Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards More Than $3.7 Million to 23 Massachusetts Manufacturing Companies
Funding will Support up to 125 Jobs in Sectors such as Custom Furniture Design, Food Packaging Solutions and Sustainable Manufacturing
April 24, 2025
Source: Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) at MassTech
WORCESTER, Mass. – The Healey-Driscoll administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) have awarded a total of $3,797,592 million to support 23 manufacturing companies statewide. The grants were provided through the Massachusetts Manufacturing Accelerate Program (MMAP), a statewide initiative that helps small- and medium-sized manufacturers invest in new technologies to meet increased customer demand and enhance overall capabilities.
The administration announced the MMAP awards today during an event at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. This round of MMAP awards is expected to create up to 125 jobs and upskill nearly 100 employees across the manufacturing ecosystem, including within semiconductor manufacturing, defense, photonics and other related industries.
“Massachusetts boasts a cutting-edge manufacturing sector where talented companies work to innovate, solve problems and offer job opportunities,” said Massachusetts Interim Economic Development Secretary Ashley Stolba. “To stay competitive globally, it is essential to support manufacturers in growing their business and expanding the state’s talent pipeline.”
“Manufacturing is a key driver of the Massachusetts economy. MMAP, along with other CAM programs, allow us to strengthen the sector’s resilience, evolution and workforce,” said CAM Director Lily Fitzgerald. “MMAP helps small and medium manufacturing companies adopt Industry 4.0 technologies while providing opportunities for workers to increase their skills and broaden their knowledge base to ensure the industry’s continued strength and competitiveness.”
Since 2022, MMAP has invested more than $17.7 million in 99 Massachusetts small- to medium-sized manufacturers.
MMAP awardees will partner with nonprofit organizations across the ecosystem to develop connections and gain access to necessary support for technical and workforce development. The partners for this round of awardees include Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP), Browning the Green Space, WeReach and FORGE.
See the 23 grant recipients at the full press release on masstech.org.