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Texas Tech is one of six universities that has won one of the U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund grants and will receive nearly $275,000 part of the nearly $3 million in grants to support research proposals focusing on innovation in the process of textile manufacturing.
The prize was announced Monday by the Walmart Foundation and the U.S. Conference of Mayors, according to a Walmart news release. The Walmart Foundation’s support of this project shows an awareness of need and a desire to help U.S.-based manufacturers reach new levels of efficiency and sustainability.
