Cleveland nonprofit gets federal grant to help local manufacturers respond to the coronavirus pandemic Updated 10:00 AM; Facebook Share WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded the Cleveland-based Manufacturing Growth and Advocacy Network (MAGNET) a $624,316 grant to launch a new program that will help Cuyahoga County manufacturers respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rocky River Republican Rep. Anthony Gonzalez announced this week. The R-7 program that will be funded by the grant – named for the seven Rs needed to help the more than 1,800 manufacturing companies in Cuyahoga County – provides hands-on consulting to help small and medium-sized manufacturers restart their production, relaunch using new technologies, refocus on growing industries, reconnect with customers, reskill their workers, reshore their supply chains, and resecure their businesses.