The Biden administration announced Monday the locations of 31 tech hubs across the country that will receive funding to boost key industries including semiconductors, clean energy and artificial intelligence.
The tech hubs program was authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act, a $280 billion tech-focused piece of legislation that received bipartisan support and was signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2022. Overall, the program – formally called the Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program – will distribute $500 million.
In remarks delivered at the White House, Biden said the tech hub program is a key part of “Bidenomics” – his effort to revive manufacturing and boost the middle class in the U.S. “We’re doing this from coast to coast, in the heartland, in red states and blue states, small towns, cities of all sizes,” he said. “All this is part of my strategy to invest in America and invest in Americans. It’s working—we’re creating good jobs in communities all across the country.”
The 31 tech hubs are located across 32 states and Puerto Rico. Examples cited by the White House include the Tulsa Hub for Equitable & Trustworthy Autonomy in Oklahoma, the Headwaters Hub in Montana, Heartland BioWorks in Indiana and the Greater Philadelphia Region Precision Medicine Tech Hub in Pennsylvania.
