Nigerian American, Jennifer Grace Jennings set to disrupt US manufacturing industry with $155m deployment
NEWARK, N.J. / SAVANNAH, GA
Nigerian-American, Jennifer Grace Jennings, CEO of Funlayo Grace and Goldman Sachs Black in Business alumna, has announced a $155M initiative expanding domestic textile manufacturing for healthcare, hospitality, aviation, sports, and government sectors.
Launched for Women’s History Month, the expansion initiative integrates on-site childcare — backed by federal/state grants — and honors 15 years of institutional trust rooted in Andrew Carnegie family mentorship.
As NAM (National Association of Manufacturers) member who is also a certified Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE), Jennings scales under Senior Architectural Counsel from Wall Street, securing major contracts via Made-in-USA infrastructure. Geechee Kunda Cultural Arts Center & Museum in Coastal Georgia becomes the cultural headquarters, stewarded by Rebecca’s Little Survivors Foundation (RLSF) under new Interim Executive Director Rev. Terence Alexander Lee.
“From Carnegie legacy to Mark Cuban-vetted capital, industrial growth and cultural reclamation prove interdependent,” said Jennings. “Geechee Kunda honors ancestors as our headquarters while executing $155M deployment.”
“Assets & Ancestry” National Tour, designed as an empowerment series, coinciding with the stewardship and development of Geechee Kunda, which serves as the headquarters for the initiative and is part of the larger $155 million deployment initiative aimed at women’s history and which honors ancestors while focusing on economic and historical empowerment, launches this month, March 2026:
Staten Island (March 19), Newark (March 21), Harlem finale (March 28) with panels bridging supply chains and heritage for generational wealth.
A Daughter of Both Soils — Nigerian father, South Carolina Gullah Geechee mother — Jennings advances Diaspora commerce. Regional leader Mark Mosely facilitated Geechee Kunda transition, identifying her as a legacy steward.
About Funlayo Grace Manufacturing
Funlayo Grace delivers high-utility textiles through MWBE-certified excellence, now scaling with childcare innovation and cultural preservation.
Jennifer Grace Jennings is an Industrialist, Theologian, and Author. A member of NAM, a certified MWBE, and a Goldman Sachs BIB Alumna, she serves as Special Projects & Cultural Logistics Lead for the Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (NIDO), New York Chapter. Backed by a 15-year history of legacy investment and Mark Cuban-vetted capital, she is dedicated to bridging the Atlantic through American manufacturing and the creation of durable institutions.
About Rebecca’s Little Survivors Foundation (RLSF)
Founded in 2017 in honor of her mother, Rebecca Joanne Jennings, RLSF supports families navigating grief and loss through literacy, outdoor exploration, and the arts. Having served over 3,000 children across the Tri-State area and globally — including France, Liberia, Nigeria, Angola and Cuba — the Foundation is now expanding its workforce and heritage initiatives. Through the stewardship of Geechee Kunda, RLSF is scaling its mission into global heritage preservation and ancestral reclamation.
