{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/pappas-applauds-8-million-to-advance-new-hampshire-s-science-and-technology-leadership", "Pappas Applauds $8 Million to Advance New Hampshire\u2019s Science and Technology Leadership", "2024-05-16", "2024", "2024-05", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Chris Pappas", "P000614", "pappas.house.gov", "pappas", "https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed an $8 million grant from the National Science Foundation for the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to invest in science and technology research opportunities, strengthen the STEM workforce, and boost the state\u2019s research leadership.\n\n\u201cNew Hampshire remains a hub for science and technology research and a leader in innovation,\u201c said Congressman Pappas. \u201cThis funding will support collaboration among our higher education institutions to advance research opportunities, strengthen our STEM education and workforce, and grow our local economy. I fought to pass the Chips and Science Act for smart investments into New Hampshire like this one, and I will continue working to increase opportunities in science and technology for Granite Staters that spur innovation and economic growth across our state.\u201d\n\nThe initiative, called New Hampshire Long-term Investment to Fuel Transformative research (NH-LIFT), will provide several different opportunities\u2014for students to pursue research experiences in areas that align with their interests; for academic and industry researchers to expand their research pursuits through external funding and accessible research infrastructure; and for the state to increase and retain a skilled workforce-ready population.\n\nAmong NH-LIFT\u2019s initiatives are:\n\nDeveloping a statewide network of research facilities to broaden access to advanced instrumentation and technical expertise.\n\nIncreasing student and early-career researcher success through cross-institution programming and partnerships that support research, mentoring, career development and retention.\n\nImproving research support and service capacity at primarily undergraduate institutions and small businesses.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:12:30Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/pappas-applauds-8-million-to-advance-new-hampshire-s-science-and-technology-leadership"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7192899938672781, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}