Special Features and Updates
Special Report: Winning Energy Grants for Schools
This special report explores two key programs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that could be tapped for school-based energy-efficiency projects: the $3.2 billion Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) — authorized in 2007 but not funded until now — and the $3.1 billion State Energy Program (SEP), a longstanding initiative that was dramatically increased by the stimulus law.
‘Build America’ Bonds Could Boost School Construction
Washington, April 29 — Build America Bonds — a new mechanism to raise capital for municipal projects — are being used to generate billions of dollars for school construction and public projects in California and other states, but it remains to be seen the extent to which the education sector will benefit from this and other loan-financing mechanisms passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
The Greening of the Little Red Schoolhouse: Now All in One Volume
Schoolgrants2009.com, in anticipation of the expected surge of national activity related to green schools stemming from enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), explored key issues that state and local education officials are expected to encounter as they consider embarking on their own green school projects.
$3.2 Billion Stimulus Program Opens Energy Department Funds To Schools
Washington, April 15 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled a $3.2 billion stimulus program for state and municipal energy efficiency and conservation, which can help fund improvements to school buildings.
Special Report Part III: Lessons Learned From Green School Facilities
Those who have been involved with green building say it requires thorough planning, engagement of school staff from principals to students and, perhaps most importantly, a heavy dose of patience.
Special Report: Higher Education Featured Prominently in Stimulus, But Final Amounts Await Decisions
The recently enacted economic stimulus package provides community colleges and other institutions of higher education (IHEs) numerous funding opportunities for needs in research, infrastructure, job training, technology and other uses. But staff at those higher education institutions digging through the 407-page law must understand that many of the specific spending decisions have not been made.
Community College System Should Gear Up for Stimulus Influx
Washington, March 20 — Billions of stimulus dollars for new workforce training, combined with a temporary change in contracting rules, could help the nation’s community colleges revamp the American workforce for “green” jobs and other high-demand occupations.
IRS Issues Guidance on “Build America” and School Facility Bonds
Washington, April 3 — The Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance
on the new “Build America” and Qualified School Construction Bond programs authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, as well as on the revised and expanded Qualified Zone Academy Bonds.
Mind Your Qs — ARRA Bond Allocations Imminent for QSCBs, QZABs, Others
Washington, April 2 —The U.S. Treasury Department is set to release state allocations under several school construction bond programs created or expanded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), SchoolGrants2009.com has learned.
