The Secure Manufacturing in South Texas Strategy Development Consortium, led by the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has been awarded a $500,000 Tech Hubs Strategy Development Grant through the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA).
According to a press release, the consortium will use the grant to support UTSA’s Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII) in developing “a regional coalition and innovation road map to mature cybersecurity and secure manufacturing technologies in the San Antonio-New Braunfels region.”
The Tech Hubs program, authorized by the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, is part of the federal government’s economic development initiative to strengthen a given region’s capacity to research, manufacture and deploy new technologies.
Selection for the Tech Hubs grant designates South Texas as a burgeoning region for its tech industries capable of creating jobs and strengthening the United States’ competitiveness in the global market.
“The impact of the Tech Hubs Strategy Development Grant cannot be overstated,” said Rep. Henry Cuellar. “The Secure Manufacturing in South Texas Strategy Development Consortium will help transform South Texas into a new cybersecurity and technology manufacturing hub within the United States.”
According to UTSA, CyManII aims to establish and expand the consortium from the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area to surrounding rural and underserved communities during an 18-month period.
UTSA Cybersecurity Institute Receives $500,000 Federal Grant
The Tech Hubs Strategy Development Grant is part of the federal government’s economic development initiative to strengthen a given region’s capacity to research, manufacture and deploy new technologies.
