The state was chosen based on the strength of its aerospace and defense shipbuilding industries.
Connecticut and eleven other regions around the country will be part of a federal economic development program designed to boost manufacturing.
It’s the second round of the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership Initiative, which will provide support from eleven federal agencies and access to more than $1 billion in federal funding.
Governor Dannel Malloy’s office said the state was chosen to receive the federal support based mainly on the strength of its aerospace and defense shipbuilding industries.
The plan focuses on supplier networks, employee training, infrastructure and site development, increasing trade and investment, and improving manufacturing operations and access to capital.
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal called it "a powerful recognition of the ingenuity and vitality of Connecticut's aerospace and shipbuilding industry and its skilled and talented workforce."
The Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation, Small Business Administration, and the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Housing and Urban Development, Labor and Transportation each will provide a liaison to help the state with federal resources.