North Dakota's Congressional delegation said Thursday that $2.5 million has been allocated for final modifications to the permanent flood control project in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks.
The money is included in the final appropriations bill that now goes to President Obama. Other are projects listed in the bill include:
- $7 million to be used by UND's Energy and Environment Research Center to continue development of new conversion and processing technologies that can produce electricity, heat, transportation fuels and value-added byproducts from clean renewable biomass.
- $7.9 million for the Traill (N.D.) Rural Water District to provide clean water for Mayville and Hillsboro, N.D.
- $6.5 million for the EERC to continue its collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy on national energy research.
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- $3 million for the EERC to continue research and development of hydrogen, including its generation, separation, purification, transportation, dispensing and utilization.
- $3 million for a collaborative project between UND, Mayo Clinic and Avianax to research and develop therapeutic antibodies and vaccines to treat pandemic cases, including H1N1, Avian Flu and West Nile Virus.
- $600,000 for the Langdon Rural Water District to add new booster stations near Nekoma, N.D., and pipeline near Cando, N.D., to address water shortage issues and expand service in the region.
- $300,000 for the Red River Valley Research Corridor Coordinating Center.
