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List of 2008 Earmarks

In fiscal year 2008, there were 335 earmarks totaling $102,736,000.

Agency:    Department of Education
Bureau:    Office of Postsecondary Education
Account:    Higher Education
Certifying Official:    Budget Service Director
Certifying Organization:    Budget Service

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2008 Earmarks Amount ($K)
AIB College of Business to recruit and train captioners and court reporters and to provide scholarships$383
Aims Community College for equipment for career training in the health professions$42
Alabama Institute of the Deaf and Blind for the interpreter training program$192
Albany State University in partnership with Darton College, for an initiative to increase the success of minority males and nontraditional students in postsecondary education$239
Albertson College of Idaho for acquisition of equipment, technology and library upgrade$287
Albright College for laboratory equipment acquisition$85
Alpena Community College for curriculum development for the Rural Communications Initiative$244
Alvernia College for scholarships and nursing education programs$85
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation for its New Century Scholars Program$263
Anne Arundel Community College for a health care training initiative, which may include equipment and technology$119
Armstrong Atlantic State University for development of the Bachelor of Arts degree in Cyber Security and Investigation Technology$272
Asnuntuck Community College for manufacturing technology training programs, which may include equipment and technology$239
Assumption College for program development including equipment$119
Azusa Pacific University for nursing programs$383
Bellevue Community College for development of computer security curriculum$315
Beloit College for equipment and technology$192
Bemidji State University for equipment for an engineering technology center$335
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology for educational equipment and curriculum development to support medical technology professional training programs$200
Bennett College for Women for equipment, technology, and professional development$517
BJ Stupak Olympic scholarships program$953
Bluegrass Community and Technical College for equipment and technology$335
Briar Cliff University for equipment$184
Bristol Community College to expand adult literacy and career development academic programs$162
Broward Community College for an education and training program in emergency preparedness and response$287
Bucknell University for environmental studies programs and community outreach, which may include equipment$192
Bucknell University for laboratory equipment acquisition$85
Buena Vista University for curriculum development$239
Butler Community College for a closed captioning training program, including curriculum development$335
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute for curriculum development$95
California Baptist University for purchase of equipment$335
California Community Colleges for Math and Science Teacher Initiative$162
California Polytechnic State University for purchase of equipment$143
California State University - Channel Islands for purchase of equipment$143
California State University, Fullerton for technology upgrades at the Ruby Gerontology Center$335
California University of Pennsylvania or curriculum development and teacher training to enhance math and science instruction$85
Campbell University for its Advancement for Underrepresented Minority Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists Program$307
Cardinal Stritch University to establish a bachelors of science nurse degree program$263
Carroll College for curriculum development in Civil Engineering$192
Cedar Crest College for nursing education programs$85
Central Arizona College for nursing programs, including curriculum development$287
Central Florida Community College for curriculum development$95
Central Maine Community College for nursing education expansion and outreach$102
Central Methodist University for a science, technology, engineering and math teacher training program$335
Central Piedmont Community College for curriculum development at the Center for Integrated Emergency Response Training$192
Central Washington University for curriculum development$192
Chemeketa Community College for equipment and technology for health sciences education and training programs$540
City College of New York - for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service to prepare individuals for careers in public service, which may include establishing an endowment, library and archives for such center$1,916
Clark State Community College for curriculum development and purchase of equipment$287
Clayton College and State University for development of a Master of Arts in Archive degree program, which may include student scholarships and community outreach$310
Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas for curriculum development$958
Clover Park Technical College for an institute for environmental sustainability in the workforce$143
College of Lake County for curriculum development$335
College of Southern Idaho for the Pro-Tech program$239
College of Southern Maryland for nursing education programs$95
College of the Canyons for creation of the medical lab technician degree program, including curriculum development & purchase of equipment$95
College Success Foundation for the Leadership 1000 Scholarship Program$478
Community College of Allegheny County for a technical education initiative$383
Community College of Beaver County for equipment and technology$95
Community College of Southern Nevada to purchase equipment and other support for Internet-based course offerings$718
Connecticut State University for nursing education programs$325
Consensus Organizing Center for its Step Up college preparation initiative$95
Coppin State University for its nursing education program, which may include equipment and technology$215
Dartmouth College for a new interdisciplinary initiative on engineering and medicine$287
Darton College for a biotechnology education and training collaboration with Albany State University and Albany Technical College$287
Deaf West Theatre for cultural experiences for the deaf$239
Dean College to develop programs and procure equipment for the Learning Center$192
Delaware County Community College for equipment and instrumentation for science, engineering, and technology laboratories$167
Des Moines Area Community College for the Jasper County Career Academy, which may include equipment$95
DeSales University for the Digital Campus Initiative, including purchase of equipment$478
Dillard University for recruitment and training of nursing assistants$718
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit for equipment and technology acquisition for a supercomputing facility$85
East Stroudsburg University for forensic science education programs$85
Eastern Illinois University for nursing programs$143
Eastern Iowa Community College for the creation of a center on sustainable energy, including equipment$287
Eastern New Mexico University for technological equipment upgrades$958
Eastern Shore Community College Industrial Maintenance Program for curriculum development$239
Eckerd College for purchase of equipment$192
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania to support a computer forensics training program at its Western Pennsylvania High Tech Crime Training Center$85
Edison College Charlotte County Campus for a nursing education program$72
El Camino College for nursing, engineering and nontraditional education and training programs$192
Elmira College for technology upgrades$192
Emerson College for educational equipment and program development$325
Emmanuel College for the procurement of educational equipment and program development$244
Flathead Valley Community College for program development at the Center for Community Entrepreneurship Education$268
Florida Campus Compact for a project to enhance service learning on college campuses throughout Florida$239
Florida Gulf Coast University for the Coastal Watershed Institute$192
Focus: HOPE for an experiential learning laboratory and related equipment and technology to support undergraduate education and training$575
Franklin Pierce College for a nursing education program, which may include equipment$143
Franklin Pierce College for technology-based educational programs and services$335
Frontier Community College for purchase of equipment$143
Ft. Valley State University for a teacher preparation program, which may include equipment and technology$167
Gadsden State Community College for technology upgrades$335
Gateway Community and Technical College for the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Competitiveness, including purchase of equipment$287
Gateway Community College for radiography and radiation therapy training programs, which may include equipment$95
George Meany Center for Labor Studies- the National Labor College for curriculum development$718
George Washington University for health professions training for students from the District of Columbia$303
Georgia State University for science education partnership programs between colleges, universities, schools and life science community educational organizations$81
Gila County Community College for the registered nursing program, including purchase of equipment$192
Golden Apple Foundation for a math and science teacher training initiative$335
Grace College for technology upgrades$192
Greenfield Community College for education and training programs in the arts, which may include equipment and student scholarships$167
Harcum College for purchase of equipment$287
Harrisburg Area Community College for curriculum development$143
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology for instructional programs, which may include equipment and technology$287
Henry Kuualoha Giugni Archives at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish an archival facility of historical Native Hawaiian records and stories$192
Herkimer County Community College for equipment and technology for science laboratories$95
Hermiston to support programs and systems for Latino education$244
Hiwassee College for a dental hygiene program, including curriculum development$383
Holy Family University for nurse education programs$192
Holyoke Community College for educational equipment and information technology$162
Houston Community College for the Accelerated Nursing Proficiency Center$143
Hudson Valley Community College to expand the nursing program$478
Huntington Junior College for an initiative to recruit and train students in closed captioning$1,035
Huston-Tillotson University for a math and science education initiative, which may include equipment$239
Indiana University of Pennsylvania for equipment acquisition and curriculum development for a mine safety course$85
Institute for Advanced Learning and Research for professional development for teachers in the field of nanotechnology$192
Iowa Lakes Community College for equipment to support the Sustainable Energy Education program$239
Ivy Tech Community College for equipment and technology$72
Jackson State University for establishment of an osteopathic medical school$478
James Rumsey Technical Institute for the Automotive Technology Program, including purchase of equipment$95
Kansas City Kansas Community College to provide workforce development training to improve economic conditions and to reduce prisoner recidivism$478
Kent State University for equipment and technology for its Tuscarawas County campus$143
Keystone College for classroom and laboratory equipment upgrades and acquisition$85
King's College to provide educational opportunities for students through civic engagement and service learning$328
La Sierra University (Building Science Capacity for chemistry education equipment)$200
Lackawanna College for equipment, furnishings and operating expenses for an extension center in Susquehanna County$167
Lackawanna College for laboratory equipment and technology upgrades and acquisition$85
Lake City Community College for a math skills initiative$95
Latino Institute, Inc. for its Latino Scholars Program$134
Lesley University for educational and research equipment to support new science instruction laboratories$200
Lewis and Clark Community College for its National Great Rivers Research and Education Center$383
Lewis-Clark State College to continue and expand the American Indian Students in Leadership of Education (AISLE) program$184
Lincoln College for training, material acquisition and purchase of equipment$95
Lincoln Memorial University College of Osteopathic Medicine or curriculum development$478
Lincoln University for campus-wide technology upgrades and wiring$85
Linn-Benton Community College for science and health equipment and technology$517
Lock Haven University to provide professional development partnerships and related services$85
Lorain County Community College for its library and community resource center, which may include equipment and technology$335
Los Angeles Valley College for its Solving the Math Achievement Gap program$192
Lyon College to purchase and install equipment$72
MacMurray College for technology upgrades$335
Madonna University for curriculum development for a disaster relief and recovery program$258
Maricopa County Community College for the Bilingual Nursing Program at Gateway Community College in Phoenix, AZ$335
Maryland Association of Community Colleges to expand and improve nursing programs at Maryland's community colleges$2,241
Marymount Manhattan College for a minority teacher preparation initiative$335
McNeese State University for the Louisiana Academy for Innovative Teaching and Learning$143
Mesa Community College for an online registered nurse recertification program$119
Mesa Community College for the Enfermeras En Escalera program to address a shortage of nurses$167
Messiah College for wireless technology acquisition and technology infrastructure improvements$85
Metro State College for training and equipment acquisition$121
Metropolitan State University for nursing education programs$478
MidAmerica Nazarene University for equipment acquisition to expand distance education for teachers in western Kansas$287
Middle Tennessee State University for the comprehensive math and science teacher training program$478
Midland College for purchase of equipment at the Advanced Technology Center$143
Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, for the Advanced Career Explorers Program$95
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Office of the Chancellor for a statewide veterans re-entry education program$1,099
Mira Costa Community College District for a nursing education program, including purchase of equipment$335
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, for equipment and furnishings for a marine technology center and estuarine education center$192
Mississippi State University for a leadership training program at the Appalachian Leadership Honors Program$95
Mississippi State University for acquisition of equipment and curriculum development at the Wise Center-Broadcast Facility Conversion to Digital$958
Missouri State University for program development and expansion, equipment and technology for the Distance Learning Project on the West Plains Campus$811
Missouri State University-West Plains, for technology upgrades and programming at the Academic Support Center$192
Monroe Community College for a special needs preparedness training program$430
Montana Committee for the Humanities to continue civic educational programs$77
Montana State University - Billings for the Montana Energy Workforce Training Center$124
Montana State University-Billings to develop job-training programs$153
Montana State University-Billings to expand professional development education programs for the health care industry$153
Montgomery County Community College for curricula, equipment and technology, faculty, and outreach for its advanced technologies initiative$422
Moravian College for equipment and technology acquisition and curriculum development for a science initiative$85
Morehouse College to establish a research initiative to improve college graduation of minority students$81
Mott Community College - Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) for a clearinghouse and pilot program for new technology$407
Mount Ida College for a veterinary technology program, which may include equipment$143
Muhlenberg College for education and outreach services to support undergraduate students with disabilities$85
Murray State University for purchase of equipment at the Veterinary Center$192
Nevada State College for math and science teacher initiatives$430
Nevada State College for the accelerated nursing program$310
New College of Florida for equipment at the Jane Bancroft Cook Library$239
New College of Florida for the Public Archaeology Laboratory, including purchase of equipment$215
New College of Florida for the Strategic Languages Resource Center, including purchase of equipment$287
New Hampshire Community Technical College System to expand and modernize engineering technology programs$243
New Hampshire Community Technical College System to standardize technology and learning across seven community colleges$143
New Hampshire Community Technical College-Manchester for equipment for nursing and allied health education and training programs$143
Niagara County Community College for equipment$335
North Arkansas College for technology upgrades$205
North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies for purchase of equipment at the Center for Engineering Technologies$143
North Dakota State College of Science for a Center for Nanoscience Technology Training$958
Northeast Community College for nurse training, including the purchase of equipment$162
Northern Essex Community College for equipment for allied health program$196
Northern Illinois University for its College of Engineering and Engineering Technology$239
Northern Kentucky University for the Infrastructure Management Institute$478
Northern Kentucky University for the nursing education program$121
Northern Kentucky University Research Foundation for the METS Center, including purchase of equipment$192
Northern Rockies Educational Services to develop Taking Technology to the Classroom program$77
Northwest Shoals Community College for technology upgrades$335
Northwestern State University of Louisiana for a nursing education program$192
Norwich University for equipment and technology for a nursing program$335
Oakland Community College for international education programs$325
Oklahoma Panhandle State University for purchase of equipment$95
Onondaga Community College for purchase of equipment$239
Oregon Health and Science University for academic programs in the OGI School of Science and Engineering$383
Oregon Institute of Technology for development of associate's and bachelor's degree programs in the health professions$335
Owens Community College for a first responder training initiative, including curriculum development$143
Palm Beach Community College for equipment and technology$310
Paula and Anthony Rich Center for the Study and Treatment of Autism for distance learning technology and programs$422
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College for laboratory equipment and technology upgrades and acquisition$85
Philadelphia School District for the CORE Philly Scholarship Program$550
Philadelphia University for the Scientific Reasoning / Inquiry Based Education (SCRIBE) initiative$85
Pierce College for the Center of Excellence for Homeland Security, including curriculum development and training$178
Pittsburg State University for equipment for its Kansas Technology Center$263
Plymouth State University for a collaborative research institute for sustainable rural economics$192
Polk Community College for advanced manufacturing training programs$287
Portland State University for equipment and technology for its science research and teaching center$383
Prince George's Community College for equipment and technology to upgrade a management information system$335
Purchase College, of University of New York for science and math education programs, including teacher preparation programs$192
Radford University for a study of the feasibility of establishing a graduate school in the medical sciences$383
Redlands Community College for nursing programs$95
Rhode Island College for development of a Portuguese and Lusophone Studies Program$95
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey for curriculum development$335
Richland Community College for development of an alternative fuels education and training program$307
Richmond Community College, for equipment and programs at the Industrial Training Center$192
Robert Morris University for health care professional education programs in the use of electronic health records$85
Rochester Area Colleges for Excellence in Math and Science$958
Rockford College for technology upgrades and other equipment$192
Round Rock Higher Education Center for nursing programs, including purchase of equipment$430
Rust College for acquisition of equipment for the Science and Mathematics Annex$478
Rutgers University School of Law for student scholarships and loan repayment, internships and public interest programming$613
Ryan Foundation for civic education programs$85
Saint Anselm College for a civic education program$192
Salt Lake Community College to train health care professionals$406
Salve Regina University for historic preservation education programs including equipment$814
San Jacinto College for a health care education and training initiative, which may include equipment and technology$239
Santa Clara University for equipment, technology, and training for its library and information commons initiative$478
Security on Campus, Inc. for campus safety peer education programs$28
Seminole State College for the Medical Laboratory Technology Program, including technology acquisition$95
Seton Hall University for equipment and technology for its science and technology center$502
Shippensburg University for technology upgrades and acquisition$85
Siena Heights University for nursing programs$192
Silver Lake College for nursing programs, including curriculum development$177
Simpson College for purchase of equipment$287
South Carolina Technical College System to fund apprenticeship pilot programs in economically distressed areas$162
Southeastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education for equipment$407
Southern Utah University to enhance academic skills and training of science teachers in southern Utah through mobile classrooms$47
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute to expand a renewable energy training program$325
Sparks College for a closed captioner training program$192
Spelman College for programs to recruit and increase graduation rates for African-American females pursuing sciences, mathematics, or dual-engineering degrees$81
Springfield Public Schools Academy of Arts and Academics for classroom equipment and technology$81
St. Bonaventure University for equipment at the science facility$335
St. Bonaventure University for technology upgrades$287
St. Clair County Community College for purchase of equipment$143
St. Francis College for equipment and technology to support its science, technology, engineering and math initiative$737
St. Petersburg College for a distance learning program, including technology upgrades and purchase of equipment$287
State University of New York at New Paltz for curriculum development in economic development and governance$287
State University of New York at Potsdam for teacher training initiatives$95
Stonehill College to procure equipment and develop programs for the Center for Non-Profit Management$162
Susquehanna University for laboratory equipment and technology acquisition$85
Sweetwater Education Foundation for its Compact for Success program, which may include student scholarships$287
Texas Chiropractic College for health professions training$95
Texas State Technical College for equipment for education and training programs$143
Texas Tech University for the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery$143
Texas Woman's University for the Institute of Health Sciences Dallas Center, for acquisition of technology$167
Thiel College for technology infrastructure upgrades and acquisition$85
Thurgood Marshall legal educational opportunity program$2,895
Tohono O'odham Community College for computer, science and mathematics equipment, technology and instructional materials$119
Tougaloo College for an international study abroad program$192
Tri-County Community College for equipment and technology$47
Trident Technical College for nursing curriculum development$192
Trinity University for purchase of equipment$143
Turtle Mountain Community College to develop a vocational and technical training curriculum$613
Univ. of Utah Health Sciences Center for the Health Sciences LEAP Program to expand the pipeline of underrepresented students in health professions$81
University of Alaska for the 49th State Scholars program$335
University of Alaska for the Alaska Native Students Science and Engineering program$958
University of Arizona for development of a pilot project to provide instructional and support services to ensure the academic success of disabled veterans$335
University of Arizona for the Integrative Medicine in Residency program$192
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for equipment and curriculum development for genetic counseling and other health care programs$383
University of California at Berkeley for the Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service, which may include establishing an endowment, and for cataloguing the papers of Congressman Robert Matsui$958
University of Central Arkansas for a technology training and instruction initiative, which may include equipment$598
University of Central Florida for the Lou Frey Institute of Politics$239
University of Dubuque for the establishment of a nursing education program$430
University of Florida for purchase of equipment at the College of Education$192
University of Hawaii at for an Applied Rural Science program and a Clinical Pharmacy Training Program, for clinical pharmacy training program$766
University of Hawaii School of Law for a health policy center and cultural education programs$192
University of Idaho for the Gateway to Math Program, for continued outreach to pre-college math students$119
University of Louisiana at Monroe for technology upgrades at the College of Pharmacy$383
University of Michigan Depression Center for the Postsecondary Education Campus Support project$383
University of Mississippi for program development, start-up costs and curriculum$2,435
University of Montevallo for the Teacher Leadership Initiative for School Improvement$192
University of New Hampshire, Manchester Campus to expand business and high technology academic programs$324
University of New Mexico for the American Indian Language Policy Research and Teacher Training Center$287
University of North Carolina at Wilmington for development of an assistive technology center, which may include equipment$373
University of North Carolina at Wilmington, for nursing programs including military veterans, clinical research and distance learning$201
University of North Florida for the Virtual School Readiness Incubator$239
University of Northern Iowa for the development of math and science programs$151
University of Scranton for equipment acquisition to support nursing and allied health education programs$85
University of Southern Mississippi for curriculum development and acquisition of equipment$812
University of Tennessee for the Baker Center for Public Policy$4,790
University of Texas at Tyler for a science, technology, engineering and mathematics program, including teacher training$143
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston for nursing programs$143
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston for the Centralized Clinical Placement system, including purchase of equipment$95
University of Tulsa for acquisition of equipment at the Center for Information Security$95
University of Vermont of Burlington to establish a child psychiatry fellowship program$192
University of Vermont of Burlington to establish advanced practice graduate nursing program in psychiatric-mental health nursing$192
University of Virginia Center for Politics for the Youth Leadership Initiative$412
University of Washington for an initiative to train nursing faculty in partnership with a consortium of colleges$287
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, to provide educational programs in nanotechnology$153
University of Wisconsin Platteville to establish an English as a Second Language teacher certification program$119
University of Wisconsin Whitewater, to establish a certification program for science teachers$119
University of Wisconsin-Marshfield for equipment and technology for science laboratories$192
Urban College of Boston to support higher education programs serving low-income and minority students$608
Utah Valley State College for a civic education program, including purchase of equipment$192
Utah Valley State College to expand nursing education, including technology acquisition and curriculum development$47
Vanguard University Nursing Center for teacher and nurse training programs$143
Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center for equipment for Fire Science Program$407
Villa Julie College to expand the Nursing Distance Learning Program$478
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University for equipment$383
Waldorf College for purchase of equipment$115
Washburn University for equipment acquisition to train students in science and health-related fields$232
Washington & Jefferson College for foreign language programs$85
Washington State University for mentoring programs women in science programs$335
Weber State University for stipends and tuition asssistance for faculty to pursue advanced nursing degree$406
Weber State University for the TAPT program to recruit additional teachers$143
Weber State University to provide mentoring for minority disadvantaged students$47
West Central Technical College for purchase of equipment$143
West Chester University for nursing program development$239
West Chester University for technology infrastructure upgrades and acquisition$85
Western Iowa Tech Community College for equipment$95
Western Kentucky University Research Foundation for equipment acquisition for the science, technology and engineering facility$1,436
Western Oregon University for equipping a nursing simulation laboratory$200
Wheaton College to procure educational equipment and information technology to support science center expansion$162
Wheelock College for educational equipment and curriculum development for the K-9 science teachers program$200
William Paterson University for curriculum development and other activities to establish the Center for the Study of Critical Languages$200
Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities for continued implementation of the WAICU Collaboration Project$330
Wittenberg University for a teacher training initiative$383
York College for training of clinical social workers in central and western Nebraska, including curriculum development$95
York College of Pennsylvania for laboratory equipment and technology upgrades and acquisition$85
York College, City University of New York for activities to prepare students for careers in aviation management$307