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Where are this year's earmarks 
Fiscal Year(s)
View Earmarks by Bill Subsection: Rehabilitation Services & Disability Research
| Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 | No. | Total Amount | |
| Earmarks | 30 | $7,883,000 |
| Earmark Details | Year | Description |
Amount (desc) |
Sponsors | Locations | Receiving Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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2010 | American Federation for the Blind Technology and Employment Center, Huntington, WV, to expand the capacity of the AFB-TECH center for development of technology for the blind | $1,000,000 |
Sen. Robert Byrd  -WV) |
Huntington, West Virginia | AFB TECH |
|
|
2010 | Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL for a training program to prepare instructors to work with visually impaired veterans, which may include scholarships | $600,000 |
Rep. Bill Foster -IL) |
DeKalb, Illinois | Northern Illinois University |
|
|
2010 | Enable America, Inc., Tampa, FL, for civic/citizenship demonstration project for disabled adults | $600,000 |
Sen. Tom Harkin -IA) |
Tampa, Florida | Enable America Inc. |
|
|
2009 | Enable America, Inc., for civic/citizenship demonstration project for disabled adults | $571,000 |
Sen. Tom Harkin -IA) |
Tampa, Florida | Enable America Inc. |
|
|
2009 | Alaska Adaptive Recreation Alliance, for programs to provide adaptive and therapeutic recreation to disabled in Alaska | $571,000 |
Sen. Lisa Murkowski  -AK) |
Anchorage, Alaska | |
|
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2009 | Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL for a program for disabled veterans, including education, counseling, and therapy, which may include scholarships and research | $381,000 |
Rep. Jerry Costello -IL) |
Carbondale, Illinois | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
|
|
2010 | Southside Training, Employment and Placement Services, Inc., Farmville, VA for training, employment services, and placement assistance for persons with disabilities, which may include equipment | $300,000 |
Rep. Tom Perriello -VA) |
Farmville, Virginia | Southside Training, Employment and Placement Services Inc. |
|
|
2010 | Mentoring programs for persons with intellectual disabilities | $300,000 |
Rep. Steny Hoyer -MD) |
Baltimore, Maryland | Best Buddies Maryland |
|
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2009 | Alaska Statewide Independent Living Council, for independent living programs for rural and remote areas | $285,000 |
Sen. Lisa Murkowski -AK) |
Anchorage, Alaska | Statewide Independent Living Council of Alaska |
|
|
2009 | Adelphi University, for assessments, training and intervention for individuals with complex communication needs, which may include equipment | $262,000 |
Rep. Carolyn Cook McCarthy -NY) Sen. Chuck Schumer -NY) |
Garden City, New York | Adelphi University |
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