Michigan State University Wins $550 Million Nuclear Physics Facility
University of Texas System Combines Support for Teaching and Commercialization Excellence with $15 Million Initiative
The University of Texas System Board of Regents recently approved $15 million in funding for three programs that will support innovation and extraordinary effort among its faculty. Two of these programs will make awards for teaching excellence, one for faculty at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) and the other for teaching at the system's other eight universities.
Scotland Universities to Direct Nearly 11 Percent of Funding on Pursuing Innovation
$65M Available for Labor's WIRED Initiative
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced it will provide $65 million in new grants under the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative.
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Impact Report Released, Kansas Preferred Site
Budget Proposals Focus on States' Investment in Research, Workforce Training
India Plans to Double Investment in Scientific Research
Novel Metrics Incorporated into 2008 Version of State New Economy Index
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Gov. Jim Douglas plans to merge the Vermont Departments of Economic Development and Housing and Community Affairs.
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With new governors often come changes in the leadership of state economic development organizations. Arkansas, Colorado and Maryland recently announced their new development officers:
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With new governors often come changes in the leadership of state economic development organizations. Arkansas, Colorado and Maryland recently announced their new development officers:
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Catherine Renault is the new director for the Maine Office of Innovation within the state’s Department of Economic and Community Development.
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Jim Rice, with the Information Technology Association of Wisconsin, announced his departure as the organization’s first president.
U.S. Cap-and-Trade Legislation Could Bankroll Economic Development Initiatives
Throughout the presidential campaign President-elect Barack Obama continually emphasized the need for new policies to spur the development of clean and renewable energy technologies. Despite the economic downturn, President-elect Obama has maintained that these new programs will remain a priority for his administration.
Are States Measuring Up? The National Report Card on Higher Ed
Incubator Round Up: Emphasis Grows Toward Creating Clusters within Walls
Incubators may take on magnified importance in regional innovation strategies for the coming years given the continued decline in seed and venture capital available to early-stage companies, the need for startups to reduce costs, and the increased opportunities presented for innovation through collaboration and sharing of knowledge.
So it isn't too surprising to see the wave of incubator launches increase during this financial slowdown.
Regional Commissions and Authorities
Four federally established regional commissions and authorities dedicated to improving the economic opportunities within specific geographic regions are included in the Administration’s FY 2008 budget request. No funding is requested for the Northern Great Plains Regional Authority, which was created in the 2002 Farm Bill.
Small Business Administration
The Administration's proposal sets overall spending for FY 2008 at $814 million for the Small Business Administration (SBA), including $464 million in new budget authority, $329 million in carryover funds for disaster loans, and $21 million in reimbursable revenues.
Funding levels for selected technical assistance programs include:
SSTI Editorial: FY08 Budget Request: Research Up; Economic Development Down
When one looks beyond the first few pages of many sections of the agencies’ fiscal year 2008 budget request summaries, the mental concept of a television rerun appears. As SSTI staff pored through the budget this week, several found ourselves saying, “Didn’t we read the same thing last year?”
Special Initiative: The American Competitiveness I
In fiscal year 2008, President Bush proposes $11.42 billion total to support the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) across the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy’s Office of Science (DOE SC), and the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology laboratories (NIST).
Special Initiative: Climate Change
In this year’s State of the Union Address, President Bush announced that his FY 2008 budget request would contain funding to support research to eliminate the projected growth of automobile carbon dioxide emission within 10 years.
Department of Agriculture
The Administration request of $89 billion for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) budget is predicated on passage of the Administration’s version of the 2007 Farm Bill proposals. As designed, the Administration's 2007 farm bill proposals would spend approximately $10 billion less than the 2002 farm bill spent over the past five years, according to the USDA press release.