This account illustrates the potential power of a small start-up grant.
It also illustrates the important point that we "capability enhance-
ment states" often have world-class scientists and engineers in our
midst--we just don't have quite a "critical mass" in a particular area.
Dr. Bill Hiscock, Montana Space Grant Consortium Director

The Hawaii Space Grant consortium reports that they have been
given 2 acres of land on the campus of Leeward Community College
for the construction of a Space Grant Building. The building will
house a Space Library and a 24-Inch Telescope. "This will be an
amazing facility for a community college, and we are sure that it
will stimulate space sciences not only at the Leeward campus, but
also through outreach to other community colleges." Hawaii Space
Grant Consortium

The Tennessee Space Grant consortium has given graduate students, including significant members of underrepresented groups, the occasion to participate in outstanding and practical space-related research projects. Beyond this graduate research emphasis, perhaps the most successful aspect of the consortium is the opportunity it presents for six universities and several nonprofit organizations within the state to collaborate. Our members and affiliates have developed excellent working relationships and a recognized forum for the exchange of ideas and information. Program Coordinator, Tennessee Space Grant Consortium.