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-- February 18, 2010 --

$2.6 Billion In Broadband Grant Opportunities

The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently announced a solicitation of applications for a second round of Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) funding, which was originally established and funded at $4.7 billion pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
-- January 7, 2010 --

Green Training Grant Success

Congratulations to the International Training Institute for the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Industry on winning nearly $5 million in a Department of Labor grant for work in seven states. The Institute’s program will train sheet metal workers in energy efficient construction, retrofitting and manufacturing.

Source: Department of Labor

ETA News Release: [01/06/2010]
Contact Name: Lina Garcia or Michael Trupo
Phone Number: (202) 693-4661 or x3414
Release Number: 09-1526-NAT
-- November 17, 2009 --

Clients Succeed with Smart Grid Grants

Congratulations to Pepco Holdings Inc and South Mississippi Electric Power Association for winning significant grants that will help them create jobs, lower energy costs for the country and improve customer delivery. Only one in four applicants was successful in securing $3.4 billion of stimulus grants through a highly competitive DOE process.

Source: Reuters.com
October 27, 2009
-- October 8, 2009 --

Projects Return America's Rivers to Natural State

USA TODAY
October 5, 2009
By Jeff DeLong

MUSTANG, Nev. — On a desert river east of Reno, experts are laboring to correct well-intended mistakes of the past. The $7.8 million restoration of the Truckee River at Mustang Ranch — the former site of Nevada's first legal bordello — is one of several projects ongoing nationwide in which millions are being spent to restore rivers to their natural state.
-- August 10, 2009 --

Agriculture Secretary Attends Santa Clara Groundbreaking

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Attends Water District Groundbreaking for Flood Protection Project

Contact: Susan Siravo (408) 265-2607, ext. 2290
-- August 7, 2009 --

Fed Grant Could Create 800 Jobs in Jacksonville

by DAVID BAUERLEIN
Florida Times Union

Jacksonville’s pursuit of a high-tech battery plant promising hundreds of jobs took a leap forward Wednesday when the federal government announced a $95.5 million grant to Saft America for construction of the factory.
-- July 17, 2009 --

The Summer of Grant Applications

Organizations of all kinds are scrambling to complete winning stimulus grant applications before deadlines begin rolling in the fall. Major opportunities will include:
-- July 9, 2009 --

Government Program Opportunities

Unions face a unique opportunity to help their constituents and advance their causes through direct, proactive engagement with the federal government, state and local governments, and public-private partnerships. Opportunities include:
-- June 4, 2009 --

Transportation Deadlines Near
-- April 30, 2009 --

Officials 'Thrilled' at $99 Million for Flood Project

By KEVIN COURTNEY
Register Staff Writer
Napa Valley Register

A bucket load of federal economic stimulus money rained down on the Napa flood control project this week, fully funding a dream list of improvements, including flood protection on Napa Creek.

The enormity of the federal allocation — more than $99 million — made local officials deliriously happy.

“We scored,” Napa County Supervisor Bill Dodd said.

“The stars aligned right,” Supervisor Brad Wagenknecht said.

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Attends Water District Groundbreaking for Flood Protection Project