Obama to announce $5 billion in research grants

[sabra]

Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama, in an effort to stimulate the economy and support critical research, will announce $5 billion dollars in grants when he visits the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday, according to an administration official.

The money comes from Recovery Act funds and is aimed at supporting "12,000 critical research projects — and tens of thousands of jobs associated with them, ranging from teachers and lab technicians to database managers and scientists," the official wrote in an e-mail.

Obama, who will be joined by Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and other top medical experts, will tour a lab before speaking at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

More than 450 NIH employees, scientists, local officials and members of Congress are expected to be on hand.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/30/administration-official-obama-to-announce-5-billion-in-research-grants/

[Laf.La.Dem.]

1. Let me be the first

to say the GOP will be against this (oops they are against ANYTHING the President is for - so that was NOT a great call):evilgrin:

[droidamus2]

5. Hey, maybe?

Since the Republicans are against everything Obama proposes he should just come out and say there is no way he will ever sign a bill that supplies for bilions of dollars for research. That way the Republicans will come out for it. :sarcasm:

[alsame]

2. Live streaming at 11 am ET:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/

[Ian David]

3. Is there "something called volcano monitoring" in there? n/t

[Beetwasher]

4. This Is Awesome!

n/t

[GodDamLiberal]

6. How much will be spent

on growing spines for democratic party politicians.

[greymattermom]

7. I got one!

I study traumatic brain injury. I'm now in business for 2 more years and am busy hiring people.

[sabra]

8. excellent!

:thumbsup:

[Duer 157099]

9. Awesome!

You wouldn't happen to be in California by any chance would you?

[SpartanDem]

10. Fantastic news

maybe some could be spent to see how Cheney manages to live without a heart.

[Psephos]

11. Maybe he's got one of these...

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_436300.html