{"65578":{"#nid":"65578","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Legislature Supports GT Budget Priorities","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the legislative session drew to a\nclose, positive news came for Georgia Tech with the agreement of both chambers\nto the conference committee report on the FY12 budget.\u0026nbsp; Included among the recommendations was funding\nfor the completion of the Institute\u2019s primary capital project and an additional\nallocation for GTRI. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETech\u2019s primary capital request, the\nEco-Commons\/Storm Water Relocation Project, received bond funding of $4.2\nmillion.\u0026nbsp; This allocation, which will\ncomplete the project, will support infrastructure improvements that will allow\nfor future campus growth.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso in capital funding, the\nUniversity System (USG) received $45 million in bond funding for Major Repairs\nand Rehabilitation.\u0026nbsp; Though this total is\nless than the original request of $100 million, it will allow for vital\nimprovements to be made to aging facilities throughout the system. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETech got an additional boost in the\nform of a $100,000 allocation to the Georgia Tech Research Institute for the\nDirect to Discovery\u0026nbsp; program.\u0026nbsp; This program focuses on providing STEM\neducation content to rural Georgia schools.\u0026nbsp;\nPilot programs have occurred in Barrow and Ware counties. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe USG was not immune to the\nchallenging financial environment.\u0026nbsp; No\nnew funds were approved for the Formula Fund allocation in the FY12\nbudget.\u0026nbsp; These funds are typically used\nto compensate for enrollment growth in the system.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are appreciative to our General\nAssembly colleagues for their generous support of the Eco-Commons and Direct to\nDiscovery program,\u201d said Dene Sheheane, Executive Director of Government and\nCommunity Relations.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThough we are\ndisappointed by the lack of Formula Fund growth, we certainly understand the\nfiscal reality and stand ready to assist the state in recovery as we can.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\n\nThe FY12 budget must still be reviewed and\napproved by Governor Deal before going into effect on July 1.\u0026nbsp; The governor has 40 calendar days to act on\nthe budget before it goes into effect.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Funding provided for primary capital project; Additional allocation for special GTRI program"}],"uid":"27331","created_gmt":"2011-04-15 01:03:08","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:34","author":"George Ray","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-04-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-04-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65577":{"id":"65577","type":"image","title":"2011 Sine Die","body":null,"created":"1449176863","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:07:43","changed":"1475894579","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:59","alt":"2011 Sine Die","file":{"fid":"192278","name":"DSC_0124.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0124_0.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DSC_0124_0.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":767972,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DSC_0124_0.JPG?itok=55ix77HH"}}},"media_ids":["65577"],"groups":[{"id":"47398","name":"GCR (Office of Government and Community Relations)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"4195","name":"budget"},{"id":"7784","name":"Georgia General Assembly"},{"id":"8300","name":"Georgia Tech Office of Government and Community Relations"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge Ray\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGCR Associate\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:george.ray@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egeorge.ray@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["george.ray@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}