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September 2, 2022

WSU Awarded $51 Million to Adavance Smart Manufacturing 

By WSU Strategic Initiatives


The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced today will award $51.4 million to Wichita State University to aid in the rapid development and adoption of emerging smart manufacturing technologies for South Kansas.

The funding, provided through the American Rescue Plan Build Back Better Regional Challenge, is the largest single award the university has received from the EDA.

Press Release:

(Sep. 2, 2022) KWCH - https://www.kwch.com/2022/09/02/wichita-state-among-grant-recipients-biden-administration-awards-1-billion/

(Sep. 2, 2022) WBJ - https://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/news/2022/09/02/wsu-eda-grant.html

(Sep. 2, 2022) KSN - https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wsu-getting-51m-award/ 

(Sep. 2, 2022) KFDI - https://www.kfdi.com/2022/09/02/wsu-among-the-awardees-for-biden-admin-grants-totaling-1-billion/

(Sep. 4, 2022) Aviation Week - https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/maintenance-training/wsu-receive-51m-boost-smart-manufacturing-south-kansas

(Oct. 6, 2022) WSU, The Sunflower - https://thesunflower.com/66773/news/this-community-works-together-wichita-state-leads-coalition-awarded-51-4-million/

(Apr. 11, 2023) KSN - https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/lawmakers-discuss-broadband-internet-access-at-wsus-niar/ 

(Apr. 11, 2023) MSN - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lawmakers-discuss-broadband-internet-access-at-wsu-s-niar/ar-AA19KicZ?ocid=weather-verthp-feeds/ 

(Apr. 11, 2023) KZRG - https://newstalkkzrg.com/2023/04/11/kelly-joins-u-s-commerce-secretary-raimondo-u-s-sen-moran-at-wsu-tour-roundtable/ 

(Apr. 11, 2023) KFDI - https://www.kfdi.com/2023/04/11/u-s-commerce-secretary-visits-wsu-with-moran-kelly/ 

(Apr. 11, 2023) Newsbreak - https://www.newsbreak.com/wichita-ks/2987944037266-u-s-secretary-of-commerce-visits-wichita