• Research opportunities for the Marshall University Forensic Science Center HR 4660, S 2437, FY 2015, Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, funding for NIST Centers of Excellence, National Institute of Justice forensic science research and Manufacturing Extension Partnerships. HR 4745, S 2438 FY 2015 Transportation-HUD Appropriation, University Transportation Centers, Research & Development, TIGER Grant program.
• Research opportunities for the Marshall University Forensic Science Center HR 4660, S 2437 FY 2015, Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, funding for NIST Centers of Excellence and National Institute of Justice forensic science research.

Duration: October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2014

General Issues: Science/Technology, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Health Issues, Transportation, Homeland Security, Education, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $240,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2011: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST),, Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Senate,, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Defense - Dept of (DOD),