Congressman Dennis Kucinich

Organization: 24 plug, Inc.; 5005 Rockside Road, Suite 600, Cleveland, OH 44131

This project will build and test breadboard circuits to measure electrical energy use within buildings such as houses, apartments or businesses. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it supports emerging technologies that will create high-paying, long-term jobs in Ohio.

Project: American Red Cross of Greater Cleveland Infrastructure Improvements. $455000

Organization: American Red Cross of Greater Cleveland; 3747 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44115

The Infrastructure Improvements for the Red Cross of Greater Cleveland consist of a new generator and boilers for the facilities. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will assist in disaster relief and meeting the emergency health care needs of the community.

Project: Berea Children’s Home Behavioral Health Care Children's Cottage Renovation Project; $500000

Organization: Berea Children’s Home and Family Services; 434 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017

This project will improve residential cottages at Berea Children's Home that are vital to the treatment of abused children. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the compassionate and effective treatment of abused children is helps the children grow into mature, healthy adults.

Organization: City of Brooklyn, Ohio; 7619 Memphis Avenue, Brooklyn, OH 44144

The funds will be used to repair, rehabilitate and reconstruct Industrial Parkway, located in the southwestern area of the City of North Olmsted. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will ensure the continued economic viability of the city as well as create jobs.

The Noise Monitoring System provides reliable and consistent noise data to measure the success of noise reduction strategies in the communities surrounding Cleveland Hopkins Airport. This is a valuable use of taxpayer money because it improves the quality of life of residents living around the Airport.

This project would provide seniors and disabled adult homeowners with assistance with several major home maintenance tasks, including gutter repair/cleaning, tree removal, or home repairs. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would provide services to residents who otherwise would not be able to afford them or complete on their own.

This project will pay for infrastructure renovations and improvements to City-owned health centers. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because these Centers provide vital health services to the City's most high-risk and vulnerable residents.

This project would renovate and upgrade Market Square Park, located in the Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will enhance the beauty of the city, provide a gathering place for residents, and contribute to civic pride.

Project: Terminal Apron Overlay, Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, OH; $1140000

This work will include improvements to the terminal apron at Burke Lakefront Airport. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the Airport is an important economic engine in the region, and it will improve the safety of Airport patrons.

This project includes an overlay of the existing runway 6R/24L, including striping and grooving. Runway 6R/24 L requires an overlay due to years of use and deteriorated pavement condition which now requires rehabilitation. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will expand capacity at the airport and enhance safety.

This project includes the design and construction of Perk Park, located on Chester Avenue on Cleveland's East Side. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because a rejuvenated Perk Park will contribute to the economic well-being of the city and the health of the residents. This project was not submitted. This is a worthy project, and I look forward to exploring the many ways to honor the life and contributions of Ralph Perk.

Project: Rehabilitation of Taxiway A, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Cleveland, OH; $2025000

This work will include full removal and replacement of concrete pavement on Taxiway A at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the Airport is an important economic engine in the region, and it will improve the safety of Airport patrons.

This project would include education and outreach to home-based day care providers, regarding the dangers of lead-based paint. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because lead exposure puts young children at a increased risk of developmental and physical problems.

The Access Improvement project will entail the construction of facilities to increase pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular access to Lakefront West Edgewater Park, one of Ohio's most highly visited parks. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve access to park resources for community residents and improve the safety of park visitors.

This project will replace the East 93rd Street Bridge, located over the Norfolk Southern and Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Railroad Tracks, which is in critical condition. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because repair of the bridge is vital to the safety of the community.

Columbus Road Bridge is in critical condition and requires total replacement. The Bridge consists of a 242 foot Vertical Lift Span and North/South Approach Span to accommodate marine traffic. This is a valuable use of funds because Columbus Road Bridge is a vital artery for the transportation of goods and services to certain parts of the city.

Project: Rehabilitation of Taxiway N, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Cleveland, OH; $3300000

This work will include full removal and replacement of concrete pavement on Taxiway N at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the Airport is an important economic engine in the region, and it will improve the safety of Airport patrons.

This project will assist in the construction of eight bridges throughout the City of Cleveland. The bridges are very important to the local economy. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because these bridges will improve community safety and contribute to Cleveland's continued economic development efforts.

This work will include removal and replacement of concrete pavement on Taxiway L at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the Airport is an important economic engine in the region, and it will improve the safety of Airport patrons.

The project will assist the City of Cleveland, working with the County, to advance a countywide interoperability system for first responders. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will make the community safer and help community fire, EMS and police respond to emergencies efficiently and collaboratively.

The Municipal Solid Waste project will update the City's wastewater system, which is in need of repair and modernization. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will lead to a healthier and more energy efficient city.

This project will implement public right-of-way improvements on Detroit Avenue in the City of Lakewood. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve public safety, advance economic development in the city, and create jobs.

Organization: City of North Olmsted; 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, OH 44070

The project is the construction of a Diverging Diamond at the IR-480/Tiedeman Road Interchange. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve an important economic development artery in Northeast Ohio and create jobs.

Organization: City of North Olmsted; 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, OH 44070

The Dover Center Road Reconstruction Project will repair 1.53 miles of roadway that has suffered serious degradation. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve the safety and quality of the community, as well as create jobs for the area.

The EPA has mandated the evacuation of all sewers in the City of Parma. The project will assist with the construction of sanitary sewers along easements and right of ways in the Grantwood area of Parma, OH. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will relieve the financial strain on the affected residents by providing a lower assessment rate, and it is expected that home values may increase, or at least level off, when septic is replaced with sanitary utilities.

The EPA has mandated he evacuation of all sewers in the City of Parma. The project will assist with the construction of sanitary sewers along easements and right of ways in the Dentzler area of Parma, OH. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will relieve the financial strain on the affected residents by providing a lower assessment rate, and it is expected that home values may increase, or at least level off, when septic is replaced with sanitary utilities.

The EPA has mandated the evacuation of all sewers in the City of Parma. The project will assist with the construction of sanitary sewers along easements and right of ways it he Grantwood area of Parma, OH. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will relieve the financial strain on the affected residents by providing a lower assessment rate, and it is expected that home values may increase, or at least level off, when septic is replaced with sanitary utilities.

The project will assist with the construction of sanitary sewers along easements and right of ways along Parkhaven Drive in the city of Parma, OH. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will relieve the financial strain on the affected residents by providing a lower assessment rate, and it is expected that home values may increase, or at least level off, when septic is replaced with sanitary utilities.

Project: Bradenton Boulevard Sanitary Sewer Conversion (Army C0rps 594); $2000000

The project will assist with the construction of sanitary sewers along easements and right of ways along Bradenton Boulevard in the city of Parma, OH. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will relieve the financial strain on the affected residents by providing a lower assessment rate, and it is expected that home values may increase, or at least level off, when septic is replaced with sanitary utilities.

Organization: Clean Fuels Ohio; 3400 North High Street, Suite 430, Columbus, OH 43202

The Ohio Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Project will develop clean natural gas fueling stations throughout the state. This is a responsible use of taxpayer funds because it will provide for the lower cost purchase of natural gas-powered vehicles and the development of natural gas stations across Ohio through a group purchasing process.

Organization: Cleveland Botanical Garden; 11030 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106

In the Green Corps Urban Youth entrepreneurial job training program, Cleveland’s at-risk youth, ages 15 – 18, work in neighborhood gardens while developing job and entrepreneurial skills and contributing to community improvement. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will help to reach more at-risk children to engage them in positive activities and promotes job skill development, problem-solving skills, and personal and social competence.

Organization: Cleveland Botanical Gardens; 11030 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106

Cleveland Botanical Garden is researching and testing the feasibility of adapting liquid crystal (LC) technology to create more sustainable, energy-efficient greenhouses. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will produce economic gains for growers via extended growing seasons and increased plant productivity, as well as more viable agriculture in extreme climates.

Organization: Cleveland Museum of Art; 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106

The Lifelong Learning Center for the Arts (LLC) is scheduled to open in 2012. The LLC will comprise several distinct functional areas where visitors of all ages can become oriented, educated, and involved with the Museum's permanent collection. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will expose high-risk and low-income students to the arts.

Organization: Cleveland Playhouse; 8500 Euclid Avenue, P.O. Box 1989, Cleveland, OH 44106-2032

This project will employ the unique powers of theater to engage young people. Students receive professional development through internships, apprenticeships, and fellowships that build work skills and provide first job experiences. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the project will develop skills for productive futures, narrow achievement gaps, build literacy rates in high-risk communities, and raise graduation rates.

Organization: Cleveland Sight Center; 1909 East 101st Street, Cleveland, OH 44106

Moving the Visually Disabled to Employment incorporates a state-of-the art call center to create technology driven, competitive employment opportunities, allowing visually disabled persons to find/retain employment. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because recent studies have demonstrated that it can save the federal and state governments million in public support (SSI/SSDI) and Medicare/Medicaid over the next five year by providing full-time employment to those who have historically relied on entitlement programs. Savings for entitlement programs will continue at nearly $900,000 annually.

Organization: Cleveland Zoological Society; 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland, OH 44109

The Zoo's conservation education programs strive to foster respect and appreciation for wildlife, and a better understanding of how human cultures coexist with wildlife. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it exposes underserved, low-income students to unique education and experiences.

Project: Port Relocation - East Waterfront Park and Recreation District Study; $350000

Organization: Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority; 1375 East 9th Street, Suite 2300, Cleveland, OH 44114

This project will study the waterfront and public park areas surrounding the proposed location for Port Relocation. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because This project is a responsible use of taxpayer funds because it will ensure that important public parks and recreation amenities are accommodated, and preserved and/or improved in conjunction with the larger Port Relocation project.

Organization: Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority; 1375 East 9th Street, Suite 2300, Cleveland, OH 44114

This funding will be used to continue the design, engineering and planning necessary to relocate the Port Authority maritime operations from their current downtown site to the East 55th Street location. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will ensure that before a large public project is constructed that it will be expertly planned, designed and engineered, and the project will advance the economic viability of the region.

Organization: Cuyahoga Community College; 700 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115

The federal government has committed to serve America's veterans and their families with dignity and compassion in recognition of their service to this nation. The Cuyahoga Community College Veterans Outreach Business Development Program is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it assists veterans in small business development and workforce training, providing comprehensive support that includes the educational opportunities, assessments, interventions and counseling needed for economic self sufficiency and sustainability.

Organization: Cuyahoga Community College; 700 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115

This project will provide education and training of technical workers in the installation, repair and maintenance of all alternative energy technologies. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will prepare workers to compete in the field of advanced technologies and help America compete in the global advanced technology economy.

Organization: Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners; 1219 Ontario Street, Fourth Floor, Cleveland, OH 44113

This project will fund the segment of the Towpath Trail stretching from Harvard Avenue to Wendy Park. This includes the design/construction of trailheads, interpretive exhibits, right of way improvements and environmental remediation/regeneration work. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve the quality of life for Cleveland residents and advance remediation efforts of previously industrialized areas.

Organization: Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners; 1219 Ontario Street, Fourth Floor, Cleveland, OH 44113

This project will construct a pedestrian connector between the new Medical Mart and the Convention Center. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will be at the center of an economic renaissance for Northeast Ohio that engages the medical and bio research industries as well as providing cascading economic benefit to our community's overall economic well-being.

Organization: Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners; 310 West Lakeside Avenue, Suite 500, Cleveland, OH 44113

The Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative (CCFI) seeks to strengthen families in our community by encouraging fathers to play a more active role in nurturing and raising their children. Research demonstrates the positive impact of fathers upon the lives of their children. Children suffer when they are separated physically and emotionally from their fathers. The project is a responsible use of taxpayer funds because interventions such as these, early in a child's life, will lessen the long term investment of tax dollars in social services and other community expenses.

Organization: Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners; 310 West Lakeside Avenue, Suite 565, Cleveland, OH 44113

The project will make high quality pre-kindergarten programs more affordable and more accessible for low and moderate income families. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because research clearly demonstrates that public investment in high quality early childhood education yields a return of up to 16% and decreases the reliance on social supports later in life.

Project: Cuyahoga County’s Prisoner Re-entry Into Society Program; $2000000

Organization: Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners; 310 West Lakeside Avenue, Suite 700, Cleveland, OH 44113

The purpose of the project is to assist policy makers, community leaders, service providers and faith-based organizations to address the challenges posed by ex-offenders as they return to the community. The project directs local, state and federal resources toward prudent, comprehensive and cost-effective solutions. The project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it creates a seamless system for prisoner reentry that focuses on increasing public safety and reducing recidivism.

Organization: Cuyahoga County Department of Development; 112 Hamilton Avenue, 4th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44114

The Lake Erie Offshore Wind Energy Project will harness wind as a clean, renewable energy source. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will help the area become more energy independent and create employment in a host of fields related to wind energy (construction, shipping, maintenance, energy, and support).

Organization: Cuyahoga County Engineer; 2100 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, OH 44113

This project consists of the widening of Pleasant Valley/Bagley Road from the existing two-lane pavement to a new five lane concrete curbed pavement. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve a thoroughfare very important to the community's economic development, as well as creating jobs and other long-range opportunities for the area.

Project: Hi-Tech Design for Light Alloy Aerospace and Automotive Parts (HDLAAAP) Coalition; $1000000

Organization: Deformation Control Technology; 7261 Engle Road, Cleveland, OH, 44130

This project will develop advanced surface treatment and heat treatment processes for use in the manufacture of aluminum airframes. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will lengthen the life of existing airframes and make new airframes more durable and long-lasting.

Project: Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels for Military Applications; $5000000
Organization: Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC); 3155 Research Boulevard. Dayton, Ohio 45420
This project builds on efforts to research and define the feasibility of producing algae-to-military fuel. It is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will meet the US Air Force's requirement for alternative "drop-in" fuels to reduce US dependence on foreign oil while spurring economic growth by creating technology-based sustainable jobs in Ohio.

Organization: Efficient Channel Coding, Inc.; 4830 East 49th Street, Cuyahoga Heights, OH 44125

The project will capture ASIC (microchip) development that is being commissioned by Ohio-based companies that currently leaves the State. This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will yield high paying jobs in Ohio and attract business and engineering talent and ideas that is currently leaving the area, the state and in some instances the country.

This project addresses the demand for portable electric power on the battlefield, which continues to outpace the capacity of existing power sources. The project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will result in the development of an improved, less expensive, more reliable, ultra-lightweight, AA battery that is capable of supporting the ever increasing power consumption needs of our soldiers.

The purpose of this program is to conclude the development of technology which would increase the function of a zinc-air battery system for use in higher power military applications and devices. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will increase significantly our soldiers' combat effectiveness by lightening the load they carry while simultaneously providing superior performance.

Organization: Federal Technology Group; 11720 Berea Road, Cleveland, OH 44111

Metallic glasses are very strong, corrosion resistant and elastic, but scientists have been unable to overcome technical hurdles that would allow the production of these glasses in bulk form. This project is a responsible use of taxpayer funds because it could revolutionize modern manufacturing by developing bulk metallic glasses as a lighter, stronger and superior alternative to metals. By developing this new advanced material, heavy components in automobiles will be replaced leading to tremendously more fuel efficient vehicles and reducing the United States' dependence on foreign oil.

Project: Advanced Materials to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections; $4000000

Organization: Federal Technology Group; 11720 Berea Road, Cleveland, OH 44111

This will prevent hospital-acquired infections by reducing the levels of harmful microbes and their transmission from surfaces to humans. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve the health and survivability of soldiers by creating cleaner and microbe- and bacteria- free medical units.

Organization: Friends of E-Prep Schools; 540 East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH 44108

This project would improve the public education system in NE Ohio by creating a model to replicate best practices in excellent, high performing public schools and charter schools. It is a responsible use of taxpayer funds because it would serve as a model of best practice, promote replication, improve education, and attract talented teachers, educators, and families to NE Ohio.

Organization: Friends of E-Prep Schools; 540 East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH 44108

Tyler Village, a 10-acre campus located near downtown Cleveland and the new home of Entrepreneurship Preparatory School (E-Prep), is critical to the economic development and employment needs in an area of Cleveland hurt by the economic downturn. It is a responsible use of taxpayer funds because it will promote entrepreneurship, revitalize Cleveland, promote employment, and improve education.

Organization: Gordon Square Arts District; 6516 Detroit Avenue, Suite 1, Cleveland, OH, 44115

This project will provide support services for residents adversely affected by economic development in the area. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will assist neighborhood residents in receiving the support they need and will mitigate any negative consequences of economic development.

Project: Gordon Square Arts District Economic Development Initiative; $1000000

Organization: Gordon Square Arts District; 6516 Detroit Avenue, Suite 1, Cleveland, OH, 44115

This project will assist with the economic development of the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood of Cleveland. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the project will create jobs, greatly enhance opportunity in the neighborhood, and will spur further economic development in the area.

Organization: Gordon Square Arts District; 6516 Detroit Avenue, Suite 1, Cleveland, OH, 44115

This project involves the installation of photovoltaic (PV) and vegetative roofs on the three buildings to be constructed/renovated, as well as installation of a geothermal heating system. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will create 2,054 construction jobs and a total economic output of $258 million in Northern Ohio from 2008 through 2010. That investment will create at least 369 permanent jobs and stimulate increased job opportunity for years to come, leveraging more than $500 million of real estate and economic development activity in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood.

The project involves upgrading an existing hospital facility to establish The Grace Center, the first LEED Platinum-Certified Existing Building (EB) Hospital in the Nation. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it makes our region a leader in medical sustainability and green technology; provides needed jobs and community services; reduces health care costs; and increases productivity by promoting health and wellness.

Organization: Great Lakes Science Center; 601 Erieside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114

The Project brings world class exhibitions on science, technology and ecology of the Great Lakes to greater Cleveland. The project includes LEED retrofitting of the Mather Museum. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will provide educational opportunities for are student as well as the community as a whole.

Project: Hanna Perkins Therapeutic School, Child and Adolescent Development Clinic, and Pre & Post Doctoral Internship/Fellowship Program; $639279

Organization: Hanna Perkins Center; 19910 Malvern Road, Shaker Heights, OH 44122

This project provides a broad range of education, evaluation, assessment, and treatment services including psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, counseling, and developmental guidance for children and adolescents. It is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it serves a community with special needs that would otherwise largely go without assistance.

Organization: Hospice of the Western Reserve; 300 East 185th Street, Cleveland, OH 44119

Hospice of the Western Reserve will build a freestanding, 32-bed residential hospice facility for patients who require specialty residential pain management. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because research has demonstrated that access to hospice services reduces the strain on Medicaid and Medicare.

Project: Multi-Spectral Image Processing for Standoff Suicide Bomber Detection; $2700000

Organization: IEC Infrared Systems; 7803 Freeway Circle, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

This project will develop algorithms and hardware that will enable the real-time fusion of data from several sensors of different spectral ranges into a single, simplified image that will assist security forces. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the technology will make our soldiers safer by helping them to identify security threats earlier.

Organization: Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage; 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood, OH 44122

This project will support school tour experiences to the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage and support the Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out! essay contest. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it fosters tolerance and understanding among cultures.

Organization: Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET); 4600 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103

The Manufacturing Innovation Center Renovation and Construction Project will make critical structural repairs to the building so that MAGNET can continue providing services. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will enhance MAGNET’s ability to function as an economic development driver and small business incubator for the region.

Project: Tech Belt Auto Supplier Alternative Energy Diversification Pilot Program; $750000

Organization: Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET); 4600 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103

The Tech Belt Auto Supplier Alternative Energy Diversification Pilot Program will assist auto suppliers in refocusing on alternative energy markets. The project is a responsible use of taxpayer funds because the project has the potential to be a national model for traditional manufacturers–-especially those in the automotive supply market (in which Ohio is rich)–-that are struggling to stay in business. A relatively small federal investment could help many such companies repurpose themselves to thrive the next fifty years in the rapidly expanding international advanced energy markets.

Organization: Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET); 4600 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103

The project assists returning veterans to re-enter the workforce. The primary purpose of this project is to identify, train and match returning veterans with existing jobs that are going unfilled due to a lack of skilled applicants. project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the project will work with veterans returning to America who are finding challenges they might not have expected when they were on the battlefield. The proposed project will respond to the employment challenges (and by extension, the housing challenges) faced by veterans.

Organization: MobileMed 1 Inc.; 2026 Murray Hill Road Suite 3, Cleveland, OH 44106

RAM Ohio provides free medical, dental and vision services for uninsured and underinsured Ohioans through a Community Health Collaborative of volunteers and agencies across all sectors. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it provides health care services to our community's most vulnerable and underserved communities.

Organization: Museum of Contemporary Art; 8501 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106

This project will highlight the work of contemporary African American artists. The main gallery exhibition features forty masterworks of contemporary African-American art. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will expose area students to African American Art and provide them with broader educational opportunities.

This project will optimize a formulation and manufacturing process of, and will study further, the energy efficiency benefits of ultra-thin nanotechnology window coatings, which have initially demonstrated to reduce energy loss. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will enable the average home or building owner to get the energy efficiency of Energy Star approved double paned windows without the steep, up-front cost of replacing older windows.

Organization: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center; 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202

“Copper Sun, ” a new exhibit from the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, will tell the history of the 18th Century African slave trade and slavery in America through the eyes of a 15-year-old girl. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will enable the development of an exhibition that over time could reach an audience of thousands, if not millions with an inspiring life lesson.

Project: Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Biosolids Handling and Incinerator Facility Project; $20000000

Organization: Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD); 3900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115

This project will replace half-century old furnaces with steam-powered electricity generators. The new generators will be fueled by the waste processed at Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant. The finished facility will be more energy efficient. Although this may be worthy project, this submission of this project was postponed pending further review.

Organization: Ohio Aerospace Institute; 22800 Cedar Point Road, Cleveland, OH 44142

The Aerospace Workforce Initiative will create: a Faculty Fellowship Program to put university faculty in federal and industry labs for enhanced research; an Aerospace Internship Program to provide students with aerospace work experience; the Collaborative Aerospace Education Initiative to use advanced distance learning technologies to enable students and professionals to access the best aerospace education at institutions across Ohio and USA; and the Aerospace Professionals Assistance Program to retain seasoned aerospace employees through job placement.

Organization: Ohio Aerospace Institute; 22800 Cedar Point Road, Cleveland, OH 44142

This project builds on efforts to research and define the feasibility of producing algae-to-military fuel. It is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will meet the US Air Force's requirement for alternative "drop-in" fuels to reduce US dependence on foreign oil while spurring economic growth by creating technology-based sustainable jobs in Ohio.

Organization: Ohio Attorney General Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation; 1560 State Route 56 SW, London, OH 43140

The BCI&I Computer Crimes Unit serves the Ohio law enforcement community in processing digital evidence and provides Special Agent support in associated complex investigations. This request is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will help the law enforcement community protect children from internet predators.

Organization: Ohio Attorney General Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation; 1560 State Route 56 SW, London, OH 43140

The funding will enhance the Ohio AFIS (central repository for all criminal history records in Ohio), to capture and maintain arrest and fingerprint images for misdemeanor offenses, photos and palm prints. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will help state and local law enforcement officials to solve cases quicker.

This is a comprehensive research project focused on Northeast Ohio to develop an economically feasible plan for attaining the new U.S. EPA air quality standards for particulate matter and ozone, and incorporate future and current sustainability efforts already underway in Northeast Ohio and their impact on air quality. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will result in cleaner air and improved health conditions for the Northeast Ohio community. This project was not submitted. Although this is a worthy project, this research can and should be supported by Northeast Ohio universities.

Organization: Reach Out and Read National Center; 56 Roland Street, Boston, MA 02129

Reach Out and Read is a national program that promotes literacy and language development in infants and young children, targeting disadvantage and poor children and families. Through fifteen years of peer-reviewed and published research, an extensive body of documentation now clearly demonstrates the importance of promoting early language and literacy skills so that children have the essential reading skills to begin school successfully. Yet today, a large number of children do not receive the necessary support and assistance to develop these skills and begin kindergarten read to learn. To close this gap, the federal government provides funding for a variety of literacy programs and strategies that reach children and parents, and the professionals who interact with them. ROR has proven to among the most effective strategies to promote early language and literacy development and school readiness: pediatricians and other healthcare providers guide and encourage parents to read aloud to their children from their earliest years of their life, and send them home from each doctor visit with books and a prescription to read together. Currently, nearly 50,000 doctors and nurses have been trained in ROR’s proven strategies, and more than 3,500 clinics and hospitals nationwide are implementing the program, reaching more than 25% of America’s at-risk-children. Funding provided by Congress through the U.S. Department of Education has been matched by tens of millions of dollars from the private sector and state governments.

Organization: Reading is Fundamental; 1825 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20009

RIF enhances child literacy by providing millions of underserved children with free books for personal ownership and reading encouragement from the more than 18,000 locations throughout all fifty states, Washington, D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Project: Improving Math and Language Skills through Music Education (Rockin’ the Schools); $780000

Organization: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum; One Key Plaza, Cleveland, OH 44114

The project brings students to the Museum for lessons on popular music and culture relating to language, science and mathematics through demonstrations, musical examples, videos, multimedia presentations and audience participation. This is a valuable use of taxpayer dollars because it expands a nationally recognized program and engages students, many of them are at-risk, and teachers in important subject areas such as language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and technology.

Organization: Safety for Animals and Families in Emergencies; P.O. Box 91303, Cleveland, OH 44101

Stray animals are a public health concern, and if families cannot take their pets or find adequate shelter for them, then they will be left behind. Stray animals can become violent and carriers for disease, and they can destroy property in their search for food and shelter. This request is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it addresses a public health concern that has the potential to exceed the cost of finding adequate shelter.

Organization: Southwest General Health Center; 18697 Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

This project will support the expansion and modernization the Hospital's Emergency-Trauma Center, a Level III Trauma Center. It is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will allow the Hospital to serve more patients and respond more effectively in the event of a disaster.

Organization: St. John West Shore Hospital; 29000 Center Ridge Road, Westlake, OH 44145

The project will replace outdated information technology infrastructure (equipment and installation including network cabling, switches and routers, single use ‘dumb’ terminals) that constrains the productivity and effectiveness of caregivers. It is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because a strong IT infrastructure, including the development of electronic medical records, will improve efficiencies, safety and the quality of health care provided to our community members.

Organization: Technology Management, Inc.; 9718 Lake Shore Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44108

This project is to fast track TMI’s prototypes to high visibility demonstrations where they can show how Ohio agriculture and supply chain manufacturing can support a new global industry, how short term jobs created to build and retrofit fuel cell systems as a clean source of energy can be turned into long term job opportunities for new products, services and businesses. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will support long term job growth in emerging technologies industries.

Organization: The MetroHealth System; 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109

Funds will be used to purchase up-to-date medical equipment for the new Metro Life Flight helicopter fleet which will enable Life Flight to continue serving as airborne Intensive Care Units. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will allow Life Flight physicians, nurses and pilots to initiate a wide array of emergency treatment protocols immediately which provides the highest quality care and saves lives.

Organization: U.S. Army Engineer District, Chicago; 111 North Canal Street, Suite 600; Chicago, IL 60606-7206

Historically, the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River were separated naturally by a landmass, but since the completion of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, aquatic species can move freely between the two water systems. A temporary dispersal barrier (Barrier I) has been operating for nearly seven years, and construction of a permanent barrier (Barrier IIA) will be completed this year.

Organization: U.S. Army Engineer Division, Great Lakes & Ohio River Division; 550 Main Street, Room 10032; Cincinnati, OH 45202-3222

The Great Lakes sustain a nationally and internationally significant fishery that has been degraded by habitat losses, contamination, and invasive species. Under this program, the Corps will coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to plan, implement, and evaluate projects supporting the restoration of the fishery, ecosystem, and beneficial uses of the Great Lakes.

Organization: U.S. Army Engineer Division; Great Lakes & Ohio River Division; 550 Main Street, Room 10032; Cincinnati, OH 45202-3222

Under the 1987 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the United States and Canada agreed to develop remedial action plans (RAPs) for each of the 43 internationally recognized Areas of Concern (26 U.S. sites and 5 shared U.S. and Canadian sites). RAPs embody a comprehensive ecosystem approach to restoring and protecting beneficial uses and to identifying specific actions to resolve pollution problems.

The Local 1005 Health and Wellness Clinic will provide services to UAW Members and members of the community at significant cost savings. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will help to lower health care costs across the board and ease the demand on local health care facilities.

Organization: University Circle, Inc.; 10831 Magnolia Drive Cleveland, OH 44106

This project will assist in the construction of a new, multi-modal facility that will serve the University Circle area and the new GCRTA rail station adjacent to it. The facility will accommodate RTA users, motorists, bus and circulator riders, and cyclists. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will spur economic development in the area, and create jobs.

Organization: US Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District; 1776 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY 14207

This project will continue flood damage reduction activities on the Cuyahoga River in the community of Independence, OH. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will prevent further damage to the surrounding communities as a result of severe weather and natural disasters.

Organization: US Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District; 1776 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY 14207

This project will continue flood damage reduction activities on the Cuyahoga River in the community of Valley View, OH. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will prevent further damage to the surrounding communities as a result of severe weather and natural disasters.

Organization: US Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District; 1776 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY 14207

This project will include continued activities to address stabilization of the shoreline along the west bank of the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, OH. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because stabilization of the river bank is vital to the health of the community, the economic viability of the River, and the integrity of multiple buildings situated along the river bank.

Organization: Visiting Nurses Association; 2500 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44115

This project, a partnership between Visiting Nurses Association and Lorain County Community College, will provide home health aide (HHA) workforce training, curriculum development, and patient education to address the home health aide workforce shortage in Ohio, and the needs of individuals with chronic diseases. The project will create employment opportunities in northern Ohio and further the professionalization of the home health care sector. This is a responsible use of taxpayer funds because in-home care reduces the rate of hospitalizations, thus reducing public health care (Medicare/Medicaid) expenditures.

Organization: Vocational Guidance Services; 2239 East 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 44103

This project would expand VGS’ Food Processing, Packaging and Delivery Enterprise which offers work opportunities for people with significant disabilities, economic challenges and other barriers to employment. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it provides employment opportunities, promotes individual self-sufficiency/ independence, and allows people with disabilities to become taxpaying citizens who participate more fully in the economy.

Organization: Welcome House; 20575 Center Ridge Road, Suite 200, Rocky River, OH 44116

This project focuses on expedient and efficient training that can place recently hired staff, working with the intellectually and developmentally disabled community, on the job within days, not weeks. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will create jobs and lead to the professionalization of the field, improving care for the patients served by this sector.

Project: Stephanie Tubbs Jones Tri-City Regional Recreation, Wellness and Workforce Development Center; $3000000

Organization: YMCA of Greater Cleveland; 2200 Prospect Drive, Cleveland, OH 44115

This project will begin to build the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Tri-City Regional Recreation, Wellness and Workforce Development Center operated by the YMCA of Greater Cleveland. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the Center will provide valuable social services to the community, as well as engendering social and emotional health.

Project Description: Design and construction of improved streetscape along State Rt. 94. Streetscape to include utility redesign, brickscapes, shelters, benches, and lighting.

Project Description: Enhancement and transit project will yield a landscaped median, sidewalk and landscape improvements, historic amenities, roadway improvements, signalization improvements and public transit improvements.

Title: Southwest General Health Center Expansion/Job Creation Initiative and Old Oak Boulevard Relocation

Project Description: The Old Oak Boulevard relocation project will relocate 1,400 feet of roadway to allow Southwest General Hospital to proceed with its proposed relocation and expansion of the emergency room as well as the construction of a new bed tower facility.

Project Description: Reconstruction of the Brookpark Rapid Transit Station, including all construction related activities required to construct a new station, bus layover and drop-off area, and 1,000 space parking area.

Project Description: Plan, design, and construct an enclosed pedestrian walkway to connect the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Great Lakes Science Center.

Project Description: The widening and improvement of the intersections of Granger Road and Transportation Blvd. Transportation Blvd. would be widened from its current four lanes to six,

Project Description: Creating a safe off-road pedestrian/cyclist recreational trail that is also designed to retain and treat urban stormwater and support biodiversity within this heavily urbanized setting. The adjoining pedestrian and bicycle bridge Lakefront Connector Bridge will connect with the Lake Link Trail to provide direct public access to Lake Erie.

Project Description: Acquisition, planning, design, engineering, and construction of the West Creek Greenway Trail and Neighborhood Connector Plan. This West Creek Greenway is a proposed 21-mile inter-modal recreational corridor.

Title: Transportation Corridor Connector Construction and Revitalization of Robert Bishop Drive (Highland Hills, Ohio)

Project Description: Robert Bishop Drive will be improved and connected to the newly renovated loop road completed in phase one. The project includes demolition, earthwork, site improvements, and site utilities for 3,970 lineal feet. This road will connect the students and the community to three new educational and workforce training buildings and public greenspaces.

Project Description: Widen the intersection of Detroit Road (SR-254) and Bradley Road (CR-60) from three lanes to five lanes from 500 feet in all directions. The project also includes new storm drainage, water main relocation, traffic signalization, ADA requirements and signage.

Project Description: Construct an Intermodal facility in the Gordon Square Arts District. The Intermodal Center will add 274 critically needed parking spaces to the burgeoning Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. The intermodal Facility will provide residents and visitors with access to lifestyle enhancements like temporary and long-term bike storage, and enabling opportunities like dedicated space for hybrid car-sharing and low emission vehicles; and plug-in-charging stations for electric vehicles powered by solar panels to be installed on the roof of the facility

Project Description: These funds will be used for the reconstruction, rehabilitations and replacement of the Lift Span, Electrical Systems, Mechanical Systems and Towers and by reusing and or/ rehabilitating the existing foundations.

Project Description: The project will reconstruct roadway pavement and sidewalk areas. Specific improvements will include new roadway pavement, new curbs, new sidewalks, lighting upgrades, and streetscape amenities. The streetscape amenities will vary by segment but will include street trees, paver strips, public art, burial of utility lines, and installation of street furniture such as benches and bike racks.

Project Description: Reconstruction of Detroit Road from the West City line to Wright Avenue

Project Description: Construction of a Diverging Diamond at the IR-480.Tiedeman Road Interchange. The request is for construction, including ramp widening, median/guard rail treatment on bridge deck, directional islands, new signage, and new signalization.

Project Description: Enhancing pedestrian connections at West 25^th and Lorain Avenue, improve services and the waiting environment for thousands of daily transit users, increase walkability through park redesign, and install amenities including public art, benches, tables, and greatly increased landscaping/green space.

Project Description: Rehabilitate and enhance highway rail at-grade crossing with linger lasting more durable highway surface. Addition of lights and gates to constrain motorists.

Project Description: The multi-phase project, when completed will provide for the completion of the last 6 miles of the 101 mile Towpath Trail.

Project Description: This specific allocation of $20 million, which includes $4,000,000 of City General Obligation Bonds would be part of the overall master plan of maintaining the 280 miles of the Cleveland arterial road network.

Project Description: This project consists of the widening of Pleasant Valley/Bagley Road from the existing two-lane pavement to a new five lane concrete curbed pavement from West 130^th Street to York Road in the Cities of Parma and Middleburg Heights. The project also includes the replacement of a bridge.

Identification of the magnitude and frequency of flooding and the areas subject to flooding. Feasibility study to develop alternative measures and plans for flood damage reduction. Consider downstream impacts, environmental impacts and economic costs.

A majority of the home sewage treatment systems designed for 88 area homes in the area have failed and the city is responsible for eliminating the illicit discharges from these failed systems. The pump station that currently services the remaining 68 homes is in need of extensive repair or replacement. This project will replace the pump station and expand the sanitary sewer system to eliminate the home sewage treatment systems.

A majority of the home sewage treatment systems designed for 145 area homes in the area have failed and the city is responsible for eliminating the illicit discharges from these failed systems. The pump station that currently services the remaining 84 homes is in need of extensive repair or replacement. This project will replace the pump station and expand the sanitary sewer system to eliminate the home sewage treatment systems.

Replacement of existing in-site failing septic systems with new sanitary sewers. The West Creek Watershed area in Parma has been identified by the Ohio EPA as having pollution problems due to improper and/or inadequate domestic sewage disposal facilities.

Construction of a new water main on Tuxedo Avenue will reduce head losses and increase pressure for fire fighting flow periods. The project will affect 165 households, 662 students and 70 employees in the area.

Replacement of failing septic systems with new sanitary sewers per EPA mandate to eliminate all unpermitted discharges within the West Creek Watershed Area.

Elimination of known sanitary sewer overflows in accordance with US EPA draft findings and orders: storm and sanitary sewer replacement and point repairs. It will also reduce the number of sanitary bypasses at the Rocky River Waste Water Treatment Plant that occur during storm situations.

Addresses the potential for major embankment and bulkhead failures as articulated by the USACE. A landslide is slowly moving towards the river below as a result of historic geologic processes and relatively recent land use.

1st Sub-Project: Repair of the Walworth Run Outfall – Phase 2, an existing concrete arch and spillway that has lost stability and may result in collapse of retaining walls for the Cuyahoga River.

2nd Sub-Project: Chevrolet Branch of Big Creek Watershed Restoration, a storm water management project to minimize flooding in Parma and Cleveland, which requires funding to design and construct 2 inter-community storm water management basins.

These three stream restoration projects include utilization of a natural stream channel design approach and the consideration of ecological improvements.

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, Gulf War Veterans Illnesses Research Program (GWVIRP)

Recipient of Funds:

Research money will be competitively awarded through the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program at Ft. Dietrich, MD.

Project Description:

The objective of the GWVIRP is to identify treatments and diagnostic markers for Gulf War illness and to prevent similar problems in future deployments. According to the November 2008 Report of the Congressionally-mandated Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses, Gulf War illness affects at least 175,000 veterans, a 25% casualty rate, and is the result of neurotoxic exposures during the war. There are currently no effective treatments. The report called for a renewed federal research commitment and adequate funding to achieve these critical objectives, and singled out the GWVIRP for its "results-oriented direction and management," "a clear departure from previous federal Gulf War research programs," recommending $40 million for the GWVIRP.

$25 million is requested here to ensure that the increase in funding can be well utilized. The proposed FY10 program would fund additional pilot studies that began with FY06 Congressional funding, larger clinical trials of treatments that prove effective in earlier pilot studies, and a center of excellence to identify other promising treatment candidates.

Review of Agency Records Relating to Potential Health Risks Among Desert Storm Veterans

I am requesting language that directs the Secretary of Defense to order the review and release of DoD/service records that may have a bearing on the illnesses affecting Operation Desert Storm veterans. The requested language is designed to address the long-standing problem of the overclassification of millions of Operation Desert Storm-era records. If declassified, the records could assist medical researchers working to unravel the precise cause of the illnesses afflicting an estimated 200,000 Desert Storm veterans. The language would require all Defense Department components to search their databases for such records, and declassify them if necessary and appropriate. The document search would encompass both operational and intelligence records.