American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Total dollar amount awarded to Washington State University:
$30,749,532
Total number of awards to Washington State University:
42
Jobs Created/Jobs Retained:
22.43
Federal Stimulus Money Boosts WSU Vancouver Research
WSU Vancouver Professor of Psychology, Michael Morgan, qualified to receive
$148,438 for his two-year, Neural Mechanisms for Enhanced Cannabinoid/Opioid
Antinociception project. This grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Note from Howard Grimes, WSU Vice President for Research
This note, dated Tuesday, February 17, 2009, comes from WSU Vice President
for Research Howard Grimes who outlines the details of the WSU ARRA
Stimulus Plan. This note includes the individual grants offered and which
agency, NSF, NIH, DOE, etc., to which the funds are attached.
NIH Specific Stimulus Package Info
NIH received $10.4 billion in stimulus funds. Their FY08 budget was $29.6 billion,
and with the stimulus appropriation, NIH would have a total FY09 budget of at least
$39.9 billion. Read about where the money will be go specifically.
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