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SBA Announces Over $3 Million in Awards to Advance Local Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for STEM, R&D-Focused Small Businesses and Startups

| Small Business Administration (SBA) | Biotechnology, National Security, Research and Development (R&D), Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) Stage Two winners. Forty-four accelerator partnerships received between $50,000 and $150,000 each to advance their work supporting small businesses and startups in STEM and research and development across priority areas like national and economic security, domestic manufacturing and production, and sustainability and biotechnology.

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U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Preliminary Terms with SK hynix to Advance U.S. AI Supply Chain Security

| Department of Commerce (DOC), Executive Office of the President | Chips for America | Artificial Intelligence, Batteries, Biotechnology, Electric Vehicle, National Security, Research and Development (R&D), Semiconductors, Supply Chain

The Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and SK hynix have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms to provide up to $450 million in proposed federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act to establish a high-bandwidth memory (HBM) advanced packaging fabrication and R&D facility.

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NSF Awards $35M for Networks to Transform Research Capacity and Competitiveness

| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Cybersecurity, Research and Development (R&D), Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Solar Energy, Workforce

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $35 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Incubators for STEM Excellence Research Infrastructure Improvement to boost research competitiveness, build partnerships across academic institutions and non-academic sectors and create workforce development opportunities.

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EPA, FDA and USDA Issues Updates to the Joint Regulatory Plan for Biotechnology

| Department of Agriculture (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | Bioeconomy, Biotechnology

In response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14081, “Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have developed a plan to update, streamline and clarify their regulations and oversight mechanisms for products of biotechnology.

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Related Programs

  • Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem (BioMADE)

    Agency:
    Department of Defense (DoD)
    Topics:
    Biotechnology, Industrial Commons, Technology, Workforce

    Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem (BioMADE), a Manufacturing USA Institute,  is building a sustainable, domestic, end-to-end bioindustrial manufacturing ecosystem. BioMADE has the mission and flexibility to propel new biotechnology products from the laboratory to the commercial market.  In addition to supporting the development of technologies to strengthen American competitiveness, BioMADE is building the workforce of the future by partnering with K-12 schools, community colleges, universities, and professional development organizations. 

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Related Reports

  • Building the Bioworkforce of the Future

    | Biotechnology, Workforce

    This plan, “Building the Bioworkforce of the Future,” builds upon recent reports and assessments of the workforce needs for biotechnology and biomanufacturing and input from stakeholders across government, business, educational institutions, and community-based organizations. Public input was collected through listening sessions and an OSTP-led Request for Information posted in December 2022. Input from this outreach informed the recommendations and action steps.

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  • REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT: Biomanufacturing to Advance the Bioeconomy

    | Bioeconomy, Biotechnology

    Advances in biotechnology over the past decade have led to an explosion of innovative new products that touch many aspects of American life, from novel RNA vaccines and cell-based medicines to engineered meats and plants, to fuels and chemicals made from renewable resources, and much more. Science and engineering continue to unveil new ways of leveraging biological resources and biological processes to create innovative products in America for the benefit of the American people.

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