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The Delaware projects are:
Beebe Medical Center
School of Nursing
$476,000 to Beebe Medical Center for the construction of a new School of Nursing. Funding will be used for capital improvements, including site work, architectural design, construction, and equipment. The goal of the School of Nursing Expansion is to train more nurses to care for patients in Delaware and the Delmarva Peninsula. The new 2-story building will accommodate the growth of Beebe's nursing enrollment by 100%, from 30 to 60 students in each class.
Children and Families First
Service Intervention to Girls Ages 12-18 (DE Girl's Wraparound Project)
$400,000 for providing intensive home-based counseling and case management to girls ages 12-18 who have been incarcerated or are at immediate risk of incarceration. Children and Families First is a not for profit social service agency that developed in Delaware in 1992. The Girls Wraparound Program uses research-based tactics to prevent recidivism in youth with histories of juvenile delinquency. The goal of this six month program will be to not only eliminate involvement in the juvenile justice system, but also improve family functioning, and improve personal strengths to assist the girls in succeeding in school and the workforce.
Christiana Care Health System
Wilmington Hospital's Emergency Department
$285,000 to Christiana Care Health System to renovate and expand Wilmington Hospital's Emergency Department, and the on-campus primary care Health Center expansion project. Federal funds will help support doubling the physical size of the Emergency Department to 63,000 square feet and adding 26 treatment bays, an 87% size increase; will also support the on-campus Health Center, a primary care facility that offers adult, pediatric, dental, women's health, pre-natal, ophthalmology and podiatry health services.
City of Newark, Delaware, Police Department
Video Surveillance Cameras in the Downtown Area
$115,420 to provide eight digital surveillance cameras in the downtown Newark area to assist in crime prevention, detection, and the identification of suspects. This large population, that is concentrated in a small area, would benefit from this surveillance program which will prevent and help catch criminals involved in street crimes and robberies. Similar surveillance programs have been implemented in other cities around the state of Delaware and have experienced tremendous success.
City of Wilmington
Wastewater treatment plant headworks upgrade
$300,000 to the City of Wilmington for the wastewater treatment plant headworks upgrade. This project will address a hydraulic limitation at the wastewater treatment plant which prevents this regional treatment plant from treating additional wet weather flows.
Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory of the Engineer Research and Development Center
Wave Data Study; Coastal Field Data Collection
$500,000 to develop the world's first physics-based computer model of coastal storms, such as hurricanes, and their effect. This information can be used for storm planning and response efforts in coastal communities. This project is an international effort, bringing together the top organizations in their fields, including the University of Delaware, and was started and funded in response to the devastation caused by the 2004 hurricane season in Florida and was initiated on the belief that our nation's ability to withstand the high level forces that weather and sea conditions impose upon the shores of the country is directly linked to our capacity to understand and predict those forces.
Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation
Community Model for Formal and Informal Earth and Space Education
$500,000 to create a community model for formal and informal Earth and Space Education using two unique outdoor exhibits as a focal point for school programming, professional development and public outreach. The goal of this project is to provide schools and the general public with an inquiry-based, interdisciplinary framework of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning experiences.
Delaware Children's Museum
$190,000- Delaware is one of only two states in the country without a museum dedicated to children. The Board of the Delaware Children's Museum is conducting a capital campaign to raise $16.55 million to build Delaware's first children's museum. Funds provided by a federal appropriation would be applied to the renovation of an existing building and the construction of exhibits at the Christina Riverfront. This project would fund construction of a 37,000 square foot museum facility that will house eight major science and technology-oriented exhibits.
Delaware Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Compliance Laboratory Equipment
$69,000 for the Delaware Department of Agriculture to upgrade the equipment and
facilities in the lab needed to provide a safe testing environment with its own ventilation
system and a high-capacity incinerator to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases from
animals spreading to workers in the facility.
Delaware River Comprehensive NY, NJ, PA & DE
$5,000 for feasibility study to develop a flood analysis model and watershed flood management plan, and evaluate the existing flood warning system for the Delaware River Basin.
Delaware River Enhanced Flood Warning System
$235,000 to the Delaware River Basin Commission for the Delaware River Enhanced Flood Warning System. Funding for this project will be used to assist the DRBC, in
conjunction with NOAA/NWS, USGS and the Army Corps of Engineers, with the enhancement of the basin's flood warning system.
Delaware Department of Education
English Language Learners Translators
$190,000 to increase English proficiency of English Language Learners by providing high quality language instructional programs.
Delaware Department of Education
Starting Stronger, early childhood learning initiative
$190,000 to the Delaware Dept. of Education for the Starting Stronger early childhood learning initiative, which will support Delaware's Vision 2015 initiative. Starting Stronger will encompass an integrated matrix of professional development, family support resources and collaborative learning experiences that are aligned with Delaware's early learning standards.
The Delaware projects are:
Beebe Medical Center
School of Nursing
$476,000 to Beebe Medical Center for the construction of a new School of Nursing. Funding will be used for capital improvements, including site work, architectural design, construction, and equipment. The goal of the School of Nursing Expansion is to train more nurses to care for patients in Delaware and the Delmarva Peninsula. The new 2-story building will accommodate the growth of Beebe's nursing enrollment by 100%, from 30 to 60 students in each class.
Children and Families First
Service Intervention to Girls Ages 12-18 (DE Girl's Wraparound Project)
$400,000 for providing intensive home-based counseling and case management to girls ages 12-18 who have been incarcerated or are at immediate risk of incarceration. Children and Families First is a not for profit social service agency that developed in Delaware in 1992. The Girls Wraparound Program uses research-based tactics to prevent recidivism in youth with histories of juvenile delinquency. The goal of this six month program will be to not only eliminate involvement in the juvenile justice system, but also improve family functioning, and improve personal strengths to assist the girls in succeeding in school and the workforce.
Christiana Care Health System
Wilmington Hospital's Emergency Department
$285,000 to Christiana Care Health System to renovate and expand Wilmington Hospital's Emergency Department, and the on-campus primary care Health Center expansion project. Federal funds will help support doubling the physical size of the Emergency Department to 63,000 square feet and adding 26 treatment bays, an 87% size increase; will also support the on-campus Health Center, a primary care facility that offers adult, pediatric, dental, women's health, pre-natal, ophthalmology and podiatry health services.
City of Newark, Delaware, Police Department
Video Surveillance Cameras in the Downtown Area
$115,420 to provide eight digital surveillance cameras in the downtown Newark area to assist in crime prevention, detection, and the identification of suspects. This large population, that is concentrated in a small area, would benefit from this surveillance program which will prevent and help catch criminals involved in street crimes and robberies. Similar surveillance programs have been implemented in other cities around the state of Delaware and have experienced tremendous success.
City of Wilmington
Wastewater treatment plant headworks upgrade
$300,000 to the City of Wilmington for the wastewater treatment plant headworks upgrade. This project will address a hydraulic limitation at the wastewater treatment plant which prevents this regional treatment plant from treating additional wet weather flows.
Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory of the Engineer Research and Development Center
Wave Data Study; Coastal Field Data Collection
$500,000 to develop the world's first physics-based computer model of coastal storms, such as hurricanes, and their effect. This information can be used for storm planning and response efforts in coastal communities. This project is an international effort, bringing together the top organizations in their fields, including the University of Delaware, and was started and funded in response to the devastation caused by the 2004 hurricane season in Florida and was initiated on the belief that our nation's ability to withstand the high level forces that weather and sea conditions impose upon the shores of the country is directly linked to our capacity to understand and predict those forces.
Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation
Community Model for Formal and Informal Earth and Space Education
$500,000 to create a community model for formal and informal Earth and Space Education using two unique outdoor exhibits as a focal point for school programming, professional development and public outreach. The goal of this project is to provide schools and the general public with an inquiry-based, interdisciplinary framework of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning experiences.
Delaware Children's Museum
$190,000- Delaware is one of only two states in the country without a museum dedicated to children. The Board of the Delaware Children's Museum is conducting a capital campaign to raise $16.55 million to build Delaware's first children's museum. Funds provided by a federal appropriation would be applied to the renovation of an existing building and the construction of exhibits at the Christina Riverfront. This project would fund construction of a 37,000 square foot museum facility that will house eight major science and technology-oriented exhibits.
Delaware Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Compliance Laboratory Equipment
$69,000 for the Delaware Department of Agriculture to upgrade the equipment and
facilities in the lab needed to provide a safe testing environment with its own ventilation
system and a high-capacity incinerator to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases from
animals spreading to workers in the facility.
Delaware River Comprehensive NY, NJ, PA & DE
$5,000 for feasibility study to develop a flood analysis model and watershed flood management plan, and evaluate the existing flood warning system for the Delaware River Basin.
Delaware River Enhanced Flood Warning System
$235,000 to the Delaware River Basin Commission for the Delaware River Enhanced Flood Warning System. Funding for this project will be used to assist the DRBC, in
conjunction with NOAA/NWS, USGS and the Army Corps of Engineers, with the enhancement of the basin's flood warning system.
Delaware Department of Education
English Language Learners Translators
$190,000 to increase English proficiency of English Language Learners by providing high quality language instructional programs.
Delaware Department of Education
Starting Stronger, early childhood learning initiative
$190,000 to the Delaware Dept. of Education for the Starting Stronger early childhood learning initiative, which will support Delaware's Vision 2015 initiative. Starting Stronger will encompass an integrated matrix of professional development, family support resources and collaborative learning experiences that are aligned with Delaware's early learning standards.
Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Control
Delaware Coast Protection
$373,000 to reimburse the state of Delaware for the Federal share of the annual operation and maintenance of the sand bypass facilities.
Delaware Department of Transportation
Indian River Inlet Bridge
$1,900,000 to design and construct a new bridge along SR-1 over the Indian River Inlet. The design and construction will be performed utilizing the Design-Build project delivery approach. The replacement bridge will alleviate the safety risk caused by the present scour condition at the foundations. The new structure will completely span the inlet with all foundation members constructed on dry land. The proposed alignment will be west of the existing bridge at a critical evacuation route in the event of natural disasters. The project was authorized by SAFETEA-LU.
Delaware Department of Transportation
I-95 Toll Facility Rehabilitation and Highway Speed E-ZPass Improvements, Newark
$2,375,000 to reconfigure the I-95 toll plaza to incorporate Highway Speed E-ZPass toll lanes. The current I-95 toll facility, which is located near the Delaware-Maryland border, experiences extremely high levels of traffic congestion at the toll facility in Newark, causing long delays, traffic accidents, and increasing air pollution in the region. This project is anticipated to reduce traffic congestion, improve overall safety, and reduce pollution by adding speed lanes and a new access way for the toll takers.
Delaware Department of Transportation
Turnpike Improvements Project
$2,755,000 to improve the safety and efficiency of two major routes along the Northeast Corridor. The project was authorized by SAFETEA-LU and received $1,490,000 in the FY08 THUD Appropriations bill. It consists of two phases designed to improve the movement and safety of interstate, regional and local traffic through this heavily traveled intersection. The two phases include: a redesign of the I-95/SR-1 interchange and adding a fifth lane to I-95.
Delaware Division of Public Health
Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative
$190,000 to the Delaware Division of Public Health for an infant mortality reduction initiative to implement eight of the State of Delaware's Task Force recommendations: Fetal Infant Mortality Review; Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System; Delaware Healthy Mother and Infant Consortium; Center for Excellence in Maternal and Child Health and Epidemiology; Access to Care; Preconception Care; Comprehensive (Holistic) Family Practice Team Model of Care; and a State-wide Education Campaign.

Delaware River Basin Commission
Mid-Atlantic River Commissions
$2,365,000 to fund the Mid-Atlantic River Commissions, including the federal obligation contained in the Delaware River Basin Compact (P.L. 87-328, Article 13, Section 13.3c) to support the Delaware River Basin Commission, formed in 1961 as a federal-interstate compact commission consisting of the basin states, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York.
Delaware State Police Department
Preliminary Engineering Assessments before Message Switcher Upgrades
$100,000 to update Delaware's Message Switcher hardware, which connects Delaware law enforcement to federal agencies so that they may receive critical information useful for fighting crime.
Delaware State Police Department
For the purchase and installation of In-Car Cameras and Related Equipment
$500,000 will be used for the purchase of 300 digital cameras and associated computer equipment to be placed in all Delaware State Police vehicles.
Delaware State University
Facilities and equipment
$190,000 to Delaware State University for the establishment of a school of pharmacy in central Delaware to aid in supplying the needed pharmacy workforce and adequately address the growing healthcare needs of the retiring population.
Delaware State University
Hydrogen Storage System for Vehicular Propulsion (DE)
$1,427,250 for developing new hydrogen storage materials at Delaware State University and to test them in a hydrogen storage containment system that will be designed by scientists in the Mechanical Engineering department.
Delaware State University
Test and Evaluate Mobile Crime Scene and Evidence Tracking Application
$2,000,000 to test the efficacy of day to day crime scene investigatory capabilities to allow greater effectiveness of law enforcement. DSU developed a Mobile Crime Scene and Evidence Tracking Pilot Project in close cooperation with State of Delaware's Department of Safety and Homeland Security, and state and local law enforcement agencies.
Delaware Technical & Community College
Purchase of equipment
$190,000 to Delaware Technical & Community College for purchase of equipment at each of the College's four campuses located throughout the State of Delaware (Georgetown, Dover, Stanton and Wilmington). Lab upgrades and new instructional equipment will help train students for high-demand careers in such areas as health, engineering technology, biotechnology, computer science and other technological and industrial fields.
Delaware Technical and Community College
Energy Management Education Center
$118,750 to expand the Trade & Industry building to establish an Energy Management Education Center. The center's programs will include: (a) New Associate degrees to educate energy managers and "green power" technicians; (b) New certifications in renewable energy technologies (solar, wind, geothermal, biomass), energy management, energy cost analysis and assessment, green building construction, hybrid transportation, industrial maintenance, and the only hands-on ammonia refrigeration training site east of Kansas and north of Georgia; (c) Workshops for technicians, facility managers, residential energy users, and specialized industries such as poultry and cold storage; (d) Public educational events; and (e) Demonstration labs.
Easter Seals Delaware
Construction
$142,500 for Easter Seals Delaware to construct a 25,000 square foot addition to its existing facility in New Castle County to better serve children and adults with disabilities. The addition, which is also being financially supported by foundations, the county and local businesses, will accommodate a world-class assistive technology center, therapy services for children and adults, day services for adults with disabilities and the administrative staff.
Jobs for Delaware Graduates (JDG), Inc.
Expand Services to At-Risk Students in Middle and High School
$1,353,000 will be used to expand Jobs for Delaware Graduates (JDG) programs to "at-risk" students in Middle School and High School and increase school graduation rates. JDG was organized in 1979 as a private, non-profit corporations designed to prepare highly at-risk seniors to transition from school to work. JDG targets students who may be economically disadvantaged, lack job skills, display poor academic performance, have personal or family problems, or have disciplinary problems and works with these children daily to keep them on the right track. During the 2006-2007 school year JDG served a total of 2,322 students. Funding will help JDG expand services to 1,320 additional students; implement a middle school program for grades 7th and 8th; and increase the graduation rates for at-risk high school students.
Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League
Achievement Matters! program
$190,000 for the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League to expand the Achievement Matters! program. Funding will be used to provide community and school-based interventions for low income and minority students. The funding will help complete the final phases of the project and provide services to this community to improve retention and high school graduation rates for children, prepare students for life beyond high school, whether it is in college, the military, or in the workforce, and aim to reduce the achievement gap.
Ministry of Caring
Mary Mother of hope House
$475,000 for Mary Mother of Hope House I, an emergency shelter within the Ministry of Caring, which serves the housing and supportive services needs of homeless women 18 and over who are willing to work on the root causes of their homelessness through intensive case management. This project will fund a renovation to make it handicap accessible and enhance its safety with a sprinkler and fire system. Other features include renovated living spaces on every floor, including the lower level, and an additional stairwell to the building's rear and a handicap ramp for access from a side entrance.
New Castle County
License Plate Scanning Technology for Law Enforcement
$200,000 will be used to upgrade the wireless data throughput and mobile data terminals (MDTs) and implement an Automated License Plate Recognition System (ALPR) so that officers will more efficiently be able to access data in the field and adequately address vehicle theft.
New Castle County
Old Shellpot Interceptor improvements
$698,000 to New Castle County for Old Shellpot Interceptor Improvements. Funding will be used to for the lining and rehabilitating of the existing Old Shellpot Interceptor, consisting of over 40,000 linear feet of pipe.
New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
Emerging Enterprise Center, business incubator
$499,000 to be used for upgrades to the incubator will be used to outfit the Emerging Enterprise Center's incubator space with walls and office doors where they do not currently exist; construct 4,000 square feet of lab space; purchase office furniture for incubator offices; purchase conference room furniture; purchase conference room audio/visual equipment; and to fund initial operating costs including salaries and overhead for the project to become self-sufficient.
State of Delaware
Mobile Gunshot Locator System
$250,000 will be used to purchase the ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System (GLS) for the City of Wilmington, City of Dover, and the Delaware State Police. The amount of deaths resulting from gunfire continues to be the single leading cause of crime-related death in the United States, and Delaware has experienced numerous gun crimes. A 60-90 percent decrease in gunfire has occurred in other states who have utilized ShotSpotter. This system will place sensors at specific coordinates to accurately detect and locate the origin of gunshots, which can help lead law enforcement to apprehend criminals with that information. Implementing ShotSpotter in Wilmington and Dover, and having a non-fixed movable system will assist Delaware law enforcement in fighting against crime.
State of Delaware
Green Horizons
$2,000,000 for Delaware's Green Horizons Forest Legacy project. Funds will be used for Delaware to acquire and protect an additional 460 acres of undisturbed forestland and represents phase-VI of efforts to purchase and protect the remaining acreage of the Glatfelter Pulpwood Company, the state's largest private landowner.
St. Francis Hospital Foundation
Capital infrastructure improvements
$285,000 to make capital infrastructure improvements to St. Francis Hospital, including two new roofs, windows, HVAC systems, heat pumps, water lines, doors and wall penetrations.
St. Michael's School and Nursery
Air System
$285,000 for rehabilitation of the heat and air conditioning systems at St. Michael's School and Nursery. The ten large and six small HVAC units in the building were installed in the summer of 1987 and had a life expectancy of 12 - 15 years. Problems with the units have interrupted St. Michael's ability to provide safe and reliable service to the families it serves. The original building is 41 years old and has not been refurbished since 1995.
University of Delaware
Automotive-Based Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus Program
$475,000 for University of Delaware's Automotive-Based Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus project. Fuel-cell technology offers the potential to reduce our reliance on foreign oil supplies and to decrease the effects of harmful emissions on our environment. This project represents an effort to develop, build, and deploy a fuel-cell-powered hybrid transit vehicle, to be used within the state of Delaware. The vehicles developed in this project will be fully tested in real-life situations, and the results will be presented to transit agencies throughout the U.S. and other interested countries. The University of Delaware transit system and the Delaware Transit Corporation are fully cooperating on this project and will be important partners throughout the course of this work effort. This project was authorized by SAFETEA-LU.
University of Delaware
Avian Influenza Preparedness
$94,000 to upgrade Delmarva's avian flu diagnostic and biocontainment facilities and to combine Delaware and Maryland's laboratory information management systems. The goal of this program is to prevent an outbreak of this deadly disease.
University of Delaware
Center for Critical Zone Research-Institute for Soil and Environmental Quality
$70,000 to support programs and acquire equipment essential to improving environmental health and economic growth by research into critical soil and environmental problems.
University of Delaware
Center for Drug & Alcohol Studies
$65,000 will be used to supplement the Delaware School Survey Project to provide special analysis of juvenile substance use, violence, and delinquency.
University of Delaware
Delaware Biotechnology Institute
$190,000 for the University of Delaware's Delaware Biotechnology Institute, including equipment. Funding will be used to strengthen Delaware's biomedical research capabilities by building on existing programs in cancer research and bioinformatics, supporting the necessary research infrastructure, and beginning new infrastructure in cardiovascular and neuroscience research.
University of Delaware
Real-Time Satellite Receiving Station
$750,000 for a real-time satellite receiving station. Such a station is important to access real-time data for University of Delaware researchers looking at regional issues such as watersheds, shoreline erosion and land-sea interface.
University of Delaware
Wind Turbine Infrastructure for Green Energy and Research on Wind Power in Delaware
$1,427,250 for an on-shore wind turbine at the University of Delaware's Lewes Campus that would facilitate research, development and policy aimed at marine wind technology development, and inform decisions about utility scale power production from wind in the offshore environment.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Recreation Trail
$570,000 for transforming over 13 miles of existing Army Corps service road on the north-side of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal into a multi-purpose recreation trail with associated amenities (trail heads, signage, and self-composting restroom facilities, and security). Recreation at the C&D Canal was authorized in the Water Resources Development Act of 2007.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Delaware River Comprehensive NY, NJ, PA & DE
$5,000 for feasibility study to develop a flood analysis model and watershed flood management plan, and evaluate the existing flood warning system for the Delaware River Basin.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Harbor of Refuge, Lewes
$235,000 to repair and re-enforce Harbor of Refuge Breakwater wall. Funding will be used to strengthen the most damaged spots at the south end of the mile-and-a-half long wall in a manner that should dramatically slow further deterioration at the south end of the 100 year-old structure - the National Register of Historic Properties Breakwater at the Harbor of Refuge.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Indian River Inlet and Bay, Sussex County
$235,000 to determine the cause of and make repairs to severe scour holes that have developed in the areas of the Indian River Inlet Bridge, Coast Guard facility and jetties; also to perform dredging of the channel located in the Indian River Bay area, and use the material to fill scour holes.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Intracoastal Waterway, Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay
$13,710,000 for operations and maintenance of the Canal, including painting Summit Bridge, repairing potholes on St. George's & Summit Bridges, and for paving and structural improvements on the 1st tier service road on the north side of the Canal.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Little Mill Creek, New Castle County
Little Mill Creek is listed among potential Section 205 projects. Funding would be used for flood mitigation on the lower reach of Little Mill Creek. Specifically, project includes revaluation of the 1995 Feasibility Report, preparation of a Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Real Estate Plan, and developing the plans and specs for the lower reach.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mispillion River
$249,000 for maintenance dredging of critical shoaling areas within the 6-foot federal channel which presently pose a hazard to commercial fishing navigation channel; placement of dredged material on the shoreline, which will aid in habitat restoration that will benefit the federally threatened migratory bird, the Red Knott, and horseshoe crab; and for developing plans for replacement of the south jetty at Mispillion River.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Red Clay Creek, Christina River Watershed
$287,000 for flood damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, water quality control, and other related purposes at Red Clay Creek.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
White Clay Creek, New Castle
$200,000 is listed for possible continuation of a study which would evaluate recent flooding that has occurred as a result of numerous storm events in the last several years that have caused substantial flood damages and have altered channel segments. The study would update flood plain mapping and provide other flood plain management type assistance to communities along the White Clay Creek.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington Harbor
$3,479,000 for operations and maintenance of Wilmington Harbor and to construct cross dike at Killcohook Disposal Area and perform additional dredging. Funding was also requested for an aggressive disposal area management plan supported by both hired labor and leased equipment, and for critical dike-raising work within the disposal areas.
