Case Studies

  • Case Study: BioFabrication Cluster - Two Years After the Building Back Better Regional Challenge Winner Award

    In September of 2022, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded under the Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC) a total of roughly $1 billion to 21 regional coalitions across the country. Created through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the BBBRC solicited proposals from communities across the country aimed at transforming local economies through collections of complementary and integrated projects. Among these 21 awardees is the BioFabrication Cluster—a New Hampshire-based coalition set on revolutionizing healthcare and reducing medical costs through the engineering of human cells, tissues, and ultimately organs.

  • Case Study: The Building Central Florida’s Semiconductor Cluster for Broad-Based Prosperity -   Two Years After the Building Back Better Regional Challenge Winner Award

    In September of 2022, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded under the Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC) a total of roughly $1 billion to 21 regional coalitions across the country. Created through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the BBBRC solicited proposals from communities across the country aimed at transforming local economies through collections of complementary and integrated projects. Among these 21 awardees is the Building Central Florida’s Semiconductor Cluster for Broad-Based Prosperity, which is addressing the urgent need to diversify Central Florida’s economy by targeting low-volume, highly customized semiconductor products that specifically target the nearby aerospace, defense, and medical industries.

  • Case Study: Oregon Mass Timber Coalition - Two Years After the Build Back Better Regional Challenge Winner Award

    In September of 2022, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded under the Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC) a total of roughly $1 billion to 21 regional coalitions across the country. Created through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the BBBRC solicited proposals from communities across the country aimed at transforming local economies through collections of complementary and integrated projects. Among these is the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition (OMTC), which is strengthening and extending the value chain to simultaneously mitigate damage from increasingly frequent forest fires in the Pacific Northwest, increase economic vitality among legacy timber communities, address the nation’s acute housing shortage, and expand mass timber construction in the United States.