Next year, Connecticut's Department of Economic and
Community Development is expected to launch the Smart Manufacturing
Assessment and Access to Reduce Technology Emissions grant program,
with a total of $2.6 million in funding.
The CT-SMARTE program will support small and medium-sized
manufacturing companies to improve their energy efficiency and
reduce carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing processes.
The SMARTE grant is being funded by a $2 million contribution
from the U.S. Department of Energy and $600,000 from DECD.
DECD's Office of Manufacturing expects to roll out program
details and application information next year.
The SMARTE grant, which will be a two-year pilot program, aims
to increase access to smart manufacturing technologies and
high-performance computing by small and medium-sized manufacturing
companies operating in the green energy, aerospace, defense, and
semiconductor industries.
