Recipient:  Colorado School of Mines
Address:   1500 Illinois St.  Golden, CO  80401
Amount requested: $2,000,000
Project description:  The requested funds will allow CSM to develop robust fuel-cell systems operating on syngas fuel streams. Because these are un-refined bio-fuel streams, CSM will develop materials and architectures that address the properties of such un-refined streams. Much of the understanding gained in syngas fuel-cell research will also be applicable in the design of solid-oxide fuel cells operating on fossil fuels, such as coal.

Use of Taxpayer Dollars:  This is a wise use of taxpayer dollars because CSM has the best scientific minds in Colorado, and developing green energy technology for the military will reduce cost for the Defense Department and have broader applications in the economy.

Recipient:  CoorsTek
Address:  16000 Table Mountain Pkwy.  Golden, CO  80403
Amount requested: $3,000,000
Project description: CoorsTek is one of the cutting-edge transparent ceramic armor producers in the United States.  For the United States military this product is critical to the safety of our soldiers in combat.  Lightweight, high-strength, and high-hardness ceramic protective materials in body and vehicle armor routinely save the lives of Americans deployed in the war on terror.  

Use of Taxpayer Dollars:  This is a wise use of taxpayer dollars because it will protect our troops.It weighs roughly half as much as regular bullet-proof glass, and it will reduce the fuel costs on our combat vehicles.

Recipient:  University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
Address:   1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.
Amount requested: $3,000,000
Project description:  Support Net will develop a replicable program to reduce vicarious trauma among military behavioral health providers; thereby maximizing treatment for service personnel coping with traumatic distress. This includes increasing the knowledge about the most current and effective trauma treatments for providers.

Use of Taxpayer Dollars:  This is a wise use of taxpayer dollars because maintaining healthy behavioral treatment for combat troops and their support providers will benefit the troops, their families, communities, and service units.

Recipient:  V-Forge
Address:   5567 West 6th Ave.  Lakewood, CO  80214
Amount requested: $3,000,000
Project description:  This project will advance the leverage and successes of the Copper Base casting Technology Program into deployed or near deployable applications while employing and testing with other strategic and complementary technologies to increase sustainability for legacy weapon systems and future combat systems.

Use of Taxpayer Dollars:  This is a wise use of taxpayer dollars because the development will result in higher efficiency, lighter weight, lower cost, environmentally friendly and more reliable materials for the Department of Defense.