The US Department of Energy has been allocated $19.9 million FY 2002
to spend on integrated genomic research, particularly in microbiology:
http://www.sc.doe.gov/production/grants/LAB02_13.html
http://www.doegenomestolife.org/
Go for it!
Una Smith
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mailstop K-710, Los Alamos, NM 87545