EDA Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs — FY2025 Implementation Grants
U.S. Economic Development Administration
$19M–$51M per Hub
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CHIPS Act grants for designated regional Tech Hubs
The EDA Tech Hubs program provides large-scale implementation grants ($19–$51M each) to the 19 designated Tech Hub consortia authorized under the CHIPS and Science Act. FY2025 offers $220M to designated Hubs not yet funded for implementation — specifically for consortia developing regional leadership in critical and emerging technologies (semiconductors, clean energy, biotech, quantum, AI, space).
- Funding type
- Grant
- Level
- Federal
- Amount range
- $19,000,000 – $51,000,000
- Realistic amount
- Based on Phase 2 (August 2024) awards ranging $19–$51M per consortium. FY2025 awards expected Spring 2026 — amounts not…
- Deadline
- FY2025 Stage II deadline was February 18, 2026. Awards expected Spring 2026. No new designations or applications available for non-designated regions.
- Status
- between-intakes
- States
- Nationwide
- Payment model
- reimbursement
Who qualifies
- Applicant must be one of the 19 designated Tech Hub consortia as of October 2023 — no new designations available under FY2025 NOFO
- Designated Hub must have received a Consortium Accelerator Award (CAA) and not yet received EDA Tech Hubs implementation funding
- Lead applicant must be an eligible organization: institution of higher education, nonprofit, local/state government, or EDO
- Consortium must demonstrate capacity for multi-million dollar grant management and cross-sector regional coordination
- Projects must focus on critical and emerging technology areas designated in the Hub's October 2023 designation letter
Hard requirements
- Funds intermediaries, not businesses directly
- Location restriction: One of 19 designated EDA Tech Hub regions
What it covers
Eligible expenses
- Workforce development programs aligned with critical technology sectors
- Technology commercialization and venture development activities
- Capital access programs for tech startups in the Hub region
- Infrastructure supporting the Hub's designated technology area
- Coordination and capacity-building across the regional consortium
- Research translation and industry partnership programs
Ineligible expenses
- Activities not aligned with the Hub's designated critical technology focus area
- Direct subsidies to individual private businesses unrelated to the Hub ecosystem
- Lobbying activities
- Costs disallowed under 2 CFR Part 200
How to apply
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1
Confirm Hub designation and implementation eligibility
Only the 19 EDA-designated Tech Hub consortia are eligible. Confirm your Hub has received a CAA and has not yet received implementation funds. Contact your EDA regional office to verify eligibility status.
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2
Complete Stage I application (closed)
Stage I required a concept paper describing the Hub's strategic plan, technology focus areas, and proposed use of implementation funds. Stage I deadline was November 7, 2025.
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3
Complete Stage II application (closed)
Invited Stage II applicants submitted a full technical narrative, budget, coalition letters, and performance plan. Stage II deadline was February 18, 2026.
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Await EDA award announcement (Spring 2026)
EDA reviews Stage II applications and selects awardees. Awards expected Spring 2026. Non-selected Hubs may reapply under future NOFOs if additional appropriations are made.
This NOFO is exclusively for the 19 pre-designated Hubs — not accessible to new applicants. Stage II closed February 2026; awards expected Spring 2026.
Deadline & timing
FY2025 application window closed February 2026. EDA will announce awards Spring 2026. Future NOFOs may open to newly designated Hubs — monitor eda.gov.
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