Tolland County, Conn., funds by Health and Human Services, Department of
Listing $9,456,975.00 in stimulus funds from Health and Human Services, Department of for Tolland
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 |
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| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $1,337,447 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Two new investigators will be hired into tenure track positions (with a minimum funding for 4 years beyond the grant). The searches for these positions were pre-empted by a hiring freeze. Additional economic impact comes from two additional full-time tech | National Institutes of Health | 9/17/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $1,335,239 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The Department of Physiology and Neurobiology (PNB) at the University of Connecticut has a long history of high research productivity. The objective of this proposal is to recruit a new tenure-track assistant professor to a position that was previously fr | National Institutes of Health | 9/25/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $956,194 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This application addresses the broad challenge area of (06) Enabling Technology and the specific challenge topic 06-OD(OBSSR)-101 Using new technologies to improve treatment adherence. Strict adherence to antiretroviral medications is necessary for people | National Institutes of Health | 9/29/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $605,724 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The double-stranded (ds) RNA-activated protein kinase, PKR, is one of several proteins induced by interferon and plays a pivotal role in the cellular antiviral response. PKR has also been implicated in other cellular processes including transformation, di | National Institutes of Health | 5/29/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $600,880 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This application is in response to Notice Number NOT-OD-09-058, Notice Title: NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications. The parent project investigates the development of bimodal bilingualism by studying | National Institutes of Health | 9/17/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $535,808 |
Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support An existing public-academic research partnership between the Connecticut Department of Correction (CDOC), the University of Connecticut, and the University of Connecticut Health Center seek to continue research infrastructure development to achieve a tran
This spending item is part of a $955,216 allocation.
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National Institutes of Health | 7/30/2010 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $535,500 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Natural Killer T (NKT) cells are potent regulatory T cells that have been shown to be intimately involved in the response to infection and tumor progression. There is also strong evidence that NKT cells may regulate the immune system in such a way as to p | National Institutes of Health | 9/25/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $299,835 | ARRA ? Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals The purpose of this EETHP application is to secure funds for Equipping a High Technology Advanced Practice Laboratory at the University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Nursing. The equipment requested will REPLACE out-dated equipment and d permit an EXPANS... Show more | Health Resources and Services Administration | 9/06/2010 |
| Shea's Electrical Inc | $281,204 |
National Center for Research Resources, Recovery Act Construction Support To construct and renovate a total of 8700 square feet, which includes the expansion of an MRI Suite and associtate equipment and control rooms and a Research Staff Office Building in support of the Olin Research Center.
This spending item is part of a $3,271,583 allocation.
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National Institutes of Health | 1/29/2010 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $277,650 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The correct transport of proteins must occur across the membranes of all prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The targeting and transport of these proteins requires several proteinaceous components that comprise the cellular transport pathway and a signal pe | National Institutes of Health | 9/30/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $266,726 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Muscle injury stimulates normally quiescent muscle satellite cells to re-enter the cell cycle and execute the myogenic program, resulting in the restoration of muscle structure and function. While the essential function of satellite cells in muscle repair | National Institutes of Health | 9/18/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $260,249 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The proposed work aims to understand early cortical mechanisms of vision in alert and in non-alert subjects. Thanks to the development of behavioral methods for the control of eye position, great advances have been made in understanding central mechanisms | National Institutes of Health | 8/11/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $207,828 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Early detection of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) has come to be recognized as a crucial activity in promoting the best possible outcome for affected children. In our current NICHD-funded Early Detection (ED) study, for which this application is a compet | National Institutes of Health | 8/25/2010 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $200,451 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This proposal focuses on the application of a chemical approach to understanding and controlling the pathways and machinery of cell motility, processes for which small-molecule inhibitors are presently limited, with the goal of discovering new probes and | National Institutes of Health | 9/11/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $193,155 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Early detection of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) has come to be recognized as a crucial activity in promoting the best possible outcome for affected children. In our current NICHD-funded Early Detection (ED) study, for which this application is a compet | National Institutes of Health | 9/17/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $170,880 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Cell shape, polarity and motility are controlled by the actin cytoskeleton. How F-actin filaments are assembled into functional arrays is still poorly understood. There are numerous F-actin binding proteins that are capable of cross-linking actin filament | National Institutes of Health | 9/21/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $145,610 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This award funds an intensive period of mentored training in geospatial conceptualization and analysis with a focus on an application to HIV prevention trials; the mentor is Dr. Ellen K. Cromley, internationally known for her scholarship relating geospati | National Institutes of Health | 9/20/2010 |
| Hop River Concrete Inc | $144,634 |
National Center for Research Resources, Recovery Act Construction Support To construct and renovate a total of 8700 square feet, which includes the expansion of an MRI Suite and associtate equipment and control rooms and a Research Staff Office Building in support of the Olin Research Center.
This spending item is part of a $3,271,583 allocation.
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National Institutes of Health | 1/29/2010 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $130,359 | ARRA - Nurse Faculty Loan Program The Nurse Faculty Loan Program provides funds to eligible schools of nursing that offer advanced education nursing programs to prepare graduates to serve as faculty in a school of nursing. | Health Resources and Services Administration | 8/10/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $130,323 |
Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support College students have high rates of alcohol problems. Exercise has numerous physical and mental health benefits, and data suggest that students who engage in exercise regularly are less likely to drink heavily. This project seeks to examine whether engagi
This spending item is part of a $261,751 allocation.
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National Institutes of Health | 9/29/2010 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $110,273 |
Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has identified hazardous drinking in college students as a significant concern and a research priority due to its significant prevalence on many college campuses and its association with many adverse
This spending item is part of a $239,241 allocation.
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National Institutes of Health | 5/13/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $103,108 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The double-stranded (ds) RNA-activated protein kinase, PKR, is one of several proteins induced by interferon and plays a pivotal role in the cellular antiviral response. PKR has also been implicated in other cellular processes including transformation, di | National Institutes of Health | 7/26/2010 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $99,999 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Acetaminophen (APAP), a commonly used over the counter analgesic and antipyretic drug, is responsible for 50% of all cases of drug-induced liver injury in the United States. An aspect of APAP hepatotoxicity that is less known is the development tolerance | National Institutes of Health | 1/31/2010 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $96,165 |
Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This application addresses broad Challenge Area (05): Comparative Effectiveness Research and Specific Challenge topic 05-LM-104* Value of 'Virtual Reality' Interaction in Improving Compliance with Diabetic Regimen. Diabetes has become a serious public hea
This spending item is part of a $959,658 allocation.
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National Institutes of Health | 8/24/2010 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $85,538 |
Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Language development in typical children follows specific developmental sequences and demonstrates inherent biases at certain stages. It is not known to what degree language development in children with autism follows the same development rules or achiev
This spending item is part of a $299,918 allocation.
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National Institutes of Health | 8/01/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $78,804 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Neurological impairment due to oxygen deprivation (hypoxia/ischemia or HI) is a common mechanism of damage to the premature and/or very low birth-weight (VLBW) infant brain. Such injuries contribute to a significant increase in the incidence of long-term | National Institutes of Health | 9/17/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $63,743 |
Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Dementia, an age-associated clinical syndrome characterized by irreversible loss or decline in memory and other cognitive abilities, is a growing health problem. In 2008, an estimated 5.2 million Americans have Alzheimers disease (AD), which comprises abo
This spending item is part of a $410,680 allocation.
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National Institutes of Health | 7/17/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $57,616 | ARRA - Nurse Faculty Loan Program The Nurse Faculty Loan Program provides funds to eligible schools of nursing that offer advanced education nursing programs to prepare graduates to serve as faculty in a school of nursing. | Health Resources and Services Administration | 6/14/2010 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $49,067 | ARRA - Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students The purpose of the ARRA - Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students grant is to provide financial support to disadvantaged students and to develop a supportive learning community for said students. The goals for the project are to assist the students in dedev... Show more | Health Resources and Services Administration | 6/14/2010 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $32,406 |
Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Cochlear implants are commonly used in young children to treat deafness. This electronic device receives incoming sounds and electrically stimulates the auditory nerve, thereby bypassing the malfunctioning inner ear. Achieving optimal results with a cochl
This spending item is part of a $420,446 allocation.
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National Institutes of Health | 8/01/2010 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $31,925 | ARRA - Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Scholarships for Health Professional Students from Diasdvantaged Backgrounds. | Health Resources and Services Administration | 9/03/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $12,939 |
Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support In multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system, white blood cells leave the circulation and invade the brain and/or spinal cord, where they cause significant destruction of nerve cells leading to severe difficulties i
This spending item is part of a $749,438 allocation.
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National Institutes of Health | 7/22/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $11,272 |
Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support In multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system, white blood cells leave the circulation and invade the brain and/or spinal cord, where they cause significant destruction of nerve cells leading to severe difficulties i
This spending item is part of a $749,438 allocation.
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National Institutes of Health | 7/22/2009 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | $8,424 | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Reading disability (RD) or dyslexia is the most common learning disorder in children. While the specific causes of dyslexia are not yet known, recent genetic and neurobiological studies strengthen a working hypothesis that dyslexia is caused by early deve | National Institutes of Health | 5/03/2010 |