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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has awarded nearly $20 million to 70 institutions to boost nuclear education and expand the workforce in nuclear and nuclear-related disciplines. Congress provided the NRC funding for a $5 million Educational Curriculum program and an additional $15 million to supplement the NRC’s grant program for scholarships and fellowships, faculty development, trade schools, and community colleges, with $5 million of this amount designated for the Integrated University Program. The Integrated University Program funds are coordinated and awarded through the NRC, Department of Energy, and National Nuclear Security Administration to support multi-year research projects that do not align with programmatic missions but are critical to maintaining nuclear engineering and science.
“As directed by the Congress, this funding provides broad benefits to the nuclear sector rather than solely benefitting the NRC. These grants help develop a workforce capable of the design, construction, operation and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear materials,” said NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko. “This year the agency expanded the number of institutions receiving grants from 60 to 70, and increased the number of grants to minority serving institutions by 67 percent.”
The NRC awarded 102 grants for scholarships (2.9 million) fellowships ($5.4 million), faculty development ($4.8 million), trade and community college scholarships ($1.8 million) and nuclear education and curriculum development ($4.8 million). Recipients are located in 29 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Grant proposals were reviewed against specific criteria by a panel comprised of senior
NRC staff and qualified outside reviewers. The panel composition was diverse with most reviewers having both experience reviewing proposals for government agencies and advanced credentials in nuclear engineering, health physics, radiochemistry and related disciplines. Each panelist had to certify that they did not have any conflicts of interest for the proposals they evaluated.
The contacts for more information on these grants are as follows: Technical questions should be directed to either John Gutteridge, at 301-492-2313, for the $15 million program or Randi Neff, at 301-492-2301, for the $5 million program. Both are in the Office of Human Resources. Administrative questions should be directed to Kathleen Shino, at 301-492-3636, in the Division of Contracts.
The list of grants follows; additional details will be posted on the NRC’s Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/grants/awards.html. In addition, a copy of the NRC Grant Award documents will be made available publicly in the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) through the NRC's Web site at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Help in using ADAMS is available from the NRC Public Document Room at 301-415-4737 or 1-800-397-4209.
NRC GRANT AWARDS RECOMMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2009
| Scholarship Grants |
| Alcorn State University Alcorn State, Mississippi |
$198,720 |
| Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania |
$ 34,560 |
| City University of New York City College, New York City, New York |
$200,000 |
| Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado |
$ 86,400 |
| Francis Marion University Florence, South Carolina |
$152,833 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia |
$200,000 |
| Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho |
$178,673 |
| Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
$200,000 |
| North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina |
$179,268 |
| Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon |
$129,600 |
| Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana |
$194,400 |
| South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina |
$199,853 |
| Texas A&M University – Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas |
$198,772 |
| University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana, Urbana, Illinois |
$200,000 |
| University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
$198,952 |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina |
$ 59,826 |
| University of Texas-Austin, Austin, Texas |
$ 97,498 |
| Utah State University, Logan, Utah |
$199,341 |
| TOTAL |
$2,908,696 |
| Fellowship Grants |
| Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri |
$394,060 |
| Duke University, Durham, North Carolina |
$ 59,144 |
| North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina |
$381,436 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
$400,000 |
| Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas |
$376,609 |
| The Ohio State Research Foundation, Columbus, Ohio |
$308,709 |
| The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania |
$400,000 |
| The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee |
$400,000 |
| University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland |
$399,107 |
| University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
$375,969 |
| University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
$400,000 |
| University of Texas-Austin, Austin, Texas |
$388,118 |
| University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin |
$361,998 |
| University Politecnica de Puerto Rico, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico |
$399,660 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Virginia |
$399,948 |
| TOTAL |
$5,444,758 |
| Faculty Development Grants |
| City University of New York City College, New York City, New York |
$448,978 |
| Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon |
$406,523 |
| Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania |
$450,000 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York |
$450,000 |
| University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California |
$450,000 |
| University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida |
$450,000 |
| University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland |
$345,000 |
| University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
$449,888 |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee |
$449,766 |
| Utah State University, Logan, Utah |
$449,574 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia |
$450,000 |
| TOTAL |
$4,799,729 |
| Trade School and Community College Scholarships |
| Aiken Technical College, Graniteville, South Carolina |
$ 95,000 |
| Brazosport College, Lake Jackson, Texas |
$102,000 |
| Central Florida Community College, Ocala, Florida |
$ 67,000 |
| Central Virginia Community College, Lynchburg, Virginia |
$149,830 |
| Columbia Basin College, Pasco, Washington |
$120,000 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, South Carolina |
$150,000 |
| Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho |
$148,389 |
| Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, Michigan |
$ 36,485 |
| Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland, Wisconsin |
$147,312 |
| Linn State Technical College, Linn, Missouri |
$135,000 |
| New Mexico Junior College, Hobbs, New Mexico |
$120,000 |
| North Georgia Technical College, Clarksville, Georgia |
$119,000 |
| Texas State Technical College, McLennan, Texas |
$149,688 |
| Victoria County Junior College, Victoria, Texas |
$135,000 |
| Wharton County Junior College, Wharton, Texas |
$150,000 |
| TOTAL |
$1,824,704 |
| Nuclear Education and Curriculum Development – Initial Grant |
| Alabama A&M University, Normal, Alabama |
$100,000 |
| Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina |
$ 89,151 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, South Carolina |
$125,000 |
| Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens, Florida |
$110,000 |
| Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina |
$103,211 |
| Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia |
$125,000 |
| Indian River State College, Fort Pierce, Florida |
$150,000 |
| Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
$150,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
$125,000 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York |
$140,000 |
| Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island |
$124,296 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station, College Station, Texas |
$123,371 |
| Texas State Technical College-Waco, Waco, Texas |
$ 93,456 |
| The City College of New York, New York City, New York |
$145,000 |
| The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania |
$ 90,000 |
| University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio |
$150,000 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri |
$105,294 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada |
$144,962 |
| University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas |
$100,000 |
| University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin |
$140,000 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts |
$124,903 |
| TOTAL |
$2,558,644 |
| Nuclear Education and Curriculum Development – Second Year Funding |
| Catholic University, Washington, District of Columbia |
$120,000 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia |
$100,000 |
| Polytechnic Institute of New York University, New York City, New York |
$ 94,995 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York |
$124,000 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station, College Station, Texas |
$125,000 |
| Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama |
$ 70,000 |
| University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico |
$109,986 |
| University of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island |
$120,000 |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee |
$100,000 |
| University of Texas-Austin, Austin, Texas |
$120,000 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia |
$120,000 |
| Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio |
$120,000 |
| TOTAL |
$1,323,981 |
| Nuclear Education and Curriculum Development – Third Year Funding |
| Alcorn State University, Alcorn State, Mississippi |
$100,000 |
| Duke University, Durham, North Carolina |
$ 79,192 |
| New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico |
$100,000 |
| Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey |
$100,000 |
| Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, Georgia |
$ 99,999 |
| Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas |
$100,000 |
| University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California |
$ 32,273 |
| University of Denver, Denver, Colorado |
$ 50,000 |
| University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois |
$ 75,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
$100,000 |
| TOTAL |
$836,464 |
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