{"296741":{"#nid":"296741","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Submits Federal Budget Requests","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ERecently, Tech\u2019s federal relations director, Robert Knotts, briefed the campus community on the Institute\u2019s federal appropriations requests now that the FY15 budget process is in full swing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003E\u201cWe are proactively working to minimize the effects of a budget landscape that is still focused on cutting,\u201d said Knotts. \u201cThe good news is that the budget deal that ended sequestration brings some stability, and federal research priorities are very much in line with core and emerging strengths at Georgia Tech.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EEach year, Georgia Tech, in coordination with other major research consortia, formally submits requests to members of the Georgia congressional delegation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003ERequests ask the members of Congress to weigh in with the Appropriations Committees in support of federal programs that are important to Georgia Tech. In some cases, these initiatives are elevated by letters of support signed by members of Congress. Letters can be found at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gov.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.gov.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p4\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003EProgrammatic Requests\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThis year\u2019s programmatic requests that benefit a large population of campus include support for basic and applied research at the Department of Defense, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Department of Energy Office of Science, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Pell Grant program, NASA Space Technology, and Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p7\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022p6\u0022\u003ETargeted Requests\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech also submitted requests for continued support for specific programs, including the Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the Procurement Assistance Center, and the Southeastern Trade Adjustment Center, all of which operate out of Tech\u2019s Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EAdditional requests were submitted for the Economic Development Administration (EDA) Technical Assistance Program and Regional Innovation Strategies Program; the Georgia Water Resources Institute; the Department of Education\u2019s Investing in Innovation Fund (i3), Effective Teaching and Learning: STEM, and First in the World Competition; Title VI of the Higher Education Act (supporting international education); the Food \u0026amp; Drug Administration Pediatric Device Consortia Grant Program; the AMAC assistive technology center; and the NASA National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe federal budget process is underway, and Government and Community Relations is working closely with federal partners.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The federal budget process is underway, and Government and Community Relations is working closely with federal partners."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-05-13 10:38:10","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:26","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-05-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-05-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"242631":{"id":"242631","type":"image","title":"U.S. Capitol","body":null,"created":"1449243704","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:41:44","changed":"1475894919","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:39","alt":"U.S. Capitol","file":{"fid":"197827","name":"united_states_capitol_west_front_edit2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/united_states_capitol_west_front_edit2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/united_states_capitol_west_front_edit2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":331737,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/united_states_capitol_west_front_edit2_0.jpg?itok=IYecxd40"}},"292931":{"id":"292931","type":"image","title":"U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz","body":null,"created":"1449244313","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:51:53","changed":"1475894991","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:51","alt":"U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz","file":{"fid":"199288","name":"moniz.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/moniz_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/moniz_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":63675,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/moniz_0.jpg?itok=LeD7cDUs"}}},"media_ids":["242631","292931"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gov.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Government and Community Relations"},{"url":"https:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/bitstream\/handle\/1853\/51582\/knotts_video.html?sequence=2","title":"Watch the Presentation Video"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gov.gatech.edu\/assets\/2014_FederalBudgetUpdate.pdf","title":"Download the Presentation Slides"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gov.gatech.edu\/assets\/National%20Institutes%20of%20Health.pdf","title":"NIH Letter of Support"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gov.gatech.edu\/assets\/International%20Education.pdf","title":"Title VI\/International Education Letter of Support"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gov.gatech.edu\/assets\/Manufacturing%20Extension%20Partnership.pdf","title":"Manufacturing Extension Partnership Letter of Support"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"67621","name":"federal relations"},{"id":"15363","name":"Government and Community Relations"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tnagel@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETeri Nagel\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGovernment and Community Relations\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}