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The Office of Governmental Relations serves as WKU's liaison to the federal government and works closely with the United States Senate and House of Representatives, as well as with appropriate federal agency officials on matters that impact WKU and higher education in general.
Federal Projects Directed to WKU
Fiscal Year 2008
- Agriculture Research Service Laboratory Construction - $1,400,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
- Agriculture Research Service Waste Management Research - $3,200,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
- Small Public Water Technology Center (Partnership with Kentucky Rural Water Association) - $350,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
- Green River Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Monitoring - $90,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
- Environmental Monitoring Network - Mesonet - $705,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
- Science Building Equipment - $1,462,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
- Rural Mobile Health Unit - $487,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
- Campus Security - cameras and equipment - $188,000 (Senator Jim Bunning)
- Small Business Accelerator - $49,000 (Congressman Ron Lewis)
Fiscal Year 2007
- $1.3 million for a National Network Security Test Bed (Senator Mitch McConnell)
No other federal spending bills passed in FY 2007. Congress passed a continuing budget for the year with no additional spending on special initiatives and projects.
Fiscal Year 2006
- Agriculture Research Service Lab - Construction Funds - $3,000,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
- Agriculture Research Service Lab - Waste Management Research - $2,907,500 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
- Green River Conservation Enhancement Program Monitoring - $396,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
- Water Technology Center - Small Public Water Systems (Partnership with Kentucky Rural Water Association) - $500,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
- Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Project -
$1,750,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
- Mammoth Cave National Park International Center for Science Learning - $225,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
- Environmental Monitoring Network - Mesonet Project - $1,500,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
Kentucky Federal Delegation
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sen. Jim Bunning
Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01)
Rep. Ron Lewis (KY-02)
Rep. John Yarmuth (KY-03)
Rep. Geoff Davis (KY-04)
Rep. Hal Rogers (KY-05)
Rep. Ben Chandler (KY-06)
Other Federal Relations Links
The White House
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
The Library of Congress Legislative Information
American Association of State Colleges and Universities Public Policy Agenda
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