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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details View Earmarks by Bill Subsection: Rehabilitation Services & Disability Research

Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 No. Total Amount
Earmarks No. 30 Total Amount $7,883,000
Earmark Details Year Description Amount

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Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description 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 Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) Locations Huntington, West Virginia Recipients AFB TECH
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL for a training program to prepare instructors to work with visually impaired veterans, which may include scholarships Amount $600,000 Sponsors Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) Locations DeKalb, Illinois Recipients Northern Illinois University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Enable America, Inc., Tampa, FL, for civic/citizenship demonstration project for disabled adults Amount $600,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Locations Tampa, Florida Recipients Enable America Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Enable America, Inc., for civic/citizenship demonstration project for disabled adults Amount $571,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Locations Tampa, Florida Recipients Enable America Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Alaska Adaptive Recreation Alliance, for programs to provide adaptive and therapeutic recreation to disabled in Alaska Amount $571,000 Sponsors Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Locations Anchorage, Alaska Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL for a program for disabled veterans, including education, counseling, and therapy, which may include scholarships and research Amount $381,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL) Locations Carbondale, Illinois Recipients Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Southside Training, Employment and Placement Services, Inc., Farmville, VA for training, employment services, and placement assistance for persons with disabilities, which may include equipment Amount $300,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA) Locations Farmville, Virginia Recipients Southside Training, Employment and Placement Services Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Mentoring programs for persons with intellectual disabilities Amount $300,000 Sponsors Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) Locations Baltimore, Maryland Recipients Best Buddies Maryland
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Alaska Statewide Independent Living Council, for independent living programs for rural and remote areas Amount $285,000 Sponsors Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Locations Anchorage, Alaska Recipients Statewide Independent Living Council of Alaska
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Adelphi University, for assessments, training and intervention for individuals with complex communication needs, which may include equipment Amount $262,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Locations Garden City, New York Recipients Adelphi University

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