WKU Federal Relations Information
The Office of Government and Community Relations is WKU’s primary liaison to the federal government and works closely with the United State Senate and House of Representatives as well as with appropriate federal agency officials on matters that impact WKU and higher education in general.
Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations Projects
• Agriculture Research Service Waste Management Research Laboratory - $2,000,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
• Science Laboratory, Research and Information Technology Equipment - $2,000,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
• Bowling Green Data Center - $1,100,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
• WKU Parking & Transportation Fleet Expansion - $1,325,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell and Congressman Brett Guthrie)
• Green River CREP (Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program) Monitoring - $100,000 (Senator Mitch McConnell)
• Business Accelerator Expansion/Upgrade - $250,000 (Congressman Brett Guthrie)
• Biofuels Research - $500,000 (Congressman Brett Guthrie)
• Lab/Technology Equipment for Owensboro Campus - $500,000 (Congressman Brett Guthrie)
Contact My U.S. Senator
Senator Rand Paul (website coming soon)
Contact My U.S. Representative
Representative Ed Whitfield (KY-01)
Representative S. Brett Guthrie (KY-02)
Representative John Yarmuth (KY-03)
Representative Geoff Davis (KY-04)
Representative Hal Rogers (KY-05)
Representative Ben Chandler (KY-06)
Other Federal Government Sites of Interest
The Library of Congress Legislative Information
American Association of State colleges and Universities Public Policy Agenda
