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Central New York, Western New York join forces for tech hub application that could bring big federal money to Upstate NY

Regions extending from Syracuse to the western part of New York are preparing to file a combined application to the United States Economic Development Agency (EDA) with the goal of becoming a national tech hub.


The application, due by August 15, intends to leverage Micron’s plans to invest $100 billion in Central New York, according to Spectrum News.

The EDA’s initiative plans to designate 20 regions to share $15 million, and an additional five to ten regions will receive between $50 and $75 million.

The tech hub designation bid has support from bipartisan congressional delegates, highlighting the region’s already developing vocational skills, robust infrastructure, abundance of natural resources, and educational institutions.