{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.schmitt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/schmitt-helps-secure-38-1-million-tech-hubs-award-to-advance-kansas-citys-biomanufacturing-industry/", "Schmitt Helps Secure $38.1 Million Tech Hubs Award to Advance Kansas City\u2019s Biomanufacturing Industry", "2026-07-21", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Eric Schmitt", "S001227", "www.schmitt.senate.gov", "schmitt", "https://www.schmitt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/", "scraper", "U.S. SENATE \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) announced that the Kansas City BioHub has been awarded $38.1 million through the U.S. Economic Development Administration\u2019s (EDA) Tech Hubs Program to accelerate biomanufacturing innovation, strengthen the region\u2019s workforce, and expand America\u2019s domestic biotechnology capabilities. Senator Schmitt supported the Kansas City BioHub\u2019s efforts throughout the competitive selection process and worked to help position the region for this significant federal investment.\n\n\u201cThis investment is a major win for Kansas City and our nation\u2019s future. The Kansas City region has long been a leader in life sciences and biomanufacturing, and this funding will help strengthen our competitive edge, create high-paying jobs, and drive innovation in an industry that is critical to America\u2019s economic and national security,\u201d said Senator Schmitt.\n\nThe $38.1 million award includes:\n\n$33.5 million through the U.S. Economic Development Administration\u2019s Tech Hubs Program.\n\n$4 million in matching investments from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Missouri and Kansas legislatures.\n\n$600,000 in social impact funding from the Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation.\n\nThe funding will support projects designed to strengthen the Kansas City region\u2019s biomanufacturing ecosystem by accelerating research and commercialization, expanding workforce development, increasing industry capacity, and attracting additional public and private investment. The federally designated Kansas City BioHub brings together universities, research institutions, private industry, nonprofit organizations, and government partners to position the region as a national leader in biomanufacturing and biotechnology innovation.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-22T07:34:13Z", "2026-07-22T07:35:16Z"]], "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.schmitt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/schmitt-helps-secure-38-1-million-tech-hubs-award-to-advance-kansas-citys-biomanufacturing-industry/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9037257879972458, "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"}