The latest grants come at a time of uncertainty for ARPAE. Although President Obama has requested an expanded $505 million budget for the program in the 2012 fiscal year, Thursday's awards mark the end of funds appropriated to the program by Congress for the 2011 fiscal year. While budget knives are out in some quarters of Capitol Hill for energy programs in the wake of federally supported solar innovator Solyndra's bankruptcy, others say programs like ARPAE are woefully underfunded.The National Football League is a $9 billion dollar business. The owners and players, even those making the minimum salary, live very comfortable lives (assuming they spend their money wisely). Yet, here we are, in the midst of another week of an NFL lockout with both sides asking for more money and benefits.

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