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More than $27 million in federal grants slotted for rebuilding New Orleans

NOLA.com reports today that 11 teams of scientists in Louisiana are recommended to share more than $27 million in federal grants. This money is slotted for things like research into Louisiana’s coastal wetlands and development of an institute to study and fight infectious illnesses.

This money has been recommended to be used for various purposes, all of which are meant to benefit Louisiana in some form or fashion; mostly to help rebuild New Orleans in a commercial sense.

For more information, the full story, and a list of what the grants will pay for, click here.

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Posted in News, Rebuilding New Orleans on June 27th, 2007

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