NRC AWARDS NUCLEAR EDUCATION GRANTS 

 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has awarded nearly $20 million to 70 institutions to 

boost nuclear education and expand the workforce in nuclear and nuclear-related disciplines. 

Congress provided the NRC funding for a $5 million Educational Curriculum program and an 

additional $15 million to supplement the NRC’s grant program for scholarships and fellowships, 

faculty development, trade schools, and community colleges, with $5 million of this amount 

designated for the Integrated University Program. The Integrated University Program funds are 

coordinated and awarded through the NRC, Department of Energy, and National Nuclear Security 

Administration to support multi-year research projects that do not align with programmatic 

missions but are critical to maintaining nuclear engineering and science. 

 “As directed by the Congress, this funding provides broad benefits to the nuclear sector 

rather than solely benefitting the NRC. These grants help develop a workforce capable of the 

design, construction, operation and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear 

materials,” said NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko. “This year the agency expanded the number of 

institutions receiving grants from 60 to 70, and increased the number of grants to minority serving 

institutions by 67 percent.” 

 

 The NRC awarded 102 grants for scholarships (2.9 million) fellowships ($5.4 million), 

faculty development ($4.8 million), trade and community college scholarships ($1.8 million) and 

nuclear education and curriculum development ($4.8 million). Recipients are located in 29 states, 

the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. 

 Grant proposals were reviewed against specific criteria by a panel comprised of senior 

NRC staff and qualified outside reviewers. The panel composition was diverse with most reviewers 

having both experience reviewing proposals for government agencies and advanced credentials in 

nuclear engineering, health physics, radiochemistry and related disciplines. Each panelist had to 

certify that they did not have any conflicts of interest for the proposals they evaluated. 

 The contacts for more information on these grants are as follows: Technical questions 

should be directed to either John Gutteridge, at 301-492-2313, for the $15 million program or Randi 

Neff, at 301-492-2301, for the $5 million program. Both are in the Office of Human Resources. 

Administrative questions should be directed to Kathleen Shino, at 301-492-3636, in the Division of 

Contracts. 

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 The list of grants follows; additional details will be posted on the NRC’s Web site at 

http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/grants/awards.html. In addition, a copy of the NRC Grant Award 

documents will be made available publicly in the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and 

Management System (ADAMS) through the NRC's Web site at www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. Help in using ADAMS is available from the NRC Public Document Room at 301-

415-4737 or 1-800-397-4209. 

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NRC GRANT AWARDS RECOMMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2009

Scholarship Grants

Alcorn State University Alcorn State, Mississippi $198,720 

Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania $ 34,560 

City University of New York City College, New York City, New York $200,000 

Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado $ 86,400 

Francis Marion University Florence, South Carolina $152,833 

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia $200,000 

Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho $178,673 

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana $200,000 

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina $179,268 

Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon $129,600 

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana $194,400 

South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina $199,853 

Texas A&M University – Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas $198,772 

University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana, Urbana, Illinois $200,000 

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico $198,952 

University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina $ 59,826 

University of Texas-Austin, Austin, Texas $ 97,498 

Utah State University, Logan, Utah $199,341

TOTAL $2,908,696 

Fellowship Grants

Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri $394,060 

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina $ 59,144 

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina $381,436 

Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan $400,000 

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas $376,609 

The Ohio State Research Foundation, Columbus, Ohio $308,709 

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania $400,000 

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee $400,000 

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland $399,107 

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico $375,969 

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania $400,000 

University of Texas-Austin, Austin, Texas $388,118 

University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin $361,998 

University Politecnica de Puerto Rico, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico $399,660 

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Virginia $399,948

TOTAL $5,444,758 
Faculty Development Grants

City University of New York City College, New York City, New York $448,978 

Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon $406,523 

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania $450,000 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York $450,000 

University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California $450,000 

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida $450,000 

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland $345,000 

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan $449,888 

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee $449,766 

Utah State University, Logan, Utah $449,574 

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia $450,000 

 TOTAL $4,799,729 

Trade School and Community College Scholarships

Aiken Technical College, Graniteville, South Carolina $ 95,000 

Brazosport College, Lake Jackson, Texas $102,000 

Central Florida Community College, Ocala, Florida $ 67,000 

Central Virginia Community College, Lynchburg, Virginia $149,830 

Columbia Basin College, Pasco, Washington $120,000 

Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, South Carolina $150,000 

Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho $148,389 

Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, Michigan $ 36,485 

Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland, Wisconsin $147,312 

Linn State Technical College, Linn, Missouri $135,000 

New Mexico Junior College, Hobbs, New Mexico $120,000 

North Georgia Technical College, Clarksville, Georgia $119,000 

Texas State Technical College, McLennan, Texas $149,688 

Victoria County Junior College, Victoria, Texas $135,000 

Wharton County Junior College, Wharton, Texas $150,000

 TOTAL $1,824,704 

Nuclear Education and Curriculum Development – Initial Grant

Alabama A&M University, Normal, Alabama $100,000 

Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina $ 89,151 

Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, South Carolina $125,000 

Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens, Florida $110,000 

Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina $103,211 

Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia $125,000 

Indian River State College, Fort Pierce, Florida $150,000 

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana $150,000 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts $125,000 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York $140,000 

Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island $124,296 

Texas A&M University-College Station, College Station, Texas $123,371 

Texas State Technical College-Waco, Waco, Texas $ 93,456 

The City College of New York, New York City, New York $145,000 

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania $ 90,000 

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio $150,000 
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri $105,294 

University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada $144,962 

University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas $100,000 

University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin $140,000 

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts $124,903

 TOTAL $2,558,644

Nuclear Education and Curriculum Development – Second Year Funding

Catholic University, Washington, District of Columbia $120,000 

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia $100,000 

Polytechnic Institute of New York University, New York City, New York $ 94,995 

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York $124,000 

Texas A&M University-College Station, College Station, Texas $125,000 

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama $ 70,000 

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico $109,986 

University of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island $120,000 

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee $100,000 

University of Texas-Austin, Austin, Texas $120,000 

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia $120,000 

Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio $120,000

 TOTAL $1,323,981

Nuclear Education and Curriculum Development – Third Year Funding

Alcorn State University, Alcorn State, Mississippi $100,000 

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina $ 79,192 

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico $100,000 

Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey $100,000 

Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, Georgia $ 99,999 

Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas $100,000 

University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California $ 32,273 

University of Denver, Denver, Colorado $ 50,000 

University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois $ 75,000 

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania $100,000

 TOTAL $836,464