Southwestern Pennsylvania is on target for $24 million in federal funds for projects as part of the 2010 Defense Appropriations Act approved by Congress.

Among the recipients:

• $3.2 million for the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative in Allegheny County developing technology to regenerate damaged or lost cells or tissue using an injured soldier's own cells.

• $3 million for the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitative Sciences for a project that will create a Center of Excellence for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement to improve the performance of combat troops.

• $2 million for Stemnion Inc., a PLSG startup, to develop a non-embryonic cell based technology to treat combat related injuries.

• $2 million for DSN Innovations, a Pittsburgh nonprofit, to use laser scanning technology to more efficiently reset and modernize the military's small arms and crew-serve weapons.

• $2 million for ChemImage Corp., a Pittsburgh company, to develop sensors to quickly detect chemical, biological, explosive and improvised explosive device threats.

• $1.6 million to Plextronics, based in Harmar, to continue work on flexible electronic display technology.

• $1.6 million for Converteam of O'Hara to expand the capacity of an integrated power system converter used on ships.

• $1.2 million for Virtus Advanced Sensors, in downtown Pittsburgh, to develop micro inertial navigation.

• $800,000 for PPG Industries Inc., in downtown Pittsburgh, to develop non-skid coating to withstand the heat and exhaust gasses generated from vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

• $600,000 for Eaton Corp., Moon Township, to develop a 100-amp breaker to be used in electrical distribution systems on Navy combat vessels.

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Source: U.S. Sen. Bob Casey's office