Projects announced by the Bush administration this year in key swing states.
Florida
$500 million, US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Compensate farmers for hurricane damage to crops.
$55 million, USDA, Replace Food Stamp benefits for 300,000 families.
$1 million, USDA, Environmental restoration projects.
$49 million, USDA, Fund rural electricity project.
$235 million, Department of Energy (DOE), Grant to develop clean-burning coal-fired power plant.
$14 million, Department of Transportation (DOT), Rail improvements, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority.
Iowa
$4.2 million, USDA, Fund rural broadband Internet access.
Minnesota
$2 million, USDA, Fund rural electricity project.
$17 million, USDA, Fund rural sewage projects.
Ohio
$207 million, USDA, Pay farmers to idle land to improve water quality.
$16 million, USDA, Build rural sewer lines, convenience store, dialysis centre.
$5 million, DOE, Fund hydrogen energy research grants.
$82.2 million, DOT, Rapid transit construction in Cleveland.
Pennsylvania
$46.7 million, DOT, Light rail project in Pittsburgh.
$4.5 million, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Control storm-water run-off throughout Pennsylvania.
$1.8 million, EPA, Sewers, treatment plant in Lackawanna.
$9.4 million, DOE, University research on hydrogen and fossil fuels.
$3.5 million, USDA, Fund rural electricity project.
$9.4 million, DOE, Fund research for hydrogen-fuelled car.
$6.8 million, EPA, Fund storm-water run-off projects.
$1.8 million, EPA, Fund replacement residential septic tanks.
Nevada
$17.9 million, DOT, Reduce aircraft noise, Reno/Tahoe airport.
New Mexico
$19.7 million, DOE, Development of clean-coal power plant.
$4.1 million, DOE, Research on energy production, greenhouse gases.
West Virginia
$4.9 million, EPA, Lay sewer lines in New Manchester.
$2.2 million, EPA, Drinking water treatment plant in Moundsville.
$2.9 million, EPA, Expand waste-water treatment plant, Grafton.
Wisconsin
$1.9 million, DOE, Fund research for hydrogen-fuelled car
$167.6 million, USDA, Improvements for Dairyland Power Cooperative.
- (Reuters)