Santa Clara County Reps Announce More Than $3.5M for STEM Research at San Jose State University

SAN JOSE, CA - Today, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that San Jose State University (SJSU) will receive a total of $3,504,153 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and National Science Foundation (NSF) to support seven research projects.

"San Jose State University is a hub for innovative and cutting-edge STEM research. We're proud to announce this federal funding that will help advance health research which always has the potential to save lives and improve our nation's understanding of educational and environmental phenomena," said Reps. Lofgren, Eshoo, Khanna, and Panetta.

The Members announced the following grants:

• $1,426,457 from the NSFto study the effectiveness and retention rates of high school math educators in high-need school districts.
• $1,373,345 from the DODto study the impact of turbulence on radio frequency paths.
• $186,411 from HHS to purchase equipment to study the structures of proteins.
• $146,500 from HHS to study cancer cell behaviors.
• $146,500 from HHSto study pneumonia-causing bacteria.
• $146,500 from HHSto study how impaired neurons affect muscle movement.
• $78,440 from the NSFto study fjord ecosystems.

The NSF, DOD, and HHS funding comes from the FY24 consolidated appropriations package.

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