Pappas Applauds $8 Million to Advance New Hampshire’s Science and Technology Leadership

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’s research leadership.

“New Hampshire remains a hub for science and technology research and a leader in innovation,“ said Congressman Pappas. “This 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.”

The initiative, called New Hampshire Long-term Investment to Fuel Transformative research (NH-LIFT), will provide several different opportunities—for 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.

Among NH-LIFT’s initiatives are:

• Developing a statewide network of research facilities to broaden access to advanced instrumentation and technical expertise.
• Increasing student and early-career researcher success through cross-institution programming and partnerships that support research, mentoring, career development and retention.
• Improving research support and service capacity at primarily undergraduate institutions and small businesses.

NH-LIFT is supported by an award from the National Science Foundation EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement E-CORE program. Partners in the four-year NH-LIFT initiative are the Community College System of New Hampshire; UNH and Dartmouth College, the state’s two research universities; and primarily undergraduate-serving institutions Antioch University New England, Colby-Sawyer College, Franklin Pierce University, Keene State College, New England College, Plymouth State University and Saint Anselm College.