Where Are Federal Economic Development Investments Going?
In The News Piece in Forbes
Sept. 5, 2024
In a new article for Forbes, Shalin Jyotishi discusses a new interactive map released by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Directorate, which highlights investments made to promote technology-based economic development activities across the country.
Billions in funding from the CHIPS & Science Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act, and American Rescue Plan–known as the Investing in America suite of bills– have begun to flow into communities.
Over the next two years, it will be essential that state and local governments, industry, higher education institutions, workforce entities, labor unions, and the media effectively track and evaluate the flow of funding and the activities those funds are catalyzing.
A new tool released by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Directorate aims to help illuminate just that. The interactive map shows the 198 signature place-based investments, highlighting the geographic diversity and intentional layering of investments across the two agencies.