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- Project Name: Infrared Strap-Down Rotorcraft Pilotage Sensor
- Request Amount: $5,000,000
- Intended Recipient: University of Memphis
- Full Street Address of the Intended Recipient: 315 Administration Building, Memphis, TN 38152
- Explanation of the request (must include purpose and why it is a valuable use of taxpayer funds): The funding would be used to develop sensor technology to replace the current expensive, heavy, complicated, and outdated Modified Pilot Night Vi
Member Designated Projects:
The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure announced March 3, 2021, that the Committee will accept requests for Member Designated Projects to be considered for inclusion in the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization legislation under a reformed process that includes new transparency measures.
Project Requirements:
The Committee requires all Member submissions to include the following information for each project requested:
Fiscal Year 2023:
Listed below are the Community Funding Projects that Congressman Cohen submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for Fiscal Year 2023. The projects are listed in alphabetical order by intended recipient and do not indicate any order of priority.
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