U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced $13,307,605 through six grants in Louisiana's 6th Congressional District.
Louisiana State University (LSU) will receive $2,632,700 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Transportation Consortium of Southcentral States, which is authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). The program is composed of several consortium members, including LSU and Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC), and the research priority is to improve the durability and extending the life of transportation infrastructure. More information can be found here on the continuation funding.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human (HHS) awarded $10,674,905 in grants to five entities. Below is the individualized information.
HHS Grants Information:
Grantee Name: Louisiana Department of Health
Awarding Office: Assistant Secretary for Public Response / Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Program Title: Hospital Preparedness Program
Title of Grant: Louisiana HPP Grant Application
AmountAwarded: $1,960,117
Grantee Name: LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Awarding Office: National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney Diseases
Program Title: Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Research
Title of Grant: SGK1 is a regulator of islet beta cell mass and secretory function
Award Amount: $ 370,000
Grantee Name: Louisiana State University
Awarding Office: National Institute on Aging
Program Title: Aging Research
Title of Grant: Evaluating pexophagy as an early cellular marker of aging
Award Amount: $72,115
Grantee Name: Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Awarding Office: 75 / HRSA Program Headquarters Office
Program Title: A22 - Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships
Title of Grant: Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships
Award Amount: $36,476
Grantee Name: Louisiana Department of Health
Awarding Office: Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services / Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
Program Title: Money Follows the Person (RCMFTP)
Title of Grant: Louisiana MFP Rebalancing Demonstration Proposal- Focuses on the transition of individuals out of institutions and into home and community based services.
