Transcript Overview on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA
Greenbacks Green: for
Current and Potential Government Funding Opportunities for Green Initiatives Anne Olson Director, Minnesota Workforce Council Association
How are Stimulus Funds Being Used?
Source: www.recovery.gov
Agency Department of Health and Human Services Department of Labor Department of Transportation Department of Education Department of Agriculture Environmental Protection Agency Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Treasury Department of Energy National Science Foundation Corporation for National and Community Service Department of Justice National Endowment for the Arts Department of Veterans Affairs Social Security Administration General Services Administration Department of State Department of the Interior Department of Defense Department of Commerce Railroad Retirement Board US Army Corps of Engineers Source: www.recovery.gov
Total
Announced
$875,790 $205,432 $531,252 $1,284,148 $38,390 $131,404 $135,765 $5,190 $223,469 $0 $559 $46,545 $0 $13,853 $211,280 $118,107 $730 $11,863 $7,950 $0 $3,682 $10,419 $3,855,828
Made Available
$ ( Thousand ) $911,679 $486,708 $465,119 $879,645 $55,994 $136,855 $135,757 $5,190 $139,653 $25,113 $1,462 $53,424 $1,883 $0 $0 $0 $0 $70 $0 $894 $0 $0 $3,299,447
Paid Out
$685,349 $430,070 $82,553 $46,245 $39,382 $14,372 $10,578 $5,190 $3,255 $499 $32 $26 $22 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,317,573
GREEN JOBS:
Obama Administration’s Perspective
The economic-recovery package $20 billion for investment in a cleaner, greener economy, including $500 million for green job training. that President Obama signed into law contains more than So what exactly are "green jobs"? They provide products and services that use renewable energy resources, reduce pollution, and conserve energy and natural resources.
Investing in green jobs also means opportunities.
keeping up with the modern economy. At a time when good jobs at good wages are harder and harder to come by, we must find new, innovative According to the Council of Economic Advisers, green jobs pay 10 to 20 percent more than other jobs .
They also are more likely to be union jobs. Building a new power grid, manufacturing solar panels, weatherizing homes and office buildings, and renovating schools are just a few of the ways to create high-quality green jobs that strengthen the foundation of this country.
More green jobs can also mean for other things.
more money in consumers' pocketbooks at the end of the month. They can reduce your electric and heating bills, leaving you more disposable income Source: www.whitehouse.gov
Source: National Governor’s Association
National Reports
Several national reports have emerged over the past two years focused on green jobs. This list is by no means definitive. It is a sampling of the best.
Living Cities , a collaboration of 21 leading foundations and financial institutions, published an excellent analysis of green jobs in urban areas called Green Cities: How Urban Sustainability Efforts Can and Must Drive America’s Climate Change Policies .
The United States Conference of Mayors and the Mayors Climate Protection Center’s Current and Potential Green Jobs in the U.S. Economy takes a deep statistical dive into the potential of the green economy.
The Apollo Alliance and Green For All advocates for green jobs and has produced a “blueprint” for cities in Green Collar Jobs in America’s Cities: Building Pathways out of Poverty and Careers in the Clean Energy Economy .
Another Apollo Alliance-sponsored report. Greener Pathways: Jobs and Workforce Development in the Clean Energy Economy , looks at the potential for jobs in energy efficiency, wind, and biofuels.
National Council for Workforce Education and the Academy for Educational Development has focused on community colleges and their role in helping create a green workforce in Workforce Education section. Going Green: The Vital Role of Community Colleges in Building A Sustainable Future and Green . Many Minnesota schools have green programs that are listed in our Green Your Source: www.deed.state.mn.us
Green Job Resources ~ Minnesota-based Reports
The state employed a consulting group to take a good, long look at Minnesota’s potential for green jobs. Here is the result:
The Green Jobs Task Force
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The Mayor’s Initiative on Green Manufacturing produced the lengthy
Green Cities Green Jobs
report in 2008 that explored the potential for manufacturing and product opportunities in the metropolitan area.
The Center For Rural Policy and Development offers a study of the alternative energy potential of Greater Minnesota in
Minnesota's Commercial Alternative Energy Industries: Production, Policies and Local Economies
(Dec. 2005). Source: www.deed.state.mn.us