Project Title: Advanced Tactical Fuels for the U.S. Military
Project Recipient and Address: University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center, 15 North 23rd Street, Stop 9018, Grand Forks, ND 58202
Requested Amount: $3,200,000
Project Summary: This funding will be used by University of North Dakota’s Energy and Environmental Research Center to continue its effort to develop alternative fuels for the Department of Defense. Researchers will develop a system to use biofuels to produce hydrogen for fuel cell vehicles. They will also develop a new group of liquid fuels from coal and biomass. With North Dakota at the forefront of developing coal and biomass technologies, these new technologies will provide for commercialization opportunities across North Dakota.
Project Title: Air Battle Captain ROTC Helicopter Training
Project Recipient and Address: University of North Dakota Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, 3980 Campus Road Stop 9007, Grand Forks, ND 58202
Requested Amount: $1,760,000
Project Summary: This funding will be used by the University of North Dakota to continue its program that provides helicopter flight training to Reserve Officer Training Corps students during the academic year, and West Point cadets during their summer recess. The program has quickly become one of West Point’s most sought-after recess training electives. The program draws up to 45 three year scholarship students to the University of North Dakota each year.
Project Title: Air Traffic Control Complex
Project Recipient and Address: Minot Air Force Base
Request Amount: $18,770,000
Project Summary: This project will involve constructing an 11-story control tower in addition to a consolidated facility to house base operations and radar approach control operations. An Air Traffic Control complex is required to provide consolidated operations for air traffic control, base operations, and the new digital airport surveillance radar. This facility will replace an existing tower that is in need of major repair, and will also provide more efficient control operations by collocating these three important functions. The existing control tower has many associated problems. It leaks badly during rainstorms and is inadequately heated and cooled. Communication and radar equipment in the existing tower may suffer catastrophic damage due to the frequent leaks. This request supports the President’s budget request.
Project Title: American Indians Into Psychology Program
Project Recipient and Address: University of North Dakota, 430 Oxford Street, Grand Forks, ND 58202
Requested Amount: $246,000 which is in the President’s budget
Project Summary: The Indian Health Service reports that the suicide rates among Native American youth ages 15-24 is 3.5 times higher than the national average and is the second leading cause of death for this vulnerable population. Unfortunately, American Indians comprise a small fraction of licensed psychologists, with fewer than 200 nationwide. Congress authorized the American Indians into Psychology Program in the 1992 Indian Health Care Reform Act to help address the shortage of American Indian mental health professionals. The Indian Health Service-funded program recruits and graduates American Indians into Clinical Psychology. The program has graduated 14 PhDs, of which six are currently working on North Dakota reservations. Additionally, the program offers mental health outreach services in the form of graduate student clinical internships on five different regional reservations.
Project Title: Army Material Degradation: Monitor Control
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota State University, 1735 NDSU Research Park Dr. Fargo, ND 58102
Requested Amount: $640,000
Project Summary: This funding will be used by North Dakota State University’s Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering for a project aimed at extending the life of Army vehicles. Researchers will develop new ways of detecting corrosion before it is visible, and identifying ways to replace the old coatings with more effective coatings. This will help extend the life of Army vehicles by developing ways to detect corrosion before it is visible, and by identifying ways to replace the old coatings that are now used with more effective new commercial-off-the-shelf coatings. Most of the anti-corrosion coatings used on military vehicles and structures employ up to 40-year old technologies. This wastes taxpayer money since the vehicles corrode faster than necessary.
Project Title: BIA 25 Surfacing and Safety Improvements, Spirit Lake Reservation, ND
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota Department of Transportation, 608 East Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Project Summary: This project involves regrading, surfacing, and safety improvements on 2 miles of BIA 25 on the Spirit Lake Nation Reservation. BIA 25 currently experiences a high volume of truck traffic. The proposed improvements will address numerous safety concerns along this route. Both the Spirit Lake Nation and the North Dakota Department of Transportation have identified this project as a priority.
Project Title: Bioactive Polymers and Coating Systems for Protection against Bio-threats
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota State University, 1735 NDSU Research Park Dr. Fargo, ND 58102
Requested Amount: $3,600,000
Project Summary: This funding will be used to produce new bioactive coatings to combat bio-terrorism. These new coatings will work to reduce, neutralize or control pathogenic, biological warfare agents in and on various surfaces, structures, and substances such as tents and other facilities. These coatings will help to safeguard the health and welfare of the warfighter, first responders and U.S. Citizens from biological warfare agents.
Project Title: Breckenridge Flood Control Project
Project Recipient and Address: United States Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District located at 190 5th Street East, Suite 401, St. Paul, MN 55101
Requested Amount: $407,000
Project Summary: Flooding in the Red River basin is a major threat to many communities, and Congress has authorized the U.S. Corps of Engineers to construct interrelated flood risk management projects in the neighboring communities of Wahpeton and Breckenridge. This funding will allow for the completion of the fourth and final in-town levee phase in Breckenridge.
Project Title: Cardiovascular Disease Treatment Options
Project Recipient and Address: Innovis Health, 3000 32nd Avenue South, Fargo, ND 58103
Requested Amount: $800,000
Project Summary: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in North Dakota. Two population groups in the state – the elderly and American Indians – experience a higher percentage of cardiovascular disease than others. Of North Dakota adults, 43 percent have three or more risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The 2006 cost of cardiovascular diseases in North Dakota is $920 million. More than 60 percent of counties in North Dakota are designated medically underserved areas and the nearly all of the counties, except four, in the state lack cardiovascular disease specialists. This project would allow the Innovis Health Cardiac Center, which has been recognized as a national "Blue Distinction Center" for its experience in providing “best practices” cardiology specialty care, to expand its cardiac catheterization lab to improve cardiac care, expand access, and reduce risk factors for North Dakotans. Funds would be used on specialized medical equipment and to upgrade cardiovascular/interventional radiology systems and hemodynamic monitoring equipment.
Project Title: Center for Biomass Utilization
Project Recipient and Address: University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center, 15 North 23rd St., Stop 9018, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9018
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Project Summary: Biofuels made from abundant, renewable biomass feedstocks can help improve our national energy security, increase economic growth, and improve our environment. The Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota is participating in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Biomass Program to help make cellulosic ethanol cost competitive by 2012. The requested funds will be used by EERC’s Center for Biomass Utilization to continue development of new conversion and processing technologies that can produce electricity, heat, transportation fuels, and value-added byproducts from clean renewable biomass.
Project Title: Center for Computationally Assisted Science and Technology
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota State University, NDSU Dept. 4000, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108
Requested Amount: $5,000,000
Project Summary: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is one of the world’s leading users of high performance computers in support of national energy and science research. Researchers rely on computing power and its applications such as simulations and modeling to help analyze theories and validate experiments that are dangerous, expensive, or impossible to conduct. In the fiscal year 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, Congress recognized the importance of advanced computing and visualization capabilities to the design and operation of advanced generation technologies and to the improvement of domestic energy production. At North Dakota State University, the Center for Computationally Assisted Science and Technology will develop human capital expertise and capabilities in algorithm development, informatics, modeling, and simulation. These requested funds will support this center.
Project Title: Center for Nanoscale Energy
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota State University, 1735 NDSU Research Park Dr., Fargo, ND 58102
Requested Amount: $4,750,000
Project Summary: Through its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) focuses on bringing clean, reliable and affordable energy technologies to the marketplace. In order to achieve this goal, DOE works with its partners to reduce the cost of energy technologies related to solar energy and renewable resources that can replace petroleum. North Dakota State University is one of DOE’s research partners that is working to improve energy efficiency and reduce our country’s reliance on foreign sources of energy. Through the project, researchers are developing catalysts to convert plant-derived oils into products currently derived from petroleum and new solar cells that can increase the life of solar panels and boosts the amount of electricity generated from the sun. The requested funds will be used to continue this ongoing research.
Project Title: Central Deployment Center
Project Recipient and Address: Grand Forks Air Force Base
Request Amount: $13,000,000
Project Summary: This project will construct a consolidated Central Deployment Center that will allow the wings plan and program offices, deployment control center, mobility processing unit, mobility bag storage, weapons storage, air cargo terminal, and transportation control units to be located in one location. Due to the current lack of a central location for these functions that has adequate space for indoor vehicle operations, critical cargo marshalling must take place outdoors during severe weather.
Project Title: Composite Material Fabrication and Testing for Application in the Wind Industry
Project Recipient and Address: University of North Dakota, 264 Centennial Drive, Stop 7134, Grand Forks, ND 58202-7134
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Project Summary: The U.S. Department of Energy has identified a number of key needs to realize its vision of significantly increasing the contribution of wind to U.S. electricity production – including the need for continuous improvements focused on reducing the cost and improving the reliability of wind turbine blades. The University of North Dakota’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has partnered with wind industry manufactures to develop cost-effective, high performance wind turbine technology that will compete in global energy markets. These requested funds will support the NREL’s research on identifying innovative modifications that will decrease wind turbine component cost and weight. This research will be particularly relevant to understanding and improving low-temperature blade fatigue and impact properties, improving the manufacture of turbine blades in low-temperature climates, developing cold weather repair techniques, and using renewable materials in turbine blade resin-based composites.
Project Title: Cool Season Food Legume Research Program
Project Recipient and Address: University of Idaho, College of Agriculture, PO Box 444253, Moscow, ID 83844
Requested Amount: $235,000
Project Summary: The United States has fallen behind in research on pulse crops such as dry edible peas, lentils, and beans. This research is supported by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and is needed for the United States to remain competitive internationally. As a major producer of lentils and dry edible peas, this research is particularly relevant to North Dakota. These crops are susceptible to a number of yield-reducing diseases and insects, and effective agricultural research is essential to lowering the costs of production for U.S. farmers. This funding will allow researchers from a multistate region including North Dakota to continue their research to improve plant genetics and crop management, study root disease and new plant varieties, and develop new uses for peas, lentils and chickpeas. Past research has resulted in advancements in root diseases, new plant varieties, and nutrition, which has helped lead to the rapid expansion of pulse crop acreage across the United States.
Project Title: Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch Fargo Treatment Center Construction
Project Recipient and Address: Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch, 6301 19th Ave NW, Minot, ND 58702-5007
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Project Summary: The Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is the second largest social service agency in the state, serving children with severe emotional, behavioral, and developmental challenges from diverse backgrounds and cultures. The Ranch has six programs located in Minot, Fargo, and Bismarck. The Ranch is working to consolidate its operations in Fargo North Dakota into one facility, and these funds would be used to construct a center that provides residential treatment services to children.
Project Title: Dakota Prairie Grassland Leafy Spurge Control
Project Recipient and Address: U.S. Forest Service, Dakota Prairie Grasslands, 240 W. Century Ave, Bismarck, ND 58503
Requested Amount: $350,000
Project Summary: The U.S. Forest Service identified noxious weeds as one of four interrelated threats to the ability to protect and restore our forests and grasslands to healthy conditions. A noxious weed called leafy spurge has infested the Dakota Prairie Grasslands in North Dakota and South Dakota, expanding approximately 10 percent per year since 1969. The Forest Service, which manages the 1.2 million-acre grassland, concluded in its final environmental impact statement on its noxious weed management project that failure to control or eradicate infestation sites will displace native plant materials and spread weeds, which could be toxic to animals and humans.
Project Title: Durum Wheat Quality Program
Requested Amount: level funding ($3,000,000 was requested in the FY10 budget)
Project Summary: The Durum Wheat Quality Program (DWQP) is a temporary cost-share program between durum producers and USDA to offset part of the cost of fungicide applications for Fusarium Head Blight (scab) until genetic resistance is found. This program was authorized at up to $10 million under Sec. 1613 of P.L. 110-246, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. Planted durum acres have decreased by close to 70% since 1981, and scab threatens to reduce durum production to a minor crop status. While durum breeding for scab resistance has made some positive strides during the last ten years, achieving complete resistance in durum varieties to scab is not in the immediate future. This program is especially critical to North Dakota which is a major durum producer.
Project Title: Education for Democracy
Project Recipient and Address: The Center for Civic Education, 5145 Douglas Fir Road, Calabasas, CA 91302
Project Amount: $35,000,000
Project Summary: The Education for Democracy Act programs such as the We the People program and Project Citizen are among the most cost effective programs supported by the federal government. These programs, administered by the Council for Economic Education and the Center for Civic Education, effectively promote among students a profound understanding of and commitment to the fundamental values and principles of American constitutional democracy as expressed in such seminal documents as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and the Gettysburg Address. From 2005-2009, over 15,000 North Dakota students have participated in the civic education programs supported by the Education for Democracy Act.
Project Title: EERC National Center for Hydrogen Technology
Project Recipient and Address: University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center, 15 North 23rd St., Stop 9018, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9018
Requested Amount: $2,850,000
Project Summary: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Program partners with industry, academia, national laboratories, and other agencies to overcome technical barriers and to demonstrate hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in real-world conditions. The program focuses on the development of commercial hydrogen production systems and hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles by 2020. The Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota is participating in this national research effort through its National Center for Hydrogen Technology. EERC is developing innovative solutions to help fully integrate hydrogen as a primary energy carrier, from production through utilization. The requested funds will continue research and development on hydrogen, including its generation, separation, purification, transportation, dispensing, and utilization.
Project Title: EERC Strategic National Energy Security Solutions
Project Recipient and Address: University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center, 15 North 23rd St., Stop 9018, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9018
Requested Amount: $3,800,000
Project Summary: Fossil fuels supply 85% of the nation’s energy. The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy supports research and development to ensure the U.S. can rely on clean, affordable energy from our traditional fuel resources. As a leading developer of clean and efficient energy and environmental technologies, the Energy and Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota is participating in this national research mission. The requested funds will be used to address strategic national energy issues, including advanced clean coal technologies, carbon sequestration, zero-emission control technologies, water sustainability, and alternative transportation fuels.
Project Title: Electronics and Materials for Flexible Sensors and Transponders
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota State University, 1735 NDSU Research Park Dr. Fargo, ND 58102
Requested Amount: $4,800,000
Project Summary: This funding will be used by North Dakota State University to design and produce radio frequency sensors and transponders made of flexible materials. The Department of Defense and national security agencies have documented requirements for miniature sensors and transponders made from flexible materials that that can be covert, low-cost, low-power, long-range and disposable. This funding will exploit state-of-the-art materials and manufacturing processes to design, develop and manufacture highly miniaturized flexible radio-frequency sensors and transponders. These sensors will incorporate advances in antenna design, power management, and ultra-low power integrated circuits.
Project Title: Energy Education Accreditation Training for Military Personnel
Project Recipient and Address: Bismarck State College, PO Box 5587, Bismarck, ND 58506
Requested Amount: $481,127
Project Summary: This project will be used by Bismarck State College (BSC) to establish a Web-based energy education accreditation program for Navy personnel. BSC has been designated by the U.S. Department of Energy as the National Power Plant Operations Technology and Education Center. Under this project, BSC will provide Navy personnel with an online curriculum which will give them an accredited education specifically related to power plant operations and technology. The Navy hopes the curriculum will improve recruitment and retention by allowing sailors to complete Navy-relevant higher education online.
Project Title: Extend and Relocate Runways 13 and 31, Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL), Devils Lake, ND
Project Recipient and Address: Devils Lake Regional Airport, 106 National Guard St. N.W., Devils Lake, ND 58301
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Project Summary: This funding would be used for several improvements to the Devils Lake Regional Airport runway. These include the construction of an end extension to runway 13, improving the safety area, relocating the perimeter road, relocating the runway 31 ILS system, and constructing parallel taxiway and lighting systems. This project would accommodate the problem of off-loading passengers or baggage due to runway length restraints. In addition, the safety improvements would provide an object-free area over the state highway to meet Federal Aviation Administration safety standards. The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission has identified this as a priority project.
Project Title: Fargo Moorhead Metro Study
Project Recipient and Address: United States Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District located at 190 5th Street East, Suite 401, St. Paul, MN 55101
Requested Amount: $20,150,000
Project Summary: The Red River of the North, which flows through the cities of Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota, has exceeded flood stage every year since 1993, including at record levels in the spring of 2009. This winter’s precipitation and recent National Weather Service forecasts have put the region on high-alert again for a major flood event. The U.S. Corps of Engineers, which is responsible for flood control in this country, indicates that a 500-year event in the region would flood nearly the entire city of Fargo and a large portion of Moorhead. The requested funds would be used to finalize the Chief’s Report and to initiate design of a diversion channel and outlet structure including all surveys and information necessary to begin construction early in fiscal year 2012.
Project Title: Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area Permanent Flood Control
Project Recipient and Address: United States Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District located at 190 5th Street East, Suite 401, St. Paul, MN 55101
Requested Language: Bill Language
Project Summary: The Red River at Fargo has exceeded the flood stage in 51 of the past 107 years, and every year from 1993 through 2009. This has resulted in average annual flood damage in the Fargo-Moorhead area of $64 million. However, costs could leap if there is a catastrophic failure of flood protection. Such a failure would cost the area about $2.1 billion in a 100-year-flood, $5 billion in a 250-year flood and $6.5 billion in a 500-year flood. In order to protect against the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area from future flood damage, this project would authorize the construction of a permanent, comprehensive flood control system for the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area.
Project Title: Fargo Moorhead Upstream Study
Project Recipient and Address: United States Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District located at 190 5th Street East, Suite 401, St. Paul, MN 55101
Requested Amount: $200,000
Project Summary: Congress authorized the U.S. Corps of Engineers to study the Red River of the North basin, which is prone to regular flooding. The requested funds would be used to continue a multiple-purpose study to evaluate alternatives to reduce flood stages and to restore aquatic ecosystems in the Red River Basin upstream of Fargo and Moorhead.
Project Title: Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Program
Requested Amount: level funding ($1,500,000 was requested in the FY10 budget)
Project Summary: The Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Program is a competitive program that helps producers improve farm financial management skills and receive training that is vital to the success of operations. This program was authorized in Section 7208 of P.L. 110-246, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5925f). The program will help producers in an economic environment characterized by extreme price volatility which has affected both the costs of inputs as well as the prices received for farm commodities. While some fortunate producers may have timed sales and purchases at profitable levels, many have experienced losses that threaten their existence. For this reason, the need for new farm management tools and the mastery of existing tools has never been greater.
Project Title: Gas Turbine Efficiency and Reliability Program
Project Recipients and Address: University of North Dakota, 243 Centennial Drive, Stop 835, Grand Forks, ND 58202 and North Dakota State University, 1735 NDSU Research Park Dr. Fargo, ND 58102
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Project Summary: In this project the University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University researchers will collaborate on a research program to promote gas turbine efficiency and reliability in advanced military engines. Virtually all military and commercial aircraft use gas turbine engines. Military and commercial aviation consume approximately 20% of all transportation fuels. Increased fuel efficiency and reliability in engines would enhance mission capabilities and improve survivability. In commercial aviation improved efficiency and reliability will reduce operating costs and aircraft availability.
Project Title: Grand Forks Health Research Center
Project Recipient and Address: Grand Forks Park District, 1210 7th Avenue South, Grand Forks, ND 58201
Requested Amount: $2,400,000
Project Summary: Part of the mission of the Health Resources and Services Administration is promotion of the health care needs of all Americans, particularly the underserved. This project involves the construction of a community-based preventative health research center. The center will facilitate research to develop sustainable means of reducing childhood obesity, maintaining healthy body weight, and reducing obesity-related conditions (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, depression, osteoarthritis) in adults and children. In addition to research, the center will incorporate an outreach component to ensure connectivity with various citizen groups in North Dakota – particularly Native Americans, rural communities, seniors, and other underserved populations across the state. This center is needed to facilitate the individual/family/community translation of research addressing knowledge, attitudes, and behavior related to dietary and physical activity practices tied to obesity and its prevention. Situated within a regional health/wellness center with a prominent clinical presence (i.e., orthopedic and cardiovascular rehab), this research will be readily transferable to both institutional programs and to personal/family practices. This research will also advance the national need, and the Administration's goal, to reduce obesity and the associated health care costs.
Project Title: Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Project Recipient and Address: Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, 2420 2nd Ave N, Grand Forks, ND 58203
Requested Amount: level funding ($9,851,000 was requested in the President’s FY11 budget)
Project Summary: This request maintains level funding from the President’s budget request. The Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center (GFHNRC) is one of six Human Nutrition Centers operated by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the United States Department of Agriculture and the only center located in a rural or major agricultural area. The GFHNRC helps to advance ARS’s mission of assessing the nutritional needs of Americans through its research on obesity and diet-related health issues in rural and Native American communities, the study of minerals and other nutrients contained in widely consumed foods contributing to healthy diets, and the role of nutrition in preventing chronic diseases among all Americans.
Project Title: Grants to Broadcasting Systems Program
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Project Summary: The Grants to Broadcasting Systems Program ensures that eligible public television stations located in rural areas are able to develop, produce, and broadcast programming which specifically addresses the rural concerns and issues of their audiences. This program was reauthorized in Section 6014 of P.L. 110-246, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. The Grants to Broadcasting Systems Program fulfills an important part of USDA's Rural Development commitment to “helping improve the economy and life in all of rural America” by specifically addressing rural issues impacting a number of states throughout the nation. This program is particularly important to North Dakota and makes it possible for Prairie Public to develop, produce, and broadcast award-winning North Dakota programming.
Project Title: Great Plains Autism Spectrum Disorders Treatment Program
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, Minot State University, 500 University Ave W, Minot, ND 58707
Requested Amount: $600,000
Project Summary: Autism is one of the fastest growing disability conditions in North Dakota. However, families in our most rural communities often lack access to qualified professionals with autism expertise. Consistent with the Department of Health and Human Service’s objective of ensuring equal access for all to quality health care, the Great Plains Autism Treatment Program at Minot State University has developed personnel, strategies, and techniques to effectively identify young children with autism spectrum disorder in rural areas that lack these specialists. The program works with families, schools and service providers to study efficient and effective methods to deliver services to rural communities using telehealth technologies and protocol. The requested funds will be used to conduct diagnostic clinics, support infrastructure and test technology solutions in support of transition-age youth (16 to 24 years) who have autism spectrum disorder.
Project Title: Great Plains STEM Education Center
Project Recipient and Address: Valley City State University, 101 College St, Valley City, ND 58072
Requested Amount: $400,000
Project Summary: The United States has steadily been losing its global edge in math, science and engineering. The National Academies report, Above the Gathering Storm, illustrated the need to boost science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in the United States. The report recognized that very few college graduates receive science and engineering degrees and recommended a renewed focus on STEM education, particularly at the kindergarten through 12th grade levels. Valley City State University is a pioneer in technology and STEM education through its Great Plains STEM Education Center. The Center develops K-12 curriculum and conducts in-service teacher training aimed at integrating STEM instruction in K-12 classrooms. This request will complete funding for this statewide initiative, which closely matches with the Department of Education’s mission of promoting student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness.
Project Title: I-94 from East Dickinson Interchange, East - Westbound Lanes Reconstruction, Dickinson, ND
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota Department of Transportation, 608 East Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Project Summary: This funding would be used to reconstruct 11.2 miles of westbound lanes on Interstate 94, which have reached the end of their useful life. I-94 serves as a critical east-west route for safely moving people and commodities. Maintaining a highway system that is in good repair benefits the traffic that utilizes this network to connect to centers of commerce and promotes our nation’s economic competitiveness in the global economy. The North Dakota Department of Transportation has identified this project as a priority project.
Project Title: I.D.E.A. Center
Project Recipient and Address: I.D.E.A. Center, 2720 E. Broadway, Bismarck, ND 58501
Requested Amount: $200,000
Project Summary: Small businesses have created about 65 percent of the net new jobs in the private sector over a recent 15-year period, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The I.D.E.A. Center located in Bismarck, North Dakota, helps support entrepreneurs, new business startups, and existing small businesses by providing them with technical assistance and facility space. The small business incubator has partnered with local governments and educational institutions to help foster entrepreneurship and economic development. The requested funds would be used for programs and equipment that will be used for job creation in the region.
Project Title: i-SAFE, Inc.
Project Recipient and Address: i-SAFE, Inc., 5900 Pasteur Court, Suite 100, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Project Summary: The results of i-SAFE’s positive effects on promoting safe Internet behavior among young people is clear: after participating in this program, 91% of participants said they are now equipped to see and stay away from dangerous things online, 75% of participants indicated they are now less likely to meet someone from the Internet face-to-face, and 82% of participants said they will make better choices on what is legal to download from the Internet. The modest sum of $2 million will help i-SAFE reach 30 million students by the end of 2011.
Project Title: Indians Into Medicine Program
Project Recipient and Address: University of North Dakota, 501 North Columbia Road, Grand Forks, ND 58202
Requested Amount: $728,250, which is in the President’s budget
Project Summary: The Indian Health Service is responsible for the delivery of health services to an estimated 1.9 million federally-recognized American Indians and Alaska Natives. Congress authorized the Indians Into Medicine program in the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976 to address the shortage of American Indian health professionals and the substandard levels of health and health care on Indian reservations. The Indian Health Service-funded program identifies, recruits and graduates Indian health care professionals in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, and Wyoming. The program has graduated 186 medical doctors as well as over 385 allied health and nursing professionals, of which a majority of those are serving American Indian patients and tribal communities.
Project Title: James River Basin Study
Project Recipient and Address: United States Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District located at 106 S. 15th Street, Omaha, NE 68102
Requested Amount: $100,000
Project Summary: Congress authorized the U.S. Corps of Engineers to study the James River basin which is prone to regular flooding. Due to record snow pack and high runoff, the James River experienced record flooding in 2009. The National Weather Service predicts high flood probability for 2010. The requested funds would be used to complete reconnaissance and initiate a feasibility study on flood control alternatives to protect Jamestown, North Dakota and nearby communities along the James River from future flooding.
Project Title: Knife River, Mercer County Flood Control Project
Project Recipient and Address: United States Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District located at 106 S. 15th Street, Omaha, NE 68102
Project Summary: Congress authorized the U.S. Corps of Engineers to study the Knife River basin which is prone to regular flooding. Due to record snow pack and high runoff, the Knife River experienced record flooding in 2009. The National Weather Service predicts high flood probability for 2010. The requested funds would be used to complete reconnaissance and initiate a feasibility study on flood control alternatives to protect communities in Mercer County including Hazen, Beulah, and Zap from future flooding.
Project Title: Lake Ashtibula and Baldhill Dam - Operation and Maintenance
Project Recipient and Address: United States Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District located at 190 5th Street East, Suite 401, St. Paul, MN 55101
Requested Amount: $2,774,000
Project Summary: This requested funding will be used for basic operation and maintenance and dam-related activities at Baldhill Dam on Lake Ashtabula near Valley City. In addition, this funding will allow the Corps of Engineers to perform backlogged maintenance and expand recreational access.
Project Title: Lake Sakakawea Operation and Maintenance and Mosquito Control
Project Recipient and Address: United States Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District located at 106 S. 15th Street, Omaha, NE 68102
Requested Amount: $100,000
Project Summary: Lake Sakakawea is a federal lake operated by the U.S. Corps of Engineers and developed with the construction of Garrison Dam. The water at Garrison Dam is stored for flood damage reduction, power generation, navigation, fish and wildlife, recreation, irrigation, water supply, and water quality. The Corps is responsible for the operation of Lake Sakakawea and the maintenance and inspection of Garrison Dam. The requested funds will provide additional operation and maintenance resources for the Corps for mosquito control in the city of Williston and the Trenton Indian Service Area.
Project Title: City of LaMoure Sanitary Sewer
Project Recipient and Address: City of LaMoure, PO Box 215, LaMoure, ND 58458
Request Amount: $400,000
Project Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides funding assistance to communities to meet federal drinking water regulations. The city of LaMoure is currently experiencing excessive infiltration and inflow of ground water and flood-related water into the pipes of its sanitary sewer system. Last year, during record spring flooding, the city had to impose a city wide ban or rationing of sewer usage by citizens. Residents could not flush toilets, bath or shower, wash dishes or otherwise use water for domestic purposes due to the already over-taxed sewer system. Rather than replacing the existing pipes, the city is proposing to line the pipe interiors with a resin lining, which is less intrusive than replacement and will help eliminate ground water disturbance. The project is necessary to ensure compliance with Federal and State National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System requirements, to eliminate excessive discharges of treated wastewater effluent, to control and eliminate sewage system bypasses, and to prevent future sewage backups into homes and businesses.
Project Title: Lewis and Clark Legacy Trail Phase IV, From Mandan - North to Harmon Lake Dam, ND
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota Department of Transportation, 608 East Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505
Requested Amount: $800,000
Project Summary: This project involves the construction of 4.4 miles of a shared use path from the city of Mandan, North to Harmon Lake Dam. The project will connect with the city’s existing bike path routes and provide a new access point for residents along ND Highway 1806 to the Harmon Lake Recreational Area. The project will encourage more pedestrian and bicycle use, and the North Dakota Department of Transportation has identified it as a priority project.
Project Title: Lightweight Materials for Military Systems
Project Recipient and Address: University of North Dakota, 243 Centennial Drive, Stop 8155, Grand Forks, ND 58202.
Requested Amount: $2,800,000
Project Summary: The objective of this initiative is to increase the operational availability and the service life of critical systems by focusing on the life of the individual components. This will in turn increase the service life and improve the reliability of ground combat systems through the application of advanced production process technology to the fabrication of replacement or new parts. These technologies will provide improved component durability, obtained by improving resistance to stress failures and those induced through abrasive and corrosive environments.
Project Title: Linton, Emmons County Flood Control Project
Project Recipient and Address: United States Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District located at 106 S. 15th Street, Omaha, NE 68102
Requested Amount: $100,000
Project Summary: Congress authorized the U.S. Corps of Engineers to provide flood damage reduction for Linton North Dakota which is located in Emmons County. Due to record snow pack and high runoff, the City of Linton experienced significant flood damage in 2009. The National Weather Service predicts high flood probability for 2010. The requested funds would be used to complete reconnaissance and initiate a feasibility study on flood control alternatives to protect Linton from future flooding.
Project Title: Linton Housing and Commercial Redevelopment
Project Recipient and Address: City of Linton, PO Box 433, Linton, ND 58552
Requested Amount: $700,000
Project Summary: In the spring of 2009, the city of Linton was devastated by flooding from nearby Beaver Creek, which rose without warning to a record level. One hundred homes and eight businesses sustained damage from the flood waters. Of the damaged homes, more than half had major damage, some of which was beyond repair. A 19,000 square foot commercial building, which provided space for several businesses, was inundated. This disaster created a shortage of affordable housing and commercial development space in the city. To help address this flood damage, the city will use the requested funds to construct a sixplex apartment building, which will provide housing for senior citizens, who can no longer maintain a home and those whose damaged homes are being acquired through buyouts. Additionally, the city will renovate an existing trailer park to provide space for the relocation of flood-prone and modular homes. Finally, the city will use the funds to develop an area, out of the flood plain, for commercial space for new and existing businesses displaced due to the flood. This project is fully consistent with the purposes of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
Project Title: McLean Sheridan Rural Water District Expansion Project
Project Recipient and Address: McLean Sheridan Rural Water District, 987 17th Ave, NW, Turtle Lake, ND 58575-9649
Request Amount: $400,000
Project Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides funding assistance to communities to meet federal drinking water regulations. This project would provide a safe, reliable drinking water supply to an additional 250 rural water users within the McLean Sheridan Rural Water District. Currently these users rely on individual groundwater wells as their primary source of drinking water. Unfortunately, the groundwater in the areas has elevated levels of iron and sodium. Sodium levels in drinking water can be a significant concerns to to individuals suffering from hypertension, congestive heart failure, renal disease, cirrhosis of the liver, toxemias of pregnancy, and Meniere's disease. Many of the potential new users within the service area have resorted to hauling drinking water from a more reliable source in order to protect their health. This expansion project will provide a safe, reliable water supply for these users.
Project Title: MEMS Antenna for Wireless Communications Supporting UAVs in the Battlefield
Project Recipient and Address: University of North Dakota, Campus Road Stop 8637, Grand Forks, ND 58202
Requested Amount: $2,400,000
Project Summary: This funding will be used by the University of North Dakota to design, test and demonstrate new Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems communications technology that will be used in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Antenna technologies based on Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) offer huge improvement in performance, cost and size. For example, these advantages translate into a 50% to 80% reduction in power consumption for wireless handsets and a four-fold improvement in radar sensitivity. This will result in the creation of high-tech manufacturing jobs in the Grand Forks Area.
Project Title: Microcantilever MEMS Microsensors for Protection of Warfighter
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota State University, 1735 NDSU Research Park Dr. Fargo, ND 58102
Requested Amount: $2,800,000
Project Summary: This program proposes to accelerate the development of a MEMS based platform that has the potential to change the paradigm in terms of cost, size, sensitivity, and breadth of detection. The sensor will have the capability to detect a wide range of explosive, chemical and biological agents and threats with a single chip based platform. It will capitalize on existing electronics, packaging, prototype fabrication, and coatings expertise at NDSU to develop and demonstrate an integrated microcantilever microsensor system.
Project Title: Missouri River Basin Study
Project Recipient and Address: United States Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District located at 106 S. 15th Street, Omaha, NE 68102
Requested Amount: $5,000,000
Project Summary: The U.S. Corps of Engineers is responsible for the management of the Missouri River basin for its multiple purposes, including flood control, irrigation, navigation, recreation, and hydroelectric power. In 2009, Congress authorized the Corps of Engineers to conduct a study of the Missouri River basin to determine whether changes are needed to the purposes authorized in the Flood Control Act of 1944 and other subsequent legislation. The study will help determine if changes to the authorized project purposes and existing federal water resource infrastructure may be warranted. The requested funds will be used to continue this study.
Project Title: National Writing Project
Project Recipient and Address: National Writing Project, 2105 Bancroft Way, #1042, Berkeley, CA 94720
Requested Amount: $26,200,000
Project Summary: The National Writing Project provides support for a national infrastructure of more than 200 writing projects sites that serve their local schools and teaching communities with high-quality teacher professional development in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Project Title: Native Americans into Law
Project Recipient and Address: University of North Dakota, 215 Centennial Drive, Grand Forks, ND 58202
Requested Amount: $300,000
Project Summary: The violent crime rate in Indian country is nearly twice the national average, and more than 20 times the national average on some Indian reservations. However, tribal courts and police departments are underfunded and understaffed. A lack of American Indians trained in law hampers the delivery of justice to a significant segment of American society. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) assists tribes in building their capacity to address crime and crime-related problems in Indian country. Native Americans into Law is a DOJ-funded initiative that helps to increase tribal justice capacity through the recruitment and retention of American Indian law students. At the University of North Dakota, this program has had great success, and in the past year, has assisted 29 students from 8 tribes across the country.
Project Title: North Dakota Environmental Infrastructure
Project Recipient and Address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (St. Paul & Omaha Districts), 441 G. Street, NW, Washington, DC 20314
Requested Amount: $15,000,000
Project Summary: A clean and reliable water source is critical to the health of North Dakota’s economy and its residents. Congress authorized the North Dakota Environmental Infrastructure program authority to help fund water-related environmental infrastructure and resource development projects in the state to ensure North Dakotans have an adequate supply of good quality water. The requested funds will be used for water supply, storage, treatment, wastewater, and surface water protection and development projects in the state.
Project Title: North Dakota Statewide Transit Capital, ND
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota Department of Transportation, 608 East Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Project Summary: Transit demand in North Dakota is growing statewide. Since 2000, ridership in the state’s urban areas has nearly doubled. In the rural areas, the growing population of special needs residents, including the elderly and disabled, is requiring increased transit capability and availability. Unfortunately, existing transit formula programs do not provide adequate support to keep pace with capital replacement and expansion needs of the state’s transit districts. The funds requested will be used to address the capital needs of the state’s four largest transit providers in the cities of Bismarck, Fargo, Minot, and Grand Forks, as well as 26 rural/regional transit and rural transit providers. Specifically, the funds will be used to replace buses and handicapped accessible vans and other capital needs. The North Dakota Department of Transportation, Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments and the cities of Bismarck, Fargo, Minot, and Grand Forks have each identified this request as a priority for funding.
Project Title: Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory
Project Recipient and Address: USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory, P.O. BOX 459, Mandan, ND 58554
Requested Amount: $1,000,000 above level in the President’s FY11 budget
Project Summary: This request is a $1,000,000 increase over the President’s budget request of $3,395,000. The Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory (NGPRL) ARS Center has been subject to budget cuts, and this funding will allow the NGPRL to continue two ongoing research projects focused on producing biomass as feedstock for bio-based energy production and on developing feed management practices that use locally produced feed to prepare livestock for market. The funding will also allow the NGPRL to expand its research on developing robust and adaptable bioenergy production systems for the Northern Great Plains. Funding for this project directly aligns with the mission of the Agricultural Research Service by improving the sustainability of farms and ranches in the Northern Great Plains, expanding economic opportunities to rural citizens, increasing energy supplies, enhancing the natural resource base, and ensuring the production of safe, nutritious food for a growing population.
Project Title: Online Oilfield Training
Project Recipient and Address: Williston State College, 1410 University Avenue, Williston, ND 58801
Requested Amount: $100,000
Project Summary: Oil production in North Dakota has tripled since 2003, making it the fourth-largest oil-producing state in the country. Thousands of skilled and technical workers are needed to meet the current and projected growth of oil production in the Bakken Shale region in western North Dakota. Williston State College offers specialized oil and gas industry training through its on-campus workforce training program. However, the college is unable to meet growing workforce needs due to increased oil production. The requested funds would allow Williston State College to develop online curriculum and delivery methods to help address workforce shortages. Once completed, the online program is expected to increase existing training by 25 percent.
Project Title: Park River at Grafton Flood Control Project
Project Recipient and Address: United States Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District located at 190 5th Street East, Suite 401, St. Paul, MN 55101
Requested Amount: $12,500,000
Project Summary: Recurrent flooding along the Park River represents a significant flood threat, and Congress has authorized the U.S. Corps of Engineers to construct a flood risk management project at Grafton. In January of 2010, the City of Grafton requested to proceed with a Project Partnership Agreement, and this funding will allow the Corps to commence construction.
Project Title: Passenger Terminal - Phase III, Grand Forks Regional Airport (GFK), Grand Forks, ND
Project Recipient and Address: Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority, 2787 Airport Drive, Grand Forks, ND 58203
Requested Amount: $3,600,000
Project Summary: This project will replace and relocate the existing terminal building at the Grand Forks Regional Airport. A number of deficiencies have been identified with the existing terminal, which was originally constructed in 1964. A study was undertaken to fully investigate conditions in the terminal and to develop a plan for necessary improvements. The study noted numerous health and safety issues, including severe mold infestation, passenger boarding safety, code deficiencies, and the lack of an automatic fire protection system. Additionally, the safety of air operations is also a concern as aircraft parked at the current terminal block the line of sight between two of the runways. After a review of several options to address the deficiencies, it was determined that the most feasible alternative was to construct a new terminal at a nearby location. The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission has identified this as a top priority airport project.
Project Title: Pavements and Grounds Facility
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota Air National Guard, Hector Airport, Fargo
Request Amount: $1,970,000
Project Summary: The 119th Wing of the North Dakota Air National Guard requires a new pavements and grounds facility to house equipment operations, pavements and grounds work centers. This project would construct an 8,000 sq. foot facility to house equipment operations and the pavements and grounds work centers. This facility will allow for indoor storage of equipment which is dual use for snow removal and materials which will prevent mission degradation during the winter months in North Dakota
Project Title: Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program – Garrison Diversion Unit
Project Recipient and Address: United States Bureau of Reclamation, Dakota Area Office, 304 East Broadway Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501
Requested Amount: $70,000,000
Project Summary: The Garrison Diversion project is a rural water project authorized by Congress to compensate North Dakota for the loss of more than 500,000 acres of land inundated due to the construction of the dams along the Missouri River. The project was reauthorized in 2000 with the enactment of the Dakota Water Resources Act to meet the state’s contemporary water needs. In keeping with the Bureau of Reclamation’s mission to manage, develop, and protect water in the interest of the American public, the requested funds will be used for ongoing federal operation and maintenance responsibilities as well as to provide safe and reliable water for rural and tribal residents.
Project Title: Productization of Anti-fouling and Fouling Release Coating Systems
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota State University, 1735 NDSU Research Park Dr. Fargo, ND 58102
Requested Amount: $2,800,000
Project Summary: This funding will be used to develop new coatings for Navy vessels that are environmentally safe and resist corrosion. These new coatings have the potential to save hundreds of millions of dollars a year by improving fuel economy through reduced drag, lowering maintenance coats and reducing the time between dry dockings. This research also supports the Navy’s goal of achieving 12 years between dry-docking of vessels. This will also help to further solidify the North Dakota State Center for Nanoscale Science as on of the premiere facilities for next generation coatings research.
Project Title: Proof Load Test Pit
Project Recipient and Address: Minot Air Force Base
Request Amount: $7,900,000
Project Summary: This project would construct an enclosed, 40-foot-deep proof load test pit which will be used to test the load bearing capacity of Transporter-Erectors and Payload Transporter vehicles used to transport Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and nuclear warheads, respectively. A fully enclosed facility will allow this equipment to be tested without mission work-arounds and rescheduling due to high winds, snow and ice.
Project Title: Quentin N. Burdick American Indians Into Nursing Program
Project Recipient and Address: University of North Dakota, 430 Oxford Street, Grand Forks, ND 58202
Requested Amount: $350,000 which is in the President’s budget
Project Summary: The Indian Health Service (IHS) reports more than 700 Registered Nurse positions remain unfilled in Indian Country. In addition, IHS reports that American Indians born today have a life expectancy that is on average almost four years less than the average U.S. life expectancy. Congress authorized the Indians Into Nursing program in the 1992 Indian Health Care Reform Act to help address the shortage of American Indian nurses and improve health care on Indian reservations. The Indian Health Service-funded program focuses on recruiting and graduating American Indian students pursuing careers in nursing. The program has graduated 147 baccalaureate nurses and 33 advanced practice nurses, of which the majority are serving in American Indian communities today.
Project Title: Readiness Center Addition/Alteration
Project Recipient and Address: Camp Grafton, Devils Lake
Request Amount: $11,200,000
Project Summary: This project will provide an addition to the existing armory and will provide 200 Army National Guard personnel with the necessary facilities to achieve proficiency in required training. Completion will allow for consolidation of training functions cutting overall training costs. This request supports the President’s budget recommendation.
Project Title: Reading Is Fundamental
Project Recipient and Address: Reading Is Fundamental, 1825 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20009
Requested Amount: $25,000,000
Project Summary: Funding will be used for purposes authorized in Section 5451 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Reading Is Fundamental 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 Title: Red River of the North Basin Study
Project Recipient and Address: United States Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District located at 190 5th Street East, Suite 401, St. Paul, MN 55101
Requested Amount: $1,896,000
Project Summary: The Red River of the North basin covers 45,000 square miles and flows south to north through North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and Manitoba. Significant flooding has occurred throughout the basin. The requested funds will be used to refine hydrologics and hydraulic models for sub-watersheds within the Red River Basin.
Project Title: Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center
Project Recipient and Address: USDA-ARS Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center, 1605 Albrecht Blvd., NDSU, Fargo, ND 58105-5674
Requested Amount: $325,000 above level in the President’s FY11 budget
Project Summary: This request is a $325,000 increase over the President’s budget request of $16,490,000. The ARS Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center (RRVARC) in Fargo, ND, is an international center of excellence for agricultural research. This funding request will prevent further erosion of critical research capacity at the RRVARC and will position the RRVARC to address emerging threats to agricultural interests and rural farming communities throughout the U.S. Northern Great Plains and beyond. The request reinforces the core research mission of the Agricultural Research Service and will specifically allow the RRVARC to continue its research on programs critical to national food security and economic viability.
Project Title: Regional Electrophysiology Lab and Cardiology Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (C-PACS)
Project Recipient and Address: St. Alexius Medical Center, P.O. Box 5510, Bismarck, ND 58506
Requested Amount: $800,000
Project Summary: Heart and vascular diseases are the number one cause of death and represent a chronic and acute health care problem in North Dakota. The demand for comprehensive, cost-effective health diagnostic and treatment resources in western North Dakota is increasing. In particular, rural health care facilities need access to the heart and vascular services critical for prevention and diagnosis of heart and vascular disease. The cost of providing resources for quick response and for long-term information storage for heart and vascular disease is significant and is not feasible for many rural hospitals. The funds requested would be used by St. Alexis Medical Center to install the first state-of-the-art biplane Electrophysiology Laboratory in the state along with the development of a Cardio-Vascular Information System using a Cardiology Picture Archiving and Communication System (C-PACS). This system will provide rural facilities and clinics with integrated access to data for heart and vascular patients’ entire continuum of care.
Project Title: Renewable Energy and Products from Biomass Grown in North Dakota
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota State University, NDSU Dept. 7500 Morrill Hall 315, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Project Summary: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) understands that biobased products and relevant processing technologies expand the role of agriculture in many ways. In order to move the emerging biobased industry forward, USDA supports research, development, demonstration, and pre-commercialization activities to address the challenges that face the biobased agricultural industry. The Renewable Energy and Products from North Dakota Biomass project is well aligned with this focus. The project will determine the economics, production, conversion and policy effects of biomass conversion to biofuels and other products. The goal is to identify a cellulosic feedstock that is cost competitive by 2012 using regionally available biomass. In addition, this project will study the production and management of appropriate crops, appropriate harvesting techniques, transportation and storage concerns and methods to efficiently convert biomass into biofuels.
Project Title: Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones
Project Recipient and Address: Souris Basin Regional Planning Council, P.O. Box 2024, Minot, ND 58702
Requested Amount: $300,000
Project Summary: Over the past fifty years, nearly two-thirds of rural counties in the Great Plains lost at least one-third of their population. In North Dakota, 47 of the state’s 53 counties lost population between 2000 and 2005. The Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zone program was created by Congress to help promote rural revitalization and community development in rural regions hit hardest by outmigration. In 1995, two REAP Zones were designated in North Dakota to help curb the drastic outmigration of people from rural North Dakota through economic development. The North Dakota zones were extended in the 2008 Farm Bill through 2012. The North Dakota zones have leveraged private and public funding to create 500 new jobs and assist more than 50 new rural business start-ups. During a time when job creation is a major priority throughout the country, this funding will be used to build on and leverage economic development opportunities in these depressed rural areas by supporting existing and new rural businesses.
Project Title: Silicon Nanofiber Medical Devices for the Advanced War-fighter
Project Recipient and Address: University of North Dakota, 103 Twamley Hall; 264 Centennial Drive; Mail Stop 8367, Grand Forks, ND 58202
Requested Amount: $2,800,000
Project Summary: Over 50 percent of battlefield deaths are due to uncontrolled bleeding. The military is seeking hemostatic devices that are better than ones that are now available to soldiers on the battlefield. Under this project, UND will work to complete development of a new generation of battlefield hemostats using nanofibers that are completely biodegradable in the body and are biologically safe. It will also begin designing and developing mass production manufacturing processes and tools capable of producing enough hemostats to meet the needs of the U.S. military.
Project Title: The Standing Rock Tribal Justice Center
Project Recipient and Address: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, P.O. Box D, Fort Yates, ND 58538
Requested Amount: $500,000
Project Summary: Law enforcement infrastructure in Indian country is woefully inadequate and many facilities are in an advanced state of disrepair. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) assists tribal justice systems in building increased capacity to address crime and crime-related problems in Indian country. This DOJ-funded project will allow the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to begin the process of creating a new law enforcement facility in Fort Yates. Specifically, the grant will be used to help identify a site, conduct a detailed needs assessment of facility space requirements, complete a NEPA environmental assessment, and prepare design plans for a future multiuse facility. This project sets the stage to begin construction on a new Standing Rock Tribal Justice Center that will greatly enhance law enforcement capacity in Indian country.
Project Title: Statewide Quality Improvement Network
Project Recipient and Address: ND Medical Association, PO Box 1198, Bismarck, ND 58502
Requested Amount: $500,000
Project Summary: Nationally, physicians, hospitals and others in health care are being called on to support and help develop integrated systems of care, both as a major element in health care delivery reform and as an incentive to invest in primary care. North Dakota faces challenges common to other areas of the country that are relatively disadvantaged in attracting health care professionals and in deploying resources to serve geographically dispersed communities. At the same time, the North Dakota health care system has been able to provide high quality care with fewer resources. In order to continue to improve the quality of care, the Statewide Quality Improvement Network will create a demonstration project to work with urban and rural hospitals and physician practices that provide care for approximately 75% of North Dakota’s Medicare population. The project will test models on a statewide basis and will incorporate existing quality measures of health system delivery and physician performance. Going forward, the demonstration project will help incentivize improved health care through increased data reporting and education.
Project Title: Stutsman Rural Water District Expansion Project
Project Recipient and Address: Stutsman Rural Water District, 1812 HWY 281 N, Jamestown, ND 58401
Requested Amount: $400,000
Project Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides funding assistance to communities to meet federal drinking water regulations. Stutsman Rural Water District provides water to rural Stutsman County residents and businesses. This project would expand the district’s service area to provide a safe, reliable drinking water supply to an additional 500 rural water users and to the communities of Woodworth and Streeter. The expansion will include water source development, storage, and associated pipelines.
Project Title: Sustainable Cereal Grain Production for Enhanced Food Security
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota State University, 315C Morrill Hall, Fargo, ND 58108
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Project Summary: Cereal grains are a critical component of the nation's food supply, and the Northern Great Plains are one of the world's leading production areas for this important food crop. This project will support research to identify new methods to enhance yield and quality as well as increase insect and disease resistance. The project also aims to increase crop resilience to potential effects of climate change including extreme variations in temperature and weather. This research supports the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s mission with respect to maintaining food security.
Project Title: Theodore Roosevelt Center
Project Recipient and Address: Dickinson State University, 291 Campus Drive, Dickinson, ND 58601
Requested Amount: $500,000
Project Summary: The U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education was developed to support innovative projects that improve the quality of postsecondary education and to increase student access. Dickinson State University (DSU) is developing the most comprehensive digital archive of Theodore Roosevelt documents, including photographs, diaries and letters by and about the former President. Through the Theodore Roosevelt Center, DSU graduate and undergraduate students receive specialized research and computer science training by digitizing, indexing and cataloging historic documents. In addition, the project provides students and scholars from across the country with free, one-stop access to this online education and research tool. The requested funds will be used to obtain digital files from various major collections and make them more accessible and useful for classroom learning and research.
Project Title: Transmission and Smart Grid Simulation Technology
Project Recipient and Address: Bismarck State College, PO Box 5587, Bismarck, ND 58506
Requested Amount: $325,000
Project Summary: The mission of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability is to lead national efforts to modernize the electric grid, enhance security and reliability of energy infrastructure, and facilitate recovery from disruptions to energy supply. This project goes right to the source of this mission by training the workforce responsible for ensuring the reliability of our electrical grid. Bismarck State College has been providing training for the energy industry workforce for many years, and these funds will be used to develop a Transmission Line & Relay Simulator at the school’s National Energy Center of Excellence. The simulator will allow classroom, online, and workforce training in the areas of power system operations, power plant operations, protective relay operations, and meter and relay power system maintenance. This training will provide students and the industry workforce with some of the newest tools available to system operators for analyzing system faults, stability, and optimizing grid efficiency. This project works hand-in-hand with the Smart Grid Simulation grant project that is pending review by the DOE.
Project Title: United Tribes Technical College
Project Recipient and Address: United Tribes Technical College, 3315 University Dr., Bismarck, ND 58504
Requested Amount: $5,500,000
Project Summary: This request is a $1,100,000 increase over the President’s budget. United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) is authorized under Title V of the Tribal College Act to provide postsecondary career and technical education. Since 1969, UTTC has provided comprehensive education and training to thousands of Indian students from over 75 tribes located in 15 states across the country. This funding will allow UTTC to continue serving approximately 1,000 students seeking degrees in 24 programs offering 1 year certificates and 2 year AAS degrees. In the near future, UTTC will be offering accredited 4 year programs in several disciplines.
Project Title: University of North Dakota Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Research
Project Recipient and Address: University of North Dakota Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, 3980 Campus Road Stop 9007, Grand Forks, ND 58202
Requested Amount: $6,400,000
Project Summary: This funding will continue the efforts started in Fiscal Year 2006 to develop a comprehensive Unmanned Aircraft Systems research, education, training and flight testing laboratory at the University of North Dakota that will help to meet the critical need of providing highly trained UAS pilots. Due to the high demand for UAS operations around the world there is a critical shortfall in highly trained UAS pilots. This funding will help to set up a first of its kind civilian “pipeline” of highly qualified UAS Pilots. This will help to soldify Grand Forks’ position at the forefront of developing UAS technology.
Project Title: Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium: Remote Sensing Applications for Agriculture and the Environment
Project Recipient and Address: Department of Earth System Science and Policy, John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, University of North Dakota, Clifford Hall, Room 300, Grand Forks, ND 58202
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Project Summary: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the world leader in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research. Through its science directorate, NASA has launched satellites and other earth observing equipment to conduct research and collect observations from space. The Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium (UMAC) takes data received from NASA and makes it publicly available to citizens in the Northern Great Plains for practical applications such as precision agriculture, land and soil management, carbon sequestration, and drought and flood mitigation. UMAC works with farmers, ranchers, educators, students, and land managers in the region in utilizing its growing archive of more than 80,000 satellite and aircraft images to make everyday management decisions. This funding will allow UMAC to continue providing this valuable service, and at the same time, will strengthen NASA’s future workforce by engaging Americans in NASA’s mission and by attracting and retaining students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.
Project Title: US 85 Theodore Roosevelt Expressway Corridor Study - Phase II, North Dakota
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota Department of Transportation, 608 East Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505
Requested Amount: $600,000
Project Summary: US 85 in North Dakota was designated as a high priority corridor in the 2005 highway bill. This funding would be used to develop the second phase of a corridor study to develop a long-range management plan and needs study for moving freight through the corridor. This corridor handles a large amount of freight movement, and the state would like to develop a strategic plan on how to improve this corridor. The North Dakota Department of Transportation has identified this as a priority project.
Project Title: U.S. Department of Energy Cooperative Agreement
Project Recipient and Address: University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center, 15 North 23rd St., Stop 9018, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9018
Requested Amount: $5,000,000
Project Summary: Congress recognized in its fiscal year 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations bill that technological, economic, and environmental challenges exist related to increasing domestic energy production. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has partnered with the Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota on an ongoing cooperative agreement to tackle these research challenges. Located in a leading energy producing state, EERC is a leading developer of cleaner, more efficient energy and environmental technologies through its ten centers of excellence. The requested funds will allow NETL and EERC to continue their collaboration on a range of projects, particularly in the development and commercialization of technologies to reduce fossil energy emissions, sequester carbon, and integrate the production and use of hydrogen as a practical fuel.
Project Title: City of Washburn Regional Water System Improvements
Project Recipient and Address: City of Washburn, PO Box 467, Washburn, ND 58577
Requested Amount: $500,000
Project Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides funding assistance to communities to meet federal drinking water regulations. The city of Washburn, North Dakota, must upgrade its 30-year-old water treatment plant to address federal drinking water regulations, capacity, and aging infrastructure challenges through the year 2030. In addition, surrounding communities and rural water systems have expressed interest in procuring water from the city to meet their current and future needs. A single consolidated water supply for the vicinity is not only the preferred alternative by each of these entities, it is also viewed as the most feasible solution to resolving infrastructure and drinking water compliance issues in the region. This EPA funding would be used to improve the water intake and treatment facility, construct new treated water storage, and install additional distribution lines. The project is included on the State of North Dakota’s State Water Commission’s priority list.
Project Title: Williston Radar Station
Project Recipient and Address: National Weather Service, Sloulin Field, Williston, ND 58801
Requested Language: Report Language
Project Summary: The National Weather Service’s (NWS) primary mission is to provide accurate forecasts and warnings to help protect life and property. NWS operates a vital radar station in Williston, North Dakota, that provides weather warnings that can save the lives of both people and livestock in northwestern North Dakota and northeastern Montana. Yet there have been proposals to shut the station down and rely solely on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Route Surveillance Radar-4 located more than 40 miles away. Residents and decision-makers remain concerned about the ability of the NWS to adequately forecast weather, especially snow events, without the Williston radar. This request will require continued operation and staffing at the Williston Radar Station until research unequivocally documents that the FAA radar can provide coverage for all light to heavy weather activity in the region.
Project Title: Wind Energy Technician Education/Training Program
Project Recipient and Address: Lake Region State College, 1801 College Drive N, Devils Lake, ND 58301-1598
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Project Summary: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy works to strengthen the United States’ energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality in public-private partnerships. This includes the promotion and development of clean wind energy technology. North Dakota has become a major producer of U.S. wind energy, and the continued success of this wind energy renaissance is reliant on access to a steady supply of well trained, competent, wind energy technicians. This project will enable Lake Region State College’s (LRSC) current wind energy technician program to meet labor and training needs for wind energy companies in North Dakota and surrounding states. Specifically, these funds will enable the college to increase its instructional and laboratory capacity– allowing LRSC to train 80 students annually with options for a certificate or associate’s degree. Certificate and degree earning students will be trained primarily as operation and maintenance site technicians and turbine manufacturer and construction technicians.
Project Title: Wireless Sensing Systems for Monitoring the Structural Health of Military Assets
Project Recipient and Address: North Dakota State University, 1735 NDSU Research Park Dr. Fargo, ND 58102
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Project Summary: This project will develop a wireless, remote sensor system (ReMoS) that can be placed on metal surfaces and coated (embedded) to evaluate the protective nature of marine coatings used on Navy ships. ReMoS will enable real-time monitoring of the structural integrity of Navy ships exposed to inclement weather and marine environments. The project will involve development and testing of new methods to remotely monitor the protective systems (e.g. anticorrosion primers and antifouling coatings), and the structural health of the Navy asset.
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