{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stanton.house.gov/2024/1/stanton-kelly-gallego-announce-15-million-in-chips-act-funds-for-asu-to-launch-water-and-climate-focused-regional-innovation-engine", "Stanton, Kelly, Gallego Announce $15 Million in CHIPS Act Funds for ASU to Launch Water and Climate-Focused \u2018Regional Innovation Engine\u2019", "2024-01-30", "2024", "2024-01", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Greg Stanton", "S001211", "stanton.house.gov", "stanton", "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Today, Reps. Greg Stanton and Ruben Gallego and Senator Mark Kelly announced the Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine, led by Arizona State University, was named one of 10 inaugural National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines\u2014bringing an investment of $15 million over the next two years.\n\nThe Engine will work to address the threat climate change and water scarcity pose to economic and population growth in the Southwest.\n\n\u201cOur CHIPS and Science Act is turbocharging innovation here in the Valley\u2014not just in advanced manufacturing, but in addressing the existential threat of climate change and drought,\u201d said Stanton. \u201cThis historic investment will help ASU researchers and their regional partners advance cutting-edge technologies to improve sustainability and long-term climate resilience.\u201d\n\nThe NSF Engines awards were created and funded under the CHIPS and Science Act. Stanton led members of the Arizona delegation in a letter of support for ASU\u2019s application last year.\n\n\u201cArizona is not only on the frontlines of the challenges of climate change, but also the solutions. As a lead negotiator of the CHIPS and Science Act, I secured funding to supercharge innovation through programs like NSF\u2019s Regional Innovation Engines. Thanks to this program, Phoenix will be a hub for critical research initiatives that will boost our economy, tackle climate change, and secure Arizona\u2019s water future,\u201d said Kelly.\n\n\u201cThanks to our leadership in passing the historic CHIPS and Science Act, Arizona is set to be a nationwide leader in developing the innovative water solutions our state needs. This investment will bring more jobs to Arizona, grow our economy, and bolster ASU\u2019s position as a leading research institution,\u201d said Gallego.\n\n\u201cOur rapidly developing global challenges, if unabated, will result in a planetary emergency. They require immediate action, and the NSF Regional Innovation Engines award offers a new, transformative avenue to apply our holistic sustainability innovation approach to the southwestern United States to keep this region on a path of economic growth,\u201d said Peter Schlosser, vice president and vice provost of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at ASU and principal investigator of this project. \u201cThe Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine combines the extensive expertise of ASU and all our partners to simultaneously?ensure a sustainable?future and prosperity for our region.\u201d\n\nThe Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine will work to establish the Southwest as a leader in carbon capture, water security and renewable energy and bring new economic activity and high-wage industries to the region. The Engine unites academic, community, nonprofit and industry partners across Arizona, Nevada and Utah that are committed to this goal.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T23:46:48Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://stanton.house.gov/2024/1/stanton-kelly-gallego-announce-15-million-in-chips-act-funds-for-asu-to-launch-water-and-climate-focused-regional-innovation-engine"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8211720269173384, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}