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State of California & Port of LA Bet Big on AltaSea – $12M Will Fund Building of West Coast’s Largest Blue Economy R&D Center of Innovation

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 4, 2021

The State of California and the Port of Los Angeles have directed $12 million to AltaSea, a nonprofit corporation, to fund the construction of the West Coasts largest blue economy ocean research and development center.

Key Points: 
  • The State of California and the Port of Los Angeles have directed $12 million to AltaSea, a nonprofit corporation, to fund the construction of the West Coasts largest blue economy ocean research and development center.
  • California State Senator Steven Bradford and California State Assemblyman Patrick ODonnell led an effort to secure $6 million in state funding to match the Port of Los Angeles $6 million commitment.
  • Construction on the Center of Innovation is anticipated to commence by mid-2022 and be completed in the first half of 2023.
  • AltaSea recently announced that its campus will be home to the nations largest solar installation at an ocean research and development center.