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Natural Resources Research Institute details state special funding, industrial partnerships and federal grant prospects
Summary
NRRI officials told the committee the recurring state special ($4.4 million) underpins core staff, mission‑driven applied research and matching for federal grants; they described recent nonrecurring capital funding and pending Department of Energy project funding.
Ralph Reeburg (transcribed as Ralph Wieberg in testimony), executive director of the Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI), told the committee that NRRI’s recurring state special appropriation of $4,400,000 provides foundational support for staff, cross‑institute training, rapid response capability, and equipment maintenance and replacement. He said the institute uses state funds to recruit and retain technical…
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