Congressional Funding

During this transition year for USU Federal Relations, we (Michael and Brent) are jointly issuing this memo about congressional requests.  As in years past, we are continuing a systematic process of coordinating congressionally-directed funding, and invite you to submit requests for FY 2009.  Requests received by the due date will be discussed and prioritized here on campus in an effort to increase our chances of obtaining congressional funding for each project.  Please remember that the University coordinates its funding requests to maximize funding potential University-wide.  A variety of factors is taken into consideration when deciding priorities, and often seemingly worthy projects are not funded as they do not best correspond to federal funding priorities and political realities.

Please circulate this message to anyone who might be making a congressionally-directed funding request and note the following:

• Deadline for submitting requests is November 5, 2007
• Limit the request to a few pages
• Use the defined format provided MS Word 2003, MS Word 2007, RTF
• Submit request(s) electronically as an attachment to the appropriate dean.

TIMELINE FOR CONGRESSIONAL FUNDING REQUESTS

If you have questions, please contact Teresa Seeholzer at (7-1199) or Brent Miller at (7-1180).