Three Long Island schools are getting $46.5 million in funding from the state.

Gov. Hochul made the announcement that will help create 158 new high paying science jobs and make Long Island a hub for technology and innovation

"Long Island is where the future is really being imagined," Hochul said. "I mean this is so exciting to me, we have just not the smartest people, but the greatest facilities and the infrastructure that will continue to lead the nation."

The grant is going to LIU Post, Farmingdale State College and Stony Brook University.

The money is coming from New York's $350 million Long Island Investment Fund.