Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations Requests
Federal funds are essential to many critical projects in congressional districts throughout the country, including Kentucky’s Fourth District.
Every year, I meet with constituents and local officials about needs for federal funding in their community. Early each spring, they submit detailed applications for federal funding to my office.
All those applications undergo a thorough review to determine which projects are eligible and appropriate for federal funding.
There are twelve appropriations bills considered by Congress annually; each funds multiple federal agencies and accounts. Each account has a specific set of rules and requirements that must be satisfied if a project is to receive funding. Many projects require non-federal matching funds; in other words, the recipient of the funds must be willing and capable of investing their own funds, too. Projects requested in the Department of Defense (DoD) appropriations bill require a contact within DoD that will attest the project fulfills a need of the Department.
The projects listed below were submitted by my office to the House Committee on Appropriations for consideration of funding in Fiscal Year 2010. Their submission by my office does not guarantee funding. The Appropriations Committee will review these submissions and make decisions about which requests will ultimately receive federal funding. Once the Appropriations Committee finishes its deliberations, each of the twelve appropriations bills will be debated on the House floor and voted on by all the Members. A similar process takes place in the Senate. Ultimately, the House and Senate versions of each bill must be reconciled in a conference committee and then approved again in each chamber before the final legislation is presented to the President for his signature.
I’ve consistently supported earmark reform measures to make this process more open and transparent since I was first elected to Congress. I’m proud of the important projects throughout the Fourth District for which I have secured funding in past years, like the Brent Spence Bridge, important water and sewer projects, and health and manufacturing programs at our local colleges and universities, among many others.
In an effort to continue to increase transparency, below is a list of the projects I’ve submitted to the Appropriations Committee for consideration of federal funding in Fiscal Year 2010.
Project Requests for FY2010
(listed alphabetically by project title under each Act):
Project Requests Submitted for Fiscal Year 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Project: Equipment Upgrades, Oldham County Sheriff, KY
Location: Oldham County
Amount Requested: $75,000
Requestor: Oldham County Sheriff’s Office; 1855 North Highway 393; La Grange, KY 40031
Description: To acquire upgraded equipment appropriate to assist the Sheriff''s Department in responding to a variety of law enforcement situations within the community. The Oldham County Sheriff''s Office provides emergency response to the residents of Oldham County and surrounding Counties as requested. In addition, the Sheriff''s office is responsible for courtroom security, prisoner transport throughout Kentucky, and protection of government employees, officials and government property. Federal funds will be used to purchase equipment that will increase the interoperability, improve the safety of sworn offices and the department''s ability to respond to the needs of Oldham County. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve the safety of sworn officers responsible for protecting the community.
Project: Law Enforcement Equipment Project, Fleming County, KY
Location: Fleming County
Amount Requested: $48,000
Requestor: Fleming County Fiscal Court; 201 Court Square; Flemingsburg, Kentucky 41041
Description: Funds will be used to acquire four (4) Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) for the Fleming County Sheriff''s Office. MDTs will allow the department to connect to the Kentucky State Police LINK/NCIC system directly from the police vehicle. MDTs also increase both officer and public safety by empowering law enforcement with critical information prior to exiting their vehicle. MDTs will quickly let the officers know if a vehicle is stolen, the person driving is wanted, and if the person is licensed to carry a concealed weapon. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve the safety of sworn officers responsible for protecting the community.
Project: Law Enforcement Equipment Upgrades, Henry County, KY
Location: Henry County
Amount Requested: $82,000
Requestor: Henry County Sheriff’s Office; 30 North Main St; New Castle, KY 40050
Description: Federal funds will be used to purchase law enforcement equipment for the Henry County Sheriff''s Office, as well as the City of Eminence Policy Department and the City of Campbellsburg Police Department. Equipment will include five (5) MDTs, 1 TASER, 3 ATN-NVM 14-3 Night Vision Minocular, 3 Aimpoint Comp M4, among other items. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve the safety of sworn officers responsible for protecting the community.
Project: Oldham County Mobile Data Terminal Project, KY
Location: Oldham County
Amount Requested: $57,000
Requestor: Oldham County Police Department; 1855 North Highway 393; La Grange, KY 4003
Description: Funds would be used to purchase six (6) Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs). The County currently has some MDTs and the use of these systems has provided a rapid and reliable means of obtaining information in today''s criminal justice arena. For example, use of MDTs allows the officers to immediately determine wants or warrants on individuals and reduces down time by allowing them to enter reports and stolen property information immediately while still on duty. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve the safety of sworn officers responsible for protecting the community.
Project: Pendleton County Law Enforcement TASER Equipment Project, KY
Location: Pendleton County
Amount Requested: $12,000
Requestor: Pendleton County Sheriff; 202 Chapel St; Falmouth, KY 41040
Description: Funding would be used to purchase twelve (12) X26 TASERs (Electronic Control Devices) for county law enforcement officials and related training in equipment usage. Pendleton County does not have a detention center, so the Sheriff''s Office and Jailer''s office both transport prisoners fifty miles to and from Boone County Detention Center for court hearings and trials. TASERs would give the officials an additional tool on a non-lethal scale to control an unruly person. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve the safety of sworn officers responsible for protecting the community.
Project: Robertson County Bullet Proof Vest Project, KY
Location: Robertson County
Amount Requested: $12,000
Requestor: Robertson County Fiscal Court; PO Box 76; Mt Olivet, KY 41064
Description: Funds would be used to purchase six (6) bullet proof vests for the Robertson County Sheriff Department and Mt. Olivet Police Department. The agencies currently do not have any bullet proof vests. These vests will protect the lives of those serving in the law enforcement agencies and allow them to better protect the residents of Robertson County. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve the safety of sworn officers responsible for protecting the community.
Project Requests Submitted for Fiscal Year 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations Act
Project: Emergency Generator Project, Brooksville, KY
Location: Brooksville, KY
Amount Requested: $18,750
Requestor: City of Brooksville; P.O. Box 216; 201 Government St; Brooksville, KY 41004
Description: Funds will be used to purchase an emergency generator for the City Fire Department / Community Center and City office building. This facility is the only emergency shelter area within the City of Brooksville. The generator will allow for this critical facility to serve as a shelter and emergency operations center during times of hardship and disaster, such as the ice storm in Kentucky in early 2009. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because completion of the project will ensure appropriate emergency management and protection the local community during significant weather events and emergencies.
Project: Oldham County Emergency Shelter Renovation Project, KY
Location: Oldham County
Amount Requested: $48,750
Requestor: Oldham County Emergency Management; 1020 Dispatchers Way; La Grange, KY 40031
Description: Funding would be used to renovate an existing senior center in Oldham County that is designated as a certified emergency shelter. The County has recently reevaluated the shelter after the Kentucky ice storm in early 2009. This request will fulfill two areas of need identified after the storm - an emergency generator to keep the shelter functioning at full capacity and installation of a shower facility for those forced to stay at the shelter for an extended period of time. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because completion of the project will ensure appropriate emergency management and protection the local community during significant weather events and emergencies.
Project Requests Submitted for Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act
Project: Greenup Locks and Dam, KY and OH
Location: Greenup County
Amount Requested: $4,200,000 (in the Corps of Engineers-Investigations Account)
Requestor: Huntington District Corps of Engineers; 502 Eighth Street; Huntington, WV 25701
Description: Greenup Locks and Dam is the eighth busiest of the Corps of Engineers'' 230 locks and dam projects. Closure of either lock, for maintenance or in the event of an accident, generates massive delays and associated increased costs to industry. Traffic delays due to closures of the main lock chamber are increasing in frequency and duration. Investigations (GI) funds would allow for completion of the preconstruction engineering and design phase. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because keeping out nation''s inland waterways functioning is essential to our economy.
Project: Greenup Locks and Dam, KY & OH
Location: Greenup County
Amount Requested: $19,534,000 (in the Corps of Engineers-Construction Account)
Requestor: Huntington District Corps of Engineers; 502 Eighth Street; Huntington, WV 25701
Description: Greenup Locks and Dam is the eighth busiest of the Corps of Engineers'' 230 locks and dam projects. Closure of either lock, for maintenance or in the event of an accident, generates massive delays and associated increased costs to industry. Traffic delays due to closures of the main lock chamber are increasing in frequency and duration. Construction funds would allow the Corps to fabricate a new miter gate and award and fund mooring cells contract, while completing the planning, engineering and design. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because keeping out nation''s inland waterways functioning is essential to our economy.
Project: Lake Williamstown Expansion Project, Williamstown, KY
Location: Williamstown and Pendleton County
Amount Requested: $500,000
Requestor: Lake Williamstown Expansion Committee; Grant and Pendleton Counties; P.O. Box 171; Falmouth, KY 41040
Description: The current dam is currently experiencing significant seepage resulting in concern for the overall viability of the dam. Repair efforts were undertaken three separate times over the last twenty years without fixing the problem. The dam must be replaced. The project will conduct a feasibility study on replacing the dam in a new location that will expand the lake. The study will appropriately determine the benefits for flood control, eco-system restoration, recreation and water supply. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it pursues priorities authorized by Congress and pursues locally identified needs and priorities.
Project: Markland Locks and Dam, KY
Location: Gallatin, KY
Amount Requested: $8,000,000
Requestor: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District; 600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Place; Louisville, KY 40202
Description: FY2010 funds will allow the award of the assembly pier contract, the fabrication and installation of the culvert valves, and the award of the embedded metals contract. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because keeping out nation''s inland waterways functioning is essential to our economy.
Project: Northern Kentucky Riverfront Commons, KY
Location: Newport, KY
Amount Requested: $200,000
Requestor: Southbank Partners; 421 Monmouth Street; Newport, KY 41071
Description: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed a Master Plan and Reconnaissance Report for the Northern Kentucky Riverfront Commons Project. This request for funding is intended to continue the feasibility study, preliminary design and engineering for the entire length of the riverfront project area. These funds are needed to move the Northern Kentucky Riverfront Project forward in order to eventually stabilize the river bank area. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because stabilizing the riverbank is important to river commerce, economic development and flood protection.
Project: Ohio River Basin Comprehensive Study, WV, KY, OH, PA, IL, IN, VA, AL, TN, NY, MD, NC, MS & GA
Location: Huntington, WV
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Requestor: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District; 502 Eighth Street; Huntington, WV 25701
Description: Funding will be used to complete the Reconnaissance Report and initiate the Feasibility Report. This project is an important use of taxpayer dollars because it is the first step in the development of a comprehensive analysis of and strategy for the administration and management of the Ohio River Basin system. The project will eventually identify and document stakeholders and their needs for water resources products and services that are now or could be generated by the current system and will determine the current condition of the system infrastructure.
Project: Renewable Energy Automated Production System for Low Cost Wind Blade Production
Location: Erlanger, KY
Amount Requested: $2,675,000
Requestor: MAG Industrial Automation Systems; 3940 Olympic Blvd; Erlanger, KY 41018
Description: Following the direction of DOE, prime contractors/OEMs are aggressively searching for new technology to construct lighter weight, stronger wind blades to meet the growing demand for larger and more efficient systems at a much lower cost. The development of a new automated production system will meet those needs. 70% of the advanced windmill blades currently come from outside of the United States and their production methods are still based on primitive manufacturing methods. The U.S. is in a position to take the leading role in an effort to achieve lower costs through automated production methods and generate significant numbers of new jobs. MAG Industrial Automation Systems has the ability and expertise to conduct the necessary research to develop a new manufacturing process to produce advanced technology composite wind blades. This research will generate new high-end engineering and technical jobs in Kentucky. MAG Industrial Automation Systems is the global leader in automation equipment for composite material processing, the material of choice for advanced aerospace, wind, and transportation industries. FY2010 funds would be used for engineering and equipment materials, including simple test modules. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it supports the national priority in support of alternative energy and domestic job creation.
Project: University of Kentucky Strategic Liquid Transportation Fuels Derived From Coal
Location: Lexington, KY
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Requestor: University of Kentucky Research Foundation; Room 1 Kinkead Hall; Lexington, KY 40506
Description: Funding will continue the expansion of capabilities at the University of Kentucky directed toward research and labor force development and training related to the production of liquid transportation fuels (diesel, aviation fuel, etc.) derived from coal. Project will continue development of an integrated, continuous "mini Fischer-Tropsch" refinery at UK. The facility is intended to produce research quantities of FT liquids and finished transportation fuels for testing, evaluation and certification by researchers and companies. This project will supply DOD with alternatives to petroleum for reliable supplies of battlefield fuels. The FY2010 funds would be used to begin fitting up the facility with the fabrication and installation of certain refinery process units. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it pursues a national priority to develop alternative fuels and increase our energy independence.
Project Requests Submitted for Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act
Project: Center for Regional Health Sciences and Health Care Management
Location: Crestview Hills, KY
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Requestor: Thomas More College; 333 Thomas More Parkway; Crestview Hills, KY 41017
Description: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment opportunities in the health care field are expected increase by more than 25% by 2010, creating 1.3 million jobs on a national level. Thomas More College is responding to this challenge by expanding upon current programs which address both immediate and future needs of businesses in health care and health care related fields, both at the advanced skills and at the management level. Market analysis indicates that as the number of highly skilled health care jobs increase, so will the need for specialized managers. Thomas More College is a leader in both nursing and business in the region and has a unique affiliation with St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center. The strong partnership serves as the basis for the Center for Regional Health Sciences and Health Care Management. FY2010 funds will be used for operating costs; laboratory materials; supplies; IT costs and support; and professional development and training. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it supports workforce development in identified fields where there are insufficient trained professionals to meet the demand.
Project: Northern Kentucky University Regional Center for Financial Literacy
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Amount Requested: $815,000
Requestor: Northern Kentucky University Foundation; Administrative Center; 616 Nunn Drive; Highland Heights, KY 41099
Description: The Regional Center for Financial Literacy will provide financial literacy education to a very broad audience not normally served by traditional educational institutions. It will feature a variety of short programs, seminars, self-paced web-based classes and an informational database providing timely and high-quality responses to a variety of financial literacy questions. These services will be available to the community at large and targeted to a variety of audiences. Examples of outreach include seminars on consumer rights and consumer protection laws; building good credit scores; how to manage credit for middle and high school students; and navigating home mortgages. Courses for college credit will also be available to college-age and high school students. Funding will be used for personnel, tutorial software development, supplies and other operational costs. The economic crisis further highlights the need for improved financial literacy education to multiple population segments. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve financial literacy education.
Project Requests Submitted for Fiscal Year 2010 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Project: Bracken County Phase II
Location: Brooksville, KY
Amount Requested: $500,000
Requestor: Bracken County Water District; 1324 Brooksville Germantown Rd; Brooksville, KY 41004
Description: This project will extend and upgrade water lines to 67 unserved and 250 underserved households, increasing service to 951 people. The project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will result in significant water quality improvements with corresponding public health benefits.
Project: Buffalo Trail Water Association Water Lines
Location: Maysville, KY
Amount Requested: $550,000
Requestor: Buffalo Trail Water Association; 6026 US 62; Maysville, KY 41056
Description: This project includes replacing twelve miles of existing water lines and construction of three miles of new water lines. The project will provide potable water to 222 underserved households and to 6 unserved who currently rely on failing cisterns. The current lines frequently break and are undersized. The line breakage causes potential contamination of the water supply, results in tremendous water loss and requires frequent and costly repair. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve local service and water quality with corresponding public health benefits.
Project: City of Sadieville, Sewer Improvement Project
Location: Sadieville, KY 40370
Amount Requested: $1,996,590
Requestor: City of Sadieville; 605 Pike Street; Sadieville, KY 40370
Description: The project includes design, engineering and construction to replace the existing obsolete, inefficient and failing wastewater collection and treatment system. The project will also upgrade and extend the sewer collection and pumping systems. The project will also result in the elimination of 133 failing septic systems. It will extend modern and efficient sewer service to additional households and businesses opening the possibility of new economic growth for the city. Upon completion, this project will provide dependable and environmentally safe regional wastewater treatment services. The current system is both inadequate and failing. It poses increasingly significant public health and environmental hazards to the area. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will result in improved water quality and assist the community in complying with federal environmental laws with corresponding improvements to public health. The project will also provide the necessary infrastructure to support economic development in the city.
Project: City of South Shore Storm Water Improvements
Location: South Shore, KY
Amount Requested: $770,000
Requestor: City of South Shore; 69 Narco Drive; South Shore, KY 41175
Description: In recent years the lack of stormwater management in the city has resulted in multiple flooding events take place along streams, overflowing culverts, bridges, flooding local streets. The proposed projects will construct upgrade stormwater conveyance piping, end treatments, drainage swales, ditches, curb and gutter, curb inlets, improve street drainage, replace undersized low level bridges and culverts, implement water quality and quantity basins. It will enhance the overall quality of the community. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will assist the local community in complying with federal environmental regulations, improve water quality and ultimately support economic development in the city.
Project: Eagle Creek Sewer Extension, Owen County, Kentucky
Location: Owen County, KY
Amount Requested: $500,000
Requestor: Carrollton Utilities; 225 Sixth Street; Carrollton, KY 41008
Description: This project will provide public sewer service to over 250 homes in two communities. These two communities are located directly on Eagle Creek near the confluence with the Kentucky River. Public health officials will soon be faced with a dilemma of dealing with failed septic systems and straight pipes or condemning many homes. This project will correct the sewage problems in these communities by constructing a public wastewater collection system large enough to handle the waste from the existing homes and allowing for new development. The pumping station will have dual pumps each of which will be capable of handling all the wastewater produced in the area. The system will have sufficient emergency storage in the event power is lost to the area. The sewage will be pumped through a PVC force main to the Carroll-Gallatin-Owen-Henry Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant where it will treated to meet State and federal effluent guidelines. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will result in immediate public health benefits and resolve a significant non-point source pollution issue. In addition, completion of the project will enable the community to comply with federal environmental regulations and will eventually support economic development in the community.
Project: Garrison Sewer Phase I, Kentucky
Location: Garrison, KY
Amount Requested: $500,000
Requestor: Garrison Quincy Water and Sewer District; 284 Murphy Lane; Garrison, KY 41141
Description: This project consists of a wastewater collection system to serve 355 new customers. It includes 43,500 lf of sewer line, 2 pump stations, 355 grinder stations and a 114 GPD extended aeration package wastewater treatment plant. The project will eliminate 286 failing septic systems, 33 straight pipes and 36 functioning septic systems. The project has already secured a State grant for $2.45 million. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will result in water quality, environmental and corresponding public health benefits. In addition, it may enhance the opportunities for economic development.
Project: Maysville Water Plant Upgrade, Kentucky
Location: Maysville, KY
Amount Requested: $16,500
Requestor: Maysville Utility Commission; 216 Bridge Street; Maysville, KY 41056
Description: This project will provide upgrades for filters and a deep well pump at the treatment plant. This project will improve service to 4476 underserved households and will provide for the continuance of a potable water supply. If this project is not completed, it will become necessary to construct new filters which will be much more costly. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will immediately improve water quality with corresponding public health benefits.
Project: Mt. Olivet Sewer Line Extension, Kentucky
Location: Mt. Olivet, KY
Amount Requested: $250,000
Requestor: Robertson County Fiscal Court; 430A East Walnut Street; Mt. Olivet, KY 41064
Description: This project will extend sewer line service to the Robertson County School. The extension will eliminate the need for construction of a package plant to serve the school. The project will also provide service to residents who currently rely on failing septic systems eliminating the environmental issues that result. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve water quality with corresponding public health benefits. In addition, completion of the project will provided needed infrastructure for a new school. Finally, it will produce environmental benefits by eliminating failing septic systems.
Project: Williamstown Regional Water Treatment Plant
Location: Williamstown, KY
Amount Requested: $5,500,000
Requestor: City of Williamstown; 400 N. Main Street; Williamstown, KY 41097
Description: The requested funds will be expended on the construction of an expansion to the existing regional water treatment plant. The expansion will increase the plant''s production from 2.2 MGPD to 4 MGPD. The plant is quickly nearing capacity, and water demand has necessitated the plant operating at maximum capacity for short periods of time on several occasions last summer. The total number of citizens served by the water treatment plant is estimated at 14,957. The project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will ensure continued compliance with environmental regulations, ensure water quality to an expanding population and will provide the necessary infrastructure backbone to support economic development.
Project: WLRWD Water Treatment Plant Upgrade, Kentucky
Location: Maysville, KY
Amount Requested: $250,000
Requestor: Western Lewis-Rectorville Water & Gas District; 8000 Day Pike; Maysville, KY 41056
Description: Recent severe weather in Kentucky has highlighted how vulnerable the water distribution system is to natural disasters and prolonged power outages. This project will upgrade the water treatment plant improving its ability to continue service during significant weather events and electrical outages. Funds will be used to purchase and install two stationary backup generators and one portable backup generator. This project will allow for backup power to alleviate the interruption of service during electrical outages. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve water quality through severe weather and other emergencies and result in significant public health benefits.
Project: Wurtland/Greenup/Lloyd Regional Sewer Project
Location: Wurtland, KY
Amount Requested: $520,000
Requestor: City of Wurtland; 500 Wurtland Avenue; Wurtland, KY 41144
Description: This project will extend sewers to underserved areas and decommission one WWTP consolidating service with a more modern regional facility. The project serves approximately 3,200 people and will accommodate growth and expansion. Completion of the project will improve health and environmental conditions in the region. In addition, it will eliminate two package plants & approximately 520 septic systems. The Kentucky Infrastructure Authority and the Greenup County Fiscal Court have committed $1.37 million to this project. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will reduce pollution in local streams that flow into the Ohio River and will help the community comply with federal environmental standards.
Project Requests Submitted for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Project: Bedford Elementary School Language Computer Lab, KY
Location: Bedford, KY
Amount Requested: $42,000
Requestor: Bedford Elementary School; 204 Mt. Pleasant Road; Bedford, KY 40006
Description: Currently, the public school system in Trimble County only offers second language courses once a student has enrolled in high school. Many of the teachers believe this is too late to start. Studies have shown it is better to learn a second language at an early age. This project will establish a language lab at Bedford Elementary school to prepare the elementary students (K-5th grade) for language skills that lead to more job opportunities. Federal funds will be used to purchase a software package for language learning and thirty (30) new computers. This project is a good use of taxpayer funds because it will open the door for students to be more successful and better educated by learning a second language earlier in their educations.
Project: Career Training for Disabled Veterans, KY
Location: Louisville, KY
Amount Requested: $250,000
Requestor: Innovative Productivity, Inc.; 401 Industry Road, Suite 500; Louisville, KY 40208
Description: Career Training for Disabled Veterans is a program developed by Innovative Productivity, Inc. (IPI). It is designed to assist and train disabled veterans, including "Wounded Warriors," during and after treatment to reenter the civilian workforce. The program enables veterans to obtain career direction quickly in order to make important life decisions. The program will work in conjunction with the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Labor in providing industry driven packaged training to match positions identified by employers. Surviving spouses of military war casualties and spouses of disabled veterans can also take advantage of this program. This is an important use of taxpayer dollars because it will leverage a relatively small contribution from the federal government to develop a robust program for training and placing our veterans in quality skilled jobs.
Project: Carroll County Memorial Hospital Infrastructure Upgrades, KY
Location: Carrollton, KY
Amount Requested: $1,954,000
Requestor: Carroll County Memorial Hospital Corporation; 309 Eleventh Street; Carrollton, KY 41008
Description: CCMH Corporation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that owns and operates the Carroll County Memorial Hospital. The hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital in a rural area with a population of 42,000 in the service area. The area has been federally designated as a medically underserved area and as a health professional shortage area. Federal funds will be used to replace and update mechanical and electrical engineering components, as well as make architectural changes (replacing roof, windows and doors). Federal funds will help to continue this project in order to extend the life of the health care facilities, and maintain a safe and satisfactory environment for care and service. It will also help the building to be more energy efficient.
Project: Community Health Improvement Initiative, Owenton, KY
Location: Owenton, KY
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Requestor: New Horizons Health System; 330 Roland Avenue; Owenton, KY 40359
Description: New Horizons Health Systems, Inc. is a not-for-profit Critical Access Hospital that also serves as a rural health clinic for primary care. The funds will be used to purchase a new MRI. Patients currently have to travel over fifty miles to another health care facility for MRI services or wait for a mobile MRI to come through the area. These problems often result in disruption of continuity of care for the patient and a delay in diagnosis. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve public health service in rural Kentucky.
Project: Fleming County Activity Center
Location: Flemingsburg, KY
Amount Requested: $500,000
Requestor: Fleming County Fiscal Court; 201 Court Square; Flemingsburg, KY 41041
Description: The Fleming County Activity Center will use special equipment and an expertly trained team of professionals to help individuals return to an active and rewarding lifestyle by providing individual assistance, physical therapy, rehabilitation and motivation. The facility would also provide a place for all age groups to learn the importance of exercise and physical fitness and receive recommendations for a healthy diet. The center will help the community to combat the public health challenge of obesity. The proposed project will provide a facility that would otherwise not exist without funding. Fleming County Fiscal Court is the county government that will receive the funds. This is a good use of taxpayer funds because it will promote an overall healthier lifestyle for residents of Fleming County and provide a place for them to come and learn more about a healthy diet and exercise regimen.
Project: Gateway Community and Technical College (GCTC) Urban Campus, KY
Location: Fort Mitchell, KY
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Requestor: Gateway Community and Technical College; 300 Buttermilk Pike; Fort Mitchell, KY 41017
Description: GCTC is opening a new urban campus in Covington, Kentucky, to train 2,500 new students in health care, advanced manufacturing, energy, transportation and logistics, among other fields. The new campus will increase access to postsecondary education in Northern Kentucky. Federal funds will be used to purchase some of the equipment needed for the new campus, including computers for the Informatics Program, graphic design software, digital and flexography printing presses and smart broad symposium teaching stations for classrooms. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it supports necessary workforce training and development in high demand fields.
Project: Grant County/Williamstown Area Career and Technical Education Center
Location: Williamstown, KY
Amount Requested: $250,000
Requestor: Grant County Board of Education; 820 Arnie Risen Boulevard; Williamstown, KY 41097
Description: The Grant County Board of Education and the Williamstown Independent Board of Education are public, non-profit providers of P-12 education. Together, the two districts serve the entire Grant County area. The schools in Grant County currently offer career and technical education programs including business, family and consumer sciences, and agriculture. The two districts have committed to collaborate in providing a full array of educational opportunities for the students and adults of our community through existing programs and the establishment of a career and technical education center for the county of Grant. The proposed Grant County / Williamstown Area Career and Technical Education Center will provide a state-of-the-art educational facility at which comprehensive training programs may be offered to high school students from Grant County and neighboring communities. The programs offered at the Grant County / Williamstown Area Career and Technical Education Center will focus on industries for which a skilled labor force is in high demand. At the top of the list will be Health (Allied Health and Pre-Nursing) and Information Technology, Technology (Electricity) and Welding. Federal funds would be used to integrate vocational classes into the curriculum. This would include equipment for technical stations and hands on materials for students to explore career options early on in their educational career. This project is a good use of taxpayer funds because it removes the current 35-mile distance barrier to the nearest similar facility, allowing all area students to have true career and technical training opportunities and develop skills needed to become productive citizens. Also, it will reduce dropout rates for Grant County students and provide a skilled workforce to entice business and industry into the community.
Project: Harrison Memorial Hospital Cardiac Catheterization Project, KY
Location: Cynthiana, KY
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Requestor: Harrison Memorial Hospital; 1210 KY Highway 36 E; Cynthiana, KY 41031
Description: Harrison Memorial Hospital is a private, not-for-profit, rural hospital serving a region of five counties and approximately 45,000 residents, providing both inpatient and outpatient care. The project would implement a cardiac catheterization program at HMH. All federal funds received will go towards remodeling the existing space in the hospital to provide the cath suite and equipment. This project with make available cardiac cath for timely interventions and diagnosis, a key component of cardiac care. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve public health service in rural Kentucky.
Project: Hospital Roof Replacement, Nicholas County, KY
Location: Carlisle, KY
Amount Requested: $150,000
Requestor: Nicholas County Fiscal Court; 125 E. Main Street; Carlisle, KY 40311
Description: This project is for a roof replacement of the hospital facility in Nicholas County. The building is the property of the Fiscal Court and serves as the only hospital in the County, as well as citizens of surrounding counties. This project is a good use of taxpayer funds because it will ensure that the hospital remains a safe and satisfactory environment for care for Nicholas County citizens and those in surrounding counties.
Project: Northern Kentucky University Center for e-Health Innovation
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Amount Requested: $1,060,000
Requestor: Northern Kentucky University Foundation; Administrative Center; 616 Nunn Drive; Highland Heights, KY 41099
Description: Health informatics - applying information technology to health care - provides the foundation for developing significant improvements to our health care system. It promotes increased productivity; pay for performance; cost transparency; quality and safety; outcome based practices; access to health care and personal health records; and technological scalability and evolution. In these respects, it holds great promise for literally thousands of affected businesses oriented to support health care, large and small, for profit and not-for-profit. The U.S. Department of Labor projects the health care industry to hold 12 of the 20 fastest growing occupations; five of the remaining eight are in the computer technology industry. NKU seeks to prepare future employees for a burgeoning industry that understands both computer technology and its applications to improve patient care and reduce health care costs. NKU''s Center for e-Health Innovation will offer an applied, practical research environment (physical laboratories) for studying interoperability in health care and developing real world solution for the local health care industry. Federal funding will cover equipment, faculty development and start up operations. Each lab will be comprised of physical space incorporating duplicates of hospital and medical center hardware, software and systems. This is a good use of taxpayer funds because it will train the health care workers of tomorrow in the science of applying information technology to health care to improve efficiency and outcomes.
Project: Northern Kentucky University Patient Simulation Lab
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Amount Requested: $1,135,000
Requestor: Northern Kentucky University Foundation; Administrative Center; 616 Nunn Drive; Highland Heights, KY 41099
Description: Northern Kentucky University''s Patient Simulation Lab (PSL) will establish a much-needed, cutting-edge, regional simulation laboratory for training first responders, practicing health care professionals and those in training to become health care professionals. NKU will purchase three patient simulators - sophisticated, computer-driven equipment that can mimic body functions and can be programmed to produce an infinite number of scenarios for training new health care workers or updating the skills of practicing health care workers and first responders. Two laboratories will be created to mimic the most likely environments in which health care workers and first responders encounter patients - a hospital setting and a home. Simulators provide standardized learning experiences and the ability to repeat training scenarios until appropriate responses are fully mastered and mistakes are eliminated. PSL will be able to train 1,300 students and over 1,000 community first responders every year. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it increases training opportunities for health care professionals and first responders.
Project: Parsons Building Health Laboratories and Classrooms, Ashland, KY
Location: Ashland, KY
Amount Requested: $498,800
Requestor: Ashland Community and Technical College (ACTC); 1400 College Drive; Ashland, KY 41101
Description: ACTC received a donation of the old C.H. Parson''s Department Store building in the downtown district of Ashland and is working to renovate the building for college classes in Health Sciences, the Business and Job Testing Center and a conference center capable of accommodating 400 participants. The renovation is a partnership with the City of Ashland. Federal funds will be spent on necessary equipment, including computers and lab equipment, required to fulfill the goals of the allied health laboratories and classrooms to be located within the new Parsons Building. The project is a good use of taxpayer funds because it will be a major source of economic development for the region, while providing increased capacity to meet the demand for well-trained health care workers.
Project: Transitioning of Today’s Warrior to Tomorrow’s Workforce
Location: Covington, KY
Amount Requested: $1,270,000
Requestor: TiER1 Performance Solutions, LLC, 6 East 5th Street, Suite 400, Covington, KY 41011
Description: TiER1 Performance Solutions is a Northern Kentucky based for-profit, small business that helps organizations effectively use knowledge and information to increase performance of their distributed workforce. TiER1 has many years experience working with organizations in diverse markets to employ a wide collection of end-to-end learning and knowledge management principles. TiER1''s Performance1 Solution Accelerator software is a proven tool for creating and managing learning solutions. Performance1 accelerates cost-effective workforce transformations from design to implementation to results. TiER1''s partner for this DOL/DOD initiative is RecruitMilitary (www.recruitmilitary.com). RecruitMilitary offers the only nation-wide, full-service, military-to-civilian recruiting firm. Using advanced online products RecruitMilitary connects employers with veterans who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life. The company has established collaborative working relationships with industry associations, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. The project will combine the efforts and products of TiER1 and RecruitMilitary, the Performance1 Solution Accelerator, Applicant Tracking Software (ATS) with over 400,000 registered veterans, 68 career fairs throughout the nation during 2009, and a collaborative relationship with the Department of Labor''s VETS office. This project is a good use of federal funds because it will educate employers on the benefits of hiring armed forces veterans, train veterans with follow-on support and help to secure meaningful work for today''s veterans.
Project: Trimble County Public Library Resource Improvement Initiative, KY
Location: Bedford, KY
Amount Requested: $25,000
Requestor: Trimble County Public Library; P.O. Box 249; 112 Hwy 42 E; Bedford, KY 40006
Description: Funds will be used to develop new educational initiatives for library patrons of all ages and to purchase a computer equipment and software update. Federal funds will allow the library to purchase twenty (20) additional computers. This capacity will allow them to other job training classes through a partnership with Jefferson Community & Technical College to cover computer literacy, creating resumes, and seeking job openings. JCTC will provide instructors in-kind and the classes will be at no cost to patrons. The project will also fund access to the TumbleBookLibrary online collection of books for preschool and early elementary aged children. Additionally, funds will go towards interactive software to aid in learning English as a second language. A Trimble County English as a Second Language Coach will also be available for consultation at no costs to patrons or the Library. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve services specifically designed to assist residents to develop job skills and find work. In addition, the project will support additional resources to provide access to early childhood literacy resources.
Project Requests Submitted for Fiscal Year 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Project: Apron Rehabilitation Phase 4, Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport, Hebron, KY
Location: Hebron, KY
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Requestor: Kenton County Airport Board; 2939 Terminal Drive; 2nd Floor Terminal 1; Hebron, KY 41048
Description: The project consists of the rehabilitation of Apron areas around Concourse B. This apron area is showing some signs of distress. Pavement management inspections and projections indicate the PCI will fall precariously low if rehab work is delayed. Inspections have indicated the concrete is in good condition, but will require joint repairs and sealant replacement. Performing this work now will prevent the pavement from deteriorating to a point where FOD (foreign objects and debris) will become a problem. This project is an important use of taxpayer dollars because it will improve the safety and efficiency of CVG and reduce overall long term maintenance costs for the airport, a key component of the economy of the Northern Kentucky region.
Project: Buckner Connector Road, Oldham County, KY
Location: Oldham County, KY
Amount Requested: $834,704
Requestor: Oldham County Fiscal Court; 100 W. Jefferson Street; Suite 1; La Grange, KY 40031
Description: The Buckner Connector Road is a proposed new connector that is approximately one-half mile in length. It would connect the Buckner Industrial Park and KY 393 to primarily serve truck traffic and reduce congestion along portions of KY 148 in Buckner. Federal funds would be used for design, utility relocation and construction of the road. This project is a good use of taxpayer funds because it is a low cost project that will reduce congestion and improve safety and mobility in the area. It will provide a needed access point to I-71 for truck traffic entering and exiting the Buckner Industrial Park. It will also reduce conflicts between truck traffic and nearby residential traffic for schools and neighborhoods along KY 146.
Project: Bus Replacement Program, Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky, Fort Wright, KY
Location: Fort Wright, KY
Amount Requested: $1,584,000
Requestor: Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky; 3375 Madison Pike; Fort Wright, KY 41017
Description: Federal funds will enable the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) to purchase new buses needed for safety and capacity issues. Newer buses will also help to achieve better fuel economy and have cleaner emissions than the buses currently in use and in need of replacement. The current need is to replace six TANK buses that have been in operation for one to two years beyond their FTA-recommended useful life (13 to 14 years of operation). This project is a good use of taxpayer funds because it will improve safety, capacity and energy efficiency.
Project: I-275 / AA Interchange Study, Wilder, Kentucky
Location: Wilder, KY
Amount Requested: $336,000
Requestor: Campbell County Fiscal Court; 24 West Fourth Street; Newport, KY 41071
Description: This project would study the options for reconstructing the entrance and exit ramps at the interchange of KY 9 and I-275. Ingress and egress at the AA Highway (KY 9) and I-275 is increasing daily. Additionally, the current interchange acts as a bottleneck, with traffic to and from southern Campbell County and counties to the south and east of Campbell County accessing the Greater Cincinnati interstate network, particularly during peak hours. This problem area will only increase as significant anticipated growth in the central and southern areas of Campbell County occurs. This is a good use of taxpayer funds because it will improve safety and increase opportunities for economic development for the entire region. Additionally, this project will help to alleviate stress due to increased traffic volumes that has resulted from the expansion of Northern Kentucky University and the Bank of Kentucky Center (a new venue on campus for entertainment and sporting events).
Project: I-471 Repair Between I-275 and Ohio River, Campbell County, KY
Location: Campbell County, KY
Amount Requested: $2,800,000
Requestor: Campbell County Fiscal Court; 24 West Fourth St; Newport, KY 41071
Description: Funding will be used to rehabilitate the section of I-471 between I-275 and the Ohio River in Campbell County, Kentucky. The project is listed in Kentucky''s six year highway plan. This project is a good use of taxpayer funds because it will improve safety, allow for continued economic growth in Northern Kentucky, and employ workers to complete the project. Importantly, I-471 will serve as an alternate route when work begins on repair or replacement of the Brent Spence Bridge on I-71/75. Rehabilitation of I-471 is critical to ensuring this redirected traffic moves in a fast and efficient manner without jeopardizing the safety of travelers. Finally, completing this maintenance will prolong the life of the road, avoiding necessity of more costly repairs.
Project: KY 17 Extension Study, Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties, KY
Location: Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties, KY
Amount Requested: $800,000
Requestor: Kenton County Fiscal Court; 303 Court Street; P.O. Box 792; Covington, KY 41011
Description: Federal funds will be used to complete a scoping study for the construction of a roadway from I-71/75 in Boone County to KY 17 in Kenton County. The potential road may eventually enter into Campbell County also. The project would have a significant positive impact on the ability of traffic to move across the southern portions of the counties, providing access to hundreds of acres of developable land in both counties. This project will reduce congestion on the current interstate highway in an area where environmental nonattainment is already an issue and where idling traffic will result in further complication as growth occurs, absent the construction of this roadway. This is a good use of federal funds because construction of a new roadway would eventually increase economic development and job opportunities in the southern parts of the three counties.
Project: Lewisburg Community Center, Mason County, KY
Location: Lewisburg, KY
Amount Requested: $100,000
Requestor: Mason County Fiscal Court; 219 Stanley Reed Road; Maysville, KY 41056
Description: This project will complete the remaining construction and renovation for the Lewisburg Multi-Use Community Center. The request will provide the funding to complete the community center, including drywall, flooring, ceiling and insulation, and tables and chairs. This is a good use of federal funds because it will provide a place for community events, Boys and Girls club activities, Boy Scouts of America, and other community meetings.
Project: Non-Emergency Medical and Independent Living Activities Transportation for Older Adults, LaGrange, KY
Location: LaGrange, KY
Amount Requested: $218,400
Requestor: Tri-County Community Action Agency; 1015 Dispatchers Way; La Grange, KY 40031
Description: Project will help to provide non-emergency medical transportation, adult day care access and independent living activities transportation. Project includes the purchase of three (3) Wheel Chair Accessible Para Transit vans ($189,000 total), one (1) passenger van ($48,000), and technology and software ($36,000). Tri-County Community Action Agency is a private non-profit agency that provides support services to older adults in the rural Kentucky counties of Henry, Oldham and Trimble. These services include homecare, meal delivery, and transportation. Tri-County CAA also administers LIHEAP, commodities, and weatherization funds (federal) for
Kentucky. This project is a good use of taxpayer funds because it will provide access to life-sustaining medical appointments (dialysis, chemotherapy, etc.) while also enhancing the quality of life for seniors in Oldham, Henry and Trimble counties.
Project: Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments Regional Freight Study, Cincinnati, OH
Location: Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana
Amount Requested: $500,000
Requestor: Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments; 720 East Pete Rose Way; Cincinnati, OH 45202
Description: OKI is a council of local governments, business organizations and community groups, and is a federally-mandated Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Tri-State eight county region. The study will identify the critical infrastructure needs for the efficient movement of freight in, around and through the Tri-State region. The Freight Study will consist of acquiring sufficient freight data to understand current and future freight movements within the OKI region. The main objectives of the study will be to: 1) Determine the volume and nature of freight movements, to, from, through and within the OKI region including associated impacts on the region. 2) Gather information on impediments to efficient freight movement within the OKI region. 3) Actively utilize the existing Regional Freight Working Group to serve as the freight study''s advisory committee. 4) Forecast future freight growth and freight infrastructure needs. 5) Estimate environmental and economic impacts of an improved freight delivery system. 6) Develop a freight improvement plan that promotes short- and long-term solutions consistent with goals for making freight movements more effective and efficient. 7) Establish a strategic plan to implement short- and long-term solutions. This study is a good use of taxpayer funds because it will allow the Tri-State region to understand the impact of freight and develop long-term strategies to improve the region''s economy, safety, traffic flow and air quality.
Project: South Airfield Connector Road, Boone County, KY
Location: Boone, KY
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Requestor: Boone County Fiscal Court; 2950 Washington Street; Burlington, KY 41005
Description: This project will construct approximately 3.5 miles of four-lane, divided highway connecting Ky-18 with Ky-1017. The 2030 traffic forecast projects approximately 49,000 vehicles per day will use this highway which should also relieve currently high traffic volume and congestion along the KY-18 corridor. An additional segment of proposed roadway will connect South Airfield Connector Road with Houston Road (Ky-842) at its intersection with Woodspoint Drive, to service this commercial corridor. This project is a good use of taxpayer funds because it will move large volumes of traffic and ease congestion along adjacent corridors. It will also provide access to hundreds of acres of undeveloped property. Lastly, it will allow for expansion and development adjacent to the Greater Cincinnati Airport (CVG).
Project: Stewart Iron Works Building Renovation, Covington, KY
Location: Covington, KY
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Requestor: City of Covington; 2300 Madison Avenue; Covington, KY 41014
Description: The City of Covington is working with three non-profit social service agencies (Fairhaven Rescue Mission, Parish Kitchen, and Welcome House of Northern Kentucky) to create a multiagency one-stop for serving the needs of homeless individuals and families in the Northern Kentucky community. The project involves the rehabilitation of the Stewart Iron Works Building, relocation of several existing social service agencies into a single building. This will increase the ability to provide a full range of services, increase capacity, and provide on-site transitional housing. This project is a good use of taxpayer funds because it will improve the efficiency and quality of services for homeless individuals and families through an economy of scale. Demand for these types of services will only increase as the economy continues to struggle.
Project Requests Submitted for Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations Act
Project: De-Weighting Military Vehicles through Advanced Composites Manufacturing Technology
Location: Hebron, KY
Amount Requested: $5,300,000
Requestor: MAG Industrial Automation Systems; 3940 Olympic Blvd.; Erlanger, KY 41018
Description: This is a research and development project for manufacture of a machine to produce lighter weight parts for military vehicles. The project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it supports development of technology that delivers light weight materials to produce lighter parts that reduce the weight of military vehicles. The results will be improved fuel efficiency, cost savings and enhanced combat readiness.
Project: Freedom Fuels
Location: Lexington, KY
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Requestor: AFFC; 2704 Old Rosebud Drive, Suite 160; Lexington, KY 40509
Description: This project supports development of a single clean fuel for DOD. It is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would reduce DOD fuel costs, particularly for aviation. Seventy-four percent of DOD''s energy consumption is for mobility. From sixty to seventy-six percent of total DOD petroleum product purchases are for jet fuel. JP-8, used primarily for air operations, makes up about fifty percent of the total fuel product purchased by DOD. A $10 per barrel increase in the price of oil adds $600 million/year to the cost of Air Force operations. Development of a viable synthetic fuel has the potential to eliminate DOD''s historic reliance on costly petroleum from foreign sources.
Project: Medical Equipment Data Standardization to Improve Supply Chain Management
Location: Ashland, KY
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Requestor: Luster National, Inc.; 1701 Westwind Drive, Suite 116; Bakersfield, CA 93301.
Description: This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it creates a single IT portal and standardization for medical equipment supply chain management. This will permit Defense Logistics Agency employees to gain more accurate inventories of medical items as well as order and ship exactly what is needed without the waste of the current process.
Project: Multi-Temperature Refrigerated Container System (MTRCS)
Location: Florence, KY
Amount Requested: $6,400,000
Requestor: DRS Sustainment Systems; 7375 Industrial Road; Florence, KY 41042
Description: MTRCS is the next generation of mobile Army refrigeration systems. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because MTRCS provides the Army with more efficient space utilization and reduced transportation requirements for food and refrigerated medical products. As a result, fewer vehicles will be required to transport these items on the battlefield, reducing the number of soldiers exposed to danger from IED''s, etc.
Project: Nanofluid Coolants
Location: Ashland, KY
Amount Requested: $500,000
Requestor: Ashland Inc.; 50 East River Center Blvd.; Covington, KY 41012-0391
Description: This project will develop fluids containing nano-particles which enhance heat transfer in military vehicle engines. Military vehicles must meet arduous cooling performance requirements. An Army goal is to increase the performance and durability of engines, power trains and their component parts in support of mobility, durability, reliability and survivability as well as reduce logistics costs. This project will help the Army meet these goals. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the reduced maintenance and longer engine life in military vehicles, which it enables, has the potential to reduce maintenance costs and enhance combat readiness.
Project: Nano Protectants
Location: Lexington, KY
Amount Requested: $500,000
Requestor: Ashland Inc.; 50 East River Center Blvd.; Covington, KY 41012-0391
Description: This is a research and development project for rust-corrosion-UV protective spray coatings for military equipment. Corrosion and fouling cost the U.S. economy over $276 billion in debilitated or destroyed equipment and associated maintenance costs. The U.S. military is an owner of vast amounts of equipment that see considerable amounts of storage time. This equipment must be either stored indoors or chemically-treated for protection in covered or open outdoor storage. The coatings discussed above would even be beneficial for treatment of equipment stored indoors by adding a significant level of added protection for long-term storage in facilities that are non-climate-controlled. Typically, the chemicals now used to protect equipment in outdoor storage are not highly-durable, thus requiring significant monitoring and maintenance, and are also typically environmentally noxious or even highly-toxic. Rust-corrosion-UV protectants that are highly-durable, naturally-safe and environmentally-benign while providing excellent surface coatings with a simple means of application would thus be highly-beneficial from numerous standpoints. Nano-based protectants would fill this need in all respects. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it results in enhanced combat readiness and cost savings.
Project Requests Submitted for Fiscal Year 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
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Project Requests Submitted for Fiscal Year 2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act
NONE
Project Requests Submitted for Fiscal Year 2010 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
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Project Requests Submitted for Fiscal Year 2010 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act
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