Appropriations Requests
Senator Brown is working to bring vital funding to Ohio that will create jobs and put Ohio’s economy on a new path for success. Ohio’s middle class families are facing the worst recession since the Great Depression and rising unemployment well above the national average. Over the last decade, Ohio has suffered massive cuts to critical programmatic funding.
Every year, Congress sets aside important funding for state projects that will create jobs, improve schools, and help strengthen local economies.
To help put Ohioans back to work, expand access to health care and education, protect the vulnerable, and invest in Ohio’s infrastructure, Senator Brown is requesting federal funds that will build on Ohio’s regional strengths and promote job creation and business growth.
Senator Brown requested the following projects to the Senate Committee on Appropriations for consideration.
Fiscal year 2010 Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee
Project: Business Succession Planning Program
Requestor: Ohio Employee Ownership Center at Kent State
Location: Kent, Ohio
Amount: $250,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: The Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) at Kent State University is a non-profit, university-based program established in 1987 to provide information and preliminary technical assistance to Ohio employees and business owners interested in exploring employee ownership. Business ownership transition within families is declining. A 2004 Small Business Administration study found that in family-owned businesses, only 15% transitioned successfully to the second generation and just 5% to the third. The Succession Planning Program provides business owners with the information to begin the succession planning process. Advance planning improves the odds that the family is taken care of, the business remains viable, the owner gets fair value out of the business and the business continues to pay taxes and provide jobs in the community. Senator Brown is requesting $250,000 to enable the Center to specifically target proactive outreach to companies that need it most and offer the most benefit to the community through continued operation. This program will provide initial contact with 300-400 businesses and provide 3-5 new loans for employee-owned firms.
Project: INSPIRE! Fund
Requestor: Youngstown Edison Incubator
Location: Youngstown, Ohio
Amount: $150,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Senator Brown is requesting $150,000 for the Youngstown Edison Incubator INSPIRE! Fund. Youngstown Edison Incubator and its portfolio companies have secured awards, and generated metrics and performance measures that validate their ability to be this catalytic environment. To improve economic prosperity in the region, a robust entrepreneurial and innovative environment must be cultivated and maintained. The INSPIRE! Fund will enhance the entrepreneurial resources at Youngstown Edison Incubator to accelerate the development of technology-focused Portfolio Companies into viable business ventures that remain resident in Ohio. This will generate sales growth and create full time, high skilled jobs. INSPIRE! will have regional impact in the 21 county area of Northeast Ohio.
Project: Job Creation through Industry Cluster Development
Requestor: Northeast Ohio Technology Coalition
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The Northeast Ohio Technology Coalition (NorTech) is a 501(c)(3) economic development organization that leads the technology agenda for a 21-county region within Northeast Ohio. The mission of NorTech is to build a vibrant and globally-competitive economy by linking and leveraging the region's technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation assets. NorTech has piloted a new model to assist the region's educational institutions and small businesses in taking innovative ideas to commercialization by providing the critical seed funding and business expertise that is necessary to create new jobs through enterprise formation and growth. Senator Brown is requesting $500,000 to support new business formation, small business growth and job creation in the energy and electronics technology clusters by providing the earliest stages of seed funding for high potential projects.
Project: Northeast Ohio Minority Business Attraction Initiative
Requestor: Team NEO
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $250,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Senator Brown is requesting $250,000 for Team NEO’s Minority Business Attraction Initiative. Team NEO is a not-for-profit organization with the mission to advance Northeast Ohio's economy by attracting businesses worldwide to the 16-county North East Ohio region. The goal of the Northeast Ohio Minority Business Attraction Initiative is to identify established minority businesses worldwide that are looking to expand operations and are interested in Northeast Ohio for a potential expansion site. The goal is to make sure that a minimum of 5% of all new; qualified businesses that are recruited to Northeast Ohio are minority business enterprises. This would create a minimum of $5 million in investment into Northeast Ohio.
Project: Renewable Energy Business Incubator
Requestor: The University of Toledo
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Amount: $350,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: The activity of the University of Toledo’s Clean and Alternative Energy Incubator has made Northwest Ohio an epicenter for high technology economic development activities. This project will help train and grow early stage businesses. The funding will assist in providing the necessary technology and communication facilities for incubating companies to conduct long distance business in a global economy. Senator Brown is requesting $350,000 to help develop the full multimedia infrastructure of the conference room in the University of Toledo’s Clean and Alternative Energy Incubator for videoconferencing capacity to provide access to SBA training and virtual meeting capability for renewable energy entrepreneurs. It will also provide a computer lab to enhance skills and promote development of technology based entrepreneurs and businesses enabling the incubation program to be even more successful in serving new technology energy companies that want to locate in the area.
Project: Rural Economic Development Initiative
Requestor: Foundation for Appalachian Ohio
Location: Nelsonville, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Senator Brown is requesting $500,000 Rural Economic Development Initiative. The mission of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is to enrich the current and future quality of life in the 29 counties of Appalachian Ohio by fostering access to opportunity. In 2007, FAO launched a new initiative to increase resources and investment to rural Ohio. Through this initiative, it became apparent that additional services must be provided to maximize rural economic development impact. As a result, FAO created the Rural Economic Development Initiative to target rural and low-income counties throughout Ohio in providing small business assistance, training for entrepreneurs and related community development leaders. With a two-year successful track record, this 2007 initiative is ready to be expanded to include additional services to meet the needs of the community and to collaborate with established Appalachian organizations. Specifically this funding will assist in providing important services such as training programs for business management, regional collaborations, development of business plans, and classroom training.
Project: Sensor System Center of Excellence
Requestor: Lorain County Community College
Location: Elyria, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Since 1963, Lorain County Community College (LCCC) has served as a vital and dynamic leader for education and economic development in Lorain County and across Northeast Ohio. The Sensor System Center of Excellence will enhance LCCC’s economic development, educational and entrepreneurial program’s ability to develop the businesses and employees that will help revitalize the economy in Northeastern Ohio. Funding will be used to upgrade the technological capabilities of the Great Lakes Innovation and Development Enterprise (GLIDE), Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Center of Excellence, and the Innovation Fund of the LCCC Foundation. Senator Brown is requesting $500,000 to provide the facilities and equipment necessary to create new companies and industries that will address modern technological problems in Ohio.
Project: Veterans Outreach and Business Development Center
Requestor: Cuyahoga Community College
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) is the first and largest community college in Ohio. In fall 2007, Tri-C established the Veterans Outreach and Business Development Center to serve veterans and their family members. Senator Brown is requesting $500,000 to enable Cuyahoga Community College to increase the capacity of the Veterans Outreach and Business Development Center. Veterans will receive comprehensive support that includes educational opportunities, assessments, and counseling needed for economic self sufficiency and sustainability through small business development and entrepreneurship. It is estimated that 1,100 veterans will benefit from comprehensive services during FY10 that will move them into careers with growth potential and provide them with the skills they need to pursue small business and entrepreneurial projects.
Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act
Non Military Construction Projects:
Project: Advanced Materials & Process for Armament Structures (AMPAS)
Requestor: American Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc
Location: Elyria, Ohio
Amount: $9,400,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This program was initiated to provide significantly lighter components for military equipment intended to increase ease of use and transport of equipment. The goal of this program is to develop new methods of producing light metals such as titanium. This program continues to implement pilot-scale research, with capital equipment, using native Ohio titanium production facilities for low-cost titanium products used in U.S. Army applications. The ability to successfully transfer commercially-developed metal-forming technologies into Federal agencies is a key contributor to U.S. readiness, technological superiority, and economic competitiveness. For fiscal year 2010, the program will enable two technologies that will further reduce the fabrication cost of titanium wire. It will combine casting and rolling technologies into a single system.
Project: Advanced Microcircuit Emulation Program
Requestor: Sarnoff Corporation
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $4,900,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The Defense Supply Center Columbus, Ohio, and Sarnoff Corporation have a government-industry partnership to provide managerial and technical expertise to re-manufacture, form, and fit equivalent microcircuits no longer procurable by the U.S. government. These remanufactured electronics are required to maintain the readiness and reliability of the United States Armed forces. These manufacturing facilities are aging and require updates to produce more complex microcircuits for the military while lowering the cost and time to get needed replacement devices.
Project: Advanced Technical Intelligence Center
Requestor: Advanced Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development
Location: Beavercreek, Ohio
Amount: $9,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The mission of the Advanced Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) for Human Capital Development (HCD) is to serve as a national center for technical intelligence education, training, research, and academic studies. Federal funding will support education and training needs for up to 1000 new intelligence jobs in the area in the next five years. ATIC provides an opportunity to solidify the region as a Center of Excellence serving the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, industry, and academia.
Project: Beryllium Supply Industrial Base
Requestor: Brush Wellman Inc.
Location: Elmore, Ohio
Amount: $19,500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The Beryllium Supply Industrial Base project will ensure the establishment of a domestic production capability for beryllium metal to meet essential national security requirements. Beryllium is a strategic metal, critical to many advanced weapons systems currently in use by the transformational Armed Services. Its unique combination of light weight, stiffness, and thermal properties makes it the material of choice for components and structural applications in systems ranging from surveillance satellites to hand-held infra-red target designators used by ground troops.
Project: Cellular Therapy for Battlefield Wounds
Requestor: Arteriocyte, Inc.
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $3,500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Within the military, tissue damage occurs in an estimated 80% of combat casualties. Wound healing and amputation prevention are top priorities for the Armed Services. This project responds to these needs by utilizing a patient’s own stem cells to restore blood flow in damaged tissues and accelerate healing. The funding requested is for Phase III of the project to broaden the clinical study to revascularize damaged tissue, restore strength and function to a wound, and improve muscle integrity. Arteriocyte’s cellular therapy would result in rapid healing, reduction in infections, better patient recovery, and lower long-term medical costs.
Project: Center for Aircraft Development (UAV) as a Sensor Platform
Requestor: National Composite Center
Location: Kettering, Ohio
Amount: $9,500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The National Composite Center (NCC) is a 501 (c)(3) technology organization which is the industry leader in promoting, developing, and applying advanced composite technology to the aerospace, defense, ground transportation, commercial, and infrastructure markets. This project will enhance Wright Patterson Air Force Base’s ability to rapidly design, build, test, and deploy new sensor platforms for Department of Defense use.
Project: Center for Education and Research on Corrosion and Materials Performance
Requestor: The University of Akron
Location: Akron, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: In partnership with Department of Defense’s Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight, The University of Akron is establishing a comprehensive undergraduate education program in the field of corrosion engineering and science. This effort will create corrosion-specific, accredited engineering degrees at the associate and baccalaureate levels, as well as deliver industry-accredited workforce development certification courses. The University of Akron’s corrosion education program will also provide a unique opportunity for undergraduate research in the corrosion mitigation field.
Project: Defense Metals Technology Center
Requestor: Defense Metals Technology Center
Location: Canton, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The Defense Metals Technology Center (DMTC) was formed in January, 2007 in order to establish an industrial base capable of affordably producing strategic metals - such as titanium. The organization addresses the identified needs of the U.S. Military in the development and manufacture of vital defense materials. Utilizing the combined strengths of the metals industry, military and academic sectors, the DMTC is a direct response to the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center's (ARDEC) call for a secure industrial base that competitively increases the production of defense materials.
Project: Development of Mobile Wind Turbine Systems to Power Forward Bases
Requestor: Twenty First Century Energy
Location: Fairborn, Ohio
Amount: $4,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This program will develop advanced, transportable, low-cost wind turbine technology to power forward bases and also make wind power a more attractive power source for small businesses and educational facilities. Funds will be used to design and build a wind turbine system optimized for low-speed wind, develop composites manufacturing technologies to enable high-efficiency blades and transportable structures, and technologies for reducing manufacturing and installation costs.
Project: Early Detection Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Program for the Military
Requestor: Analiza, Inc.
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: PTSD diagnosis is a complex, lengthy process that often occurs years after initial onset. This project would improve the diagnosis of PTSD by developing an objective physiologically-based test. The availability of a simple, accurate, and low-cost blood test could revolutionize the way in which PTSD is approached today. It would enable fast responses to early symptoms and expeditious treatment of those affected.
Project: Enhanced Detection Adjunct Processor (EDAP)
Requestor: Electronic Concepts and Engineering, Inc
Location: Holland, Ohio
Amount: $6,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The EDAP improves the capability of existing surface search radar systems to operate in moderate to high sea states by eliminating sea-return clutter which masks radar returns from small surface targets. EDAP will aid Navy ships in self-defense, and safety of navigation. This affordable increase in capability is achieved by adding a processor with specialized software to existing surface search radar systems.
Project: Electronic Motion Actuation Systems (EMAS)
Requestor: Moog Inc.: Flo-Tork Facility
Location: Orville, Ohio
Amount: $4,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The Department of the Navy has repeatedly stated its desire for an all-electric ship using EMAS technology. By moving to EMAS technology, environmental hazards associated with traditional hydraulic systems will be eliminated. Successful completion of the technology will reduce repair and maintenance costs. The objective is to begin placement of working units into submarine applications by calendar 2011.
Project: Friction Stir Welding Project
Requestor: Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET)
Location: Lima, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET) is a non-profit economic development organization that is dedicated to assisting new and established entrepreneurs grow their businesses. The Friction Stir Welding Project would provide the necessary technical resources required to develop machine weld parameters and specifications for support of vehicle production. These weld parameters and specifications will be developed, documented and verified to meet all production requirements in advance of production schedules associated with manufacture of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) at the JSMC in Lima, Ohio. This project would enable the JSMC to remain at the cutting-edge of armored vehicle production and fabrication, thus ensuring the jobs and future of this facility.
Project: Gabriel Feeding Tube for Battlefield Trauma Patients
Requestor: Syncro Medical Innovations
Location: Youngstown, Ohio
Amount: $3,500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The Gabriel Feeding Tube has been clinically-proven at the Brooke Army Medical Center to offer the quickest, easiest method to achieve successful placement of a small bowel feeding tube for battlefield trauma patients. In Phase III, Syncro will focus on clincially validating the technological ability of the Gabiel Magnetic system to allow for safe and quick passage of all feeding tubes beyond the trachea. Syncro will also develop the technnology to confirm when the tube has safely passed the trachea, which will eliminate the current need for an X-Ray on every feeding tube placed. Eliminating the X-Ray will save patients and clinicians from being exposed to significant levels of radiation, and will substantially decrease the cost of the procedure.
Project: High-Rate Polyimide Composites for Military Aircraft
Requestor: Renegade Materials Corporation
Location: Springboro, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: As military aircrafts become faster and more fuel efficient, their structures become hotter. Renegade Materials Corporation has developed the next generation high-temperature composite material. This project will make it possible for the Department of Defense to qualify, purchase and utilize a new, higher temperature, non-toxic composite material on its aircraft and spacecraft, both legacy and next generation.
Project: Hybrid Materials Integration (HMI)
Requestor: Edison Welding Institute (EWI)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Edison Welding Institute (EWI) is a non-profit organization, serving as the national research and development center for welding and related manufacturing technologies. EWI performs critical research and development, provides engineering services, and training and education projects for manufacturers in aerospace, automotive, and heavy manufacturing industries. This project would develop technologies and approaches necessary to allow the new generation of materials that are lighter, stronger and more resistant to thermal and chemical attack to be efficiently incorporated into high-performance integrated structures.
Project: Integrated Engine Starter/Generator (IES/G)
Requestor: GE Aviation Systems, Electrical Power
Location: Vandalia, Ohio
Amount: $3,500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project is intended to complete the process of designing and developing an advanced electrical starter/generator system for the benefit of the F-35 and risk reduction on the emerging Long Range Strike program. This project would provide improved power at a lighter weight and lower maintenance costs to directly meet the Department of Defense requirements.
Project: Intelligent Manufacturing to Meet National Needs
Requestor: The Ohio State University
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $1,700,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This program expands research and educational programs for enhancing U.S. competitiveness in Intelligent Manufacturing. Intelligent manufacturing requires the inclusion of physics-based models and state-of-the-art analysis and control to develop the next generation of manufacturing processes and systems. The initial thrust will be in research and education in small lot and rapid response intelligent manufacturing. This program meets an important national security requirement in addition to developing the U.S. technical workforce and it provides a means for U.S. industry to maintain and enhance an important capability in the U.S. market.
Project: Lightweight Lithium-Iron Disulfide Batteries
Requestor: Energizer Battery Manufacturing, Inc.
Location: Westlake, Ohio
Amount: $3,500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The purpose of this program is to continue the development of lightweight, lithium-iron disulfide batteries for use in high power applications and devices, including radios, lights, night vision goggles and sights, global positioning systems, and digital surveillance sensors. Performance requirements for military grade portable power sources are much more demanding than commercial batteries because the operating environment is more abusive with respect to temperature, humidity range, and water resistance. Additionally, they must function reliably even when subjected to multiple occurrences of shock, drop and vibration. Continued innovation to develop leading edge lithium primary battery designs and products will significantly lighten the load carried by our armed forces personnel while providing superior performance, safety and reliability.
Project: Liquid Crystal Laser Eye Protection
Requestor: Alpha Micron
Location: Kent, Ohio
Amount: $4,600,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The properties of liquid crystals have long been known to have the ability to control light transmission and are used for a variety of applications ranging from laptop displays to watch displays. New liquid crystal devices for laser and nuclear blast protection have been developed by AlphaMicron with great potential to protect sensors against known threats. This project would develop these systems to be implemented on curved plastic substrates for direct implementation on pilots’ visors.
Project: Metals Affordability Initiative (MAI)
Requestor: Metals Affordability Initiative Consortium
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $10,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The mission of Metals Affordability Initiative (MAI) is to maintain leadership in the strategic aerospace metals industrial sector by using technology innovation to maintain global competitiveness while improving performance and increasing affordability of weapons systems. This funding would allow initiation of four new high-impact programs, as well as sustaining ongoing programs. These new industry-led programs will be directed at improvement in total systems cost, fuel savings, energy management, and the reduction of environmental impact.
Project: Micro Fuel Cell Commercial Development
Requestor: UltraCell Corporation
Location: Vandalia, Ohio
Amount: $5,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The UltraCell Reformed Methanol Micro Fuel Cell (RMFC) is the only system in its class to have undergone extensive Military Specification qualification testing and field trials. UltraCell¹s team has extensive experience in all aspects of fuel cells, including research, product development, and manufacturing. The company has developed new technologies and intellectual property in the field of methanol based fuel cells. This project will advance the development of smaller and lighter micro fuel cells for military use.
Project: Military Base Energy Efficiency and Integrated Energy
Requestor: Woolpert, Inc.
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $5,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Woolpert will partner with the University of Dayton Research Institute to develop advanced energy audit methods for Wright Patterson Air Force Based (WPAFB). The plan would include recommended repairs or upgrades that can be completed as part of the annual operations and maintenance budget. Executive Order 13423 calls for improved energy efficiency by 3% annually through the end of fiscal year 2015. This project would enable WPAFB to meet and exceed the requirements of this order.
Project: Nano-Composite Structures Manufacturing Technology Development
Requestor: Vector Composites
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would develop and demonstrate affordable composites infusion manufacturing technology using higher performance nano-materials and nano-composite structures in multi-functional integrated electronics and structures components for aerospace and defense system applications. The nano-composite materials and structures manufacturing technology development and demonstration from this R&D project will meet national defense needs by providing lighter weight and lower cost composite structures manufacturing processes for defense systems applications such as sensor and weapon platforms.
Project: Neuroimaging in the Management of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Study
Requestor: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: A large percent of returning military personnel from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts have experienced persisting symptoms consistent with the diagnosis of PTSD. PTSD can cause significant impairment in social, occupational, and other important areas of everyday functioning. Federal funding would be used to conduct a controlled clinical trial testing the efficacy of advanced neuroimaging technicques in diagnosing and management of PTSD. This proposed study will complement ongoing Department of Defense-funded studies using neuroimaging techniques in the setting of traumatic brain injury. The overall goal of this project is to recommend to the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs the optimal methods for assessing and treating PTSD.
Project: Neuroscience Clinical Gene Therapy Center
Requestor: James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University Medical Center
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $5,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would expand the neuroscience clinical gene therapy center at the Ohio State University Medical Center - James Cancer Hospital of OSU and Nationwide Children’s Hospital Research Institute (NCH) to target therapies for incurable cancers and neuromuscular disorders, including phase I clinical trials. NCH will expand on its expertise and facilities in Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) of biologic agents for muscular dystrophies into cGMP production of biologic agents for the experimental treatment of adult and pediatric cancers (brain, spinal cord, pancreas, others). The Center will be a partnership between the Air Force and Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital to provide optimal care to patients and to improve our understanding of the diseases.
Project: PaintShield for Protecting People from Microbial Threats
Requestor: The Sherwin-Williams Company
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $4,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: America’s military personnel are increasingly exposed to air and surfaces contaminated with microbiological threats that pose a significant risk to health, with implications ranging from decreased productivity to death. In response to these threats to human health and national security, the Sherwin-Williams Company is developing the PaintShield coating technology, a cost-effective, interior paint platform that will render microbiological threats harmless upon contact. The requested Federal funding for this project will facilitate significant increases in research and development programs for an expanded array of related environmental health applications.
Project: Persistent Sensing Data Processing, Storage and Retrieval
Requestor: Qbase Inc.
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $10,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Modern sensor systems used by the military, homeland security and disaster response personnel generate an enormous amount of data. Currently, this data cannot easily be stored, retrieved and viewed because traditional computing systems are overwhelmed with the magnitude of the data. This program will develop new data storage and retrieval technologies that will allow the military as well as disaster response teams to store, retrieve and view data on any location with improved functionality greatly increasing their ability to perform their respective missions.
Project: Photovoltaic and Hydrogen On-Demand Power for Defense Applications
Requestor: The University of Toledo
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Amount: $5,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would develop a prototype cell with an efficiency of 15%, with materials down-selected from among all three thin film technologies. Additional activities will be directed toward novel, next generation solar cell designs that reach efficiencies higher than those believed accessible to current thin film technologies, involving 2 and 3 junction solar cell devices. In this assessment, prototype solar cells with an efficiency of at least 10% will be fabricated that furthermore identify a clear pathway to efficiencies greater than 35%. Finally, high-performance catalyst materials will be optimized and prototype hydrogen generation electrodes will be fabricated, optimized, and evaluated.
Project: Production of Nanocomposites for Aerospace Applications
Requestor: NanoSperse LLC
Location: Kettering, Ohio
Amount: $3,500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This program will transition nano-materials technology into Air Force applications and build on the Dayton Region’s manufacturing strength in advanced nanocomposite materials. Tremendous progress has been made in developing nanocomposite materials for Air Force applications. Nanomaterials can substantially enhance properties, such as electrical and thermal conductivity, strength, stiffness and toughness, and impermeability of existing conventional composites. These simultaneous property improvements promise significant advantages to the Air Force, such as lighter weight avionics, dramatically reduced manufacturing costs, and superior durability.
Project: Quiet, Low-Impact, Alternative Energy Technology
Requestor: Ohio University
Location: Athens, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Federal funding will support the development and demonstration of an alternative to diesel generators for military use as part of the Department of Defense’s “Silent Camp” initiative. Requested funding will be used to build three pilot scales prototypes to be tested for military use. Ammonia emissions will be reduced by up to 37% and reduce CO2 emissions by at least 1%, thereby reducing our reliance on imported sources of energy.
Project: Rapid Automated Processing of Advanced Low Observables (RAPALO)
Requestor: Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK Mission Systems – Aerospace Structures Division)
Location: Beavercreek, Ohio
Amount: $4,500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would incorporate advanced processing techniques that would result in reductions in manufacturing cost, while increasing performance, reliability, and repeatability of Frequency Selective Surface (FSS) structures. The Rapid Automated Processing of Advanced Low Observables (RAPALO) program seeks to develop, demonstrate and mature advanced, automated production methods for high performance, low-cost FSS structures. Development of an automated FSS process would meet future system requirements while also maintaining cost saving performance.
Project: Regenerative Filtration System for CBRN Defense
Requestor: Hunter Manufacturing Co.
Location: Solon, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would design, manufacture, and test a Regenerative Chemical Bio Filtration System to provide continuous full spectrum protection. The effort will conclude with the transition of the validated Regenerative Chemical Bio Filtration System to the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense for incorporation into an acquisition program. These programs will enhance the protection of our military and homeland security forces.
Project: Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels for Military Applications
Requestor: The Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC)
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $5,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This program would explore the technical and economic feasibility of producing military fuel from algae species suitable for growth in the state of Ohio by down-selecting algae species and refining algal pilot scale and preliminary field test modules. The program will also test and down-selected methods of oil extraction and deliver larger quantities of algal oil to the United State Air Force for testing. In parallel, the program will apply economic, environmental and energy models to selected algae-to-fuel production scenarios. This program addresses specific requirement for 50% of United States Air Force domestic fuel supply to be from alternative sources by 2016.
Project: Smart Machine Platform Initiative
Requestor: TechSolve Inc.
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: TechSolve is a manufacturing focused, not-for-profit whose mission is to enhance the competitiveness of manufacturing and technology businesses. TechSolve’s customer base encompasses regional, national and international organizations with over 200 member companies representing manufacturers, technology corporations and technical service providers. As the Army moves towards lighter and more agile vehicles, it is critical that components can be fabricated domestically both for development and production needs in a timely and affordable manner. The next generation of machinery must not only execute instructions, they must also possess complex internal sensing and control systems to create instructions and integrate them, in real time, into manufacturing processes.
Project: Smart View Program (SVP)
Requestor: Eclipse Energy Systems, Inc
Location: Springfield, Ohio
Amount: $2,800,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: There is an urgent need for technology to allow aircraft pilots, utilizing Helmet-Mounted Display (HMD), the ability to transition from high to low level light conditions without having to raise/ lower or change visors. This technology will also allow troops on the ground to carry only one tactical goggle, rather than several, to cover different weather and light conditions. The program will reduce logistics load, increase wear time, and decrease the incidence of eye injury, as visors will not have to be changed out. The Advanced Vision System Program (AVS) will provide technology to enhance HMD use and improve soldier eye protection.
Project: Vanadium Safety Readiness
Requestor: Metallurg Vanadium
Location: Cambridge, Ohio
Amount: $4,200,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Vanadium Safety Readiness is designed to ensure that Department of Defense is equipped to properly safeguard the health and safety of military and civilian workers exposed to vanadium through work in military applications. This program will also evaluate and mitigate environmental risks. There are a number of unknown factors about the health and environmental risks of vanadium and a number of conflicting studies and research that exacerbate the lack of solid, reliable information. This is a cooperative relationship between the vanadium microalloyed steel industry, academia and the US Army
Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act
Military Construction:
Project: Joint Operation Center Construction
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Beightler Armory ARNG Base Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would provide the Ohio National Guard (ONG) with the additional capacity needed to transition to an operational reserve force. Beightler Armory, originally built in 1965, serves as the state headquarters of the Ohio National Guard. The Ohio National Guard has changed dramatically in the last five years. Since 09/11/2001, The Ohio National Guard’s Joint Operations Center (JOC) has been responsible for tracking the location and status of every member of the ONG. It controls the movement and status of members during training, and as they serve on active duty in every corner of the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The current JOC is inadequate to fully meet the command and control requirements of the force. It is too small and poorly configured for routine, daily operations, and it makes crisis response extraordinarily challenging.
Project: Joint Services Lodging Facility Construction, Phase 2
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio
Amount: $10,800,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would construct a new lodging facility to replace the current lodging facility that is inadequate in space and does not comply with requirements and standards under the life/safety/fire requirements and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Though 338 lodging rooms are required to meet the current needs at the base, the current facilities contain only 76 rooms making off-base lodging necessary in most cases, which increase costs to the base and Defense Department. The new facility would be constructed in two phases to meet current Air Force Standards. The new lodging would reduce costs to the base caused by off-base lodging and improve the security and comfort of Reservists and visitors residing on base.
Project: Renovate of Building #1
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Zanesville Air National Guard Station, Ohio
Amount: $1,350,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would renovate the primary maintenance shop at this location. The building houses all of the communications equipment and vehicles of the 123rd. It was constructed in 1948 and has had only minimal upgrades. This project will replace the antiquated electrical and lighting systems, replace the inefficient HVAC system, and insulate the extremely inefficient concrete block walls and replace the roof. The renovation will enhance unit readiness by improving maintenance capabilities and increase the energy efficiency of the facility.
Project: Renovation of Building #2
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Blue Ash Air National Guard Station, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would renovate the primary maintenance shop at this location. The building houses all of the communications equipment and vehicles of the 123rd. It was constructed in 1948 and has had only minimal upgrades. This project will replace the antiquated electrical and lighting systems, replace the inefficient HVAC system, and insulate the extremely inefficient concrete block walls and replace the roof. The renovation will enhance unit readiness by improving maintenance capabilities and increase the energy efficiency of the facility.
Project: Replace West Ramp, Phase 2
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $10,600,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would replace Taxiway A1 and part of Taxiway A that connects the West Ramp to the main runway, reconfiguring the existing warm-up apron. These pavements are 50 years old and have far exceeded their life expectancy of 25 years. In 2008, this entire pavement area was closed to aircraft operations, which imposes significant restrictions to aircraft maneuvers. These less than desirable operational constraints are not practical to maintain indefinitely.
Project: Security Forces Complex Construction
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Toledo Air National Guard Base, Ohio
Amount: $11,400,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would construct a new lodging facility to replace the current lodging facility that is inadequate in space and does not comply with requirements and standards under the life/safety/fire requirements and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Though 338 lodging rooms are required to meet the current needs at the base, the current facilities contain only 76 rooms making off-base lodging necessary in most cases, which increase costs to the base and Defense Department. The new facility would be constructed in two phases to meet current Air Force Standards. The new lodging would reduce costs to the base caused by off-base lodging and improve the security and comfort of Reservists and visitors residing on base.
Project: TFI-RED HORSE Beddown
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Mansfield Lahm Airport (ANGB); Mansfield, Ohio
Amount: $11,400,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would construct a facility to provide training and operations space for the RED HORSE Heavy Combat Engineer Squadron based at Mansfield. Until this project is completed, the new unit will be forced to use overcrowded existing facilities. These conditions will delay readiness training, impede functional operations, and degrade mission capability.
Project: Unit Training Equipment Site Construction
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Ravenna Training and Logistics Site, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would construct a Unit Training Equipment Site at Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center (CRJMTC). As the Ohio Army National Guard’s primary training site, CRJMTC comprises over 21,000 acres in Northeastern Ohio. Maintenance and equipment storage is a significant and growing problem. The planned development of the site for training Ohio’s soldiers will be constrained without the expansion of the UTES currently serving Ravenna.
Fiscal year 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Project: Greenhouse Crop Production and Plant Nutrition Research
Requestor: The University of Toledo
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: This project is in partnership with the Agricultural Research Service. This project improves greenhouse crop productivity by investigating the response of greenhouse crops to disease and by developing improved nutrient stress detection tools. Lucas County (OH) ranks in the top 4% nationally in greenhouse area and crop value. Most of this production is in herbaceous ornamental crops, a segment valued at about $4 billion nationally according to USDA Statistics. While local stakeholders are engaged in many facets of the project’s development, the topic areas of plant nutrition, growing techniques, and energy management are common to other areas of agriculture.
Project: Greenhouse and Hydroponic Research Facility
Requestor: The University of Toledo
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would be used for the construction of an agricultural research building that will include a research greenhouse on the University of Toledo campus. This building will support the Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) mission in advancing the nation’s horticulture industry and will provide a means for ARS scientists to interact with University of Toledo faculty and students to address problems related to the industry. The research building will bring the permanent presence of the ARS to Northwest Ohio to support the industry in the region and to work with a committed group of stakeholders.
Project: Ohio Aquaculture Research
Requestor: The Ohio State University
Location: Piketon, Ohio
Amount: $750,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: The Ohio Center for Aquaculture Development (OCAD) at The Ohio State University South Centers at Piketon has one of the best aquaculture programs including personnel, facilities, and active projects in the Midwest. Funding would be used to increase the productivity, innovation, and profitability of Ohio and Midwest aquaculture operations, while respecting the underlying need to promote environmental sustainability and good stewardship. A multi-disciplinary research program like the Ohio Aquaculture Research and Development Integration Program allows for a strong integration of research and outreach efforts. This enhances the return on the investment of federal dollars and helps to fulfill the land grant mission.
Project: The Ohio Center for Farmland Policy Innovation
Requestor: The Ohio State University
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $200,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Ohio is unique in the region for its concentration of USDA-designated prime soils. Nearly half the farmlands of the state are prime soils, the most productive and responsive to new technologies. These lands are an important national resource. Funding would be used to continue this program’s ability to reach out to additional communities throughout the state of Ohio and help to build local government capacity to address their farmland protection priorities. Federal support to expand programs that the Ohio Center for Farmland Policy Innovation supports is critical to empowering local communities’ ability to address this national issue.
Project: Ohio - Israel Development Initiative
Requestor: The Negev Foundation
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: In an effort to improve agricultural ties between Ohio and Israel, the Negev Foundation developed a program to help Israeli and Ohio entities and growers increase opportunities for cooperation. The Foundation is working with government and academic entities, agricultural trade associations, county economic development executives, agricultural and food related manufacturers, distributors, farmers and individuals in both countries. This funding would be used for Phase Two of the Project. Activities include planning and oversight, facilitating project activities and promotion of new relationships and activities between Ohio and Israel partners. Funding will facilitate research, development, and testing of products in both countries, as well as establishing agricultural trade centers in both countries.
Project: Runoff Reduction Project:
Requestor: Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
Location: New Philadelphia, Ohio
Amount: $350,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: As development encroaches on agricultural lands, increases in flooding, erosion and siltation, and water quality impairment occurs. This funding would be used for research that will quantify those variables and develop land management practices that enhance infiltration, or slow the flow of water. This is essential in reducing the impacts of flooding due to urbanization.
Project: South Fork Licking River Watershed Flood Control Project
Requestor: South Licking Watershed Conservancy District
Location: Millersport, Ohio
Amount: $125,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would be used to complete the design and construction specifications for the outlet channel, bypass channel, and dam of this flood construction project. This investment will improve safety in the area and enhance transportation commerce throughout the region.
Project: Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Study
Requestor: The University of Toledo
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Amount: $750,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would be used to study the emerging viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) disease. This strain of virus broke out in Lake Erie and caused massive fish die-offs that threatened fisheries, economic development, and tourism. This research merges the powers of new geospatial Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Molecular Genetic Technology, and advanced Environmental and Public Health Statistics to understand and combat a new disease outbreak in the Great Lakes region.
Fiscal year 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Project: Programs for At-Risk Youth
Requestor: YWCA of Greater Toledo
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would be used to enhance and expand services for at-risk youth. This program provides education on critical issues such as teen prostitution, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence. It also provides prevention program components such as communication skills and decision making, sex education, and academic tutoring.
Project: Community Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence
Requestor: City of Dayton
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $750,000
Description and taxpayer interest: The Community Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence program is a multi-jurisdictional and multi-agency mutual effort to quickly and effectively reduce gun-violence and associated homicides. Funding will provide the city with resources to assemble an interagency working group that will develop an intervention designed to have a substantial impact on violence in the community. The intent of the program is to evaluate and adapt the program structure in order to sustain these reductions over time.
Project: Domestic Violence Protection Program
Requestor: YWCA of Greater Cincinnati
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Amount: $450,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would be used to provide emergency shelter, transitional housing, and comprehensive supportive services to victims of domestic violence in Adams, Brown, Clermont, and Hamilton Counties in Ohio. Funds are also requested to support batterer’s intervention programming. The YWCA provides Greater Cincinnati’s only domestic violence shelter and transitional housing that provide safe, secure shelter and necessary supportive services for battered women and children. This program will assist in moving these women and children towards self-sufficiency and a violence-free life.
Project: Structured Therapeutic Living Program
Requestor: Starr Commonwealth
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and taxpayer interest: This investment will allow Starr to expand the Structured Therapeutic Living program which serves youth ages 15-21. The program will assist students as they transition from Starr’s residential programs to independent living. The most unique aspect of this program is the 24-hour support system that is provided to the students. Students are responsible for attending counseling programs, and pursuing educational and employment goals. A key component of this program is the inclusion of a learning lab. Necessary technology will assist students, many of whom are learning disabled, to raise reading levels and prepare students for employment. Partnerships with area businesses will ensure that the students receive the training necessary to be job-ready.
Project: Police Radios
Requestor: City of Cleveland
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would be used to assist the City of Cleveland in upgrading to a P25 compliant system, which will lead to countywide and regional interoperability with State and Federal Agencies.
Project: Initiative to Reduce Violence
Requestor: Urban League of Greater Cincinnati
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Amount: $170,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would be used to develop and implement a community engagement component for the city-wide gun violence reduction initiative. This will include the construction of a targeted campaign to engage the individuals who are at the highest risk to engage in gun violence. This program will also construct a campaign to engage the individuals and organizations that can positively influence this high-risk group.
Project: Self-Sufficiency Program for At-Risk Youth
Requestor: YWCA of Greater Cleveland
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would be used expand services to at-risk youth in Northeast Ohio. This program will develop collaborative agreements with agencies that provide mental health and substance abuse services, job training in specific careers, employment opportunities, post-secondary education, and other services not offered on-site. A technology center has been created in the lower level of the YWCA building which will be used for GED education (in collaboration with Cuyahoga Community College), training, assessments, and computer skill building. This will allow participants to receive assistance in obtaining post-secondary education and training which meets their needs, interests, and abilities.
Project: Lake Erie Water Quality Remote Sensing Monitoring
Requestor: Bowling Green State University
Location: Bowling Green, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would be used to enable the use of satellite data for monitoring cyanobacteria blooms in Lake Erie and expand the technology to test the bioreporter sensor during the large blooms. Expansion will include monitoring of the Great Lakes. The goals of the project are cleaner lake water and a monitoring system that will serve to keep the Great Lakes healthy over the next decade. Funds will be used to develop the systems for determining cyanobacteria in Lake Erie and in local water supplies and to continue to collect data and analyze it for further study. The investment will also support scientific personnel, collaborator work and provide supplies and equipment to accomplish the monitoring process.
Project: Fatherhood Initiative
Requestor: Cuyahoga County Commissioners
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $750,000
Description and taxpayer interest: The Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative (CCFI) seeks to strengthen families in the community by encouraging fathers to play a more active role in nurturing and raising their children. The Fatherhood Initiative responds to the social concerns regarding "father absence" by providing fathers with services to prepare them to meet the psychological and financial needs of their children. The goals of this initiative include promoting public awareness of the importance of the role of fathers, improve the current county service delivery to fathers and provide linkages to other public systems, and funding fatherhood related programs on the county level.
Project: Computer Crimes Evidence Equipment and Training
Requestor: Ohio Attorney General
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and taxpayer interest: The BCI&I Computer Crimes Unit serves the Ohio law enforcement community in processing digital evidence and provides Special Agent support in associated complex investigations. As the unit continues to expand, additional technology is needed to store and process evidence. Funding is for a robotic tape backup system to provide this unit with the ability to archive casework off of the current operating servers to continually provide the ability to process new evidence. Additionally, this funding will streamline processes for backing up the evidence server to ensure that redundancy exists in the event of a disaster.
Project: 800 MHz Radios
Requestor: City of Cincinnati
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would be for the City of Cincinnati to upgrade their radio equipment to promote enhanced interoperability. The Project will implement 800MHz radios for agencies in the City of Cincinnati so they can communicate with regional officials. This will also eliminate the need to replace aging (20+years old) UHF / VHF equipment and comply with federal mandates related to narrowbanding.
Project: Trafficking in Persons Prevention Program
Requestor: The University of Toledo
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Amount: $450,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding for this program will support The William Wilberforce Victims Trafficking Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 and the federal campaign to combat modern day slavery. Funding is for the University of Toledo to combat trafficking through understanding the problem in Ohio, establishing best practices for working with victims, and disseminating the findings with the rest of the state and nation to help stop trafficking and help current victims.
Project: AFIS Enhancements
Requestor: Ohio Attorney General
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $1,500,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would provide enhancements to the Ohio Attorney General’s AFIS system. BCI’s AFIS is the central repository for all computerized criminal history records in the state of Ohio. Previously, the bureau did not capture arrest and fingerprint images for misdemeanor offenses charged under local ordinance. With increasing requirements for civilian background checks and the need for a centralized system that captures all arrest records, it is necessary to upgrade the Ohio AFIS to ensure capacity exists to maintain these additional records. BCI’s system enhancements will reduce further duplicative efforts of local law enforcement agencies to establish local and regional AFIS systems.
Project: Employment for Persons with Disabilities
Requestor: Vocational Guidance Services
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $175,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding will support the expansion of Vocational Guidance Service’s Food Processing, Packaging and Delivery Enterprise which will provide increased “earning while learning” work opportunities for Ohioans with significant disabilities, economic challenges, and other barriers to employment.
Fiscal Year 2010 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Project: Joint Operation Center Construction
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Beightler Armory ARNG Base Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would provide the Ohio National Guard (ONG) with the additional capacity needed to transition to an operational reserve force. Beightler Armory, originally built in 1965, serves as the state headquarters of the Ohio National Guard. The Ohio National Guard has changed dramatically in the last five years. Since 09/11/2001, The Ohio National Guard’s Joint Operations Center (JOC) has been responsible for tracking the location and status of every member of the ONG. It controls the movement and status of members during training, and as they serve on active duty in every corner of the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The current JOC is inadequate to fully meet the command and control requirements of the force. It is too small and poorly configured for routine, daily operations, and it makes crisis response extraordinarily challenging.
Project: Joint Services Lodging Facility Construction, Phase 2
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio
Amount: $10,800,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would construct a new lodging facility to replace the current lodging facility that is inadequate in space and does not comply with requirements and standards under the life/safety/fire requirements and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Though 338 lodging rooms are required to meet the current needs at the base, the current facilities contain only 76 rooms making off-base lodging necessary in most cases, which increase costs to the base and Defense Department. The new facility would be constructed in two phases to meet current Air Force Standards. The new lodging would reduce costs to the base caused by off-base lodging and improve the security and comfort of Reservists and visitors residing on base.
Project: Renovate Building #1
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Zanesville Air National Guard Station, Ohio
Amount: $1,350,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would renovate the primary maintenance shop at this location. The building houses all of the communications equipment and vehicles of the 123rd. It was constructed in 1948 and has had only minimal upgrades. This project will replace the antiquated electrical and lighting systems, replace the inefficient HVAC system, and insulate the extremely inefficient concrete block walls and replace the roof. The renovation will enhance unit readiness by improving maintenance capabilities and increase the energy efficiency of the facility.
Project: Renovation of Building #2
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Blue Ash Air National Guard Station, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would renovate the primary maintenance shop at this location. The building houses all of the communications equipment and vehicles of the 123rd. It was constructed in 1948 and has had only minimal upgrades. This project will replace the antiquated electrical and lighting systems, replace the inefficient HVAC system, and insulate the extremely inefficient concrete block walls and replace the roof. The renovation will enhance unit readiness by improving maintenance capabilities and increase the energy efficiency of the facility.
Project: Replace West Ramp, Phase 2
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $10,600,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would replace Taxiway A1 and part of Taxiway A that connects the West Ramp to the main runway, reconfiguring the existing warm-up apron. These pavements are 50 years old and have far exceeded their life expectancy of 25 years. In 2008, this entire pavement area was closed to aircraft operations, which imposes significant restrictions to aircraft maneuvers. These less than desirable operational constraints are not practical to maintain indefinitely.
Project: Security Forces Complex Construction
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Toledo Air National Guard Base, Ohio
Amount: $11,400,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would construct a new lodging facility to replace the current lodging facility that is inadequate in space and does not comply with requirements and standards under the life/safety/fire requirements and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Though 338 lodging rooms are required to meet the current needs at the base, the current facilities contain only 76 rooms making off-base lodging necessary in most cases, which increase costs to the base and Defense Department. The new facility would be constructed in two phases to meet current Air Force Standards. The new lodging would reduce costs to the base caused by off-base lodging and improve the security and comfort of Reservists and visitors residing on base.
Project: TFI-RED HORSE Beddown
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Mansfield Lahm Airport (ANGB); Mansfield, Ohio
Amount: $11,400,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would construct a facility to provide training and operations space for the RED HORSE Heavy Combat Engineer Squadron based at Mansfield. Until this project is completed, the new unit will be forced to use overcrowded existing facilities. These conditions will delay readiness training, impede functional operations, and degrade mission capability.
Project: Unit Training Equipment Site Construction
Requestor: Senator Brown
Location: Ravenna Training and Logistics Site, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would construct a Unit Training Equipment Site at Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center (CRJMTC). As the Ohio Army National Guard’s primary training site, CRJMTC comprises over 21,000 acres in Northeastern Ohio. Maintenance and equipment storage is a significant and growing problem. The planned development of the site for training Ohio’s soldiers will be constrained without the expansion of the UTES currently serving Ravenna.
Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Defense Subcommittee
Project: Advanced Materials & Process for Armament Structures (AMPAS)
Requestor: American Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc
Location: Elyria, Ohio
Amount: $5,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This program was initiated to provide significantly lighter components for military equipment intended to increase ease of use and transport of equipment. The goal of this program is to develop new methods of producing light metals such as titanium. This program continues to implement pilot-scale research, with capital equipment, using native Ohio titanium production facilities for low-cost titanium products used in U.S. Army applications. The ability to successfully transfer commercially-developed metal-forming technologies into Federal agencies is a key contributor to U.S. readiness, technological superiority, and economic competitiveness. For fiscal year 2010, the program will enable two technologies that will further reduce the fabrication cost of titanium wire. It will combine casting and rolling technologies into a single system.
Project: Advanced Microcircuit Emulation Program
Requestor: Sarnoff Corporation
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The Defense Supply Center Columbus, Ohio, and Sarnoff Corporation have a government-industry partnership to provide managerial and technical expertise to re-manufacture, form, and fit equivalent microcircuits no longer procurable by the U.S. government. These remanufactured electronics are required to maintain the readiness and reliability of the United States Armed forces. These manufacturing facilities are aging and require updates to produce more complex microcircuits for the military while lowering the cost and time to get needed replacement devices.
Project: Advanced Technical Intelligence Center
Requestor: Advanced Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development
Location: Beavercreek, Ohio
Amount: $4,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The mission of the Advanced Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) for Human Capital Development (HCD) is to serve as a national center for technical intelligence education, training, research, and academic studies. Federal funding will support education and training needs for up to 1000 new intelligence jobs in the area in the next five years. ATIC provides an opportunity to solidify the region as a Center of Excellence serving the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, industry, and academia.
Project: Cellular Therapy for Battlefield Wounds
Requestor: Arteriocyte, Inc.
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Within the military, tissue damage occurs in an estimated 80% of combat casualties. Wound healing and amputation prevention are top priorities for the Armed Services. This project responds to these needs by utilizing a patient’s own stem cells to restore blood flow in damaged tissues and accelerate healing. The funding requested is for Phase III of the project to broaden the clinical study to revascularize damaged tissue, restore strength and function to a wound, and improve muscle integrity. Arteriocyte’s cellular therapy would result in rapid healing, reduction in infections, better patient recovery, and lower long-term medical costs.
Project: Center for Aircraft Development (UAV) as a Sensor Platform
Requestor: National Composite Center
Location: Kettering, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The National Composite Center (NCC) is a 501 (c)(3) technology organization which is the industry leader in promoting, developing, and applying advanced composite technology to the aerospace, defense, ground transportation, commercial, and infrastructure markets. This project will enhance Wright Patterson Air Force Base’s ability to rapidly design, build, test, and deploy new sensor platforms for Department of Defense use.
Project: Center for Education and Research on Corrosion and Materials Performance
Requestor: The University of Akron
Location: Akron, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: In partnership with Department of Defense’s Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight, The University of Akron is establishing a comprehensive undergraduate education program in the field of corrosion engineering and science. This effort will create corrosion-specific, accredited engineering degrees at the associate and baccalaureate levels, as well as deliver industry-accredited workforce development certification courses. The University of Akron’s corrosion education program will also provide a unique opportunity for undergraduate research in the corrosion mitigation field.
Project: Defense Metals Technology Center
Requestor: Defense Metals Technology Center
Location: Canton, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The Defense Metals Technology Center (DMTC) was formed in January, 2007 in order to establish an industrial base capable of affordably producing strategic metals - such as titanium. The organization addresses the identified needs of the U.S. Military in the development and manufacture of vital defense materials. Utilizing the combined strengths of the metals industry, military and academic sectors, the DMTC is a direct response to the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center's (ARDEC) call for a secure industrial base that competitively increases the production of defense materials.
Project: Development of Mobile Wind Turbine Systems to Power Forward Bases
Requestor: Twenty First Century Energy
Location: Fairborn, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This program will develop advanced, transportable, low-cost wind turbine technology to power forward bases and also make wind power a more attractive power source for small businesses and educational facilities. Funds will be used to design and build a wind turbine system optimized for low-speed wind, develop composites manufacturing technologies to enable high-efficiency blades and transportable structures, and technologies for reducing manufacturing and installation costs.
Project: Early Detection Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Program for the Military
Requestor: Analiza, Inc.
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: PTSD diagnosis is a complex, lengthy process that often occurs years after initial onset. This project would improve the diagnosis of PTSD by developing an objective physiologically-based test. The availability of a simple, accurate, and low-cost blood test could revolutionize the way in which PTSD is approached today. It would enable fast responses to early symptoms and expeditious treatment of those affected.
Project: Enhanced Detection Adjunct Processor (EDAP)
Requestor: Electronic Concepts and Engineering, Inc
Location: Holland, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The EDAP improves the capability of existing surface search radar systems to operate in moderate to high sea states by eliminating sea-return clutter which masks radar returns from small surface targets. EDAP will aid Navy ships in self-defense, and safety of navigation. This affordable increase in capability is achieved by adding a processor with specialized software to existing surface search radar systems.
Project: Electronic Motion Actuation Systems (EMAS)
Requestor: Moog Inc.: Flo-Tork Facility
Location: Orville, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The Department of the Navy has repeatedly stated its desire for an all-electric ship using EMAS technology. By moving to EMAS technology, environmental hazards associated with traditional hydraulic systems will be eliminated. Successful completion of the technology will reduce repair and maintenance costs. The objective is to begin placement of working units into submarine applications by calendar 2011.
Project: Friction Stir Welding Project
Requestor: Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET)
Location: Lima, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET) is a non-profit economic development organization that is dedicated to assisting new and established entrepreneurs grow their businesses. The Friction Stir Welding Project would provide the necessary technical resources required to develop machine weld parameters and specifications for support of vehicle production. These weld parameters and specifications will be developed, documented and verified to meet all production requirements in advance of production schedules associated with manufacture of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) at the JSMC in Lima, Ohio. This project would enable the JSMC to remain at the cutting-edge of armored vehicle production and fabrication, thus ensuring the jobs and future of this facility.
Project: Gabriel Feeding Tube for Battlefield Trauma Patients
Requestor: Syncro Medical Innovations
Location: Youngstown, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The Gabriel Feeding Tube has been clinically-proven at the Brooke Army Medical Center to offer the quickest, easiest method to achieve successful placement of a small bowel feeding tube for battlefield trauma patients. In Phase III, Syncro will focus on clincially validating the technological ability of the Gabiel Magnetic system to allow for safe and quick passage of all feeding tubes beyond the trachea. Syncro will also develop the technnology to confirm when the tube has safely passed the trachea, which will eliminate the current need for an X-Ray on every feeding tube placed. Eliminating the X-Ray will save patients and clinicians from being exposed to significant levels of radiation, and will substantially decrease the cost of the procedure.
Project: High Altitude Airship (HAA) Phase 3
Requestor: Lockheed Martin MS2 Integrated Defense Technologies (IDT)
Location: Akron, Ohio
Amount: $4,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Building upon a successful flight demonstration of a sub-scale airship, the Federal funding will be utilized to further mature key for the full-scale high altitude airship that will be utilized to provide continuous, dedicated communications and ISR support to our Armed Forces. Specifically, the funds will result in higher-strength and lower-weight envelope materials required for a large system and will further enhance the solar collection and energy storage capacities to permit very-long endurance missions.
Project: High-Rate Polyimide Composites for Military Aircraft
Requestor: Renegade Materials Corporation
Location: Springboro, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: As military aircrafts become faster and more fuel efficient, their structures become hotter. Renegade Materials Corporation has developed the next generation high-temperature composite material. This project will make it possible for the Department of Defense to qualify, purchase and utilize a new, higher temperature, non-toxic composite material on its aircraft and spacecraft, both legacy and next generation.
Project: Hybrid Materials Integration (HMI)
Requestor: Edison Welding Institute (EWI)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $1,500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Edison Welding Institute (EWI) is a non-profit organization, serving as the national research and development center for welding and related manufacturing technologies. EWI performs critical research and development, provides engineering services, and training and education projects for manufacturers in aerospace, automotive, and heavy manufacturing industries. This project would develop technologies and approaches necessary to allow the new generation of materials that are lighter, stronger and more resistant to thermal and chemical attack to be efficiently incorporated into high-performance integrated structures.
Project: Integrated Engine Starter/Generator (IES/G)
Requestor: GE Aviation Systems, Electrical Power
Location: Vandalia, Ohio
Amount: $1,500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project is intended to complete the process of designing and developing an advanced electrical starter/generator system for the benefit of the F-35 and risk reduction on the emerging Long Range Strike program. This project would provide improved power at a lighter weight and lower maintenance costs to directly meet the Department of Defense requirements.
Project: Intelligent Manufacturing to Meet National Needs
Requestor: The Ohio State University
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $1,700,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This program expands research and educational programs for enhancing U.S. competitiveness in Intelligent Manufacturing. Intelligent manufacturing requires the inclusion of physics-based models and state-of-the-art analysis and control to develop the next generation of manufacturing processes and systems. The initial thrust will be in research and education in small lot and rapid response intelligent manufacturing. This program meets an important national security requirement in addition to developing the U.S. technical workforce and it provides a means for U.S. industry to maintain and enhance an important capability in the U.S. market.
Project: Lightweight Lithium-Iron Disulfide Batteries
Requestor: Energizer Battery Manufacturing, Inc.
Location: Westlake, Ohio
Amount: $1,500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The purpose of this program is to continue the development of lightweight, lithium-iron disulfide batteries for use in high power applications and devices, including radios, lights, night vision goggles and sights, global positioning systems, and digital surveillance sensors. Performance requirements for military grade portable power sources are much more demanding than commercial batteries because the operating environment is more abusive with respect to temperature, humidity range, and water resistance. Additionally, they must function reliably even when subjected to multiple occurrences of shock, drop and vibration. Continued innovation to develop leading edge lithium primary battery designs and products will significantly lighten the load carried by our armed forces personnel while providing superior performance, safety and reliability.
Project: Micro Fuel Cell Commercial Development
Requestor: UltraCell Corporation
Location: Vandalia, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The UltraCell Reformed Methanol Micro Fuel Cell (RMFC) is the only system in its class to have undergone extensive Military Specification qualification testing and field trials. UltraCell¹s team has extensive experience in all aspects of fuel cells, including research, product development, and manufacturing. The company has developed new technologies and intellectual property in the field of methanol based fuel cells. This project will advance the development of smaller and lighter micro fuel cells for military use.
Project: Military Base Energy Efficiency and Integrated Energy
Requestor: Woolpert, Inc.
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Woolpert will partner with the University of Dayton Research Institute to develop advanced energy audit methods for Wright Patterson Air Force Based (WPAFB). The plan would include recommended repairs or upgrades that can be completed as part of the annual operations and maintenance budget. Executive Order 13423 calls for improved energy efficiency by 3% annually through the end of fiscal year 2015. This project would enable WPAFB to meet and exceed the requirements of this order.
Project: Military Medical Decontamination System
Requestor: Steris Corporation
Location: Mentor, Ohio
Amount: $2,500,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: This program would review current practices used in the control of hospital acquired infections in military healthcare systems. Recent emerging infectious diseases, including antibiotic resistant strains (e.g. MRSA) represent a challenge to infection control. Infection prevention in military field hospitals represents a significantly increased challenge in maintaining an environment conducive to infection prevention and patient recovery.
Project: Neuroscience Clinical Gene Therapy Center
Requestor: James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University Medical Center
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would expand the neuroscience clinical gene therapy center at the Ohio State University Medical Center - James Cancer Hospital of OSU and Nationwide Children’s Hospital Research Institute (NCH) to target therapies for incurable cancers and neuromuscular disorders, including phase I clinical trials. NCH will expand on its expertise and facilities in Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) of biologic agents for muscular dystrophies into cGMP production of biologic agents for the experimental treatment of adult and pediatric cancers (brain, spinal cord, pancreas, others). The Center will be a partnership between the Air Force and Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital to provide optimal care to patients and to improve our understanding of the diseases.
Project: PaintShield for Protecting People from Microbial Threats
Requestor: The Sherwin-Williams Company
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: America’s military personnel are increasingly exposed to air and surfaces contaminated with microbiological threats that pose a significant risk to health, with implications ranging from decreased productivity to death. In response to these threats to human health and national security, the Sherwin-Williams Company is developing the PaintShield coating technology, a cost-effective, interior paint platform that will render microbiological threats harmless upon contact. The requested Federal funding for this project will facilitate significant increases in research and development programs for an expanded array of related environmental health applications.
Project: Persistent Sensing Data Processing, Storage and Retrieval
Requestor: Qbase Inc.
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Modern sensor systems used by the military, homeland security and disaster response personnel generate an enormous amount of data. Currently, this data cannot easily be stored, retrieved and viewed because traditional computing systems are overwhelmed with the magnitude of the data. This program will develop new data storage and retrieval technologies that will allow the military as well as disaster response teams to store, retrieve and view data on any location with improved functionality greatly increasing their ability to perform their respective missions.
Project: Photovoltaic and Hydrogen On-Demand Power for Defense Applications
Requestor: The University of Toledo
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would develop a prototype cell with an efficiency of 15%, with materials down-selected from among all three thin film technologies. Additional activities will be directed toward novel, next generation solar cell designs that reach efficiencies higher than those believed accessible to current thin film technologies, involving 2 and 3 junction solar cell devices. In this assessment, prototype solar cells with an efficiency of at least 10% will be fabricated that furthermore identify a clear pathway to efficiencies greater than 35%. Finally, high-performance catalyst materials will be optimized and prototype hydrogen generation electrodes will be fabricated, optimized, and evaluated.
Project: Quiet, Low-Impact, Alternative Energy Technology
Requestor: Ohio University
Location: Athens, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Federal funding will support the development and demonstration of an alternative to diesel generators for military use as part of the Department of Defense’s “Silent Camp” initiative. Requested funding will be used to build three pilot scales prototypes to be tested for military use. Ammonia emissions will be reduced by up to 37% and reduce CO2 emissions by at least 1%, thereby reducing our reliance on imported sources of energy.
Project: Rapid Automated Processing of Advanced Low Observables (RAPALO)
Requestor: Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK Mission Systems – Aerospace Structures Division)
Location: Beavercreek, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would incorporate advanced processing techniques that would result in reductions in manufacturing cost, while increasing performance, reliability, and repeatability of Frequency Selective Surface (FSS) structures. The Rapid Automated Processing of Advanced Low Observables (RAPALO) program seeks to develop, demonstrate and mature advanced, automated production methods for high performance, low-cost FSS structures. Development of an automated FSS process would meet future system requirements while also maintaining cost saving performance.
Project: Regenerative Filtration System for CBRN Defense
Requestor: Hunter Manufacturing Co.
Location: Solon, Ohio
Amount: $1,500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would design, manufacture, and test a Regenerative Chemical Bio Filtration System to provide continuous full spectrum protection. The effort will conclude with the transition of the validated Regenerative Chemical Bio Filtration System to the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense for incorporation into an acquisition program. These programs will enhance the protection of our military and homeland security forces.
Project: Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels for Military Applications
Requestor: The Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC)
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This program would explore the technical and economic feasibility of producing military fuel from algae species suitable for growth in the state of Ohio by down-selecting algae species and refining algal pilot scale and preliminary field test modules. The program will also test and down-selected methods of oil extraction and deliver larger quantities of algal oil to the United State Air Force for testing. In parallel, the program will apply economic, environmental and energy models to selected algae-to-fuel production scenarios. This program addresses specific requirement for 50% of United States Air Force domestic fuel supply to be from alternative sources by 2016.
Project: Smart Machine Platform Initiative
Requestor: TechSolve Inc.
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: TechSolve is a manufacturing focused, not-for-profit whose mission is to enhance the competitiveness of manufacturing and technology businesses. TechSolve’s customer base encompasses regional, national and international organizations with over 200 member companies representing manufacturers, technology corporations and technical service providers. As the Army moves towards lighter and more agile vehicles, it is critical that components can be fabricated domestically both for development and production needs in a timely and affordable manner. The next generation of machinery must not only execute instructions, they must also possess complex internal sensing and control systems to create instructions and integrate them, in real time, into manufacturing processes.
Project: Smart View Program (SVP)
Requestor: Eclipse Energy Systems, Inc
Location: Springfield, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: There is an urgent need for technology to allow aircraft pilots, utilizing Helmet-Mounted Display (HMD), the ability to transition from high to low level light conditions without having to raise/ lower or change visors. This technology will also allow troops on the ground to carry only one tactical goggle, rather than several, to cover different weather and light conditions. The program will reduce logistics load, increase wear time, and decrease the incidence of eye injury, as visors will not have to be changed out. The Advanced Vision System Program (AVS) will provide technology to enhance HMD use and improve soldier eye protection.
Project: Vanadium Safety Readiness
Requestor: Metallurg Vanadium
Location: Cambridge, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Vanadium Safety Readiness is designed to ensure that Department of Defense is equipped to properly safeguard the health and safety of military and civilian workers exposed to vanadium through work in military applications. This program will also evaluate and mitigate environmental risks. There are a number of unknown factors about the health and environmental risks of vanadium and a number of conflicting studies and research that exacerbate the lack of solid, reliable information. This is a cooperative relationship between the vanadium microalloyed steel industry, academia and the US Army.
Fiscal Year 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Project: Access to Care Initiative
Requestor: Healthy Connections Network
Location: Akron, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The Access to Care Program coordinates donated physician, hospital, and specialty services to eligible uninsured low-income adults. Access to Care represents a local solution to the national problem of how to provide health care to growing numbers of individuals who must go without health insurance.
Project: Bloodmobile Acquisition
Requestor: American Red Cross
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: For more than 50 years, the American Red Cross has been committed to providing a safe and available blood supply to help meet America’s blood needs. Funds would be used for the purchase of four bloodmobiles that would be deployed throughout 57 Ohio counties served by Ohio-based blood regions. New units will allow for additional collections while retiring aging units that are expensive to maintain and are, in some cases, unreliable.
Project: Child Abuse Prevention Program
Requestor: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $200,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio is a non-profit youth mentoring agency serving at-risk children and youth since 1933. This funding would expand mentoring services and train mentors in child abuse prevention and recognition.
Project: Diabetes Prevention Program
Requestor: The Lorain County Urban League, Inc
Location: Elyria, Ohio
Amount: $200,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Funds would be used to train and utilize community health workers to work with African American men in delivering diabetes services. These men will work with medical trainers and will participate in diabetes prevention workshops, multiple health screenings, exercise venues, healthy eating tips, and innovative health strategies leading to longer and healthier lives.
Project: Eastern Ohio AED Initiative
Requestor: American Red Cross
Location: New Philadelphia, Ohio
Amount: $250,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Funding would be used to purchase and distribute Automated External Defibrillator (AEDs) throughout Carroll, Harrison, and Tuscarawas counties for law enforcement vehicles, volunteer fire department trucks and non-profit organizations, and churches.
Project: Electronic Medical Records Transition
Requestor: Van Wert County Hospital
Location: Van Wert, Ohio
Amount: $400,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project would make critical upgrades to the Van Wert County Hospital medical records system. An Electronic Medical Records/Electronic Practice Management system would improve communication between primary care and referring physicians, improve chronic disease management, streamline the patient registration process, and eliminate costs and waste associated with a paper system.
Project: Emergency Department Renovation
Requestor: Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc.
Location: Barnesville, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Barnesville Hospital is a nonprofit, critical access hospital, serving 38,000 residents of southeastern Ohio. The Emergency Department renovation and expansion is an essential project that would provide additional space to improve patient access, and provide the medical care area residents deserve.
Project: Healthy Kids Program
Requestor: Children’s Hunger Alliance
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Children’s Hunger Alliance is the statewide nonprofit organization committed to breaking the cycle of childhood hunger in Ohio through education, leadership, advocacy and service. Funds would be used to increase participation in School Breakfast and Summer Meal Programs. In addition, special emphasis will be placed on improving food quality by expanding the use of locally grown foods
Project: Higher Education Access for Appalachian Women
Requestor: Ohio University
Location: Athens, Ohio
Amount: $200,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Funds would be used to develop and test a pilot program to increase enrollment and graduation rates in higher education programs for women in the most economically and educationally distressed counties in Ohio.
Project: Home Care Telehealth Services
Requestor: Holzer Health Systems
Location: Gallipolis, Ohio
Amount: $200,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The vast majority of Holzer Home Care patients are low-income elderly persons that are being treated for one or more chronic conditions. This program would provide telehealth services to empower patients coping with chronic diseases to take an active role in their treatment. It will help guide them through the administration of medications, collection of vital signs, identifying new or changing symptoms, and managing their pain.
Project: Information Technology Upgrades
Requestor: St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This information technology upgrade project will move this hospital closer to achieving parity with the other larger systems in the area. A strong IT infrastructure, including electronic medical records, improves efficiencies, quality of care and aids in recruitment of physicians.
Project: Inspire, Engage and Educate Program
Requestor: Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education
Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
Amount: $250,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education is an uncommon partnership of public higher-education institutions and K-12 schools in the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio. Funds would be used for increasing educational attainment with an emphasis on STEM literacy. The program will connect students, parents, teachers, counselors, work force, and employers to opportunities in STEM education and careers.
Project: Mentoring in Ohio for Reading Excellence
Requestor: Putnam County Educational Service Center
Location: Ottawa, Ohio
Amount: $400,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Project MORE, Mentoring in Ohio for Reading Excellence, is a volunteer reading mentoring project designed for students with disabilities that has demonstrated statistically significant reading gains for participating students over the past nine years. This project works with 90 schools and 30 counties across Ohio and funds would be used to expand the program.
Project: Orthopedic Research and Development
Requestor: BioInnovation Institute of Akron
Location: Akron, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Together, the founders of the BioInnovation Institute in Akron – Akron Children's Hospital, Akron General Health System, Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy (NEOUCOM), Summa Health System, and The University of Akron – will leverage individual strengths and collective mass to create a community impact beyond the reach of any one institution. The goal of this initiative is to pioneer the next generation of life-enhancing and life-saving biomaterials for the 21st century.
Project: Postsecondary Access Initiative
Requestor: Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Inc.
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Inc. has served as a model for college access programs for over 40 years, and is emulated throughout the country. Funds would be used to expand college advisory services and financial aid counseling for socio-economically disadvantaged high school students and displaced adults seeking additional education to reenter the workforce.
Project: Regional Internship Initiative
Requestor: Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $750,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project will create 255 new internship jobs for undergraduate college students in small and medium-sized businesses located in the eight-county Columbus Region. Currently, there are more than 110,000 students attending colleges and universities in the greater Columbus area. Internships are a proven way to retain the talent that is needed to fuel expansion in the economy. By creating internship experiences, students are more likely to remain in the region after graduation.
Project: Screening and Early Identification of Autism and Mental Health
Requestor: Berea Children's Home & Family Services
Location: Berea, Ohio
Amount: $750,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This program is a collaborative effort led by Berea Children's Home & Family Services that will create a replicable, sustainable service delivery system for Ohio Head Start by providing evidence-based mental health and autism screenings to 7,000 children. It will address the problem of misdiagnosed children in NE Ohio.
Project: Supporting Education for Returning Veterans
Requestor: Cleveland State University
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This program is designed to assist veterans with the transition from soldier to civilian to student. Features of the program include courses that are organized specifically for the returning veterans during their first two semesters of study and specialized advising and support focused on the returning veterans. Funds would be used to expand the unique features of this program to campuses across Ohio.
Project: Telehealth Technology
Requestor: Appalachian Community Visiting Nurse Association, Hospice & Health Services, Inc.
Location: Athens, Ohio
Amount: $325,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Funds would be used to introduce telehealth services in Athens, Meigs, and Hocking Counties. Telehealth provides patients and nurses better communication tools to allow recording and transmitting of clinical data between visits. Improving services for homebound patients in the areas of congestive heart failure, cardiopulmonary disease, and diabetes reduces the risk for re-hospitalization.
Project: Tradeswomen Workforce Development Program
Requestor: Hard Hatted Women
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Hard Hatted Women is a statewide non-profit with 30 years of experience empowering women to achieve economic independence in nontraditional trade and technical careers. Hard Hatted Women embraces a sector strategy approach, using industry-based, demand-driven programming to connect job seekers to employers. This program will use the expertise of women already working in nontraditional fields to advance diversity initiatives for unemployed women within the building trades, heavy highway, energy/utility sector, green building sector and advanced manufacturing and then link them with employment opportunities
Project: Western Campus Project
Requestor: Hospice of the Western Reserve
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: This project involves the construction of a new Hospice House facility in Westlake, including up to 40 new in-patient beds. This project will make residential hospice space available for underserved patients and families to address end-of-life issues with dignity, compassion, and comfort.
Project: Workforce Development Initiative
Requestor: YWCA Youngstown
Location: Youngstown, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: The YWCA has been a part of the fabric of the Youngstown community for more than 100 years as a place to foster women’s leadership and self-sufficiency under their mission of eliminating racism and empowering women. Funds would be used to partner with local government, businesses, and training entities to provide work readiness skills, job training, and job coaching to maximize the ability of community participants to obtain employment and work towards self sufficiency.
Fiscal Year 2010 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Project: Combined Sewer Overflow Elimination
Requestor: City of Fremont
Location: Fremont, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Funding for this project would support the elimination of combined sewer overflow to the Auglaize River and the Maumee River .
Project: Derby Sanitary Sewer Project
Requestor: Pickaway County Commissioners
Location: Circleville, Ohio
Amount: $1,500,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would be used for the design and construction of a sanitary sewer system to reduce combined sewer overflows.
Project: High Rate Treatment System Project
Requestor: City of Newark
Location: Newark, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would be used to reduce combined sewer overflows by supporting the installation of a pump station at the City’s wastewater treatment plant.
Project: Land Acquisition
Requestor: Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Location: Akron, Ohio
Amount: $10,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayers: Funds would be used to acquire more than 600 acres for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Summit County. The land is contiguous with the park and is important for the contribution to forest habitat and stream protection.
Project: Little Squaw Creek Interceptor Project
Requestor: Trumbull County Sanitary Engineers
Location: Vienna, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would be used for the construction of sanitary sewer pipe lines in Trumbull County.
Project: Maysville Sewer Project
Requestor: Muskingum County Commissioners
Location:
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would be used for construction of a sewer lift station and other improvements. The Maysville Sewer Project will increase and improve the sewer service in the southwest area of Muskingum County. Funding would be used for construction of
Project: Northeast Ohio Air Quality Study
Requestor: Ohio University
Location: Athens, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would support a comprehensive development of an economically feasible plan for attaining U.S. EPA air quality standards for particulate matter and ozone for Northeast Ohio.
Project: Organics Detection System
Requestor: Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Amount: $1,200,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would allow the Ohio River Basin Environmental Management Program to upgrade 16 ODS units to provide real time daily monitoring of chemical pollutants in the Ohio River and the necessary information for drinking water utilities to respond with appropriate treatments. With the much needed replacements and improvements, ORSANCO will be equipped and prepared to detect contamination in the case of unreported pollution, or damage to the river.
Project: Parkhaven Sanitary Sewer Conversion
Requestor: City of Parma
Location: Parma, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would be used to support the evacuation of all septic systems with the City.
Project: Re-carbonation Improvements
Requestor: The Mahoning Valley Sanitary District
Location: Mineral Ridge, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: The Mahoning Valley Sanitary District supplies potable water to 220,000 people in Trumbull and Mahoning Counties. Funding would be used to improve water processing and reduce maintenance costs.
Project: Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant
Requestor: Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would be used to replace half-century old furnaces with steam-powered electricity generators at the Southerly wastewater treatment plant.
Project: Treatment Plant and Collection System Project
Requestor: Village of Leesville
Location: Leesville, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would be used to support the construction of the wastewater treatment plant and additional sewer lines to provide sanitary sewer service to the Village of Leesville, Ohio residents.
Project: Wastewater Project
Requestor: City of Portsmouth
Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would be used to support important upgrades to the processes and support facilities to the wastewater treatment plant in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Project: Water Treatment Facility
Requestor: City of Marysville
Location: Marysville, Ohio
Amount: $1,500,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would be used for the design and construction of a new water treatment facility. This initiative is important to Union County and the City of Marysville to meet the water quality and quantity needs of these growing communities.
Project: Waterways Initiative
Requestor: City of Toledo
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Toledo’s wastewater treatment plant and collection system serve over 340,000 people. Funding would be used to improve water quality standards by reducing combined sewer overflows.
Fiscal year 2010 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Subcommittee
Project: Building Improvements and Construction
Requestor: American Red Cross
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and taxpayer interest: The Cincinnati Area Chapter of the American Red Cross is a nonprofit organization led by 2,000 volunteers that provide relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. The service area covers 25 counties in southern Ohio. Relief efforts include single-family fires, tornadoes, and floods. Funding would support upgrades and improvements to their Disaster Operations Center to expand services.
Project: Byers Road Relocation
Requestor: Montgomery County
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would support the relocation and improvement of Byers Road in conjunction with the construction of the Austin Interchange on Interstate 75 in southern Montgomery County. Byers Road would be re-routed to the west to align with another local roadway and improved to five lanes with sidewalk from Miamisburg-Springboro Pike to State Route 725.
Project: The Clean and Green Bus Replacements Initiative
Requestor: Ohio Public Transit Association
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would be used to replace public transit buses. There are currently approximately 500 buses in Ohio that are not environmentally friendly, unreliable, and expensive to maintain. This initiative will provide for the purchase of clean and environmentally friendly electric or bio-fuel propulsion buses. These new “Clean and Green” vehicles will be distributed throughout the State of Ohio.
Project: Community Action Service Center
Requestor: Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action
Location: Glouster, Ohio
Amount: $750,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action is a non-profit organization that manages social services and community development programs that enhance the quality of life for residents and communities in Appalachia Ohio. Funding would support the final stage of renovations that would transform the building into a multi-purpose facility for emergencies, business incubation, and community functions.
Projects: Dayton Regional Distribution and Logistics Hub
Requestor: City of Dayton
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would support a multi-modal hub in Dayton, Ohio. This project would provide rail to development sites located west of the Dayton International Airport in Montgomery county and north into Miami County.
Projects: Energy Conservation Facility Improvements
Requestor: Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
Location: Akron, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and taxpayer interest: The Foodbank plays a critical role in distributing food through a network of 370 community organizations that operate hunger relief programs, including food pantries, hot meal sites, and shelters. Funding would support upgrades to the facility, which include the final phase of roofing, as well as the installation of insulated dock doors to ensure energy conservation.
Project: I-75 at South Dixie Drive / Central Avenue Interchange
Requestor: City of West Carrollton
Location: West Carrollton, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would support the construction of four missing movements at existing Exit 47 on I-75. This project would reduce congestion, improve safety, and increase development in the region.
Projects: I-76/Martha Ave. Construction
Requestor: City of Akron
Location: Akron, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would support a key piece in an extensive redevelopment project that will include a new retail center, additional business centers, and an industrial park. Construction would include a new east/west roadway from Martha Avenue to Massillon Road.
Projects: I-480/Tiedeman Road Interchange Modification
Requestor: City of Brooklyn
Location: Brooklyn, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would be utilized to complete right of way acquisition and utility relocation for a major reconstruction project to improve the I-480/Tiedeman Road interchange.
Project: Job Training Center
Requestor: Terra State Community College
Location: Fremont, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would support construction of a Skilled Trades Center that will house four important instructional programs that provide essential skills for technicians needed by area industries.
Project: Massillon Road Bridge Improvement
Requestor: Summit County
Location: Akron, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would support improvements and widening of the Massillon Road Bridge. This project will relieve congestion on this access road as well as facilitate traffic flow on and off I-76.
Project: Muskingum River Swing Bridge Rehabilitation Project
Requestor: Ohio Southern Railroad
Location: Coshocton, Ohio
Amount: $750
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would support upgrades to the bridge mechanism, and installation of a new electrical operating system. This will improve the efficiency, reliability and safety of bridge operations.
Project: New campus initiative
Requestor: Cleveland Institute of Art
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would support construction of a new facility that would house all programs of study within the Institute to increase opportunities for interdisciplinary learning. Construction will spotlight energy efficiency, sustainability and be a catalyst for economic development in the region.
Project: Noble County Health Department Renovations
Requestor: Nobel County Commissioners
Location: Caldwell, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and taxpayer interest: For more than 80 years, the Noble County Health Department has implemented and operated public health programs in the county. Funding would support expanded services to the community. Funds would also be used to increase the building’s functionality and improve energy efficiency.
Project: Ohio Hub Plan
Requestor: Ohio Rail Development Commission
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $5,000,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would support the Ohio Rail Development Commission and the Ohio Department of Transportation expansion of transportation capacity by improving the regional railroad system for both passenger and freight trains. The Ohio Hub Plan is a 1,244-mile interstate rail network with 46 passenger stations serving 22 million people in five states and southern Ontario, Canada. The Ohio Hub rail corridors would interconnect with the proposed Midwest Regional Rail System. The system would be integrated into the region's air, highway, and local transit networks.
Project: Parallel Runway Capacity Modernization
Requestor: Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would support the construction of a replacement runway to upgrade the ability to run simultaneous parallel operations. Wider spaced, parallel runways at Port Columbus position the airport, and more importantly the community, for long-term growth and connectivity.
Project: Renovations and Building Improvements
Requestor: El Centro de Servicios Sociales, Inc.
Location: Lorain, Ohio
Amount: $600,000
Description and taxpayer interest: El Centro is a Hispanic/Latino, non-profit advocacy organization whose mission is to enhance the socio-economic status of the Greater Lorain Community by providing essential social, educational, cultural, and community development services. Funding would be used to renovate facilities to allow expanded services, as well as accommodate new and existing collaborative agencies.
Project: Renovation and Improvement Project
Requestor: Freestore Foodbank, Inc.
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and taxpayer interest: The 110,000-sq-ft Mayerson Food Distribution Center was acquired in the early 1990s. Funding would support major renovations in order to increase capacity, improve food handling efficiency, and provide a suitable space to house the Nonprofit Training Center.
Projects: US 33/SR4/SR31 Interchange Improvements
Requestor: City of Marysville
Location: Marysville, Ohio
Amount: $500,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would support design and construction of the US 33/SR4/SR31 interchange in Marysville, Ohio. The new interchange configuration will eliminate design deficiencies to improve the safety, capacity, and operation for existing and future traffic volumes.
Projects: Warrensville/Van Aken Infrastructure Improvements
Requestor: The City of Shaker Heights, Ohio
Location: Shaker Heights, Ohio
Amount: $700,000
Description and taxpayer interest: Funding would support roadwork design and engineering plans to improve safety and expand development opportunities in the City of Shaker Heights, Ohio. These improvements are part of larger sustainable multi-modal project in the region.
Fiscal year 2010 Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
Project: Advanced Energy Demonstration
Requestor: Gordon Square Arts District
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would support the installation of photovoltaic (PV) and vegetative roofs on the three buildings as part of a redevelopment project. This project will be a model for the integration of advanced energy and clean energy building techniques.
Project: Alternative Energies Applied Workforce Training Program
Requestor: Cuyahoga Community College
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: The College will provide technical training for workers in construction, engineering, manufacturing and information technologies, focused on the practical applications of alternative energy technologies for current jobs that will move these industry sectors toward renewable energy and away from dependence on fossil fuels.
Project: Biorepository for Children’s and Women’s Cancers
Requestor: The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $800,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would support the purchase of equipment to expand and digitize a national archive of tissues of children and women’s cancers to advance treatment and research. By digitizing these valuable, clinically annotated tissues and making them available via Internet connection, the project will improve research, diagnosis, treatment, and teaching for pediatric and women’s gynecologic cancers.
Project: Blanchard River Watershed Flood Control in Findlay, Ohio
Requestor: City of Findlay
Location: Findlay, Ohio
Amount: $248,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: This project would protect the watershed and residents along the Blanchard River, and also help to maintain and spur investment in the area.
Project: Clean Energy Infrastructure Educational Initiative
Requestor: The University of Dayton
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Amount: $800,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: The University of Dayton, Sinclair Community College, Wright State University, and the Air Force Institute of Technology would establish The Renewable and Clean Energy Education Institute to develop the engineers and scientists necessary to secure future energy needs, as well as to advance renewable and clean energy industries in Ohio and the nation.
Project: Cincinnati Riverfront
Requestor: Cincinnati Park Board
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Amount: $2,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: The Cincinnati Riverfront Project (CRP) will provide bank stabilization and assist in flood control efforts along the Ohio River at Cincinnati, and it will result in a major new park. It will link the Central Riverfront attractions to Downtown Cincinnati and other riverfront parks including Theodore M. Berry International Friendship Park, the Public Landing, and Bicentennial Commons, achieving nearly three miles of continuous riverfront park and recreation space.
Project: Defiance Combined Sewer Overflow Elimination
Requestor: City of Defiance
Location: Defiance, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: This project would eliminate combined sewer overflow by sewer separation to comply with EPA’s Combined Sewer Overflow Policy and the approved Defiance Long Term Control Plan. This project would protect the drinking water supply in the Maumee River and Lake Erie
Project: Great Lakes Institute for Energy Innovation
Requestor: Case Western Reserve University
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would support research and development that focuses on decentralized power generation devices (e.g. fuel cells, wind turbines, solar devices), energy storage devices, and energy efficiency. The project goals are to lower direct and indirect impacts of traditional sources of energy, working with industry to rapidly commercialize electrical energy conversion and management technologies, especially for alternative/renewable energy sources for next generation lighting in residential, industrial and automotive applications.
Project: Hydroelectric Power Project
Requestor: City of Hamilton
Location: Hamilton, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would support the construction of a hydroelectric plant at the Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and Dam location on the Ohio River. The hydroelectric plant that is to be developed at the Meldahl Dam site will have 105 megawatt capacity and it will supply sustainable, low-cost renewable energy to the region.
Project: HyperCAST
Requestor: The North American Die Casting Association
Location: Cleveland, Ohio and Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $3,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would support metalcasting clean energy technology research by metallurgy graduate students at Case Western Reserve University and The Ohio State University.
Project: The Lake Erie Offshore Wind Energy Project
Requestor: Cuyahoga County
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: The Lake Erie Offshore Wind Energy Project will harness wind as a clean renewable energy source. It will help the area become more energy independent and create employment in fields related to wind energy, including construction, shipping, maintenance, energy, and support.
Project: National Gear Testing and Research Center
Requestor: The Ohio State University
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: This center would support the gear design and development needs of the US gearing and power transmission industry. The project would place special emphasis on the wind turbine industry and address the gearbox durability issues that currently result in early failures.
Project: Ohio Advanced Energy Manufacturing Center
Requestor: Edison Welding Institute
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: The Ohio Advanced Energy Manufacturing Center (OAEMC) will be a sustained resource that will assist advanced energy companies to plan, evaluate, and manage successful transitions from prototype to production. This resource will be dedicated to helping businesses, entrepreneurs, researchers and workers move their most commercially promising advanced energy developments from labs to consumers and business efficiently and timely.
Project: Solar Photovoltaic Array
Requestor: Oberlin College
Location: Oberlin, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would support the installation of a 100 kilowatt photovoltaic array that would provide power to a large scale multi-use development, with 33 mixed income housing units and 24,000 sq. ft of commercial space which will be linked to the surrounding facilities. The U.S. Green Building Council has designated the project as a national pilot for the new LEED Neighborhood Development certification.
Project: Research Equipment for Genetic Markers of Environmental Exposure
Requestor: University of Cincinnati
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would support the purchase of equipment to be used in an interdisciplinary manner to increase understanding and innovation in environmental health that will reduce cancer health disparities in the urban setting.
Project: Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems PVL Pilot Line
Requestor: Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems (US) Inc.
Location: North Canton, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: The requested funding would support upgrades to the clean room at the Stark State Fuel Cell Prototyping Center (FCPC) to accommodate the Print Verification Line (PVL) equipment, and for the development of the manufacturing process. These fuel cells offer high efficiency and low carbon foot print while operating on natural gas and renewable fuels. Located on the campus of Stark State College of Technology in North Canton, OH, this project will bring critical Fuel Cell Active Tube (FCAT) development to the US, provide training opportunities through internships with Ohio students, and it will impact future decisions on manufacturing.
Project: Toledo Windpower Demonstration Project
Requestor: The City of Toledo
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Amount: $1,000,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would support the installation of a one-megawatt wind turbine on or near Toledo’s Collins Park water treatment plant to provide power to the plant and demonstrate the feasibility of using renewable energy to operate a critical public facility.
Project: Village of Ottawa, Blanchard River Watershed Flood control Feasibility Study Requestor: Village of Ottawa
Location: Ottawa, Ohio
Amount: $217,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: This project would protect the watershed and residents along the Blanchard River, and also help to maintain and spur investment in the area.
Project: Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements
Requestor: City of Marietta
Location: Marietta, Ohio
Amount: $750,000
Description and interest of taxpayer: Funding would support design and construction costs for upgrades and expansion of the existing waste water treatment plant.
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