Since lobbying efforts began in February 2002, Congress has allocated more than $12 million for the following UNM programs:
$3.8 million to the Dental Education Program for research in improving dental services in rural areas.
$862,000 to the UNM Research Program in Robotics for developing robotics and automation technology.
$600,000 to the Sevilleta Research and Education Center for a laboratory and education center for the Sevilleta Field Research Station and Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge.
$500,000 to the Math and Science Teachers Academy for training math and science teachers across the state.
$2 million to the Health Science Education Building to build a 129,000-square-foot laboratory and classroom building for UNM's schools of medicine, nursing and pharmacy.
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$1.8 million to the Center for Rapid Environmental Assessment and Terrain Evaluation for a satellite receiving station, a network of environmental sensors, high-speed data links and computer systems for scientific, disaster response and homeland security purposes.
$1.4 million to the Bioscience Center for Informatics for predicting outbreaks of infectious diseases by studying infections in animals and other factors.
$3.8 million to the La Madeira land purchase so the U.S. Forest Service can purchase land from UNM.
Additional funding, in excess of $300,000, has been earmarked for projects that UNM shares with other universities.
