Earmark details  |
Year 2008 |
Description
Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats, Emory University, for programs related to bioterrorism and emerging biological threats |
Amount
$383,000
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Sponsors
Former Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)
Former Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)
Former Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
...more |
Locations
Atlanta, Georgia |
Recipients
Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats |
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
University of Texas, Brownsville, TX for studies regarding the health of the Hispanic population in the Rio Grande Valley |
Amount
$383,000
|
Sponsors
Former Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) |
Locations
Brownsville, Texas |
Recipients
University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College |
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Kennedy Health System, for the Women and Children's Health Pavilion's Advanced Cancer Prevention and Treatment Initiative. |
Amount
$364,000
|
Sponsors
Former Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) |
Locations
Voorhees, New Jersey |
Recipients
Kennedy Health System |
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso, for the Center for Research and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases. |
Amount
$359,000
|
Sponsors
Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) |
Locations
El Paso, Texas |
Recipients
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso |
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Long Island University, for asthma education, counseling, and prevention programs |
Amount
$349,000
|
Sponsors
Former Rep. Ed Towns (D-NY)
Former Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
...more |
Locations
Brooklym, New York |
Recipients
Long Island University |
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Middle Tennessee State University, for research and education regarding ways of increasing physical activity and fitness among children and adolescents |
Amount
$335,000
|
Sponsors
Former Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) |
Locations
Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
Recipients
Middle Tennessee State University |
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Georgia Chapter of the American Lung Association, to study the relationship between residential floor coverings and distributive patterns of airborne particulates |
Amount
$335,000
|
Sponsors
Former Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) |
Locations
Smyrna, Georgia |
Recipients
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club, for a nutrition and anti-obesity demonstration program for 6- to 12-year-old children |
Amount
$325,000
|
Sponsors
Former Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) |
Locations
Bronx, New York |
Recipients
Kips Bay (N.Y.) Boys and Girls Club Inc. |
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Camden County, to purchase, equip, and staff a mobile health van. |
Amount
$325,000
|
Sponsors
Former Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) |
Locations
Camden, New Jersey |
Recipients
Camden County, N.J. |
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation, to provide glaucoma screenings and follow-up in the Virgin Islands |
Amount
$310,000
|
Sponsors
Former Delegate Donna Christensen (D-VI) |
Locations
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Recipients
Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation Inc. |
