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News Releases

11/17/2009	City announces additional financing to help local businesses
10/07/2009	Mayor announces new financing for Seattle businesses
08/27/2009	City of Seattle awards stimulus funding for arts jobs
08/26/2009	Federal grant greens City fleets and streets
08/20/2009	Mayor announces funding for homeless prevention and 're-housing'
08/05/2009	Seattle: Get Ready to Drive Electric
07/28/2009	Mayor's statement on COPS funding
07/22/2009	Mayor announces $8 million for senior and workforce housing
07/21/2009	Seattle receives stimulus funding for senior meals programs
07/07/2009	Seattle, King County to distribute $500,000 in stimulus funds for arts jobs
06/24/2009	Mayor: More summer jobs aimed at reducing youth violence
06/15/2009	Mayor announces plan to replace residential streetlights
03/27/2009	Seattle receives $37 million in federal stimulus funding to date
03/26/2009	Seattle to receive $6 million in new energy grant

 

Regional Updates

The links below provide information on additional stimulus dollars coming into the region. While these are not a direct part of the City of Seattle's stimulus efforts, Seattle residents may benefit from these efforts as well.

• Seattle Times: Seattle's love for 'green' cars pays off as the technology goes mainstream
  For electric vehicle proponents, Seattle is a great place to be. - November 15, 2009
• The Seattle Steam Company received $18.75 million from the Department of Energy for its combined heat-and-power plant in downtown Seattle. To read the DOE news release, visit: http://www.energy.gov/8255.htm - November 3, 2009
• Gov. Chris Gregoire and the Washington State Department of Commerce today announced the recipients of more than $20 million in grants and loans from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for energy efficiency, renewable energy and clean technology programs throughout the state. To see a list of projects receiving funding, visit: http://www.governor.wa.gov/news/20091002_Commerce_Projects.pdf - October 5, 2009
• Seattle Times: Stimulus-funded research up to $300 million in state
  On Monday, a consortium of Seattle scientists will announce $16 million in federal stimulus grants to figure out whether popular cancer treatments and screening tests really save lives. - October 4, 2009
• The Workforce Development Council of Seattle/King County (WDC), a nonprofit organization governed by a volunteer board appointed by the Seattle Mayor and King County Executive, has submitted a proposal for a $3.6 million Pathways Out of Poverty grant. If funded, the grant would be used to provide training in home weatherization, energy efficient construction and green manufacturing. It would target the unemployed, high school dropouts, people with limited English skills, people who have been previously incarcerated and veterans living in south and southeast Seattle and White Center. - September 29, 2009
• The Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC) has submitted a proposal for a $3.9 million Energy Training Partnership Grant. If funded, the grant would be used to provide job training and placement in jobs related to making buildings energy efficient, assessing energy efficiency and retrofitting residences. It would target youth, unemployed adults, veterans, incumbent workers and people with employment barriers to open career paths and meet the industry's emerging demand for trained workers. The grant targets job seekers in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Clallam Counties - September 4, 2009
• Seattle Housing Authority receives $10 million for Phase III of its Rainier Vista project. - September 3, 2009
• More than $7 million of recovery funding was awarded to 10 Washington state small shipyards, including four in Seattle:
  • Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, Inc.: $1,945,981
  • Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc.: $1,138,602
  • Foss Marine Company (Seattle Yard): $621,761
  • Lake Union Drydock Company: $184,217
    - August 18, 2009
• Stimulus funding helps local programs. The local FEMA board was awarded a formula grant of $500,000 in stimulus funds to be spent across King County by Oct. 31, 2009. The local board made funding decisions for food and homelessness programs in the last week of May 2009. The board decided to allocate 50 percent of the award for food purchases for food banks and meal programs, 35 percent for rent assistance and 15 percent to expand motel vouchers. - June 1, 2009
• King County announces new summer youth employment program for low-income teens - May 6, 2009
• Federal stimulus boosts Sounder extension to Lakewood - April 24, 2009
• Secretary Salazar Announces $750 Million Investment to Restore and Protect America's National Parks, Create Jobs (North Cascades Park is receiving funding) - April 22, 2009
• U.S. General Services Administration Stimulus Projects (the Jackson Building and Federal Center South are both receiving funding) - March 31, 2009

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