The Department of Energy announced May 29 a $26 million multi-agency Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge to foster innovation-fueled job creation through public-private partnerships. The investments will help catalyze and leverage private capital, build an entrepreneurial ecosystem, and promote cluster-based development in regions across the country. This is the third round of the Jobs Accelerator competition, which is being funded by the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology; the Department of Energy; the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration; the Small Business Administration; and the National Science Foundation. Applications are due July 9.