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New Haven seeks state Innovation Clusters funding to anchor a downtown quantum and bioscience district
Summary
City staff and development partners unveiled a multi‑phased plan tying public infrastructure to quantum and life‑sciences development and asked the committee to discharge a $4.95 million request for the state Innovation Clusters program as part of a larger, phased $9.75 million project.
City officials asked the City Services and Environmental Policy Committee to discharge an application on April 3 for state Innovation Clusters funding that would support pedestrian and placemaking infrastructure tied to a proposed downtown “innovation district” focused on quantum computing and biosciences.
Michael Muscatelli, the city’s economic development administrator, said the city has joined a multi‑institution consortium — including QuantumCT (a Yale–UConn collaboration), private developers and industry groups — to compete for state cluster funds. The state’s program awards a pool of competitive grants; multiple Connecticut applicants are eligible and awards will be…
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