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Program Fact Sheet

Research Center Matching Fund
Matching grants to university and nonprofit research institutions seeking federal research funds. Grants to support planned Centers of Excellence for research in emerging technologies.
(Created under the 2003 Economic Stimulus Bill, c.141 of the Acts of 2003, s.19. Re-funded under the 2006 Economic Stimulus Bill, c. 123 of the Acts of 2006, s. 102.)

Total appropriated under 2003 Economic Stimulus Bill - $20,000,000

Total appropriated under 2006 Economic Stimulus Bill - $10,000,000

John Adams Innovation Institute (JAII)

Fiscal year of grant approval	Recipient	Region	Industry cluster targeted	Grant amount(s) approved	Grant amount(s) disbursed (1)	Amount of federal funds leveraged	Purpose of grant(s)	Par-ticipating insti-tutuions and com-panies	No. of new com-panies formed or projected
Totals				$18,286,191	$114,463	$48,950,878			**
Projects that won federal grants:
2005	UMASS Lowell	North-east	Nano-technology	$5,000,000	$81,676	$16,400,000	Center of Excellence	Northeastern University, University of New Hampshire, Boston Museum Of Science, Mass Bioprocesses Development Center, Center for Intelligent Biomaterials, Photonic Center, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies	**
2005	Natick Army Soldier Systems Center Procurement and Innovation Center of Excellence	Greater Boston	Defense and advanced materials	$40,000	$32,787	*	Development and assessment of a Center of Excellence	Mass. Defense Technology Initiative, Mass. Department of Business & Technology	**
2005	UMass Amherst	West	Nanotech- nology	$1,975,000	$0	$19,750,000	Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for Hierarchal Manufacturing	Lucent, TIAX, U Puerto Rico, STCC, BU, UML, Mt Holyoke, Pioneer Valley STEMNet, Raytheon, General Dynamics, C4 Sytems, SSC-Natick, FEI, MassMEDIC	**
2005	UMASS Amherst	West	Bio- technology and medical devices	$3,000,000	$0	$5,400,000	Center of Excellence in Apostosis Research	Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute; Bay State Medical Center	**
2006	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Greater Boston	Bio-technology and medical devices	$150,000	$0	$150,878	Grant to develop a Center for Biomedical Innovation	Broad Institute, Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology, Computational and Systems Biology Initiative, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at MGH, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Astra Zeneca, BiogenIdec, Boston Scientific, Genzyme, Merck, Millennium, Pfizer, Wyeth	**
2006	Massachusetts Institute of Techology	Greater Boston	Aerospace	$500,000	$0	$2,500,000	Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium	AeroAstro, Avidyne, Aerodyne Research, David Clark Co., Draper Laboratory, GE Aircraft Engines, Lincoln Labs, Midé Technology, MITRE, Payload Systems, Raytheon, 19 MA Universities & Colleges	**
2006	Northeastern University Capture Center for Industrial Innovation	Greater Boston	Subsurface sensing and imaging systems	$150,000	$0	$4,150,000	Developing a Capture Center to assist the Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems in winning contracts	Boston University, Woods Hole Oceonographic Institution, Mass General Hospital, Raytheon, AS&E, Mercury Computer, Analogic, Lockheed-Martin, Textron	**
2006	UMass Lowell	Northeast	Bio-technology	$150,000	$0	$150,000	Pilot program for Massachusetts Bio-Manufac- turing Center	Genzyme, Wyeth, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Cambrex, Antigenics, U Mass Dartmouth, Tufts, WPI	**
2006	UMass Dartmouth	Southeast	Marine science and technology	$150,000	$0	$150,000	Massachusetts Ocean Observation Systems Center Development Grant	U Mass Boston, Lockheed-Martin-Sippican, National Marine Fisheries Service, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	**
2006	UMass Medical School	Central	Medical devices and pharmaceu- tical	$150,000	$0	$300,000	Imaging Biomarker Center development grant	Mass General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Partners Health Care, Merck, Biogen, Wyeth, AstraZeneca, PAREXEL, Bristol-Myers Squibb Imaging, PerkinElmer, Novartis, Mass Insight	**
Subtotal of projects that won federal grants				$11,265,000	$114,463	$48,950,878			**
Projects for which federal grant applications were unsuccessful (Research Center Matching Fund grant funds were not disbursed):
Fiscal year of grant approval	Recipient	Region	Industry cluster targeted	Grant amount(s) approved	Grant amount(s) disbursed	Amount of federal funds sought	Purpose of grant(s)	Par-ticipating insti-tutuions and com-panies	No. of new com-panies formed or projected
2004	Boston University	Greater Boston	Nano-technology	$118,233	$0	$600,000	Creating a program for nano-technology-led economic development	Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center, Massachusetts Nanotechnology Initiative, Massachusetts Association of Technology Transfer Offices, Nano Science and Technology Institute	*
2005	Tufts University	Greater Boston	Various	$120,000	$0	$600,000	NSF Partnership for Innovation Grant to develop a process model for educating women and under-represented groups in science and tech entre-preneurship	**	*
2005	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Greater Boston	Nano-technology	$2,000,000	$0	$20,000,000	Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center of Excellence	**	*
2005	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Greater Boston	Homeland security	$2,000,000	$0	$15,000,000	High Consequence Event Preparation and Response Center of Excellence	**	*
2005	UMass Amherst	West	Homeland security	$1,999,958	$0	$15,000,000	High Consequence Event Preparation and Response Center of Excellence	**	*
2005	Northeastern University	Greater Boston	Aerospace, electronic and medical technology	$663,000	$0	$3,000,000	NSF Engineering Research Center for Sustainable Product Design	**	*
2006	UMass Amherst	West	Various	$120,000	$0	$600,000	NSF Partnership for Innovation: Pioneer Valley Technology Innovation Development Exchange	**	*
Subtotal approved grants for projects for which federal grant applications were unsuccessful				$7,021,191	$0	$54,800,000			*

Totals				$18,286,191	$114,463	$48,950,878			**
Fiscal year of grant approval	Recipient	Region	Industry cluster targeted	Grant amount(s) approved	Grant amount(s) disbursed (1)	Amount of funds matched or leveraged	Purpose of grant(s)	Par-ticipating insti-tutuions and com-panies	No. of new com-panies formed or projected

Note: Data involve transactions conducted from January 2004, following enactment of the 2003 Economic Stimulus Bill, to May 2006. Data are updated when provided by the administering agency.

* Not applicable ** Not yet available *** Not disclosed

Note 1: Awarded amounts represent the long-term total costs of individual projects. Grant funds are paid to recipient organizations on a cost reimbursement basis, with payments contingent upon achieving milestones and deliverables. Grant disbursements reflect an incremental invoicing schedule of grantee organizations.

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