Press Release

BOSTON – Today, the Healey-Driscoll administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) awarded $31,548,018 to four internet service providers (ISPs) to increase internet access for affordable and public housing residents statewide.

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) has reopened its request for applications through the federal Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program to bring connectivity to unserved and underserved locations across the state.

WESTBOROUGH — The Healey-Driscoll Administration launched this week, in partnership with Project Lead The Way (PLTW), Future Ready: AI in the Classroom.

BOSTON, Mass. – The Healey-Driscoll administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) MassCyberCenter awarded $198,542 to four Massachusetts-based programs focused on preparing professionals for the cybersecurity workforce.

SPRINGFIELD – Today, the Healey-Driscoll administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) Massachusetts Broadband Institute celebrated the delivery of high-speed internet to Bay Meadow Apartments in Springfield.

BOSTON, Mass. – The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) today announced the launch of its third Powering Regional Opportunities for Prototyping Microelectronics (PROPEL) funding initiative. Following the success of its first two PROPEL programs, this new opportunity offers up to $4 million in grant funding to support manufacturing and operations activities at cutting-edge microelectronics companies. The effort will further NEMC’s mission to scale lab-to-fab transitions across the Northeast.

BOSTON – The Healey-Driscoll administration and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) today announced $22,260,701 in grants to upgrade internet access for 15,793 affordable housing units across 54 communities in Massachusetts.

Boston — Today, during IBM’s Think 2025 conference in Boston, Governor Maura Healey announced major updates on the state’s effort to grow the artificial intelligence ecosystem in Massachusetts through the Massachusetts AI Hub.

BOSTON, Mass. – The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub, a division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) launched the SCALE Capital program, a $10 million grant initiative to advance microelectronics capability, training and product development across Massachusetts.

Boston — Today, the Healey-Driscoll administration launched the Massachusetts Tariff Response and Business Operations Support Initiative (TRBO) to align state resources to aid Massachusetts businesses in response to President Donald Trump’s recent tariff policies and the ongoing uncertainty they cause for consumers and businesses across the country.