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Hampshire County, Mass., funds by Health and Human Services, Department of

Listing $16,514,366.30 in stimulus funds from Health and Human Services, Department of for Hampshire

Note: For some programs where states do not report where money will be distributed across the state, we do not have the allocation for individual counties. Those programs include: Medicaid, unemployment benefits and food stamps. Those amounts are included in the totals for where the state agency receiving that money is located.

Amount refers to both the amount of stimulus funding going toward the project and the face value of the loan.

Recipient Amount Description Federal Dept./Agency Date
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $7,091,800 National Center for Research Resources, Recovery Act Construction Support Funds are to renovate approximately 23,400 (gross) square feet of research space in the Lederle Graduate Research Center (LGRC), Towers A and C, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The space to be renovated is presently... Show more National Institutes of Health 9/14/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $985,004 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This application addresses the broad Challenge Area (01) Behavior, Behavioral Change, and Prevention and specific Challenge Area 01-HL-101: Develop innovative technologies and measurements to assess and provide real-time feedback on behavioral and environ National Institutes of Health 9/22/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $806,750 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Pituitary adenomas are among the most prevalent of human tumors, affecting over 15% of the population in the United States. However, it is not yet known what regulates the division of endocrine cells in adults. Hedgehog (Hh)/Gli and Fgf-mediated cell-cel National Institutes of Health 9/03/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $778,666 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support 'The long-term goal of this project is to apply molecular approaches to characterize and manipulate Taxus metabolism for production of the anti-cancer agent paclitaxel (Taxol''), a potent anti-cancer agent approved by the FDA for the treatment of breast,
This spending item is part of a $819,266 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/08/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $619,702 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The response of macrophages to infectious microorganisms is enhanced by interferon (IFN) gamma through gene expression modulation, which results in an increased ability to respond to infection. We have shown that the local production of IFNgamma in the he National Institutes of Health 6/03/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $577,657 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The overall goal of this proposal is to determine the role of N-linked glycans in the maturation and quality control of proteins that traverse the secretory pathway. The majority of proteins that travel through the secretory pathway receive multiple N-lin National Institutes of Health 9/22/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $536,260 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Assembly and disassembly of proteins, natures macromolecules, in response to a specific stimulus is ubiquitous in biology. Mimicking these processes, where proteins are used as the stimulus to disassemble artificial macromolecular assemblies are interesti National Institutes of Health 8/31/2009
HILLTOWN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC $520,480 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] This project is to renovate unfinished basement space in an existing community health center to offer accessible optometry/ophthalmology services to rural hilltown communities in Western Massachusetts. The award also supports buying a... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 6/25/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $423,847 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The recently recognized subset of Th17 effector T cells informs our understanding of both normal cellular immune responses as well as mechanisms leading to several autoimmune diseases. For example, we now know that Th17 cells are responsible for the clear National Institutes of Health 5/04/2009
TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGE, THE $392,437 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support In the course of its existence, a bacterium may transit through many different locations, both in the external environment and within an animal host. Bacteria have the ability to sense a multitude of environmental stimuli and use these cues to regulate ge National Institutes of Health 4/02/2010
TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGE, THE $367,879 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Ischemic injury is a debilitating outcome of natural illness and is a complication of commonly performed medical procedures. Given the prevalence and severity of outcomes in ischemic injury, there is significant interest in developing better pharmacologic National Institutes of Health 3/19/2010
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $350,276 ARRA - Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP) The Strategic Healthcare IT Advanced Research Projects on Security (SHARPS) project will advance the sophistication, development, and deployment of security and privacy for Health Information Technology (HIT) through long-term research tha... Show more
This spending item is part of a $15,000,000 allocation. See details
Health and Human Services, Department of 3/19/2010
PRIMARY CARE FOUNDATION $316,500 ARRA - Health Information Technology Extension Program Regional Extension Center for Commonwealth of Massachusetts In 2008 Massachusetts created the Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI), a division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC), and the Health Information Technology Council (t... Show more
This spending item is part of a $14,507,318 allocation. See details
Health and Human Services, Department of 2/08/2010
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $226,991 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This ARRA award will provide funds for the purchase of a quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) instrument and full-time funding for a graduate student to complete transcriptional profiling for the ABCT and GST genes from the louse using qPCR. Candidate ABCT a
This spending item is part of a $385,491 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/13/2010
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $216,123 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Microtubules are dynamic cytoskeletal polymers that are required for mitosis, organelle motility and the establishment and maintenance of cell form. The microtubule cytoskeleton is dramatically reorganized each cell cycle: the extensive interphase microtu National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $207,325 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The supplemental funds requested would be used to accelerate the tempo of scientific research on antibiotic resistance and more rapidly research the position where translational research is possible. The translation of this basic research into application National Institutes of Health 8/13/2009
TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGE, THE $199,526 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support In the developing vertebrate central nervous system, radial glial cells play critical roles in supporting brain architecture and, more recently discovered, possess self-renewing capabilities as well as gliogenic and neurogenic potential. Radial glial cell National Institutes of Health 8/27/2009
HILLTOWN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC $168,990 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] To meet the demand for primary care services by bringing on an additional PCP and to increase the nursing staff and the support staff to support the increased volume. Also to retain the nutritionist position to provide necessary suppo... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $152,098 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support One of the most important interventions for osteoporosis is prevention of bone loss. The main emphasis of prevention strategies has been on dietary calcium intake, however calcium by itself has limited efficacy.Thus, any component that can improve calcium National Institutes of Health 9/15/2009
AMHERST COLLEGE, TRUSTEES OF $141,310 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Advances in obesity treatment may be provided by continued resolution of the neural circuits that mediate leptin, ghrelin, and insulin responses. Considerable recent research has detailed first and second order sites in hypothalamic regions that are sensi National Institutes of Health 7/17/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $107,145 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The focus of the proposed research is on structural plasticity and large-scale dynamics as determinants of protein function. Detailed and highly specific characterization of functionally important transient non-native protein states will rely on developme National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $102,624 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This submission is in response to NOT-OD-09-058., NIH Announces Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications. Our previous study, Healthy Directions (HD1) evaluated an intervention designed to reduce multiple risk factors for c
This spending item is part of a $463,376 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/28/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $96,114 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support In our proposed research we will develop a novel approach for magnetically-driven organization of ordered cellular structures without using microfabricated substrates, potentially harmful electrical fields, or the physical attachment to or uptake of mater
This spending item is part of a $235,078 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 7/16/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $95,632 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support These supplemental funds will permit one African American female to be hired during the academic year to undertake research of one of the original aims of the parent research grant proposal. These funds further permit her to be employed over the Summer mo National Institutes of Health 9/14/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $90,543 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This administrative supplement is under parent grant 5R01DK064902-05, Epidemiology of Stress and GDM among Latina Women. The overall goal of the administrative supplement is to achieve more quickly the goals of the project through the hiring of additional National Institutes of Health 9/16/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $88,765 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support TGFp superfamily growth factors, including activins, myostatin, and bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), have numerous roles in development and adults and are often dysregulated in diseases ranging from cancer to infertility. Activin and myostatin are regu National Institutes of Health 1/13/2010
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $87,688 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The overall goal of the administrative supplement is to achieve more quickly the goals of this clinical trial through the hiring of additional personnel, thereby accelerating the tempo of this funded project as well as promoting job creation. Specifically National Institutes of Health 4/16/2010
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $86,320 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The long-term objective of this research is to determine how ovarian steroids trigger luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) and LH surge release, thereby inducing ovulation. In these studies, we will investigate mechanisms through which potoperiod National Institutes of Health 9/02/2010
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $82,365 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support In the parent DIORAMA project we are developing a real-time scalable decision support framework built on RFID technology to enable an offsite commander to analyze the location and condition of the casualties in a disaster site. The primary goal of this su National Institutes of Health 5/25/2010
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $74,570 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The proposed research examines how English readers and listeners use their knowledge of the semantic structure of their language to comprehend sentences and discourse. It builds on earlier research examining how they use syntactic structure, extending it National Institutes of Health 9/24/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $73,981 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Hsp70 chaperones occur in all organisms and essentially all cellular compartments. Among their wide array of essential cellular functions, they facilitate folding of newly synthesized proteins; protect cells from damage such as aggregation that can occur
This spending item is part of a $351,081 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $73,220 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Mammalian sperm are not able to fertilize eggs immediately after ejaculation. They acquire fertilization capacity after residing in the female tract for a finite period of time in a process known as capacitation [24, 25]. Initially, capacitation was defin National Institutes of Health 7/19/2010
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $57,420 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The Chemistry-Biology Predoctoral Training Grant supports graduate students in Chemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Chemical Engineering, and Polymer Science and Engineering who are training for research career opportunities in areas that cross the National Institutes of Health 8/03/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $53,615 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Many members of the genus Flavivirus are significant human pathogens. The 5' end of flavivirus plus- sense RNA genome contains a type 1 cap (m7GpppAmG). We recently found a general mechanism that the flavivirus NS5 met
This spending item is part of a $409,123 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 5/11/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $52,366 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support An administrative supplement is requested to support 3 undergraduate students to engage in full time research over the summer months of 2009 and 2010. The research proposed in this supplement request is part of a funded R01 project (NIH 5R01A1064588-03, E National Institutes of Health 6/03/2009
THE TRUSTEES OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE $48,250 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support DNA damage, repair (or the lack of repair), and mutation are often critical events in the processes of aging and carcinogenesis. Thus we must understand how damage to the DNA is detected and repaired in order to meaningfully assess the long-term effects National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $46,629 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Maintaining proper cellular levels of metal ions is key to the survival of all organisms. The viability of bacteria, including human pathogens, has been linked to the ability to acquire or compete for transition metals. Several human diseases have been sh National Institutes of Health 9/15/2009
Highland Valley Elder Services Inc $36,592 Aging Congregate Nutrition Services for States The Executive Office of Elder Affairs received a grant of $1.4M from the Federal Administration on Aging to provide Congregate Meals. Congregate meals are provided at senior centers and other community based locations. In addition to offering healthy m... Show more
This spending item is part of a $1,403,578 allocation. See details
Administration on Aging 3/18/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $24,898 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The goal of this research is to understand the processes of forming a temproal interpretation of sentences, and how these processes are related to the processing of basic content. The knowledge that is gained will provide a foundation for improving the he
This spending item is part of a $199,356 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 5/14/2009
Highland Valley Elder Services Inc $18,013 Aging Home-Delivered Nutrition Services for States The Executive Office of Elder Affairs received a grant of $690,992 from the Administration on Aging to provide home delivered meals to low income elders. These meals will help elders remain healthy, independent, and active in their community. This g... Show more
This spending item is part of a $690,992 allocation. See details
Administration on Aging 3/18/2009
HAMPSHIRE EDUCATIONAL COLLABORATIVE, INC. $15,000 ARRA Child Care and Development Block Grant The Child Care Development Fund assists low-income families, families receiving temporary public assistance, and those transitioning from public assistance in obtaining child care so they can work or attend training/education. The ARRA Child Care Develop
This spending item is part of a $23,966,942 allocation. See details
Administration for Children and Families 4/09/2009
NORTHAMPTON, CITY OF $11,738 ARRA Child Care and Development Block Grant The Child Care Development Fund assists low-income families, families receiving temporary public assistance, and those transitioning from public assistance in obtaining child care so they can work or attend training/education. The ARRA Child Care Develop
This spending item is part of a $23,966,942 allocation. See details
Administration for Children and Families 4/09/2009
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $10,072 ARRA ? Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals Funding from this grant will be used to purchase equipment to be used in the training of participants in the Pioneer Valley Heath Careers Opportunity Program. The PV-HCOP program builds diversity in health fields by identifying, recruitin... Show more
This spending item is part of a $162,798 allocation. See details
Health Resources and Services Administration 9/05/2010
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS $1,018 ARRA Child Care and Development Block Grant The Child Care Development Fund assists low-income families, families receiving temporary public assistance, and those transitioning from public assistance in obtaining child care so they can work or attend training/education. The ARRA Child Care Develop
This spending item is part of a $23,966,942 allocation. See details
Administration for Children and Families 4/09/2009
HAMPSHIRE FRANKLIN CHILDREN'S DAY CARE, INC $167 ARRA Child Care and Development Block Grant The Child Care Development Fund assists low-income families, families receiving temporary public assistance, and those transitioning from public assistance in obtaining child care so they can work or attend training/education. The ARRA Child Care Develop
This spending item is part of a $23,966,942 allocation. See details
Administration for Children and Families 4/09/2009