(Columbia, S.C. ) – House Majority Whip and Sixth District Congressman James E. Clyburn secured $37.382 million in this year’s appropriations cycle for defense, homeland security and military construction projects for South Carolina. Each of the entities receiving funding made a request of Congressman Clyburn for assistance.
“I am happy to help my constituents secure the federal funding they need for projects that will enhance our local economies, assist in our nation’s defense, and make our homeland more secure,” Congressman Clyburn said. “These projects were brought to my attention by universities, private sector companies and government agencies to fulfill needs that are important to South Carolina and our nation. It is in my purview to assist them with these projects, and I am pleased to do so.”
Here are the projects funded through the Defense, Homeland Security and Military Construction appropriations bills that the President signed into law.
Defense
| Amount | Recipient | Project |
| $1.6 million | S.C. Air National Guard | Controlled Humidity Protection Program |
| $6.5 million | Medical University of South Carolina | Health Disparities program |
| $3.0 million | University of South Carolina —
Health Barriers Program |
Troop Readiness Research |
| $3.5 million | S.C. Army Reserve National Guard | Exportable Combat Training Capability |
| $3.6 million | DefenseCS (Bamberg) | Anti-Ballistic Windshield Armor |
| $1.6 million | Sensor Electronics Technology
(Columbia) |
Advanced UV Light Diode Sensor Development |
| $3.0 million | University of South Carolina | Hydrogen Battery Development |
| $2.0 million | South Carolina Research Authority | Tactical Metal Fabrication System |
| $3.0 million | University of South Carolina | Indium Nitride Research |
| $1.6 million | Advanced Technology Institute | Veterans’ Business Initiative |
| $2.0 million | Claflin University | BioButanol Production Research |
| $31.4 million | TOTAL |
HOMELAND SECURITY
| AMOUNT | RECIPIENT | PROJECT |
| $1.0 million | South Carolina Adjutant General | Bamberg Community Emergency Staging
Center |
| $1.0 million | TOTAL |
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
| AMOUNT | RECIPIENT | PROJECT |
| $4.6 million | South Carolina Adjutant General | Hemingway Field Maintenance Renovation |
| $382,000 | South Carolina Adjutant General | Sumter Readiness Center |
| $4.982 million | TOTAL |
Congress passed a Continuing Resolution for all other federal agencies to operate in fiscal year 2009 at last year’s funding levels. The Continuing Resolution expires in March 2009.