WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Jon Husted issued the following press release:
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today announced that the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) selected Case Western Reserve University's Northeast Ohio Strengthening Manufacturing for American Resilience through Technology (NEO-SMART) initiative as one of just 12 recipients nationwide to receive an NSF Regional Innovation Engines award.
This comes after Husted wrote a letter (https://www.husted.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/5.22.26-Husted-NEOSMART-LOS.pdf) to Acting Director of NSF Brian Stone advocating for the NEO-SMART project on May 22, 2026. The NSF Engines program can provide up to $160 million over 10 years to support the initiative.
"Ohio has long been ...