The Innovation District in Manassas is receiving a $2.6 million Growth and Opportunity for Virginia state grant in part to bolster George Mason University’s programming at its Science and Technology Campus.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the grant along with seven others June 27. The local initiative received by far the greatest share of funding, with the next largest – GO TEC Launch in the New River Valley and Roanoke County – receiving nearly $995,000.
The granted projects are aimed at advancing Virginia’s economy and expanding regional talent pipelines to support the expansion of sectors such as energy, life sciences, information technology, manufacturing, logistics and agriculture, the governor’s office said in a news release…