$921,000 Duckworth-secured federal funding for Catalyze Initiative to Reduce Structural Barriers to Entrepreneurship

August 24, 2023 12:00 PM

Senator Duckworth secured $921,000 in federal funding through a FY23 Congressionally Directed Spending Request for mHUB. This funding will contribute to the mHUB Catalyze Initiative, which is a 5-year, $8.6 million effort to reduce structural barriers to entrepreneurship and innovation in manufacturing for women and people of color. Developed to tackle systemic problems with multi-pronged solutions, the Catalyze Initiative bridges the access gap for underrepresented manufacturers, engineers and small business owners through a portfolio of programs to combat inequity.