iFAB awarded $51 million EDA Tech Hubs grant to propel Central Illinois as a biomanufacturing leader

This article was originally published on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s site for the College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences.  7/2/2024 | CHAMPAIGN, IL | Claire Benjamin The Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing (iFAB) Tech Hub has been awarded approximately $51 million from the Tech Hubs Program through the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. The iFAB consortium, led by […]

iFAB partners commit $680 million, seek EDA funding for Central Illinois biomanufacturing hub

This article was originally published on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s site for the College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences.  3/4/2024 | CHAMPAIGN, IL | Claire Benjamin A 31-partner consortium seeks $70 million from EDA to help create jobs, expand commodity markets, and drive zero-emission manufacturing efforts in Champaign, Piatt, and Macon Counties. Today the Illinois […]