Funding Requested for Illinois Projects by Dick Durbin
| Agricultural Marketing | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $1,000,000 | Funding for the University of Illinois Extension Service to extend its Market Maker information technology platform to a national level. Market Maker is an interactive marketing tool that connects farmers and small processors to buyers interested in locally produced items. It advances the viability of local food systems and diversified agricultural production by giving farmers and local processors a set of marketing tools previously available only to large food companies and helps retailers and others find specialty products. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloth | Cary, IL | $1,000,000 | Funding to procure applicator cloth which provides rapid bactericidal action against a broad spectrum of micro-organisms. The non- abrasive, textured cloth removes debris and organic mater, while distributing a uniform dose of CHG to the skin. Sage Products in Cary, Illinois is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| 203rd Street and Crawford Avenue Upgrades | Olympia Fields, IL | $1,000,000 | Funding for intersection safety upgrades and improvements. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| A-10 & F-16 Improved Radio Communications | Cedar Rapids, IA | $15,000,000 | Since the ARC-210 radio can satisfy all of the Air National Guard A-10 and F-16 communications requirements and fit-checks on both platforms have already been successfully performed, it is recommended that additional funding be provided in order to procure ARC-210 radios for these two aircraft fleets. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (ALBC) | nationwide | $1,000,000 | The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission is charged by Congress to plan educational, public, and legacy events to mark Lincoln's 200th birthday in 2009. Sen. Durbin and Rep. Ray LaHood serve as co-chairs of the ALBC. The Commission has 12 members in addition to the co-chairs. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch |
| Abraham Lincoln Exhibit at the Library of Congress | Washington, DC | $1,422,000 | At the request of Congress, the Library of Congress (LOC) is planning the creation of a major national exhibition to honor the 2009 bicentennial of Lincoln's birth. The LOC has 11,000 unique Lincoln items along with 1,000 other Civil War collections widely acknowledged as on of the best collections of Lincoln and Civil War era materials. The exhibition will be considered the nationwide centerpiece of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial commemoration. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch |
| Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | Springfield, IL | $1,000,000 | Funding for construction projects associated with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| Access Community Health Network, Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Funding to integrate behavioral health services in a community health setting. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum | Chicago, IL | $350,000 | Funding to develop and deliver science education and astronomy programming. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Adler Planetarium, Chicago | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | Funding for improved science education through programming for teachers and students. These programs are in partnership with Chicago Public Schools. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| Advanced Battery Technology (3D ABT) | Peoria, IL | $5,000,000 | Provide funding for Firefly Energy of Peoria to develop a small, powerful battery for military use that also has the potential to enable highly fuel-efficient Plug Hybrid Electric Vehicles. Key accomplishments of funding will include product and technology development in a multi-cell battery format; engineering prototypes tested to military specifications; testing and design iterations; and pilot manufacturing planning. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Advanced Cross-Domain Secure Network Access System | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $2,500,000 | This funding will develop an advanced cross-domain network access system that will allow special operations personnel to safely travel to any destination in the world, protecting their identity, while still gaining access to the classified information that is needed to complete their mission. System will provide an advanced information assurance capability for critical Department of Defense operations against terrorists, and strengthen our national security interests around the world. Trusted Computer Solutions in Champaign is a primary contractor for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Advanced Emergency Medical Response Training Program | Chicago, IL | $4,000,000 | This project would further develop the Illinois Regional Center for Advanced Medical Response and support and enhance the ability of regional healthcare officials to identify and respond to natural, chemical, biological or radiological events. This cooperative program between the Department of Defense and Rush University Medical Center would provide technical expertise for joint training exercises in the areas of patient decontamination and identification of biological, chemical and radiological agents. These funds would help provide specialized equipment and training to enhance clinical expertise in defending against biological and chemical terrorism and in treating first responders and citizens in the case of acts of terrorism or natural disasters. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Advanced Technologies for Liquid Fuels from Coal and Biomass | Des Plains, IL | $35,000,000 | The USAF is the largest single consumer of energy in the DOD, using over 2.56 billion gallons of aviation fuel in 2006. This project will assist the USAF in meeting its goal of reducing dependence on imported petroleum and procuring up to 50% of its jet fuel requirements from domestic sources by 2016. This project would leverage an existing gasification and F-T process development facility at GTI in order to develop and test advanced gasifier, gas treatment, and F-T reactor, catalyst and carbon capture systems that would improve feasibility of liquid fuel production from coal and biomass. Gas Technology Institute (GTI) in Des Plaines is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge, IL | $500,000 | Funding for Advocate Lutheran General Hospital's adult Down syndrome programs and services. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Aircrew Life Support Equipment | Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, IL | $3,500,000 | This project completes the development and fielding of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology within the Automated Life Support Equipment Records Tracking System at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. This project will demonstrate how RFID technology can improve Air Force supply chain management of critical aircrew life support equipment, help correct inspector general identified management deficiencies, document savings from lower inventory holding costs, and decrease reorders of redundant equipment. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Aledo Water Tower Upgrade, City of Aledo | Aledo, IL | $400,000 | Funding to the City of Aledo to upgrade and replace two water towers. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| Alumni Hall at Knox College, Galesburg | Galesburg, IL | $500,000 | Funding to develop permanent exhibits of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates and the Underground Railroad. The exhibits will include a Knox College Lincoln Studies Center, a Lincoln-Douglas Debates & Underground Railroad Information and Education Center, and an art gallery. Alumni Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. Galesburg was the site of the fifth Lincoln-Douglas debate in 1858. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| Army Corps of Engineers: Upper Mississippi Comprehensive Plan Study | Western Illinois | $5,800,000 | Funding for the Army Corps of Engineers to complete a study into flood damage prevention, stream bank erosion, and other ecosystem restortation activities. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| ARNG Evaluation and Training Project | Illinois | $2,000,000 | Continued funding of the 4-year ARNG Evaluation and Training Project is essential in order to provide continuing results that will give Army National Guard leaders the most efficient and effective methods to train and sustain ARNG soldiers at combat ready levels using the most cost effective methods and devices The Illinois National Guard will coordinate this project in Illinois. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Arsenal Support Program Initiative for Rock Island Arsenal | Rock Island Arsenal, Quad Cities, IL | $11,500,000 | The Arsenal Support Program Initiative (ASPI) renovates unused office or manufacturing space at Rock Island Arsenal to lease to commercial firms. The goals of ASPI are to encourage commercial firms to utilize and invest in Rock Island Arsenal (RIA) facilities in order to reduce product and ownership costs. Additionally, ASPI contributes to the increased use of the military industrial base's critical skill sets, thereby enhancing overall readiness levels. ASPI allows the Rock Island Arsenal to modernize and maintain infrastructure, reduce environmental costs and enhance the surrounding communities' economies through job creation. The RIA ASPI program has created 486 jobs to date. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Aurora University | Aurora, IL | $350,000 | Funding to update equipment and instrumentation for the school's math and science facility. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Battlefield Respirator and Ventilator (BRAV) | Downers Grove, IL | $8,000,000 | Due to the threat of biological warfare the Army can expect an unacceptably high level of casualties because of inadequate medical support equipment on the battlefield. The Battlefield Respirator and Ventilatory Assist Device (BRAV) will be light weight and small enough for each soldier to carry their own system and can easily attach the BRAV to his mask, or if incapacitated by another solider. By applying positive pressure air, filtered through the chemical filter, the medic can provide respiratory care to several patients simultaneously until they can be evacuated from the contaminated area. Scot Incorporated in Downers Grove is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Biotech Research | Carbondale, IL | $500,000 | Funding for Southern Illinois University to acquire equipment for biotechnology research. ScienceIBER | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation (BRDC) | Peoria, IL | $3,617,000 | BRDC is a unique biotechnology consortium that allows private companies to enter into research and development agreements with federal labs in areas such as agriculture, biotechnology and healthcare. BRDC does not conduct research or employ its own scientific staff--instead they seek out and fund research programs of commercial/scientific interest. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Bloomington-Normal YMCA | Bloomington, IL | $250,000 | Funding to help construct a new YMCA | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Bourbonnais Storm Water Improvements, Village of Bourbonnais | Bourbonnais, IL | $400,000 | Funding to the Village of Bourbonnais to upgrade storm water systems. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| Boys and Girls Club | Springfield, IL | $250,000 | Funding for a new community center. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Burn and Shock Trauma Institute | Maywood, IL | $2,000,000 | Funding would be used to further Loyola's Burn and Shock Trauma Institute research in burn and trauma in military settings through the purchase of necessary equipment and the expansion of the current scope and capabilities of the Institutes research initiatives. Specific research initiatives include the treatment of infection, clinical trials in the use of blood substantives, treatment of hypovolemic shock, infection, treatment, immune response and wound healing. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Business Incubator/University Research Park Project | Normal, IL | $250,000 | This project at Illinois State University would help develop the necessary infrastructure to support the growth of the University's Business Incubator/University Research Park Project, which serves as a job engine for the Bloomington-Normal area. This will be a mixed-use incubator, but will have particular emphasis on creating jobs and new businesses in the fields of renewable energy, nanotechnology, and advanced manufacturing. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government |
| C-40C Aircraft | Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, IL | $85,000,000 | Funding to procure one C40C aircraft for the 932nd Air Force Reserve Wing and the 375th Airlift Wing at Scott AFB. In the FY2006 Defense Authorization bill, Senator Warner included a provision authorizing $200 million for procurement of up to two aeromedical evacuation aircraft for the Air Force. After extensive conversations with the Air Mobility Command, C40C aircraft are well-suited for not only Operational Support Airlift, but also meeting Senator Warner's concern for aeromedical evacuation capabilities, homeland defense, humanitarian / disaster relief, disaster medical assistance teams, and mass evacuation from natural disasters. Scott AFB's location, its skilled reserve force, and its ability to grow and accept assets make it well-suited for not only expanding the C40C fleet at Scott but also expanding the capabilities of the aircraft. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Castings for Improved Defense Readiness (CIDR) | Park Ridge, IL; Wheeling, IL; Crystal Lake, IL | $3,200,000 | The Castings for Improved Defense Readiness program will develop new technology and procurement processes to maintain or improve weapon systems' reliability, availability, and maintainability. This effort will focus on machining castings for lead time reduction & on-time delivery; high performance cast steels and aluminums; reliability & sustaining engineering; and minimum imbedded metal casting lead-times. North American Die Casting Association in Wheeling, Illinois; Non-Ferrous Founders Society in Park Ridge, Illinois; and Steel Founders Society of America in Crystal Lake, Illinois are primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Catholic Charities, Chicago | Chicago, IL | $550,000 | Funding for vocational training and support programs at the St. Leo Residence for Veterans. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Ceasefire at the University of Illinois, Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Funding for the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention to expand Ceasefire, an accelerated community-based prevention, intervention, treatment and advocacy initiative. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| Center for Advanced Bioenergy Research | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $1,000,000 | Funding for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to develop a facilitative interdisciplinary structure for campus outreach, teaching and research efforts in areas related to bioenergy systems. This is a five year project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Chatham Water Treatment Upgrade, Village of Chatham | Chatham, IL | $400,000 | Funding to the Village of Chatham to upgrade its drinking water treatment and water supply infrastructure. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| Chicago Children's Health Project | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | Funding to integrate mental health services into its mobile medical unit. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Chicago GreenStreets Program, Chicago | Chicago, IL | $350,000 | Funding to improve urban forestry in the City of Chicago. The GreenStreets program focuses on improving the quality of urban life through tree planting and care, recycling and open space revitalization. This fifteen year old initiative serves as a successful model of how an investment in urban natural resources conservation can restore deteriorated neighborhoods and enhance public open space. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal Aquatic Nuisance Species Barrier System | Chicago, IL | $9,250,000 | $8.5 million in funding to make permanent a system to eliminate potential bypasses of non-indigenous aquatic nuisance species such as the Asian Carp. Would also provide funds to maintain a consistent flow of electricity in order to keep the current demonstration barrier operational. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Chicago Shoreline Project | Chicago, IL | $9,000,000 | Funding to complete reconstruction of the crumbling Chicago Lake Michigan Shoreline consistent with a Project Cooperation Agreement. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Child Development Center, Scott Air Force Base | Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, IL | $8,200,000 | Funding for a Child Development Center. The current facility provides only 35% of the total space/care requirements for children of working parents, and the facility requires constant maintenance (plumbing, heating/cooling, roofleaks, flooding and damage to flooring, inadequate wiring). Construction of the new facility will allow for Scott AFB to provide child care for an additional 77 children, including children with special needs. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Releated Agencies |
| Christopher House | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | Funding to construct a youth development center on Chicago's Northwest side. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Christopher Reeve Foundation North American Clinical Trials Network | Evanston, IL | $5,000,000 | Due to the increased prevalence of spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury resulting in paralysis as a result of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, an aggressive response to spinal cord injury is necessary through enhanced coordinated research efforts in pursuit of a cure. This funding supports the efforts of the Christopher Reeve Foundation's North American Clinical Trials Network to advance a cure for spinal cord injury and paralysis. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Clean Air Counts | Northeastern Illinois | $750,000 | Funding to continue an innovative and cost-effective method of reducing smog-causing emissions in the Chicago metropolitan region. Proposed federal funding would support an ongoing partnership involving the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, U.S. EPA, Illinois EPA and the Delta Institute | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| C-MANPADS Protection for Civil Reserve Aircraft Fleet | nationwide | $75,000,000 | The Defense Department estimates that more than 500,000 Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) are available globally, with many in the hands of terrorist organizations. Currently available defensive systems are installed on only a limited number of transport aircraft used in military operations. This funding will accelerate the deployment of this capability on Civil Reserve Aircraft Fleet (CRAF) and Military Charters. Northrop Grumman is a primary contractor for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Cocoa Research | nationwide | $200,000 | Funding for for cocoa research conducted by USDA Agricultural Research Service. This research will lead to improvements in the mapping of the cocoa genome and the development of disease-resistant species. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Coles County Council on Aging Senior Center | Coles County, IL | $250,000 | Funding to help construct a senior center. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Columbia College Chicago Construct Program | Chicago, IL | $3,000,000 | Develop interactive simulations to train individuals to solve problems as a team, making the move from solo effort to teamwork involving knowledge and skills that can be developed systematically. Construct will take the next step in training by creating a general-purpose collaboration training simulation that affords the same kind of highly engaging experience as current simulations in a more portable format, with no need for special virtual environment technology. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Combat Identification Radar Signature Center Integration and Development | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $10,000,000 | This funding would enhance the current radar signature database giving the Air Force a much needed database of military radar signatures. This initiative delivers combat identification capability to U.S. warfighters for accurate and reliable identification of friend, foe and neutral parties. SAIC in Champaign is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Combined Arms Virtual Trainers | Illinois | $20,000,000 | Combined Arms Virtual Trainers (CAVT) has been developed as the next "leap ahead" technology that will allow Army National Guard trainers (both fielded and yet-to-be procured) to network together on a Combined Arms virtual battlefield. The CAVT operating system allows soldiers and units to "train as they will fight" - as Combined Arms Teams. The networking capability provided by CAVT will exponentially improve training with all effected battle simulators. The Illinois National Guard will coordinate this training in Illinois. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Combined Fire/Police Facility, Rock Island Arsenal | Rock Island Arsenal, Quad Cities, IL | $3,500,000 | Funding to finish construction of a facility for both fire and police personnel. Project was funded in FY06 but cost estimate and subsequent appropriation didn't cover necessary work. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Releated Agencies |
| Communications Interoperability Upgrades - Will County, Illinois | Will County, IL | $250,000 | Funding for interoperability upgrades for the County's communications infrastructure. Specifically, funding will replace in-squad car computers to allow the use of 9-1-1 voiceless dispatching and access to national and regional networks. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| Community-based Doula Program | nationwide | $1,000,000 | The community-based doula model employs a trained mentor from the community who works with at-risk moms, often unwed adolescents, to help improve maternal and child health outcomes. The key to success in this model are the doulas, who come from the same communities they serve. They provide culturally sensitive pregnancy and childbirth education and help ensure that pregnant women have access to prenatal care and other social services. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Comprehensive Study of Food Safety System | nationwide | Directs USDA to enter into a contract with the National Academies of Science to carry out a comprehensive study of food safety in the U.S. and provide a blueprint for improving the nation's food safety system. The study shall make specific legislative, regulatory, and administrative recommendations and cost analyses of such recommendations. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| Connect Illinois | Illinois | $1,800,000 | This project would establish a grant program administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity through which private entities could receive funds to plan for infrastructure and connectivity throughout the state, and through which libraries could receive funds to upgrade broadband connectivity from their branches. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government |
| Copper Anti-Microbial Research Program | East Alton, IL | $5,800,000 | The Copper Anti-Microbial Research Program's objective is to demonstrate the effectiveness of copper to inactivate dangerous pathogens in healthcare and other high-risk facilities and to reduce infections in DOD facilities. The CDC reports that hospital-acquired infections affect about 2 million Americans every year, with estimates of over 100,000 deaths and costs reaching a sum of $9.5 billion annually. These funds will be used to complete the pilot conversion of touch surfaces in healthcare facilities to copper alloy surfaces and to perform extensive clinical trials and comparisons, leading to peer-reviewed publication of the most effective copper-based applications to stem infections in DOD facilities. Olin Corporation in Alton is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Cost Efficient Ethanol Production | Edwardsville, IL | $1,000,000 | $1 million for research at the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Pilot Plant. The corn-to-ethanol research plant, which is fully operational, has the near term potential to improve the efficiency and decrease the cost of corn conversion for ethanol production. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Chicago | Chicago, IL | $400,000 | Funding for the Cristo Rey High School library and technology center. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| CROWS-SENTRI system with Acoustic Target Recognition | Barrington, IL | $1,500,000 | This program will develop, integrate, test, and demonstrate an advanced prototype of an integrated CROWS-SENTRI remotely controlled weapons system having the ability to recognize weapons fire or other explosive events and to rapidly and precisely point the weapon at the source of the fire or location of the event. Recon/Optical, Inc. in Barrington is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| CTA Circle Line | Chicago, IL | $75,000,000 | Funding for Phase II and Phase III of the Circle Line, which will connect the existing CTA lines and add new CTA and Metra transfer stations, totaling 6.6 miles of subway or above ground track. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| CTA Orange Line Extension | Chicago, IL | $5,000,000 | Funding to extend CTA's Orange Line from its current terminus, at Midway Airport, south 2.25 miles to Ford City Mall. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| CTA Ravenswood Brown Line | Chicago, IL | $40,000,000 | Funding to expand capacity on the Ravenswood Brown Line. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| CTA Red Line Extension | Chicago, IL | $5,000,000 | Funding to extend the Red Line from its current terminus, at 95th Street, to 130th Street. The project's 6.1 mile segment will include four new rail stations, a new rail yard that will provide densely populated areas on the Southside of Chicago better access to downtown and more efficient connections to popular bus routes. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| CTA Yellow Line Extension | Chicago, IL | $4,600,000 | Funding to extend CTA's Yellow Line 1.75 miles north from its current terminus, at Dempster Street in Skokie, to Old Orchard Road and provide an infill station at Oakton. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Defense Commercialization Research Initiative, Technology Research, Education and Commercialization Center (TRECC) | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $5,000,000 | Funding to create a center at theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that promotes research, development and transfer of advanced technologies relevant to Navy and DOD requirements. The center's mission would be to promote research, development and transfer of advanced technologies; new uses of advanced IT using new approaches to teaching and learning; to promote the use of advanced technology testbeds and expertise by industry to address Navy and DOD requirements; and to encourage public and private sector efforts to commercialize technologies from all sectors with the potential for use in defense and industrial markets. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Department of Defense - Breast Cancer Research Program | nationwide | $150,000,000 | These programs support important biomedical research grants that fill gaps in ongoing research and complement initiatives sponsored by other agencies. The programs focus on providing funding to researchers who wish to improve current approaches to their areas of investigation - implementing innovative methods of research or developing novel adaptations of existing methods. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Department of Defense - Kidney Cancer Research Program | nationwide | $15,000,000 | These programs support important biomedical research grants that fill gaps in ongoing research and complement initiatives sponsored by other agencies. The programs focus on providing funding to researchers who wish to improve current approaches to their areas of investigation - implementing innovative methods of research or developing novel adaptations of existing methods. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Department of Defense - Multiple Sclerosis Research Program | nationwide | $15,000,000 | These programs support important biomedical research grants that fill gaps in ongoing research and complement initiatives sponsored by other agencies. The programs focus on providing funding to researchers who wish to improve current approaches to their areas of investigation - implementing innovative methods of research or developing novel adaptations of existing methods. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Department of Defense - Ovarian Cancer Research Program | nationwide | $20,000,000 | These programs support important biomedical research grants that fill gaps in ongoing research and complement initiatives sponsored by other agencies. The programs focus on providing funding to researchers who wish to improve current approaches to their areas of investigation - implementing innovative methods of research or developing novel adaptations of existing methods. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Department of Defense - Prostate Cancer Research Program | nationwide | $100,000,000 | These programs support important biomedical research grants that fill gaps in ongoing research and complement initiatives sponsored by other agencies. The programs focus on providing funding to researchers who wish to improve current approaches to their areas of investigation - implementing innovative methods of research or developing novel adaptations of existing methods. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| DePaul University | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Funding for the Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Des Plaines River Flood Damage Reduction Phase I | Lake County, IL | $9,620,000 | Funding to continue construction work on Levee 37 and continue design work on Big Bend Reservoir Expansion and Buffalo Creek Reservoir Expansion. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Des Plaines River Flood Damage Reduction Study Phase II | Lake County, IL | $500,000 | Funding for hydrology, hydraulic studies, and formulation for the remaining tributaries and the mainstem Des Plaines River. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Des Plaines Teen Center - Gang, Alcohol and Drug Education | Des Plains, IL | $325,000 | Funding for gang, alcohol and drug education and prevention programming for adolescents at the Des Plaines Teen Center. Since the Teen Center opened in fall 2004, police records indicate a significant decrease in delinquent disturbances in the surrounding community between 3 pm and 6 pm. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| East St. Louis High School | East St. Louis, IL | $500,000 | Funding to improve math and sciences programs at East St. Louis High School. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Easter Seals of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $350,000 | Funding for a therapeutic School and Center for Autism Research. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| E-Beam Free Form Repair Qualification | Chicago, IL | $5,000,000 | Electron Beam Free Form Fabrication (EBFFF) is a welding device that can cost-effectively repair or replicate many weapon system components that other repair processes cannot. Because the system is able to repair parts that would normally have to be replaced, this technology can generate significant cost savings ($10-$20 billion per year) for the Department of Defense. Funding would help certify EBFFF for approval as a repair application and deploy the system for DOD applications. Sciaky, Inc. in Chicago is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Education for Democracy Act Program | nationwide | $33,000,000 | Funding for various programs that increase students understanding of democracy and encourage civic participation. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| EJ&E Railroad Bridge | Morris, IL | $6,000,000 | Funding to improve the EJ&E Bridge on the Illinois River, near Morris, IL. To date, $13 million has been appropriated for the EJ&E Bridge, which is hit by marine vessels more often than any other bridge in America. Repair of the bridge is a priority for the United States Coast Guard. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security |
| Electric and Magnetic Controlled Deposition of Smart Nanomaterials | Normal, IL | $2,159,300 | Funding to develop a new fabrication technology using the fundamental physics of controlling the trajectories of individual ions using electric and magnetic fields to enable the fabrication of any desired two- or three- dimensional structure on the nanoscale. Illinois State University in Normal is one of the primary research facilities involved in this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Emerald Ash Borer/Asian Longhorn Beetle | Chicago, IL | $2,000,000 | Funding for the City of Chicago and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to conduct field research and to mobilize efforts to identify, remove, and dispose of infested trees. The Emerald Ash Borer is a bright green beetle that kills trees by burrowing into their bark and destroying the trees' ability to bring water from the roots to upper branches. In the past few years, this insect has killed more than 12 million trees throughout the Midwest. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Emiquon Preserve | Fulton County, IL | $300,000 | Funding to restore aquatic ecosystems along the Illinois River in Fulton County. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Enterprise Data Collection Layer (EDCL) | Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, IL | $6,000,000 | Funding to install an Enterprise Data Collection Layer (EDCL) program at Scott Air Force Base. Developed by the Air Force Automatic Identification Technology Program Office at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, EDCL is both a suite of equipment and technologies and a business process that will remove logistics data capture from a paper basis and transform databases into actionable knowledge centers that can be used in real-time for business processes. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Envelop Protective Covers for Marine Corps Helicopters | Eagan, MN | $1,500,000 | Provides funding for Envelop covers to protect U.S. Marine Corps helicopters in the war zones from extremely fine sand and other environmental conditions that have caused expensive maintenance problems, often impairing readiness. Request would provide sets of covers for 140 helicopters deployed in war zones and another 74 helicopters used in pre-deployment training. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Envelop Protective Covers for Navy Weapon Systems | Eagan, MN | $5,000,000 | Envelop Protective Covers use modern technology developed by the Navy to draw moisture from beneath the cover, keeping metal surfaces dry. Navy use has shown that envelop covers reduce corrosion by up to 95% compared to prior covers. This means higher readiness for weapons and lower maintenance and manpower costs/requirements. This project would provide complete ship sets of envelop covers for about half the fleet. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| F-15C/D Molecular Sieve Oxygen Generation System (MSOGS) Retrofit | Davenport, IA | $15,000,000 | Funding for integration, kit procurement, and retrofit of the new upgraded Molecular Sieve Oxygen Generation System (MSOGS) into approximately 3 squadrons of the F-15C/D "Golden Fleet" aircraft. Carleton Life Support Systems in Davenport, IA is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| F-16 On-Board Oxygen Generation System (OBOGS) Retrofit | Davenport, IA | $12,200,000 | Retrofit the remaining F-16 aircraft in the initial retrofit group and begin incorporation of OBOGS on the next group of F-16s. These efforts support the US Air Force's goals of eliminating hazardous liquid oxygen systems currently used for aircrew breathing and achieving significant cost savings. Carleton Life Support Systems in Davenport, IA is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| FAA AIP Grant Priority Consideration: Lake in the Hills Airport | Lake in the Hills, IL | $1,000,000 | Funding for relocation of parallel taxiway at Lake in the Hills Airport | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| FAA AIP Grant Priority Consideration: Lewis University Airport | Will County, IL | $1,000,000 | Funding for extension of runway and taxiway at Lewis University Airport in Romeoville. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| FAA AIP Grant Priority Consideration: Waukegan Regional Airport | Waukegan, IL | $1,500,000 | Funding for Waukegan Regional Airport to conduct a Runway Extension Land Acquisition Environmental Study. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Findlay Wastewater Improvements, Village of Findlay | Findlay, IL | $350,000 | Funding to theVillage of Findlay for repairs and upgrades of wastewater facilities. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| Fireproof/Corrosion Resistant Coating System | Champaign-Urbana, IL; Rock Island, IL | $3,000,000 | Commercial fire protective coatings are available today for protection of industrial and architectural structures including equipment, tanks, walls, structural steel and other vital building components. Recent advances in polymer and nano-material technologies have improved corrosion resistance and durability, extended fire ratings, reduced weight, and improved the impact, vibration and explosion resistance of these coatings. This program will be conducted jointly with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers researchers at the Paint Technology Center at the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) facility in Champaign, and will incorporate these technological advancements into fielded systems. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Flexible Solar Cell for Man-Portable Generator | Chicago, IL | $5,000,000 | Funding to develop and integrate an advanced solar cell power generating system that can be mounted on a backpack or any other ordinary carry on. The system will also include: sensors, computing systems, intelligent sensor processing software, communications systems, and display system technologies. The end results of the three-year program will be a sustainable power system that can be rapidly deployed and reconfigured for military operation. Chicago State University is one of the primary research facilities for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Franklin County Hospital | Benton, IL | $400,000 | Funding for equipment acquisition, including digital radiology equipment, for Franklin County Hospital. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Fraud Examination & Management Program Expansion | Chicago, IL | $1,000,000 | Saint Xavier University's Graham School of Management has partnered with the US Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) to train their agents to detect and defeat fraud. The AFOSI's mission to prevent, detect and deter fraud is vitally important, especially in a time of war, when fraud can both inhibit the Air Force's mission, and risk the life and safety of Air Force personnel. In order to deliver Saint Xavier's Financial Fraud Examination and Management program effectively AFOSI, the University is pursuing a distance-learning initiative. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Fuel Cells for Mobile Robotic Systems Project | Chicago, IL | $5,000,000 | A three-year program is required to develop a fuel cell technology package with full functional capabilities and one that is production ready. For FY 2008, the prototypes will be fully tested, additional functional capabilities added to the system, and field-ready packages will be developed. Chicago State University is one of the primary research facilities involved in this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Future Foods | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $750,000 | Funding for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to establish, operate, and institutionalize a World Food and Health Center which will support research and education focused on nutrition, food and health. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Future Medical Shelter System | St. Johnsbury, VT | $10,000,000 | The Army has led the effort to develop a successor to the field hospital currently in use (a tent-based system that has served U.S. troops well for over twenty-five years) but is now marked for phase-out. This funding is for for final operational testing of a mobile field hospital, called the 21st Century Military Hospital System for the Army's Future Medical Shelter System program. A portion of this funding will be used to acquire one or more 21 mobile field hospital systems for field testing in theater. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Future Vehicle Power Needs | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $9,200,000 | The objective of this proposed work is to develop and deliver three vehicles capable of remote, mobile silent power generation and silent watch power. This project is a pathway towards lower cost silent advanced technology for integrated mission solutions that enable greater soldier effectiveness, improved logistics, and lower soldier risk. The U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign will participate in this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| GoGirlGo!, Chicago | Chicago, IL | $350,000 | Funding for the Women's Sports Foundation for the GoGirlGo! Chicago initiative, a mentoring, education and development program targeting at-risk teens to prevent drop-outs, truancy, crime, violence and drug abuse by promoting participation in sports and physical activity after school. These school programs are held throughout the Chicago metropolitan area through partnerships between the Women's Sport Foundation and community based groups. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| Golden Apple Foundation | Chicago, IL | $350,000 | Funding for a teacher training initiative for undergraduate math and science programs. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA) | Midwestern US | $15,000,000 | The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory works on behalf of the entire Great Lakes region to study habitat restoration in the Great Lakes, invasive species, meteorological data, ship ballast issues, beach closures, real-time environmental coastal observation and algal blooms. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| Ground Launched Hellfire | Northbrook, IL | $2,500,000 | The objective is to provide a launcher platform that will aim and deliver Hellfire missiles at threats in a commander's area of responsibility. This technology directly benefits troops in the field, by providing rapid deployment and remote operation of munitions to save lives, and protect supplies and buildings. Quickset International in Northbrook is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Hands Enabling Tactical Lighting | Seymour, IL | $1,000,000 | Provide National Guard units with a hands-enabling flashlight design that is useful in every aspect of activities performed in low light, including work details, machinery and equipment operation, nighttime patrols, close-quarters battle and more. First Light USA in Seymour is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Hargrave Street Rehabilitation | Athens, IL | $700,000 | Funding for widening and improvements to Hargrave Street. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Heartland Partnership | Peoria, IL | $500,000 | Funding for construction of a cancer research laboratory. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| High Explosive Air Burst (HEAB) 25mm Ammunition | Marion, IL | $7,000,000 | Funding would help develop High Explosive Air Burst ammunition that will dramatically increase the survivability of the Army Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) and the US Marines' Light Armor Vehicle (LAV), especially in urban terrain. The primary contractor is General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems in Marion. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) - Air Force | South Bend, IN | $38,900,000 | Funding necessary to meet humvee procurement needs for U.S. Air Force to ensure readiness and capability of the Armed Services as they continue to adapt to next generation warfare, while meeting the immediate worldwide threats. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) - Army | South Bend, IN | $596,600,000 | Funding necessary to meet humvee procurement needs for Army, Army Reserves and Army National Guard to ensure readiness and capability of the Armed Services as they continue to adapt to next generation warfare, while meeting the immediate worldwide threats. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) - Marine Corps | South Bend, IN | $1,600,000 | Funding necessary to meet humvee procurement needs for U.S. Marine Corps to ensure readiness and capability of the Armed Services as they continue to adapt to next generation warfare, while meeting the immediate worldwide threats. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| High Power Compact Tactical Laser Program | Crystal Lake, IL | $4,500,000 | Continue the work of the existing Compact Tactical Laser program in creating high power multi-module laser systems that are significantly more compact, efficient, and lower cost than anything available to the military today. Three different applications modules will be created from this system, and these three application modules will then be jointly tested with the relevant labs to gauge their effectiveness in the application. Optical Engines, Inc in Crystal Lake is one of the facilities involved in this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| High Pressure Density Hydraulic Hybrid Drive System (HPD-HHDS) | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $1,500,000 | Funding for research to develop a high pressure density hydraulic hybrid drive system (HPD-HHDS) coupling an hydraulic infinitely variable transmission with regenerative braking and emerging alt fuels combustion technologies. Advances will be applied, tested, and demonstrated in a military tactical vehicle and in transit vehicles. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| High Speed Diesel Combustion Research | Peoria, IL | $5,000,000 | The "High Speed Diesel Combustion" project will develop and demonstrate a dramatic improvement in diesel engine power compared to engine weight and size. It will develop and demonstrate a fuel efficient, smokeless diesel engine at 200hp per liter of engine displacement. That's many times smaller for a given power than today's combat vehicle diesels, and nearly double what the Army expects for future engines beyond 2010 without this breakthrough. Weight and space saved by the engine allows more ammunition and fuel -- critical for the overall mission performance of future combat vehicles. Caterpillar, Inc. in Peoria is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Highway 30 Expansion | Whiteside County, IL | $3,000,000 | Funding for completion of Phase I Engineering and start of Phase II Engineering of the project to construct a four-lane U.S. Highway 30 between Fulton and Rock Falls, Illinois. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Highway and railroad improvements | Illinois | $12,000,000 | Funding for highway-rail grade separations and other railroad improvements that will ease various modes of traffic congestion in Chicago and other parts of the state. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Holy Cross Hospital, Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000,000 | Funding for information system and technology improvements. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| I-355 Corridor Improvement | Will County, IL | $595,000 | Funding for planning and engineering for expansion and improvements of roadways along County Highway 37. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| IDEAnet | Chicago, IL | $5,000,000 | IDEAnet delivers support to the war wounded in conflict affected countries and provides professional training to those who serve them. Programmatic elements include: prosthetics training, store-and-forward tele-consultations, and the distribution of innovative medical and rehabilitation care technologies. IDEAnet courses are now being taught to over 70 students from 30 rehabilitation centers in 6 countries. These centers treat an estimated 8,600 war wounded and other amputees each year. The Center for International Rehabilitation in Chicago is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Illinois Air National Guard Squadron Operations Building | Peoria, IL | $7,900,000 | Funding for a properly sized and adequately configured facility to accommodate airlift squadron operations of the 182"d Airlift Wing of the Illinois Air National Guard. The current facility is only 86% of the authorized space; it is extremely overcrowded and inadequate to support the ongoing airlift mission of this C-130 base. Upon completion of this project, the current Operations building will be reconfigured to address the critical space shortages of other base operations. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Releated Agencies |
| Illinois Army National Guard Combined Support Maintenance Shop | Springfield, IL | $8,000,000 | The current facility at Camp Lincoln, constructed in 1977, is deficient in numerous criteria support areas, and is undersize for its current ILARNG maintenance support missions. The new facility would consolidate operations which will be more efficient economically and better meet the everyday maintenance mission of the CSMS. A modern maintenance shop would be much safer for the mechanics and other users of this facility. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Releated Agencies |
| Illinois Bus and Bus Facilities | Illinois | $16,000,000 | Funding for Bus and Bus Facilities Statewide. Some of those communities slated for replacement buses include Bloomington, Champaign-Urbana, Danville, Decatur, Peo-ria, Pekin, Quincy, River Valley, Rockford, Rock Island, Springfield, Madison County, Rides MTD, South Central MTD, Macomb and the Pinecrest Community in Mount Morris, Illinois. Some of the communities slated for funding for bus facilities include Bloomington, Galesburg, River Valley Metro in Kankakee, Macomb, Peoria, and Rock Island, including $250,000 for the Macomb maintenance facility and $250,000 for the Kankakee's River Valley Metro operations facility. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria, IL | $500,000 | Funding to develop and implement an advanced manufacturing workforce program. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Illinois Primary Health Care Association | Illinois | $500,000 | Funding for information system and technology improvements for community health centers. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Illinois River Agricultural Water Conservation Project | Central Illinois | $250,000 | Funding to implement water quality and quantity enhancement projects on agricultural lands within the Illinois River Basin, in cooperation with Ducks Unlimited. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Illinois River Basin Restoration | Illinois | $2,000,000 | Funding to continue evaluation and begin construction. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Illinois Sheriffs Association - COPS Methamphetamine funding | Illinois | $250,000 | Funding for law enforcement and clean-up of methamphetamine production and abuse. This builds on FY06 COPS Methamphetamine funding the Sheriffs Association used for public awareness around methamphetamine and, equips sheriffs around the state with technical and logistical assistance specific to controlling methamphetamine. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| Illinois Technology Transition Center | Chicago, IL | $2,000,000 | This program is tailored to support small technology businesses developing products that meet DOD requirements and have a commercial market by acting as an intermediary between DOD and small business. This program will also provide technology commercialization support services and awards to small businesses advancing their cutting-edge technology. The Illinois Technology Development Alliance is involved in this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Illinois Trails | Illinois | $4,000,000 | Funding for bike trails in Aurora bike trail, Urbana to Danville Trail, Cal-Sag Greenway Bike Trail, Harrisburg to Eldorado Bike Trail, Grand Illinois Trail, Village of Carbon Cliff, General Dacey Trail - Phase 2, SIU-Edwardsville Morris Bike Trail, Great River Trail near Savanna, Village of Manteno Greenways Trail System, and Springfield bike trail. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Impact Aid | nationwide | $5,000,000 | Funding for an Impact Aid provision to relieve the considerable financial strain on school districts educating large numbers of military children with severe disabilities. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Impact Aid Exemption | North Chicago, IL | Exemption for public schools serving the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies | |
| Implementation of Adverse Event Reporting for Dietary Supplements | nationwide | Directs the FDA appropriate resources to fully implement the Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act. The law, scheduled to take effect on December 22, 2007, will enhance the agency's efforts to identify potential public health issues associated with the use of dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs and will enable the government, manufacturers, and retailers to respond more quickly to potential public health issues. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| Integrated Manifold and Tube (IMAT) Ceramic Oxygen Generator | Davenport, IA | $9,000,000 | The Navy has a stated goal of removing liquid oxygen systems from their inventory and has embarked on development of an integrated manifold and tube ceramic oxygen generation system for aviation uses. Provides funding to produce, test, and certify prototype hardware for aircraft integration and evaluation. These IMAT systems hold promise for revolutionizing aviation oxygen systems and providing significant cost savings through ultra-high reliability and reduced logistics. Carleton Life Support Systems in Davenport, IA is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Integration of Air Burst Time Fuze and CROWS system | Barrington, IL | $1,400,000 | This project will integrate the Mk47, 40mm Air Burst Time Fuze Setting Capability with the CROWS advanced stabilized remotely controlled weapons mount. The requested program completes the integration of these two systems. To ensure design integrity, full environmental and live fire testing in Iraqi theater of operations will be included. Recon/Optical in Barrington, IL is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Integration of Javelin Antitank Missile w/ CROWS system | Barrington, IL | $5,400,000 | Integrate the Javelin Antitank Missile with the Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station (CROWS), produce the required hardware and software, and deliver a production-ready upgrade to allow immediate fielding. Recon/Optical in Barrington is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| John A. Logan College | Carterville, IL | $400,000 | Funding to develop and deliver a realtime writers and captioning program. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Joint Aircrew Combined System Tester (JCAST) | Downers Grove, IL | $4,900,000 | Procure the Joint Aircrew Combined System Testing system for testing of aircrew breathing equipment. The tester will eliminate the need for high pressure gas cylinders reducing mobility footprints and hazardous cargo shipments saving units thousands of dollars each year. JCAST has the capability to perform leak testing and fit functions for all chemical masks. Scot Incorporated in Downers Grove is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Joint State Response Training System (JSRTS) Documentation | Springfield, IL; Chicago, IL | $1,500,000 | The National Guard, working in concert with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DOD), and other agencies, is developing capabilities designed to dramatically enhance the ability of state and local military and civilian organizations to react effectively to domestic contingencies. Funding will provide documentation support for this on-line collaborative environment and the training, education and collaborative activities that support this capability. Imaginatics Publishing in Springfield and Argus Press in Chicago are among the of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| KC-135 Global Air Traffic Management | Cedar Rapids, IA | $9,900,000 | Equip the Air Force tanker fleet with Global Air Traffic Management capability so that modifications can be completed on a majority of the KC-135 aircrafts as soon as possible. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Keith Creek (Alpine Dam) | Rockford, IL | $500,000 | Funding to initiate a feasibility study of the work needed to provide reliable flood protection along Keith Creek. Alpine Dam is at risk of failure and spillway repairs are needed. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Kids Hope United, Illinois | Central Illinois | $150,000 | Funding for family preservation services for methamphetamine affected families. Kids Hope United serves families in a rural area of east central Illinois, where methamphetamine has hit hard and is destroying families involved with it. The services offered include counseling, case management, child welfare care and strong coordination with other agencies offering substance abuse treatment, housing assistance, job training and legal services. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| Knoxville Road Improvement | Mercer County, IL | $1,200,000 | Funding for reconstruction and improvement of Knoxville Road. Surface Transportation Program. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Lake Shelbyville | Shelbyville, IL | $8,302,000 | Funding for repairs associated with flooding in January 2005. The lake experienced the second highest flood level in its 35 years of operation. Facilities sustained substantial damage which will result in the closure of several recreation areas. The recreation economic benefit is $69 million in visitor spending within 30 miles of Lake Shelbyville. Current budget levels do not allow for the repairs of these facilities. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Lakeview Museum | Peoria, IL | $250,000 | Funding for construction of a museum facility. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Large Volume Scale-up of Domestic Armstrong Titanium Production | Lockport, IL | $10,000,000 | Allow the Office of the Secretary of Defense to secure the large volumes of Armstrong titanium without having to compete with market factors, such as commercial aviation demand. Armstrong Process production is being expanded under OEM funding, but production is locked due to long-term supply contracts for commercial applications. As a result, low-cost titanium will not be available to support DOD systems. Congressional and DOD investment in Armstrong production infrastructure, such as those at International Titanium Powder in Lockport, will expand domestic titanium production to meet DOD needs. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Light Emitting Diode (LED) Wound Healing of Oral and Cutaneous Lesions | Chicago, IL | $4,800,000 | Funding for research and development of fast wound healing technology using light-emitting diodes. In recent years, photo-stimulation and photodynamic therapy, using low energy lasers, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and other energy frequencies, have been utilized to modulate and promote oral, mucosal, and cutaneous wound healing, and post cancer healing. Overall health benefits in rapid wound healing to prevent infection, scaring, and length of recovery are tied to the substantial reduction in healthcare costs, quicker recovery periods, and less time spent at medical facilities. The Center for Advanced Design, Research, and Exploration (CADRE) at the University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the primary research facilities for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Lincoln Home National Historic Site | Springfield, IL | $475,000 | Funding to complete archeological reports, exhibition planning and construction for completion of the Morse House restoration and the Comeau House exhibitions. These activities are included in the 1970 Master Plan for the Lincoln Home Historic Site. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| LITENING 4th Generation (LG4) Advanced Targeting Pod Enhancement Program | Rolling Meadows, IL | $31,000,000 | Provide funding to procure 65 LITENING G4 advanced targeting pods upgrade kits. The Litening Pod is a multi-sensor system attached beneath an aircraft to provide it with an enhanced precision strike capability and navigation system. Litening transforms older planes into round-the-clock fighters capable of flying and designating targets in bad weather and at night. Northrop Grumman in Rolling Meadows, Illinois is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| LITENING 4th Generation (LG4) Advanced Targeting Pod for F-16's and A-10's | Rolling Meadows, IL | $49,500,000 | Provide funding for the procurement of additional 33 LITENING G4 advanced targeting pods for F-16 and A-10 aircraft. The Litening Pod is a multi-sensor system attached beneath an aircraft to provide it with an enhanced precision strike capability and navigation system. Litening transforms older planes into round-the-clock fighters capable of flying and designating targets in bad weather and at night. Northrop Grumman in Rolling Meadows, Illinois is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| LITENING 4th Generation (LG4) Advanced Targeting Pod for Marine Aircraft | Rolling Meadows, IL | $40,000,000 | Provide funding to procure 19 LITENING G4 advanced targeting pods for MC Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft (TACAIR). The Litening Pod is a multi-sensor system attached beneath an aircraft to provide it with an enhanced precision strike capability and navigation system. Litening transforms older planes into round-the-clock fighters capable of flying and designating targets in bad weather and at night. Northrop Grumman in Rolling Meadows, Illinois is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Locks No. 27, Mississippi River | Madison County, IL | $11,261,000 | Funding for the major rehabilitation of Locks 27 on the Chain of Rocks Canal including the lock lighting contract, drilling and testing for the design of the lock wall tie downs, design of the culver valves, and the planning, specifications, and construction of the sill anchors. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Long Creek Township Water System Upgrade, Long Creek Township | Macon County, IL | $400,000 | Funding to Long Creek Township to upgrade its water system infrastructure. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| Looking for Lincoln | Springfield, IL | $500,000 | Funding for the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition, a consortium of Illinois communities, for the Looking for Lincoln economic development and tourism initiative. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| M777A1 Lightweight 155 mm Howitzer program | nationwide | $371,700,000 | Funding for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps to procure the M777A1 Lightweight 155 mm Howitzer. The M777A1 replaces the current MI98 howitzer, which has been in service for over 25 years and is increasingly unsupportable. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Macon County Justice Council, Illinois | Macon County, IL | $200,000 | Funding for gun violence prevention. The Justice Council represents law enforcement, judiciary, domestic violence, and public health interests in Macon County who are working together to reduce chronically overcrowded jails. Macon County is looking to Ceasefire in Chicago as a model for implementing gun violence prevention strategies to help reduce the volume of people in the system. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| Masking Shunt MS-100SC | Aurora, IL | $4,000,000 | One of the more sophisticated and potentially damaging computer network attacks relates to decoding media access control addresses that have been uniquely assigned to all network devices. The Masking Shunt MS-100SC is a device that hides computer addresses and provides network security for military computer systems without performance or reliability degradation. Connor-Winfield Corporation in Aurora is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Material Logistics and Accountability | Gurnee, IL | $4,000,000 | Congress remains extremely concerned about the ability to effectively track and control medicines and sensitive medical equipment with current methodologies. Identification, visibility, and tracking of these items can be significantly improved through utilization of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. Continued implementation of RFID technologies across the Department of Defense will play an important role in improving supply chain integration, increasing total asset visibility, and ensuring more effective "tracking out/tracing back" of assets in the pipeline. VerdaSee Solutions, Inc. in Gurnee is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| McDowell Grove Dam Flood Plain/Wetlands Restoration Project | DuPage County, IL | $1,800,000 | Funding to revive natural river functions and to stabilize and restore the flood plain, DuPage County, Illinois. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| McLean County Drug Court, Illinois | McLean County, IL | $500,000 | Funding for a drug court. Funding would allow the coalition of social service, law enforcement and corrections officials in McLean County to move forward with plans to establish a drug court that would emphasize close supervision, treatment and rehabilitation for the drug-dependent. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| Medicare Chronic Care Demonstration Project | nationwide / Urbana, IL | $1,500,000 | Funding to continue the Medicare Chronic Care Demonstration site funding and develop the Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network. The Carle Clinic in Urbana, Illinois is one of the partcipants in this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Mercy Hospital, Chicago. $400,000 to expand the addictions program. | Chicago, IL | $400,000 | Funding to expand the addictions program at Mercy Hospital. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Metra Expansion | Northeastern Illinois | $10,000,000 | Funding to expand four major commuter lines in Northeastern Illinois, including the STAR line that will connect various commuter lines; the SouthEast Service Line; Union Pacific Northwest Line; and Union Pacific West Line. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Military Dental Research | Great Lakes Naval Training Center, North Chicago, Ill | $6,000,000 | Funding for this research program is evenly divided between Navy and Army Dental researchers at the Great Lakes facility. Their research which focuses on keeping the troops orally healthy is unique and not duplicated by any other federal dental research program. Head and neck injuries account for 50 percent of the casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq. Military dentists involved in the treatment of these patients have indicated that research being conducted by Great Lakes dentists would substantially contribute to reducing these injuries. Through funding from this account, the Army has developed a lightweight face-shield to reduce if not prevent such injuries. A prototype is scheduled for field testing in the spring. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Millikin University | Decatur, IL | $400,000 | Funding to develop an accelerated second degree nursing program. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Milwaukee Avenue Corridor Transit Improvements | Niles, IL | $1,000,000 | Funding for beautification and streetscaping of the 5-mile Milwaukee Avenue corridor. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles | nationwide | $4,541,000,000 | Funding to meet the Pentagon's requirement for 7,774 MRAP vehicles. Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) account for 70 percent of our casualties in Iraq. The military believes that MRAPs reduce American casualties by two-thirds as compared to an up-armored HMMWV. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Miniature Cooling Unit for Electronic Devices | Urbana, IL | $2,000,000 | Funding to develop a miniature man-portable cooling unit not weighing more than 2 pounds.This would allow the dismounted soldier to be more battle ready, and being capable of utilizing his or her mental and physical strengths to their fullest extent possible. Creative Thermal Solutions in Urbana is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Modular Advanced Vision System (MAVS) | Aurora, IL | $4,100,000 | The Modular Advanced Vision System (MAVS) provides Navy pilots with night vision and infra-red information directly on their helmet visors, improving night and day operational capabilities. The sensor enhanced image allows the pilot to see outside the range of normal human vision giving the pilot the capability to pick out targets that would otherwise be obscured. Gentex in Aurora is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Monmouth Wastewater Improvements, City of Monmouth | Monmouth, IL | $400,000 | Funding to the City of Monmouth for repairs and upgrades of wastewater facilities. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| Multi-Scale Modeling of Impact Resistant Materials for Body Armor | Chicago, IL | $1,500,000 | Requested funding supports the analysis and virtual design of impact-resistant materials to be employed in light, yet extremely protective vehicle armor and explosives protective gear for personnel. This research will finalize software and related support necessary to the development of a new class of materials with deformed and self-assembled polymers that optimize the tradeoff between weight and impact resistance. This software will allow for the cost-effective virtual design and simulated testing of a large variety of materials in order to optimize the trade-off between weight and impact resistance. The Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago is one of the primary research facilities involved in this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Museum of Science and Industry's Henry Crown Space Center, Chicago | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | Funding for Mars Encounter education. The Henry Crown Space Center proposes to develop and provide science-based educational programming associated with its Mars Encounter exhibit. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| National Center for Advanced Secure Systems Research (NCASSR) | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $7,500,000 | Funding for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to support the continuation of targeted research conducted at the National Center for Advanced Secure Systems Research. Targeted activities address high priority cybersecurity problems, and range from research into new security techniques to the direct application of state-of-the-art security solutions. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| National Center for Food Safety and Technology (NCFST), Summit-Argo | Chicago, IL | $3,000,000 | Funding to continue FDA food safety and security research at the National Center for Food Safety and Technology at the Illinois Institute of Technology. NCFST has received $3 million annually through a cooperative agreement with FDA. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| National Coordinated Law-Related Education | nationwide | $1,900,000 | Law-Related Education has reduced juvenile crime in the communities where its curriculum is used and related outcome measures indicate the program is reaching thousands of students with a constructive, educational message. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| National Council of La Raza HOPE Fund | nationwide | $5,000,000 | Funding for a range of affordable housing and community revitalization projects throughout the United States. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| National Crime Prevention Council | nationwide | $8,000,000 | Funding for this initiative allows criminal justice practitioners and residents across the Nation to share information about effective crime prevention methods and how to apply them to individual communities. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| National History Day, Inc. | nationwide | $5,000,000 | Funding for the purpose of continuing and expanding the yearlong National History Day program and to promote the study of history and improve instruction. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| National Police Athletic/Activities League (PAL) Program | nationwide | $16,000,000 | Funding for national organization of law enforcement agencies formed to prevent juvenile crime and violence utilizing a juvenile crime prevention program that relies heavily upon athletics, recreational activities, and education. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| National Rural Water Association | nationwide | $11,000,000 | Funding for rural water system technical assistance programs across the country including the Illinois Rural Water Association (IRWA). IRWA is the state's largest rural utility association that provides training and technical assistance to water and wastewater systems. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| National Writing Project | nationwide | $30,000,000 | Funding to improve student achievement by improving the teaching and uses of writing in the nation's schools. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| National Youth Sports Corporation | nationwide | $18,000,000 | Funding for the National Youth Sports Corporation to administer the National Youth Sports Program. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Neurofibromatosis Research Program | Lombard, IL | $20,000,000 | The Army Neurofibromatosis Research Program supports basic and clinical neurofibromatosis (NF) research that will lead to substantial improvement of the current understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of neurofibromatosis. It will enhance the quality of life of persons with the disease, and research can stand to benefit nearly 175 million Americans who suffer from related disorders such as cancer, heart disease, learning disabilities, memory loss, and brain tumors. Illinois NF, Inc. in Lombard is one of the primary research facilities associated with this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Neuroscience Lab | River Forest, IL | $500,000 | Funding for Dominican University to acquire neuroscience lab and research equipment. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Neurotoxin Exposure Treatment Program (NETRP) | nationwide | $50,000,000 | American troops routinely are exposed to a wide range of chemicals, low level radiation, and other toxins. Scientists believe these exposures increase the risk of developing neurodegenerative conditions, particularly Parkinson's disease. NETRP-funded research is working to discover the causes, prevention methods, best treatments and cures for neurological diseases | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Next Generation Manufacturing Technologies for Defense | Rockford, IL | $6,200,000 | Funding for the phe program will create third generation micro-precision fabricating machines in cooperation with Northern Illinois University and small Illinois companies. This technology is considered essential for the future generations of miniature sensors and support equipment for soldiers on the battlefield (e.g. miniature solder personal cooling systems). The goal is to drop the price of these third generation machines by 50%, improve technologies for titanium processing, and utilize advanced computer-aided technologies to enhance the replacement products supply chain. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Nicasa, Lake County | Lake County, IL | $350,000 | Funding for evening outpatient substance abuse treatment program for women. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| North-South Wacker Drive Reconstruction | Chicago, IL | $7,000,000 | Funding for improved access between Wacker Drive and the Congress Parkway. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | Funding for the new Prentice Women's Hospital. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Nutwood Drainage and Levee District | Greene/Jersey Counties | $300,000 | Funding to continue activities related to levee improvements and expansion. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| O'Hare Airport Modernization | Chicago, IL | Legislative language directing the Federal Aviation Administration to negotiate a construction-leaseback agreement with the O'Hare Modernization Program (OMP). This agreement should represent an agreement between the OMP and FAA as to the reimbursement of funds to the OMP for costs related to the design and construction of the new airport traffic control tower (ATCT) at Chicago O'Hare International Airport through a construction-leaseback program, in a similar manner to the agreement in place at Washington Dulles International Airport. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies | |
| On Demand Cellular-Tactical Secure/Counter RCIED Communications | Schaumburg, IL | $4,392,000 | On demand cellular is a self-contained cellular solution that fully replicates the functionality of an entire cellular system, including all switching equipment, databases and radio transmission. This funding will provide resources to test on demand cellular's secure voice, data, and intelligence gathering functionality. Lemko Corporation in Schaumburg is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Organic Electronics Initiative | San Jose, CA | $7,700,000 | Funds will be spent on industry and university cost-shared, peer-reviewed R&D projects to develop new manufacturing tools, materials and processes including a uniform that actively changes color depending on environment; portable renewable power; active sensors for threat detection, health monitoring, and health care administration; and displays for mapping and communications. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Ottawa Wastewater Improvements, City of Ottawa | Ottawa, IL | $350,000 | Funding to the City of Ottawa for repairs and upgrades of wastewater facilities. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| Parents Anonymous | nationwide | $2,000,000 | Funding for a national helpline for anti-child abuse services. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Parents Anonymous | nationwide | $3,000,000 | Funding to expand services to families nationwide to prevent child abuse and juvenile delinquency. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU | Carbondale, IL | $250,000 | Funding to fully establish the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program "Epilepsy" | nationwide | Legislative language to include epilepsy in the Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program and ensure that epilepsy is referenced as a disease eligible for competitive grants under the program in FY08. Epilepsy is particularly relevant for a number of our soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with traumatic brain injuries. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense | |
| Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program "Polycystic Kidney Disease" | nationwide | Legislative language to include the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation in the Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program and ensure that polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is referenced as a disease eligible for competitive grants under the program in FY08. If a drug or therapy is found to halt the progression of PKD, military/VA/Medicare/Medicaid health spending could be reduced by $2+ billion and up to 2,000 slots would become available on the kidney transplant waiting list. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense | |
| Peoria River Front Development | Peoria, IL | $250,000 | Funding to begin design efforts on lower islands. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Peoria Robotics | Peoria, IL | $1,000,000 | The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP), Bradley University, and Caterpillar Inc. have created Peoria Robotics. This program will include a simulator and robotics research center of excellence with a primary goal of research and development of medical and industrial simulators that focus on training for realistic and complex scenarios. This funding will provide for technologically advanced computers, materials, and machinery. Space (including all associated amenities) will need to be created or purchased in order to house all equipment, professionals, and support personnel. Professional personnel will consist of the current team, future experts in the prospective research fields, patent and business lawyers, and eventual CEO/CFO for proper management experience | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Physics-Based Development of Lightweight Cannon Component Alloys | Rockford, IL | $3,000,000 | Funding would be used to develop lightweight metal alloy components for the Army's next generation cannon system. This initiative could reduce cannon weight by 40%, reduce recoil, and reduce thermal and mechanical stress in the cannon by up to 80%. This savings in weight can also deliver a 10-30% savings in fuel consumption, and reduce operating costs associated with maintenance of cannon systems. Clinkenbeard in Rockford is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) at Franklin Hospital | Benton, IL | $400,000 | This project would provide equipment for and training of radiology technicians in Southern Illinois. The ultimate goal of the project is to eliminate film and paper in radiology. The project will contribute to the continued and future employment of professional radiology technicians. Phase I would acquire the hardware and software necessary to acquire the digital images from current electronic digital modalities and provide the ability to distribute the images and information to physicians over a network eliminating the necessity to store images on film. Phase II would acquire a Computerized Radiography System that replaces the current method of using x-ray cassettes, x-ray film and chemistry with digital imaging plates and plate readers. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government |
| Program for Improvement of High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle | South Bend, IN | $20,000,000 | Funding to add state-of-the-art technology into the humvees and similar vehicles used by the Army based upon lessons learned in combat. This program, together with other ongoing technology insertion activities, supports vehicle improvements to meet requirements for increased payload, power, protection, range, reliability and durability. AM General Corporation of South Bend, IN is a primary contractor for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Proton Therapy | DeKalb, IL | $20,000,000 | Funding to establish the Northern Illinois Proton Therapy Treatment and Research Center at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. The proposed center would be a medical research and treatment facility for malignant tumors that are uncontrollable through conventional cancer treatment techniques. Proton therapy is the optimal treatment for small, early-stage tumors located close to sensitive structures. While proton therapy is not available in Illinois, it is gaining in popularity nationwide following its success at the Loma Linda Medical Center in California. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Provena St Joseph Medical Center | Joliet, IL | $500,000 | Funding for technology upgrades to build a "wireless spine" for data transfer in the hospital. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Rail-Grade Crossing Safety | Illinois | $500,000 | Funding for the Illinois Commerce Commission's Public Education and Enforcement Research (PEERS) program to improve rail-grade crossing safety through education and enforcement initiatives. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network | nationwide | $3,000,000 | Funding for operation of national sexual assault hotline and nationwide rape education and outreach programs. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| River Tech Boulevard | Moline, IL | $1,595,000 | Funding to construct a flood proof road that provides access to Western Illinois University Campus. Surface Transportation Program. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Riverdale Wastewater Improvements, Village of Riverdale | Riverdale, IL | $400,000 | Funding to the Village of Riverdale to upgrade drinking water and sewer systems. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| Riverfront Infrastructure Improvement | Quincy, IL | $250,000 | Funding for the City of Quincy's riverfront infrastructure improvement initiative. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Rock Island County Nursing Home | Rock Island, IL | $300,000 | Funding to construct a nursing home. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Rockford Federal Courthouse | Rockford, IL | $58,792,000 | Funding for construction of a new federal courthouse in Rockford. The Rockford courthouse, which was built more than 25 years ago, is filled to capacity and has structural problems that would be prohibitively expensive to repair and impede efficient functioning of the court. In addition, the lack of a separate prisoner entrance to the building compromises security at the facility. Both the General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Judicial Conference, which determines policy for federal judges, have made construction of a new Rockford courthouse a priority. Funding for the project was authorized by Congress in 2000. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science | North Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Funding for the Center of Regenerative Medicine. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| S-BRU Bomb Rack Upgrade | Downers Grove, IL | $10,000,000 | Funding provides for upgrades for the BRU-56 bomb rack to prevent dropped weapons that can compromise safety and weapon system readiness. The upgrade program makes changes to accommodate smart weapons, improve rack performance and decrease maintenance requirements by one half. Scot Incorporated in Downers Grove is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Science Lab | Lisle, IL | $500,000 | Funding for Benedictine University to acquire science lab and research equipment. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Scott AFB Enterprise Information Management (EIM) | Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, IL | $4,200,000 | This will provide senior leadership with decision quality Command and Control information by streamlining and automating the hundreds of administrative business processes prevalent throughout the 65,000 person mobility force. Current methods of information managementare manpower intensive, are inefficient and do not leverage technology to automate common and recurring business processes | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Scott AFB Integrated Base Defense Security System | Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, IL | $8,000,000 | Provide full dimensional protection for persons, facilities and resources by integrating electronic and physical security systems into a single base-wide system. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Secure Wireless LAN, 183d Fighter Wing | Springfield, IL | $2,000,000 | The U.S. Air Force is implementing Secure Wireless LAN infrastructure at many facilities to achieve significant efficiencies in the maintenance and logistics of aircraft. This capability is proven to increase asset visibility, the accuracy and timeliness of data, and the effectiveness of the maintainer. This funding will provide a wireless solution making the Air National Guard 183d Fighter Wing in Springfield, IL compatible with active component units, enhancing readiness. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Security Forces Compound, Scott Air Force Base | Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, IL | $15,000,000 | This facility will house both AMC and USTRANSCOM personnel that perform essential missions and will allow for the synergistic execution and tracking of the worldwide missions ofAMC and TRA SCOM with maximum efficiency | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Releated Agencies |
| Shawnee National Forest, Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | $500,000 | Funding to complete acquisition of land tracts from willing sellers within the boundaries of the Shawnee National Forest. These funds are to allow the Forest Service to acquire land and consolidate holdings for the purposes of environmentally responsible forest management. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| Shedd Aquarium Center for the Great Lakes, Chicago | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | Funding for Great Lakes conservation education. The Great Lakes initiative will target eight states and two Canadian provinces with awareness and education messages about the value and vulnerability of the Great Lakes and the need to protect against habitat loss, shoreline degradation, water diversion, invasive species and declining water quality. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| Small Business Infrared Materials Manufacturing - Silicon Alternatives | Bolingbrook, IL | $3,000,000 | The program funds small business materials development of silicon-based alternative substrates for infrared detector arrays in order to eliminate the current US dependence on a single foreign supplier for substrate materials critical to national defense. The first year funding provided in the FY07 DOD Appropriations Act focused on correcting defects in the material due to the production process. This funding requested will focus on extending material sensitivity to longer-wavelengths to enable the detection of objects at colder temperatures. The primary contractor is EPIR Technologies in Bolingbrook. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Small Business Workforce Development Initiative | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | This project would support a newly formed small business that provides transitional employment services to ex-offenders who are seeking jobs and to small business owners who seek to fill job openings. Pivotal Staffing, operated by the Safer Foundation, intends to focus on securing contracts with Chicago-based small businesses in the transportation, logistics and warehousing industries. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government |
| Small Public Water System Technology Centers | nationwide | $500,000 | Funding for centers across the country, including the Midwest Technology Assistance Center (MTAC) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. MTAC is a consortium led by the University of Illinois and the Illinois State Water Survey. MTAC provides technical and other assistance to small public water systems and public systems serving Indian Tribes throughout the Midwest. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies |
| SOS Children's Villages | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | Funding to expand its family reunification program and add an educational component to the program. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River (Bubbly Creek) | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Funding to continue work on the hydraulic and hydrologic analysis and the Detailed Project Report (DPR). | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Southern Illinois Regional Social Services | Carbondale, IL | $300,000 | Funding for land acquisition of facility to provide social services to low income individuals. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Soybean Disease Biotechnology Research Center | Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1,500,000 | Funding to continue a research partnership with the National Soybean Research Lab at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, including $300,000 for ongoing research regarding soybean rust. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Squaw Creek Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration | Lake County, IL | $120,000 | Funding to complete plans and specifications in Lake County's Squaw Creek Watershed | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| St. Leonard's Ministries | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | Funding for job training and placement for exoffenders. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| St. Mary's Good Samaritan, Inc., Mt. Vernon | Mt. Vernon, IL | $500,000 | Funding for medical equipment. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| St. Xavier Univeristy | Chicago, IL | $400,000 | Funding to expand and upgrade its nursing laboratory at the Orland Park Campus. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Stanford Avenue Extension | Springfield, IL | $4,800,000 | Funding for extension of Stanford Avenue to the east from Fox Bridge Road to Dirksen Parkway. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Strategic Learning Initiatives | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | Funding to expand its parent engagement model to parents of children (infants to 5 years of age.) | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Submarine Targeting Agile Array with Rapid Zooming (STAARZ) | Woodland Hills, CA | $4,600,000 | Today's periscopes have limited horizontal fields of view. Collecting 360 degree imagery requires rotating sensors in the periscope. This requires complex rotating camera mechanisms or costly rotating optical parts in the periscope which is subject to higher maintenance costs. The Submarine Targeting Agile Array with Rapid Zooming (STAARZ) Program will solve these imaging challenges by using a new array of high tech optics. STAARZ will allow color high resolution images to be rapidly collected over a full 360 degree field of view in both day and night conditions. One of the primary subcontractors is located in Lockport, Illinois. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Central Illinois | Paris, IL | $250,000 | Funding for the Human Resources Center of Clark and Edgar Counties to combat substance abuse among high-risk youth in east central Illinois. Schools in these counties have recently experienced an influx of drugs and increased truancy rates. The Human Resources Center works to reduce substance abuse and subsequently reduce crime and truancy. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |
| Sustainable Zoo Populations | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | Funding for the Conservation Science Department at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois, to collaborate with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to improve and monitor the techniques, processes, and systems to prevent disease transfer and ensure sustainability and maintenance of health in zoo populations nationwide. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Tabletop Trainers | Illinois | $15,000,000 | The Tabletop Trainer Program provides on-site convoy and crew gunnery training for soldiers who are deployed worldwide. Convoy and crew training is provided for crewmembers of Up-Armored HMMWVs, Tactical Trucks, Abrams Tanks, and Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The Illinois National Guard will coordinate this training in Illinois. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Tactical RPG Airbag Protection System (TRAPS) | Decatur, IL | $5,000,000 | Army's TRAPS (Tactical RPG Airbag Protection System) uses commercial airbag and low-cost radar technology to defeat the RPG warhead, and it is the only active protection system under development by the Army that does not result in collateral damage to dismounted troop or adjacent vehicles. Additional funding is urgently needed to complete development of TRAPS as a robust, durable system that is easy to install on humvees and other light armored vehicles in the field. Decatur Electronics is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Teacher Training Initiatives | Statewide | $2,500,000 | Funding for Library of Congress teacher training intiative that assists educators in incorporating the Libarary's digital collections into school curricula. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch |
| Technology to Improve Diagnosis/Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injuries | Chicago, IL | $2,500,000 | Nearly four years into the war in Iraq and six years into the war in Afghanistan, troops in both battle zones are suffering traumatic brain injuries at a rate double that of previous conflicts. This funding will provide the opportunity for DOD to partner with a premier Brain Research Institute at the University of Chicago Hospitals to test and evaluate MRI-DTI technology in relation to Traumatic Brain Injury on both a clinical and research treatment protocol. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Thermal and Energy Management for Aerospace | Rockford, IL | $5,000,000 | Funding to develop, mature and integrate the thermal and energy management technologies needed to maintain competitive advantage and superiority for the next air vehicle programs. Hamilton Sundstrand in Rockford is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Thornton & McCook Reservoirs, Chicago | Chicago, IL | $33,500,000 | Funding for continued construction of the McCook Reservoir in the Chicago Underflow Plan. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Titanium Fabrication for Military/Industrial Equipment | Rock Island Arsenal, Quad Cities, IL | $1,350,000 | Funding would establish a manufacturing laboratory at the Rock Island Arsenal to concentrate on bending, forming, welding, and casting of titanium and will improve the government's ability to fabricate new lightweight materials. The program will be conducted in phases to include: the survey of Arsenal and commercial needs; evaluation of latest relevant technology; acquisition and modification of equipment; establishment of a non-profit RIA laboratory for demonstration and pilot project purposes; and, explore other lightweight materials and processes in the second phase. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Tricorder and Non-Linear Optics Program | Chicago, IL | $4,800,000 | Funding to develop a ruggedized, hand-held, PDA-style device able to detect and identify selected electromagnetic (EM) energy emissions, biomarkers (released by the ophthalmologic tissues after directed energy (DE) exposure), chemical and biological signatures, and other EM threats of military and law enforcement interest. This tricorder will be able to process saliva, serum, and/or urine samples in the field for detection of human biomarkers, as well as provide rapid and portable means of testing water and food for noxious chemical and biological agents through remote sensing. The Center for Advanced Design, Research, and Exploration (CADRE) at the University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the primary research facilities for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Uhlich Children's Advantage Network | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | This project would provide job training, placement, and retention services to low- and moderate-income young adults between the ages of 18-30, with an emphasis on assisting former Illinois Department of Children and Family Services clients. The Alumni Services Department is a newly focused and expanded program, emphasizing employment readiness and transition to successful adulthood for youth who have emancipated from the DCFS system. These activities build on UCAN's more than 130-year history of providing comprehensive care and treatment for challenged youth so that they grow into healthy, productive adults. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government |
| Ultra Lightweight Metallic Armor | Madison, IL | $4,500,000 | As the Army develops hardware for its current and future armor applications, finding lightweight materials that provide superior ballistic protection is critical. Preliminary Army Research Laboratory tests indicate that a new experimental high-strength magnesium alloy being developed by Magnesium Elektron North America in Madison, Illinois, can achieve both improved ballistic performance and a 30% weight savings relative to aluminum and at a lower cost. This funding will be used to scale up volume production, produce prototype armor systems and further develop high strength magnesium alloys. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Ultra Small Gimbaled Sensor | Northbrook, IL | $4,000,000 | Funding to develop an ultra small, stabilized lightweight gimbaled sensor system will provide real time actionable intelligence to ground troops regarding the local theatre of battle, giving them significant advantage in combat situations. At least two prototype systems would be produced and tested during the second phase of the project. Quickset International in Northbrook is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| University of Chicago Hospitals | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | Funding for research and to develop better detection of breast cancer in African-American women. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Up-Armored HMMWV and Tactical Truck Crew Trainers | Illinois | $25,000,000 | The Up-Armored HMMWV and Tactical Truck Crew Trainers Program will allow soldiers to train convoy operations when operating from their HMMWVs and other tactical trucks during security operations. Without this program, our soldiers will continue to have no trainers that allow training of convoy operations and immediate action drills for HMMWV and Tactical Truck crews. The Illinois National Guard will coordinate this training in Illinois. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Upper Mississippi River Environmental Management Program | Western Illinois | $33,200,000 | Funding to complete a study into flood damage prevention, stream bank caving and erosion, and other ecosystem restoration activities. Of the total funding recommended, $12 million will be used for preconstruction engineering and development, $386,000 for recon and $18 million for costs associated with general construction. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| Upper Mississippi River Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program | Western Illinois | $24,000,000 | Funding to complete a study into flood damage prevention, stream bank caving and erosion, and other ecosystem restoration activities. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |
| USAF C-17 Globemaster III | Illinois / nationwide | $487,000,000 | The C-17 is the core airlifted of the USAF. The funding would allow the Air Force to procure an additional 16 C-17s. The Boeing Company, which is headquartered in Illinois, is the primary contractor for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Vehicle Intelligence - Aware Diagnostics & Prognostics | Warrenville, IL | $1,000,000 | Provide the U.S. Army with approximately 100 commercially developed Aware Vehicle Intelligence telematics units to be installed into military vehicles, along with product integration, testing, and further development. International Military & Government in Warrenville is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Vincent Gray Alternative High School | East St. Louis, IL | $100,000 | Funding to upgrade the school's technology program and equipment. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education |
| Virtual Door Gunner Trainer (VDGT) | Illinois | $20,000,000 | The Virtual Door gunner Trainer Program will allow helicopter crew chiefs to train door gunner operations in the Middle East Contemporary Operations Environment and other types of terrain. VDGT will provide essential door gunner training for helicopter crews that is not now available without expending flying hours, ammunition, and firing ranges. Without VDGT, National Guard crew chiefs will continue going to war without proper training in the critical skill of helicopter door gunnery. The Illinois National Guard will coordinate this training in Illinois. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Virtual Warrior Interactive | Illinois | $25,000,000 | The Virtual Warrior Interactive (VWI) Trainer Program will allow soldiers to train dismounted operations in the Middle East Contemporary Operations Environment including Counter-IED training and to train in urban areas, wooded terrain, jungle terrain, and desert terrain. VWI will allow dismounted soldiers, for the first time, to participate in virtual combat operations training. Without VWI, the National guard will continue to have no way of training dismounted soldiers for combat operations other than live training, which is limited by resources such as adequate time for training areas and ranges. The Illinois National Guard will coordinate this training in Illinois. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Warfare Center Asset Visibility Process Improvement (WCAV-PI) | Vernon Hills, IL | $5,000,000 | This funding will help the Navy replace outdated systems for tracking and identifying equipment currently in its many facilities around the globe. Specifically it will fund evaluation, testing and implementation of WCAV-PI and Automatic Identification Technology at inventory and repair facilities, and specifically at Naval Warfare Centers. Zebra Technologies Corporation in Vernon Hills, IL is a primary contractor for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Wearable Diamond MEMS Biosensors | Romeoville, IL | $2,000,000 | The purpose of this project is to develop a wearable sensor to detect weaponized chemical and biological pathogens utilizing the unique properties of diamonds. The proposed technology will be used as a platform to enable a new class of compact, wearable chemical and biological point sensors, with unprecedented sensitivity, stability, and reproducibility. These sensors would be extremely compact and capable of monitoring the presence of pathogen molecules in real time and help defend our country against chemical or biological attack both at home and abroad. Advanced Diamond Technologies in Romeoville is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Wilderness Rehabilitation | Northeastern Illinois | $500,000 | Funding for the Chicago Region Biodiversity Council to support priority habitat restoration in Northeastern Illinois, including wetlands, waters, woodlands, and grasslands | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Wildlife Habitat | Southern Illinois | $250,000 | Funding for a statewide wildlife management/education/technical assistance program for private landowners and natural resource professionals, in cooperation with Energy for Wildlife. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Windy City Harvest | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | Funding for a transitional jobs training facility in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD and Related Agencies |
| Windy City Harvest | Chicago, IL | Legislative language encouraging the Department of Agriculture to provide appropriate technical and financial assistance to the Windy City Harvest initiative -- an urban horticulture planning, development and marketing initiative in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| Wireless Vital Signs Monitor (WVSM) | Downers Grove, IL | $5,000,000 | Current patient medical triage, monitoring, and wireless vital signs data transfer tools are heavy, large, costly, and not user-friendly. The WVSM provides increased functionality at a much lower cost in a highly mobile platform that integrates with off-the shelf IT systems. Scot Incorporated in Downers Grove is one of the primary contractors for this project. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense |
| Women's Treatment Center - Chicago | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | Funding for services for incarcerated mothers and their children. The Women's Treatment Center provides addiction and mental health services to women and their children. Funding would expand the number of families participating in the program. | Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science |