Underwood Secures $693,330 in Funding for Local Businesses and STEM Research
WASHINGTON D.C. — This week, Representative Lauren Underwood announced a new round of federal funding she has secured for Joliet, Lockport, and Naperville in the 14th District.
As a member of the Appropriations Committee, Underwood has made securing federal resources for northern Illinois a top priority. The following funds will support programs in the 14th district with federal resources:
Toyal America, Inc., Lockport, Illinois - $300,000
Toyal America, Inc. will receive $300,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains to install a gas preheater and nozzle for an atomizer, helping them lower their energy bills and improve operations.
Rep. Underwood helped secure this funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
The Acheminall Corporation, Naperville, Illinois - $300,000
The Acheminall Corporation will receive $300,000 in grant funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to fund their research project, “Discovery and development of novel schistosomicidal agents”.
According to the World Health Organization, Schistosomiasis is a disease of poverty that leads to chronic ill-health. Infection is acquired when people come into contact with fresh water infested with the larval forms of parasitic blood flukes, known as schistosomes. Schistosomiasis affects almost 240 million people worldwide, and more than 700 million people live in endemic areas.
Rep. Underwood helped secure this funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Joliet Junior College, Joliet, Illinois - $93,330
Joliet Junior College will receive $93,330 in grant funding from the National Science Foundation to fund their research project, “Collaborative Research: A Faculty Development Approach to Transforming Undergraduate Physics Education by Integrating Computation".
According to the project abstract, this project “aims to serve the national interest by improving physics education across the country by increasing faculty uptake of computational physics topics in undergraduate courses.”
Rep. Underwood helped secure this funding through the Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations funding package.
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