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Gov. Pritzker announces $160M for Great Lakes Water Innovation Engine

Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday, Jan. 30, that a Chicago-area water innovation hub — Current — has been selected to receive a $160 million innovation grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engine program for their Great Lakes ReNEW initiative. 

ReNEW focuses on sustainable water innovation solutions. It is backed by six Great Lakes states, and also is supported by Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Chicago, and over 50 other partner…

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