Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
National Institute of Undersea Science and Technology |
Amount
$4,700,000
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) |
Locations
Mississippi |
Recipients
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
International Arctic Research Center, to support further integrating and synthesizing arctic research efforts in terms of climate change, University of Alaska |
Amount
$2,397,000
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) |
Locations
Fairbanks, Alaska |
Recipients
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Coastal vulnerability to climate change study, to look at impacts, response strategies and predictions for rural Alaska coastal communities |
Amount
$940,000
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) |
Locations
Alaska |
Recipients
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Shedd Aquarium Invasive Species Program |
Amount
$940,000
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) |
Locations
Illinois |
Recipients
John G. Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, Ill.) |
Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Tornado and Hurricane Operations and Research, to improve detection, tracking, and forecasting of tornadic thunderstorms and land-falling hurricanes in the Southeast United States, University of Alabama at Huntsville |
Amount
$846,000
|
Sponsors
Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) |
Locations
Huntsville, Alabama |
Recipients
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Drought Research Study, to continue to study potential options to minimize the impact of droughts on Alabama and the Southeast, University of Alabama at Huntsville |
Amount
$752,000
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) |
Locations
Huntsville, Alabama |
Recipients
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Collaborative R&D Initiative for the Gulf of Mexico, will allow for collaboration between federal agencies in Alabama and research universities to more effectively complete NOAA missions, Von Braun Center for Science and Innovation |
Amount
$752,000
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) |
Locations
Huntsville, Alabama |
Recipients
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Project STORM Air Quality Initiative, air quality research, University of Northern Iowa |
Amount
$613,000
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Sponsors
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Former Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) |
Locations
Cedar Falls, Iowa |
Recipients
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Wind Hazards Reduction Program, for research into reducing wind related damage from storms and tornados, Iowa St. University |
Amount
$613,000
|
Sponsors
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Former Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) |
Locations
Ames, Iowa |
Recipients
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Coastal and Inland Hurricane Monitoring and Protection Program, to acquire the ability to predict the intensity and potential damage of hurricanes affecting the Gulf Coast, University of South Alabama |
Amount
$611,000
|
Sponsors
Former Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) |
Locations
Mobile, Alabama |
Recipients
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