Federal Initiatives - FY 2011

The University of Montana – Missoula

Agriculture and Related Agencies

Mobile Biomass Energy Unit for Diseased Timber Harvesting
$2.4 million fin National Institutes for Food and Agriculture or this new start

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

Montana Safe Schools Center:  Trauma-Informed Communities
$850,000 for this new start

The University of Montana STEM Education Physics Lab
$1 million in NASA for this new start

Defense

Approaches to Preventing and Treating Epilepsy in Military Personnel
$2 million in Army RDT&E for this new start

Spin-Torque Effect Research for MRAM
$2 million in Navy RDT&E for this new start

Defense-Critical Languages and Cultures Program
$2.5 million in Defense-Wide Operations and Maintenance to continue this legacy program

Energy & Water Development

Biomass to Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) Project
$5 million in Department of Energy for this new start

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education

Native American and Rural Health Institute
$1 million in HHS for this new start

Living Well with a Disability: Extending Health Promotion to Veterans with Disabilities
$500,000 in HHS for this new start

State, Foreign Operations

Vietnamese Affairs Program
Report Language under USAID to highlight the Mansfield Center as a lead institution for Vietnam education and cultural exchange initiatives

Montana Tech of The University of Montana

Defense

Development of Testing of Thermal Interface and Thermal Management Materials/Systems for Missile and Aviation Electronic Systems
$2.4 million in Army RDT&E for this FY11 new startEnergy & Water Development

Montana Institute for Simulation Technologies (MIST)
$2 million in Defense Wide RDT&E for this statewide initiative

Energy & Water

Institute for Energy and Environment
$2 million in the Department of Energy for design and site preparation

Labor, Health and Human Services

Health Care Informatics Certification for Rural Health Professionals
$1.25 million in the Health and Human Services AHRQ account to continue this legacy project

Partnership for Biomedical Research and Education, University of Montana
$500,000 in the U.S. Department of Education