Washington To Create 660 Jobs, Cut Energy Costs In Public Schools
Governor Chris Gregoire and the Washington State Department of Commerce announced the selection of 29 public education institutions that will receive almost $17 million in grants to create jobs and save energy costs.
Total cost for all the projects is more than $44 million, including more than $26 million of non-state funding. An estimated 660 jobs will be created.
“These projects are a double win for Washington state,” Gregoire said. “They create immediate construction jobs, which is a boon to this industry that has been hit especially hard during the recession. And they create long-term cost savings by making our public facilities more energy efficient, which ensures we get the most value for our taxpayer dollars.”
The state’s 2010 supplemental capital budget included $50 million for the Washington State Department of Commerce for energy cost savings grants.
The Jobs Act for Public K-12 and Higher Education grants are being awarded through a competitive process, and may be used solely for energy and cost savings improvements.
The immediate goal of the program is to stimulate Washington’s economy by creating jobs. The long-term goal is to reduce the energy costs at the state’s public education facilities.
Projects for the first round of funding were selected from 37 grant applications whose submitters requested more than $32 million. Competitive rounds are scheduled through March 2011 if funding is available.
Grant recipients are limited to a maximum of $5 million.
For a list of grant recipients, visit: http://www.governor.wa.gov/news/20100811_recipients.pdf
“These funds support communities in improving public building performance, save energy and will create immediate jobs in the construction sector,” said Rogers Weed, director of the Department of Commerce.
For more information on the Jobs Act, go to www.commerce.wa.gov/site/1335/default.aspx.
Commerce is the lead state agency charged with growing and improving jobs. For more information, please visit www.commerce.wa.gov.
This funding is separate from the 2010 supplemental capital budget appropriation (Section 5007 of ESHB 2836) which provides $50 million to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for energy cost savings grants for K-12 public schools only.
For more information on that funding, please visit the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Energy Improvement Grant Website.
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