President Barack Obama today announced a $70 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to support creation of the lab by UI LABS, a Chicago-based research and commercialization collaborative. In addition to the defense grant, industry, academic, government and community partners have pledged $250 million for the lab, creating a $320 million enterprise.
Iowa State will be a tier 1 partner of the Digital Lab and will conduct research through grants and projects awarded to Iowa State researchers.