Schumer Announces, Following His Push, RIT Has Received More Than $1 Million In Fed Funding To Continue Modernizing Mlitary Equipment For US Troops; Investment Is Part Of Groundbreaking Partnership Between RIT And Dept. Of Defense

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U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the U.S. Navy will award $1,028,000 from the FY2015 omnibus bill funding to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to research and develop ways to rehabilitate and upgrade equipment for military personnel. This investment is part of a larger $2.2 million grant awarded to RIT in a broader ten-year public-private partnership between the university and the Department of Defense. With this funding, RIT will be able to add scientists, engineers and researchers onto a research team that has already made progress in improving the equipment used by the dedicated members of the United States military. Schumer played an integral role in forming this partnership and said this will allow RIT to continue conducting cutting-edge research and develop innovative ways to protect troops.

"The partnership between RIT and the Department of Defense is a win-win that allows one of our country's great research institutions to develop groundbreaking technology to protect the dedicated men and women protecting the freedoms and liberties we hold so dear," said Schumer. "This funding means the continuation of a program that brings good-paying, high-tech jobs to the Finger Lakes area and ensures Rochester will remain a global leader in developing military equipment. This strategic partnership serves both the Rochester community and the dedicated men and women who protect our country every day, and I will make sure it continues for years to come."

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