DOE awards Ohio $38.4M for energy plan - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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million to fund Ohio’s statewide energy plan, a $96 milliob package of energy-efficiency improvements announcex by the statein May. The award brings to $48 millioh the total amount of stimulus funding committed to the Ohio which callsfor $43 million in state grantsz for wind turbines, biofuels, recycling and severa l other sustainability initiatives. It also calls for the development ofa $30 millioh revolving loan fund to finance energy-efficiency improvements.
In its May 12 proposalk to DOE, Ohio officials detailed the plans for theloan “Through an “Energy initiative, federal stimulus dollars would serve as match-fundinyg for other sources includinbg banks, nonprofits and investors willing to offer debt, or low-interest financing for energy project in the commercial, industrial, institutional, and aggregated residentiaol sectors,” said the report. The DOE presz release indicates Ohio would receive anadditional $48 millioh funding if it “meets reporting, oversight, and accountabilitgy milestones” required by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
In otherr stimulus-related news, Ohio’s online clearinghous for federal stimulus activity posted detailson $540 million in new grany opportunities Friday, most of it for work-force training Ohiorecovery.org provides links to three new bidding opportunities from the , includinvg a $190 million program in which local Workforce Investment Boards will competer for grants of up to $6 million for “One Stop Careerf Center” operations. The Labor Department is also makinb grants upto $4 million available to work force boards interested in collaborating on the development of a labor force for the energg efficiency and renewable energy industries.
Another Labor Department program wouldcmake $5 million available for worker traininvg in green industries. Its invitation for grant applications indicates betweenj 50 and 100 grants will beawardex nationwide. The Labor Department also is invitinfg applications for grants of upto $8 million for traininbg programs that combat Awards will be made on a locaol and national basis. Local awarcd recipients will be limitedto $4 milliom per grant. Finally, the U.S. Department of Energy is requesting applications fora $45 million grant “for the design and constructiob of a large dynamometer facility” to test wind turbines.