Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) announced that the National Science Foundation and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award the University of Texas at El Paso $1,274,921 in federal grant funding for solar energy research, computer technology, and to expand opportunities for students to pursue careers in health fields. For medical research and academic scholarships for health-occupation majors, HHS is awarding two grants totaling $689,921. More than $363,000 will be allotted for UTEP to conduct research into HIV prevention; more than $319,000 is for a scholarship program to benefit disadvantaged students pursuing degrees in clinical laboratory technology, speech pathology, pharmacy, occupational therapy, physical therapy and nursing.
"Expanding research opportunities at UTEP is critical to university's efforts to achieve Tier I status," Congressman Reyes said.
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