{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.husted.senate.gov/media/press-releases/husted-helps-secure-millions-for-northeast-ohio-manufacturing-hub-supporting-up-to-20000-jobs/", "Husted helps secure millions for northeast Ohio manufacturing hub, supporting up to 20,000 jobs", "2026-07-14", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "OH", "Jon Husted", "H001104", "www.husted.senate.gov", "husted", "https://www.husted.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "\u201cI was proud to advocate for this project because it aligns with our state\u2019s strengths and America\u2019s priorities.\u201d\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today announced that the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) selected Case Western Reserve University\u2019s 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.\n\nThis comes after Husted wrote a letter 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.\n\n\u201cOhio has long been a manufacturing powerhouse, and this investment will help ensure northeast Ohio remains at the forefront of innovation for decades to come. Ohio was just named the top state in the nation to do business, and the NEO-SMART initiative\u2019s collaboration\u2014bringing together researchers, manufacturers, educators and workforce partners\u2014to strengthen domestic supply chains and advance cutting-edge technologies is one example of why we earned that rating. I was proud to advocate for this project because it aligns with our state\u2019s strengths and America\u2019s priorities,\u201d said Husted.\n\nThe NEO-SMART proposal outlines a 10-year plan that would create an estimated 20,000 jobs across 18 counties in northeast Ohio. The program is a partnership of more than 70 entities from sectors spanning industry, academia, job training, philanthropy and government.\n\nOnce funded, this program will:\n\nDrive economic prosperity by fortifying domestic supply chains in sectors such as automotive, aerospace, defense and medical devices\n\nAccelerate innovation by advancing key technologies in manufacturing and fostering new entrepreneurship\n\nTrain Ohio\u2019s future workforce for in demand and meaningful jobs", 1, "2026-07-15T07:12:08Z", "2026-07-15T07:13:45Z"]], "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://www.husted.senate.gov/media/press-releases/husted-helps-secure-millions-for-northeast-ohio-manufacturing-hub-supporting-up-to-20000-jobs/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6072001308202744, "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"}