Every year the
Congress appropriates hundreds of
billions of dollars to fund the operations of the federal government.
Included in the federal budget are competitive grant programs to fund
worthy
projects, and Congressman Kanjorski encourages everyone seeking federal
assistance to examine these programs thoroughly through www.grants.gov.
Whenever possible, Congressman Kanjorski seeks to support federal funds
that
will improve the quality of life in Northeastern Pennsylvania, aid in
the
creation of jobs, and directly assist local municipalities. Please note
that Congress receives far more requests for funding than can be
accommodated,
and Congressman Kanjorski's and all Members' requests will undergo a
rigorous
screening process. There is no guarantee, in other words, that all of
the
projects listed below will receive federal funds.
Congressman
Kanjorski requested funding for the
following projects in the upcoming appropriations bills:
RECIPIENT
ADDRESS
PROJECT NAME
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
Allied Services Foundation
100 Abington Executive Park, Clarks Summit, PA 18411
Facility Improvements for Alzheimer's Patients Project
$500,000
Funding would be used to renovate and purchase equipment for the
Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center to enhance the care of Alzheimer's and
other dementias.This project is
designed to improve the quality of care for patients.
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
4 East 1st Street, Boiling Springs, PA 17007
Appalachian National Scenic Trail Acquisition - Hauser Tract
$255,000
Funding would be used to acquire adjacent to the Appalachian
National Scenic Trail in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.This project is designed to enhance the
trail, protect wildlife and natural resources.
Arc of NEPA
115 Meadow Avenue, Scranton, PA 18505
Assisting Persons with Disability with Social Integration
$125,000
Funding would be used to support a program to create
constructive and productive environments for person with disabilities to transition
into mainstream society.This project
is designed to improve the quality of life for persons with
disabilities.
Bloomsburg Joint Flood Control Authority
301 E. 2nd Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Bloomsburg Area Flood Damage Reduction Project
$1,395,000
Funding would be used for the continuation of the Bloomsburg
Flood Control Project.This project is
designed to provide the Town of Bloomsburg with 440-year flood protection
against the Susquehanna River and 100-year level protection against Fishing
Creek.
Funding would be used to purchase new hospital equipment such as
x-ray units, mammography unit, fluoroscopy units and nuclear medicine
cameras.This project is designed to
improve the quality of care at Blue Mountain Health System.
Boys & Girls Club of Northeastern Pennsylvania
609 Ash Street, Scranton, PA 18510
SMART Moves and Healthy Futures Program
$50,000
Funding would be used for education programs nutrition, fitness
activities and drug and alcohol prevention.This project is designed to safeguard the health, growth and
development of children in the community.
Brodhead Creek Regional Authority
401 Stokes Avenue, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Stroudsburg Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrade & Expansion
$1,000,000
Funding would be used to upgrade & expand the wastewater
treatment facility operated by the Brodhead Creek Regional Authority.This project is designed to expand capacity
for residential & industrial use, including use by Sanofi Pasteur - a
major vaccine supplier in the nation that the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security recently designated as "Critical Infrastructure."
Carbon County Commissioners
Carbon County Office of Planning & Development, 76
Susquehanna Street, PO Box 210, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
Carbon County Covered Bridge Repair Project
$400,000
Funding would be used to repair the Carbon County Covered Bridge
located on Bridge Road across the Buckwha Creek in Lower Towamensing
Township.This project is designed to
enhance the safety of commuters and residents who utilize this structure.
Carbon County Economic Development Corporation
Carbon County Economic Development Office, 76 Susquehanna
Street, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
Carbon County Entrepreneurial League System
$500,000
For an entrepreneurial training and assistance program in Carbon
County, PA.This project is designed
to help train and attract entrepreneurs to the area to create jobs.
City of Pittston
35 Broad Street, Pittston, PA 18640
Pittston Municipal/Garage Building Project
$250,000
Funding would be used to demolition and construction a new
garage/municipal building for the City of Pittston.This project is designed to improve
efficiency of the local government and offset costs to save taxpayers from
tax increases for local government services.
Columbia County Volunteers in Medicine Clinic, Inc.
PO Box 416, 310 East Third Street, Mifflinville, PA 18631
Columbia County Volunteers in Medicine Clinic Expansion Project
$1,000,000
Funding would be used to expand existing facility, purchase
equipment and expand rural health services.This project is designed to improve the quality of health care in the
area.
Community Medical Center
1800 Mulberry Street, Scranton, PA 18510
A-Wing/B-Wing Roof Replacement Project
$80,000
Funding would be used to replace the A-Wing and B-Wing roof,
which covers the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as well as the Trauma
Clinic.This project is designed to
improve the quality of care at the Community Medical Center.
Funding would be used to renovate and expand the infrastructure
at the Scranton Farmer's Market.This
project is designed to improve the quality of life in the community.
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
1 River Road, Bushkill, PA 18324
Shawnee Valley/Mosiers Knob Land Acquisition
$5,000,000
Funding would be used to acquire property near the Delaware
Water Gap National Recreation Area.This acquisition project would protect natural resources and viewsheds
long the national park from development.
Dickson City
801 Boulevard Avenue, Dickson City, PA 18519
Lackawanna River, Olyphant, PA
$1,500,000
Funding would be used for the continuation of the Olyphant Flood
Control Project.This project is
designed to provide 100-year level protection for residents of the Boroughs
of Olyphant and Dickson City.
Dickson City
801 Boulevard Avenue, Dickson City, PA 18519
Dickson City Borough Building/Police Headquarters Project
$2,693,125
Funding would be used to renovate and expand the Borough of
Dickson City municipal building, which includes the Police Department
Headquarters.This project is designed
to improve efficiency of the local government and offset costs to save
taxpayers from tax increases for local government services.
East Stroudsburg University
200 Prospect Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Marine Science Consortium Student-Faculty Research Collaborative
with NASA Goddard Wallops Flight Facility
$2,000,000
Funding would be used to provide for faculty, program,
laboratory costs, and student educational and internship costs for East
Stroudsburg University's partnership with the NASA Goddard Space Flight
Center's Wallops Flight Facility (WFF).This initiative will enhance student and faculty development in the
sciences and research in areas of interest to NASA and the U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service.
East Stroudsburg University
200 Prospect Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
The Cyber Crime and Forensics Institute
$3,420,000
The
purpose of this program is to establish a unique criminal justice resource,
where a combination of real-crime investigation, combined with research and
education activities, will increase the capacity of law enforcement and
security professionals to identify, investigate, and prevent crime involving
computers and related networking technologies.
East Stroudsburg University
200 Prospect Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Reaching Out for New Science and Mathematics Students Program
$500,000
Funding would be used to support a program that would engage
at-risk and minority students and their teachers on standards-based science
and mathematics/technology instruction.This program is designed to improve the quality of education East
Stroudsburg and surrounding School Districts.
Employment Opportunity & Training Center (EOTC) of NEPA
116 N. Washington Ave, Suite 3-D, Scranton, PA 18503
Lackawanna County Women's Transition Program
$400,000
Funding would be used to create a Women's Transition Program to
assist 100 court/criminal justice-involved women as they reintegrate into the
area.The program specifically would
fill gaps identified in the County Criminal Justice Advisory Board's
strategic planning.
Employment Opportunity & Training Center of NEPA
116 North Washington Ave, Suite 3-D, Scranton, PA 18503
Seventh Avenue Center Renovation
$750,000
Funding would be used to renovate a vacant building to be used
to centralize services for youth and adults who are at high risk for
violence, crime and poverty.This
project is designed to improve the quality of life and human services in
Scranton, PA.
Greater Wilkes-Barre Development Corporation
2 Public Square, PO Box 4340, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18710
Innovation Center at Wilkes-Barre Expansion Project
$2,000,000
Funding would be used for design, construction, equipment
purchases and programmatic support for a new Small Business Incubator.This project is designed to attract private
companies to the area to create jobs.
I-81 Corridor Coalition
Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance, 1151 Oak Street, Pittston,
PA 18640
Funding would be used to support the I-81 Corridor Coalition in
coordinating transportation planning and infrastructure improvement
activities.This project is designed
to help identify and promote initiatives to improve the I-81 corridor.
King's College
133 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
Minority Outreach Program
$278,160
Funding would be used to expand the minority outreach program to
include a family literacy program, summer residential program and other
programmatic needs.This project is
designed to improve the quality of education at Kings College and in the
community.
Lackawanna College
501 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
Creating High Tech Jobs for Service Disabled Veterans
$2,000,000
Funding would allow Lackawanna College to hire disabled Navy
veterans to convert Military Technical Manuals from a paper format to an
electronic format.This project is
designed to help Navy veterans find employment and support the Navy's mission
areas.
Lackawanna College
501 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
Geriatrics Institute at Lackawanna College Hazleton Center
$150,000
Funding would be used to create a Geriatric Institute at the
College's Hazleton Satellite Center.This project is designed to improve the quality of education at
Lackawanna College.
Lackawanna County Commissioners
200 Adams Ave, 6th Floor, Scranton, PA 18503
Public Safety Radio System Upgrade
$4,500,000
Funding would be used to enhance the public safety radio system
in Lackawanna County, PA.This would
help emergency personnel protect residents during an emergency.
Lackawanna County Commissioners
200 Adams Avenue, 6th Floor, Scranton, PA 18503
McDade Park Renovations & Restorations
$750,000
Funding would be used for restoration of McDade Park in
Scranton, PA.This project is designed
to enhance recreational opportunities for the residents of Scranton.
Lackawanna River Basin Sewer Authority Wastewater Facility
Modernization
PO Box 9068, Dickson City, PA 18519
Lackawanna River Basin Sewer Authority Wastewater Facility
Modernization
$1,000,000
Funding would be used to improve the treatment level, upgrade
pumping stations and address combined sewer overflows at the Lackawanna River
Basin Sewer Authority.This project is
designed to reduce wastewater & stormwater discharges in the Lackawanna
River, which ultimately flows into the Chesapeake Bay.
Luzerne County Commissioners
200 North River Street Luzerne County Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre,
PA 18711
Luzerne County Reentry Program
$1,000,000
Funding would be used to develop a prisoner reentry
program.This initiative would help
those incarcerated return to the community and reduce their rate of returning
to prison.
Luzerne County Commissioners
Luzerne County Courthouse, 200 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre,
PA 18711
Crestwood & Hanover Industrial Park Improvements
$1,500,000
Funding would be used for infrastructure improvements at the
Crestwood and Hanover Industrial Parks in Luzerne County, PA.This project is designed help attract
businesses to the industrial parks by making infrastructure improvements.
Luzerne County Community College
1333 South Prospect Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634
Dental Clinic Job Training Program
$1,000,000
Funding would be used to renovate and purchase equipment for the
Dental Clinic.This project is
designed to improve the quality of education at Luzerne County Community
College.
Luzerne County Community College
1333 South Prospect Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634
Rural Nurse Job Training Program
$1,000,000
Funding would be used to renovate and purchase equipment for the
Distance Learning Meti Simulation Clinical Laboratory.This project is designed to improve the
quality of education at the Luzerne County Community College.
Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority
Luzerne County Courthouse, 200 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre,
PA 18711
Wyoming Valley Levee Raising Project
$8,850,000
Funding would be used for the continuation of the Wyoming Valley
Levee Raising Project including design of the Solomon Creek Protection
Project.This project is designed to
provide 345-year level flood protection in 52 communities and 5 counties in
Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Luzerne County
Luzerne County Courthouse,
200 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
Luzerne County Rural in
Character
N/A
Requesting language be
included in the Agriculture Appropriations bill to allow individuals and
entities to be considered eligible for programs administered by the Rural
Business-Cooperative Service (RBS).Existing loopholes prevent rural areas from qualifying for
assistance.These programs help
provide financing for business development in rural areas.
Marywood University
2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509
Net-Zero Energy Home R&D Project
$666,000
Funding would be used to design, manufacture, and test the use
of renewable energy & energy-efficient technologies in net-zero energy
home, 1,000 square foot, residential, high performance, green building
prototype.This initiative is designed
to find new methods for constructing green buildings.
Marywood University
2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509
Simulation Equipment Purchasing Project
$291,000
Funding would be used to purchase high fidelity simulation
models and equipment in order to better prepare nurses and physician
assistants to work in the health care industry.This project is designed to enhance the
education of the students at Marywood University.
Mercy Special Care Hospital
128 West Washington Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634
Mercy Special Care Patient Room Renovation
$500,000
Funding would be used to renovate and purchase equipment for
patient rooms at the hospital.This
project is designed to improve the quality of care at Mercy Special Care
Hospital.
Mid Valley Hospital
1400 Main Street, Peckville, PA 18452
Echocardiogram Equipment Purchase
$105,000
Funding would be used to purchase echocardiogram and related
equipment to improve cardiac care.This project is designed to improve the quality of care at Mid Valley
Hospital.
Moses Taylor Hospital
700 Quincy Avenue, Scranton, PA 18510
High Performance Mobile C-Arm
$278,250
Funding would be used to purchase a surgical C-arm to be sued in
orthopedic, vascular and other surgeries.This project is designed to increase patient safety and improve the
quality of care at Moses Taylor Hospital.
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
1041 North Virginia Street, Third Floor, Reno, NV 89557 &
Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County Courthouse, 200 N. Washington Ave,
Scranton, PA 18503
Judicial Training, Research and Technical Assistance Project
$3,000,000
Funding would be used to support national, state and local
training programs, technical assistance and research services for as many as
30,000 judges, court personnel and professionals.This project is designed improve the
quality of the judicial system.
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
1041 North Virginia Street, Third Floor, Reno, NV 89557 &
Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County Courthouse, 200 N. Washington Ave,
Scranton, PA 18503
Child Abuse Training Programs for Judicial Personnel and
Practitioners
$3,000,000
Funding would be used to support a program that focuses on
improving court practices in handling of child abuse and neglect cases.This project is designed improve the
quality of the judicial system.
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
1041 North Virginia Street, Third Floor, Reno, NV 89557 &
Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County Courthouse, 200 N. Washington Ave,
Scranton, PA 18503
Child Abuse Training Programs for Judicial Personnel: Victims
Act Model Courts Project
$1,875,000
Funding would be used to support a program that focuses on
improving court practices and enhancing systemic collaborative efforts as it
relates to foster care children in the system.This project is designed improve the
quality of the judicial system.
Newport Township
1002 Center Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634
Newport Township Municipal Building Project
$526,700
Funding would be used to construct a new municipal building in
the Township of Newport.This project
is designed to improve efficiency of the local government and offset costs to
save taxpayers from tax increases for local government services.
Northampton Community College
3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem, PA 18020
STEM Technology System
$1,686,958
Funding would be used for technical
and system upgrades to its current Information Technology Department to
better comply with the Achieving the Dream Initiative, which seeks to build a
stronger foundation for our nation's community colleges to be better tailored
to meet with employment needs of each student it serves.
Northampton Community College
3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem, PA 18020
Tannersville Campus Technology Upgrades
$400,000
Funding would be used to purchase equipment for the student
computer laboratory.This project is
designed to improve the quality of education at Northampton Community
College.
Northeast Counseling Services
130 W. Washington Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634
Clinical Record Documentation
$764,601
Funding would be used to purchase equipment for an electronic
clinical record documentation system.This project is designed to improve efficiency and enhance patient
care of Northeast Counseling Services.
Scranton Enterprise Center, 201 Lackawanna Ave, Scranton, PA
18503
National Center for Organizational Continuity
$450,000
Funding would be used to support an interdisciplinary workforce
development and research collaborative dedicated to ensuring the nation's
workforce obtains and maintains high demand skills in the event of a
disruption.This program is designed
to train the public and private workforce is able to operate in the event of
a disruption which helps ensure economic competitiveness.
Northeast Regional Cancer Institute
334 Jefferson Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503
Cancer Epidemiology Surveillance
$350,000
Funding would be used to conduct epidemiological cancer
surveillance where staff would monitor data for evidence of changes in
incidence, mortality, and stage at diagnosis in common cancer and disseminate
these results to area health providers.This project is designed to enhance the knowledge of cancer to better
develop methodologies to study cancer and work to prevent/cure the disease.
Northeast Regional Cancer Institute
334 Jefferson Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503
Implementation and Evaluations of Community Based Cancer Patient
Navigation
$300,000
Funding would be used for the development and evaluation of a
Community Based Cancer Patient Navigation program to help enroll low income
individuals in preventive/early detection cancer screening.This project is designed to gather cancer
related information and encourage individuals to be screened for cancer because
screening has been shown to reduce death rates for some cancers.
Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Corporation
700 East Broad Street, Hazleton, PA 18201
Telemetry Unit Transformation for Patient Care
$250,000
Funding would be used to purchase equipment and make
infrastructure improvements for the Telemetry Unit.This project is designed to improve the
quality of care at the Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Corporation.
PA Army National Guard
Building 0-13, Fort, Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA 17003
Tobyhanna Armed Forces Reserve Center
$1,513,000
Funding would be used for designing an Armed Forces Reserve
Center at the Tobyhanna Army Depot.The Center would provide a technology exchange, training opportunities
and joint emergency resource capabilities to increase mission readiness in
support of the Army Campaign Plan and for improved Homeland Security
operations.
PA Innovative and Advanced Technology Association (PIATA)
75 Young Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703
Munitions Technology Advanced Development for PA Innovative and
Advanced Technology Association
$2,000,000
Funding would be used for the PA Innovative and Advanced
Technology Association (consortium of primarily nontraditional defense
contractors) to develop innovative munitions technology solutions that will
satisfy the urgent needs of the war fighter.This project is designed to aid in protecting the country by getting
the needed tools in the hands of the war fighter faster through innovative
solutions.
Pennsylvania
Department of
Transportation
Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120
SR 424 Extension Project
$950,000
For the SR 424 Extension Project in Hazle Township. This project is designed to reduce traffic and improve access to the Humboldt Industrial Park in an effort to help spur job creation. (This request is moving previously secured funding)
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Funding would be used to continue efforts to restore passenger
rail service between Scranton, PA and the New York City Metropolitan
area.This project is designed to
alleviate congestion on Interstate 80 and promote economic development.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120
I-80 Exits 298/299 Improvements, Monroe County Pennsylvania
Project
$3,000,000
For resign & reconstruction of interchanges 298 and 299 in
Monroe County, Pennsylvania.This
project is designed to reduce traffic and improve mobility.(This request is moving funding from a
previously secured project)
Pocono Medical Center
206 East Brown Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Expanded Cancer Care
$1,300,000
Funding would be used for construction and equipment purchases
for the new Cancer Center.This
project is designed to expand cancer services to better serve a community,
which has a higher incidence of cancer than the national average.
Pocono Township
PO Box 197, Tannersville, PA 18372
Pocono Township Sewer Project
$1,000,000
Funding would be used to construct & install sewer lines and
pumping stations in Pocono & Hamilton Townships to meet expanding
needs.This project is designed to
expand capacity for residential & industrial use, including use by Sanofi
Pasteur - a major vaccine supplier in the nation that the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security recently designated as "Critical Infrastructure."
Scranton Lackawanna Industrial Building Company
222 Mulberry Street, PO Box 431, Scranton, PA 18503
Technology Incubator Facility II
$4,000.00
Funding would be used for design, construction, equipment
purchases and programmatic support for a new Small Business Incubator.This project is designed to attract private
companies to the area to create jobs.
Scranton Lackawanna Industrial Building Company
222 Mulberry Street, PO Box 431, Scranton, PA 18503
Valley View Business Park Access Road
$3,000,000
Funding would be used to construct a new access road to the
Valley View Business Park.This
project would provide access for commercial development, therefore creating
jobs in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Scranton, PA
340 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503
Lackawanna River, Scranton, PA
$3,241,000
Funding would be used for the continuation of the Scranton Flood
Control Project.This project is
designed to provide 100-year level flood protection in the City of Scranton.
Susquehanna Greenway Partnership
201 Furnace Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837
Interpreting & Fostering Bay Stewardship along the
Susquehanna Greenway
$1,500,000
Funding would be used to support an initiative that would
emphasize the preservation and conservation of the Susquehanna's many diverse
natural and cultural resources.This
is designed to create new tourism opportunities and promote stewardship long
the Susquehanna River, which ultimately flows into the Chesapeake Bay.
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
1721 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102
Susquehanna Flood Forecast and Warning System
$2,400,000
Funding would be used for the continued operation of streamgages
in the Susquehanna River Basin.These
streamgages provide vitally important information to accurately forecast and
warn of potential flooding.
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
1721 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102
MID-ATLANTIC RIVER BASIN COMMISSIONS, MD, PA, NY, VA, NJ, DE, WV
$2,365,000
Supporting $1,000,000 for the Susquehanna River Basin and
$715,000 for the Delaware River Basin as a line-item.Funding would be used to support the three
Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions - Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC),
Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), and the Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River Basin (ICPRB).Each
Commission plays a critical role in the allocation of waters on a basin
scale, including allocation among and between member states in order to avoid
interstate conflict.
The Bloomsburg Hospital
549 Fair Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Rural Healthcare Initiative
$1,000,000
Funding would be used to purchase equipment such as beds,
orthopedic supplies, telemetry machines and portable x-ray machine.This project is designed to improve the
quality of care for patients.
The Commonwealth Medical College
150 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503
Primary Care Project
$2,500,000
Funding would be used to support a program to pair medical
students with a community based primary care faculty member for all four
years of their education.This
initiative is designed to enhance students education through community based
experiences and will help provide support for existing physicians because they
are in a shortage area.
The Commonwealth Medical College
150 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503
Gross Anatomy Lab Project
$2,000,000
Funding would be used to construct the Gross Anatomy Lab, which
would study Alzheimer's and other cognitive disorders.This project would improve the quality of
education at the Commonwealth Medical College and the quality of health care
provided in the area.
The Commonwealth Medical College
150 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503
Library Construction Project
$2,200,000
Funding would be used to construct a medical student
library.This project would improve
the quality of education at the Commonwealth Medical College.
The Nature Conservancy
PO Box 55, Long Pond, PA 18334
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge
$2,000,000
Funding would be used to purchase conservation easements on
about 400 acres of land.This project
is designed to protect the over 90 species and natural communities within the
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge boundary.
Tobyhanna Army Depot
11 Hap Arnold Boulevard, Tobyhanna, PA 18466
Tobyhanna Armed Forces Reserve Center
$18,306,000
This request would authorize funding for the design and construction of an Armed Forces Reserve Center at the Tobyhanna Army Depot. The Center would provide a technology exchange, training opportunities and joint emergency resource capabilities to increase mission readiness in support of the Army Campaign Plan and for improved Homeland Security operations.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wanamaker Building, Room 600, 100 Penn Square East,
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Francis E. Walter Dam
$880,000
Funding would be used for the operation and maintenance of the
Francis E. Walter Dam.This project
provides for water supply control, recreation and flood control.
University of Scranton
College of Arts and Sciences, 800 Linden Street, Scranton, PA
18510
High Bandwidth, High Energy Storage, Exawatt Laser Glass
Development
$4,000,000
Funding would implement Phase 2 of the Exawatt Laser Glass
Development Program.This research
& development initiative would help retain the US lead in the science and
military industrial base by developing the world's most powerful laser that
could be used in multiple Defense, medical and science applications.
University of Scranton
800 Linden Street, Scranton, PA 18510
Advanced Science Center Initiative
$950,000
Funding would be used to purchase equipment for the Science
Facility at the University of Scranton.This facility is designed to enhance the
science-technology-engineering-mathematics (STEM) education at the
University.
University of Scranton
800 Linden Street, Scranton, PA 18510
Nursing & Allied Health Equipment
$698,000
Funding would be used for purchasing equipment such as
electronic medical record systems, mobile eye tracking lab equipment,
simulation equipment and BioMechanics equipment to support the University's
Allied Health programs.This project
would improve the quality of education at the University of Scranton.
University of Scranton
800 Linden Street, Scranton, PA 18510
Center for Sustainability Project
$800,000
Funding would be used supporting the University's Center for
Sustainability, which is intended to promote green business practices,
advocate for sustainable technologies, and utilize interdisciplinary instruction,
research, and community partnerships to address seminal regional, national,
and international issues.This project
is designed to improve the quality of education at the University of
Scranton.
Wilkes University
Breiseth Hall, 137 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
RGIS-Geographic Information System Research Project
$3,000,000
Funding provides applied research, outreach, coordination,
tech-transfer, training, and best practices education in the usage of spatial
data technologies.This information
helps Planning Officials when making decisions related to land use, resource
management and economic development.
Wilkes University
College of Science and Engineering, 84 West South Street,
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
Novel Advanced Projectile Technologies
$3,000,000
Funding would be used for research and development of the novel
hybrid projectile program.The
objective of the program is to develop similar looking standard projectiles
that can transform into an unmanned air system or unmanned air vehicle.
Women's Resource Center
PO Box 975, Scranton, PA 18501
Safe House and Carriage House Preservation Project
$300,000
Funding would be used for renovations at the Safe House and
Carriage House buildings, which provide human services to victims in the
area.This project is designed to
improve the quality of life for homeless, disadvantaged adult and child
victims of domestic violence in the community.
Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority
PO Box 33A, 1000 Wilkes-Barre Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703
Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Combined Sewer Overflow
Project
$5,000,000
Funding would be used to fix combined sewer overflows at the
Sanitary Authority.This project is
designed to reduce wastewater & stormwater discharges in the Susquehanna
River, which ultimately flows into the Chesapeake Bay.
Youth Infusion, Inc.
469 Beacon Hill Road, East Stroudsburg,
PA 18301
School-Based Service-Learning Initiative
$30,000
Funding would be used to support a
program with East Stroudsburg
High School South that would train teachers and help implement
service-learning initiatives in the classroom.This
project is designed to improve the
quality of education at East Stroudsburg High School South.
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