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Recovery Task Force Announces $156 Million in Recovery Act Funds Now Available for Energy Efficiency and Solar Projects

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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s California Recovery Task Force today announced that more than $156 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funds are now available for application for energy efficiency and solar projects in California. A package of options under the State Energy Program (SEP) and the Energy Efficient and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) Program offer local jurisdictions, non-profits and private organizations the opportunity to invest in energy efficiency and photovoltaic energy projects – while helping to stimulate their local economies. Governor Schwarzenegger announced that California was the first state in the nation to apply federally for SEP funding available under the Recovery Act.

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Stimulus News Digest #6 | California Office of Small Business Advocate

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You do plan on having some dinosaurs on your dinosaur ride, right?
You do plan on having some dinosaurs on your dinosaur ride, right?

Good news: Some money is flowing. Bad news: The funding doesn’t look like it’s all that small business oriented.

After reading this, I recall Jeff Goldblum’s famous line from ‘Jurassic Park’.

Headlines from the piece:

Kaiser Permanente Wins $54 Million in NIH Grants for Genetic, Other Research.

Region Gears Up for Possible $260M in Solar Power Projects.

Teachers Most Helped by Early Stimulus Funding.

Struggling Santa Cruz County Steelhead Get Bump from Federal Stimulus.

Berkeley Study Says Energy Bill to Create 1.9 Million Jobs.

California Stimulus Saved or Created 100,000 Jobs: More than 100,000 jobs have been saved or created in California.

Shasta County Nonprofit Group Wins $2.6 Million in Stimulus Funds.

California Wants $4.7 Billion in High-Speed Rail Stimulus.

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Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation Increasing Opportunities for Small Businesses

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This article announces changes to how small business and Disabled Veterans Businesses are treated as it relates to state contracts. Also has a lot of nifty research information hidden amongst AHARNALD’s self congratulation. – Ed.

Bill Increases Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Eligibility for  State Contracts and Recovery Act Projects

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed AB 31 by Senator (former Assemblymember) Curren Price (D-Inglewood), expanding small business and disabled veteran business enterprise participation in state contracts and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) projects. Small businesses and disabled veteran business enterprises make up 98 percent of all California enterprises, employ over half of our workforce and are projected to create 99 percent of the state’s future jobs. A recent study commissioned by the Procurement Division of the Department of General Services found that these firms produce about 50 percent more overall California economic impact for each dollar spent than large enterprises. Continue reading “Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation Increasing Opportunities for Small Businesses” →

Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Award of $27 Million to Fuel Nation’s Largest State-Sponsored Clean Energy Jobs Training Program

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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the 34 recipients of $27 million in grants jump-starting the California Clean Energy Workforce Training Program (CEWTP), the largest state-sponsored green jobs training program in the nation announced by the Governor on August 31, 2009. Under the this first phase of the program, anticipated to train 5,600 participants, workers will be prepared for hands-on jobs, such as installing solar panels and maintaining electric vehicles to computer programming and researching fuel cell technologies, to help develop the state’s low-carbon, clean energy economy of tomorrow.

“California’s goals in renewable energy development, climate change reduction, clean transportation and green building are driving green job growth – and these funds are pivotal to building a workforce to meet that demand,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “This program represents the kind of innovative thinking needed to steer our economy toward a greener future while targeting the unemployed, underemployed and new workforce members at a time when we must do everything possible to help Californians return to work.”

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U.S. Department of Energy Announce SBIRs Grants |U.S. Department of Energy

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DOE Announces $37 Million for
Small Business Research and Technology

Funding Emphasizes Investment in Clean Energy Technologies and Job Creation

Washington, DC— U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that $37 million in funding from the Recovery Act will be made available to qualified small businesses through the Department’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Today’s funding announcement emphasizes the Department’s commitment to developing near-term, clean energy technologies while allowing small businesses take part in the new industrial revolution that the sustainable energy economy will bring.
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Statewide Small Business Stimulus Program Heads to L.A. | SBA

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Business Matchmaking and SBDC team to help entrepreneurs access contracts.

LOS ANGELES — On Sept. 2 Los Angeles will be the fourth stop in a 15-city, California tour aimed at increasing small business readiness to access stimulus-funded contracts through President Obama’s Economic Recovery Plan.

The program, Stimulus Opportunities for Small Business, is free for participants and will be presented by California Small Business Development Centers and Los Angeles-based nonprofit Business Matchmaking, in cooperation with the Small Business Advocate in the governor’s office.
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