November 26, 2024

Rep. Sykes Celebrates $7.86 Billion Dollar CHIPS Grant For Intel

Ohio set to receive billions for New Albany plants, creating thousands of good-paying, union jobs

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) celebrated the news that the U.S. Department of Commerce is set to award $7,865,000,000 in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act to Intel to strengthen the U.S. supply chain and reestablish American leadership in semiconductor manufacturing. This includes billions coming back to Ohio where Intel is investing more than $28 billion to build two new chip factories in Ohio, creating 3,000 manufacturing jobs and 7,000 construction jobs.  

“Once again, the CHIPS and Science Act is providing our communities with the resources needed to ensure Ohio remains the heart of America’s manufacturing industry. This major, multi-billion dollar investment will boost our entire state’s economy and create thousands of good-paying, union jobs right here at home,” said Rep. Sykes. “As a member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, which oversees the implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act, I will continue fighting to bring federal dollars back to our state, so that every community has economic opportunities and we are working to lower costs by onshoring jobs back to the United States.”

Leading-edge chips power the most sophisticated technology on the planet, including developing AI and building critical military capabilities. Intel’s process technologies such as Intel 18A and advanced packaging technologies, combined with its foundry services, would strengthen U.S. domestic supply of these advanced chips. This federal investment in Intel will support both the creation and advanced packaging of leading-edge chips through projects in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oregon. Intel's overall expansion plan is estimated to support approximately 10,000 manufacturing jobs and 20,000 construction jobs across all four states, and more than 50,000 indirect jobs from suppliers and supporting industries.

The award will directly support Intel’s expected U.S. investment of nearly $90 billion by the end of the decade, which is part of the company’s overall $100+ billion expansion plan. The Department of Commerce will disburse the funds based on Intel’s completion of project milestones.