Meek, Boyd request big earmarks for FAMU

Congressmen Kendrick Meek (D-Miami) and Allen Boyd (D-Monticello) are both requesting multi-million dollar earmarks for FAMU this session. The two representatives have posted the details of these proposed line items on their respective House websites, as required by disclosure rules recently adopted by the Democratic-run Congress.

Jointly Sponsored Requests (Meek and Boyd)

Self-Organized High Assurance Wireless Networks
$250,000
The testbed and prototype developed in this research could provide a secure communication infrastructure for large-scale wireless networks, with both commercial and military applications.

Fusion Energy Spheromak Turbulent Plasma Experiment
$3,000,000
Funding will be used to research, build and experiment with a spheromak-type reactor. By accelerating scientific progress towards fusion power, the project seeks to develop and diversify clean energy sources. In addition, the project involves students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the nation's scientific workforce, and thus would help diversify the scientific field as well.

Center on Minority Children
$2,000,000
The Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities would promote interdisciplinary collaborations among Florida A & M's programs in social work, environmental science, journalism and computer information systems and other historically black universities to create new approaches to address the health concerns of this population. This program will help to close the gap in health disparities between whites and minority groups that have higher incidences of chronic diseases such as HIV/AIDS, infant mortality, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

Standoff Improvised Explosive Device Detection Project
$6,000,000
Funding will be used to produce real-time standoff detection of IEDs utilizing state of the art sensor technologies to better anticipate and possibly prevent deadly threat to U.S. and Allied military forces

Meek-only

Center for Sustainable Energy Solutions
$2,500,000
Funding will allow the University to develop new ways to utilize biomass for fuel production. This will reduce dependence on foreign fuels and reduce carbon emissions.

Future Affordable Multi-Utility Materials for the Army Future Combat Systems
$9,000,000
This project will help to develop and test low cost composite and other materials for soldier protection, creating lightweight effective materials to save the lives of active service men and women.

Boyd-only

Gaines and FAMU Revitalization – $1,500,000
This funding will assist the City of Tallahassee’s Gaines Street and FAMU District revitalization project.