between WNE’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (CAMS) that will work with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and local industry partners to grow the advanced welding cluster and deliver new highly skilled workers to employers in the region.