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Research - Science & Engineering
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| Recipient | Carnegie Institution of Washington |
| City | Washington, DC |
| Description | To equip a laboratory for studying how abiotic processes in the deep Earth are related to the
emergence and development of life.
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| Recipient | Colorado State University |
| City | Fort Collins, CO |
| Description | To support the development of a laser single-atom-on demand source for quantum computers.
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| Recipient | Cornell University |
| City | Ithaca, NY |
| Description | To develop a novel x-ray detector for studying material dynamics on micro second time scales.
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| Recipient | Drexel University |
| City | Philadelphia, PA |
| Description | To use nanotechnology to develop an instrument for transferring fluid volumes in the atto-liter
range leading to development of sub-cellular tools that can be used for medical diagnosis and
treatment.
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| Recipient | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| City | Atlanta, GA |
| Description | To develop nanopatterned epitaxial graphene electronic
devices that work at room temperature.
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| Recipient | National Academy of Sciences |
| City | Washington, DC |
| Description | To support a study of America's energy future: technology opportunities, risks and tradeoffs.
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| Recipient | University of California, Davis |
| City | Davis, CA |
| Description | To support the development of a novel imaging detector for use in the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.
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| Recipient | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| City | Santa Barbara, CA |
| Description | To develop new technology for using terahertz spectroscopy to study protein dynamics.
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| Recipient | University of Chicago |
| City | Chicago, IL |
| Description | To study the basic processes controlling catastrophic deformation in both physical and
biological systems ranging from fluid-like to solid-like behavior.
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| Recipient | University of Pittsburgh |
| City | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Description | To develop an ultra-fast method for scanning tunneling microscopy.
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| Recipient | City of Hope |
| City | Los Angeles, CA |
| Description | To continue work to understand the molecular mechanisms
underlying cancer and develop therapies that destroy lymphoma
cells without harming normal cells.
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| Recipient | Arizona State University |
| City | Tempe, AZ |
| Description | To study frameshift peptides common in tumors as targets for development of a cancer vaccine.
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| Recipient | Carnegie Mellon University |
| City | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Description | To research how the brain composes neural representations
of word and sentence meanings from their component parts.
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| Recipient | Stanford University |
| City | Stanford, CA |
| Description | To develop equipment to study the structure and dynamics of neural circuits.
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| Recipient | Translational Genomics Research Institute |
| City | Phoenix, AZ |
| Description | To develop network models of biological function using signal processing and control theory.
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| Recipient | University of California, Los Angeles |
| City | Los Angeles, CA |
| Description | To develop stem cell technology to engineer human immune cells for targeted cancer treatments.
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| Recipient | University of California, San Francisco |
| City | San Francisco, CA |
| Description | To characterize and understand the function of the non-protein coding RNA genes by developing new mouse models for human disease.
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| Recipient | University of Massachusetts Medical School |
| City | Worcester, MA |
| Description | To study how asymmetric cell division affects aging and longevity in somatic and stem cells.
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| Recipient | University of Oregon |
| City | Eugene, OR |
| Description | To study biological interactions of engineered nanoparticles and establish fundamental design
rules for biomedical applications.
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| Recipient | University of Texas - M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
| City | Houston, TX |
| Description | To understand molecular mechanisms behind the generation
of immunosuppressive T-cells in the thymus and tumor microenvironment and to develop cancer immunotherapies.
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Grants awarded prior to new criteria and geographic restrictions as of August 2008.
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| Recipient | Carleton College |
| City | Northfield, MN |
| Description | To support expansion of the Quantitative Inquiry, Reasoning,
and Knowledge (QUIRK) Initiative to non-science disciplines.
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| Recipient | Hampton University |
| City | Hampton, VA |
| Description | To incorporate genomics into the biology curriculum by setting up undergraduate DNA microarray and bioinformatics labs.
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| Recipient | Millsaps College |
| City | Jackson, MS |
| Description | To support interdisciplinary undergraduate archaeological
research focused on the comparative study of an Old World
and a New World culture.
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| Recipient | St. Edward's University |
| City | Austin, TX |
| Description | To establish an interdisciplinary undergraduate research project on HIV drug resistance that will be integrated into portions of a course on science literacy.
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| Recipient | St. Lawrence University |
| City | Canton, NY |
| Description | To facilitate the development of interdisciplinary learning environments for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
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| Recipient | Texas Lutheran University |
| City | Seguin, TX |
| Description | To enhance the physics and
pre-engineering programs by purchasing an NMR to establish a
Transport Lab for hands-on student learning.
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Civic and Community
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| Recipient | Alliance for Children's Rights |
| City | Los Angeles, CA |
| Description | To support a two-year collaborative effort to ensure that eligible, disabled youth leaving foster care receive
Supplemental Security Income.
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| Recipient | Boy Scouts of America, Los Angeles Area Council |
| City | Los Angeles, CA |
| Description | To increase camping opportunities for inner-city Los Angeles youth by rebuilding the scout camp at Lake Arrowhead.
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| Recipient | Children's Planning Council |
| City | Los Angeles, CA |
| Description | To improve school readiness and academic outcomes for Los Angeles County's foster care and probation youth by implementing Expecting More, the Education Coordinating Council’s blueprint for change.
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| Recipient | East Los Angeles Remarkable Citizens Association, Inc. |
| City | Los Angeles, CA |
| Description | To provide social, medical, and therapeutic services to adults
with developmental disabilities by building a new multipurpose
center in the City of Bell.
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| Recipient | Loyola Marymount University |
| City | Los Angeles, CA |
| Description | To expand Loyola Law School's Center for Juvenile Law and Policy,which represents youth
in the Los Angeles juvenile justice system and trains law students in child advocacy.
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| Recipient | Penny Lane |
| City | North Hills, CA |
| Description | To consolidate and expand child welfare, family support and mental health programs in the Antelope Valley by building a new Family Center.
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| Recipient | Project Angel Food |
| City | Los Angeles, CA |
| Description | To expand the meal delivery program to clients with serious, life-threatening illnesses by
acquiring and renovating a new facility.
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Precollegiate Education
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| Recipient | Para Los Ninos |
| City | Los Angeles, CA |
| Description | To expand a charter elementary school and after-school and family support programs by purchasing and renovating a new facility.
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| Recipient | Parent Institute for Quality Education, Inc. |
| City | San Diego, CA |
| Description | To increase the number of minority, low-income students who attend college by supporting a
parent involvement program in collaboration with the California State University system.
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| Recipient | Saint Mary's Academy |
| City | Inglewood, CA |
| Description | To enhance science and math education for girls by modernizing facilities and equipment and revising the curriculum in partnership with Mount St. Mary’s College.
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Arts and Culture
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| Recipient | Armory Center for the Arts |
| City | Pasadena, CA |
| Description | To provide free after-school art classes and weekend workshops for children, youth and families in the Madison neighborhood of Pasadena.
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Health Care
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| Recipient | Mission Community Hospital |
| City | Panorama City, CA |
| Description | To provide dental service in partnership with UCLA to
low-income residents of the northeast San Fernando Valley
by constructing a dental teaching clinic.
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| Recipient | St. John's Well Child & Family Center |
| City | Los Angeles, CA |
| Description | To establish an integrated care center for chronic and environmentally-based diseases by renovating a building in south Los Angeles.
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