Tech_Hubs_Chosen_Geography_Template.xlsx

Chosen Geography Template

Tech Hubs Chosen Geography Template

INSTRUCTIONS: Select "Y" in Column D for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and/or Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs) included in your application's chosen geography. If part of an MSA or μSA is included, select “Y” and add a description to the “Notes” column E that explains which parts are included. If any part of your chosen geography is outside the MSAs and μSAs listed below, please select "Other" and describe in the "Notes" column E. In the “Notes” column, we encourage you to be as quantitative as possible (e.g., define the areas by listing Census tracts or FIPS codes rather than by using high level phrases). You should include your justification for choosing this geography as part of your main application materials; that justification does NOT need to be in this template.

Remember - EDA defines a Hub’s geography as a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) or a similar area (including Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs) or tightly interconnected combinations of MSAs and/or μSAs) with a concentration of assets, capital, R&D, labor market, and infrastructure strongly relevant to the Hub’s selected core technology area, the Hub’s identified market opportunity, and its potential to become globally competitive in that area within a decade. Applicants should identify their chosen geography as part of their application. Applicants should consider their chosen geography as the nexus of the Tech Hub but may include partnerships outside that geography as part of the hub. Consortia may include assets or members outside the chosen geography—e.g., in nonmetro rural areas or partnerships with geographically distant but tightly mission-aligned organizations—that support the consortia’s strategy and benefit the Hub.

Source (as of 5/12/2023): https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/data.html