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The Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collaborative
The Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collaborative (the Collaborative) is an 11-county coalition formed to apply for the Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC). The Collaborative includes 90+ organizations: community-based organizations, labor unions, educational and research institutions, economic development partners and leaders from the private, public and philanthropic sectors, led by a board of directors co-chaired by Stefani Pashman, CEO, Allegheny Conference on Community Development, and Farnam Jahanian, President, Carnegie Mellon University. We focus on communities that need support, adopting a hub-and-spoke approach designed to benefit not only the urban core but surrounding communities as well.
BBBRC is the marquee program of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s American Rescue Plan to boost economic recovery from the pandemic and rebuild American communities.
The Build Back Better Regional Challenge grant will fund five projects focused on adoption, upskilling infrastructure and commercialization in the robotics sector. As these projects grow the region’s impact and leadership in the robotics and autonomy sector, we will collaborate through continued public-private partnership to see each project from beginning to completion.
Adoption:
Robotics & AI Expansion forSmall & Medium Enterprises
Adoption:
Robotics & AIManufacturing Hub
Upskilling:
Expanded Pathways to New Economy Careers
Commercialization:
Robotics & AIStartup Factory
Commercialization:
Expanded Pathways to Entrepreneurship
