Is grant money available for Regular Operating Districts?
An additional $1 billion was made available in legislation enacted on July 9, 2008. Only projects that are 100 percent eligible for state support and included in one of at least three prioritization “levels” will be considered by DOE, although districts may request debt-service aid for other projects. DOE is accepting grant applications twice in 2009, then at least once annually in subsequent years. The program will fund at least 40 percent of eligible project costs in RODs. The first allocation in March 2009 preliminarily approved $181 million in state funding for 400 projects. For more information on the ROD Grant program, click here.
An additional $1 billion was made available in legislation enacted on July 9, 2008. Only projects that are 100 percent eligible for state support and included in one of at least three prioritization “levels” will be considered by DOE, although districts may request debt-service aid for other projects. The program funds at least 40 percent of eligible project costs in RODs. The first allocation in March 2009 preliminarily approved $181 million in state funding for 400 projects. Through January 18, 2011, the SDA has executed 828 grants with a State share of $307.8 million from the new funding allocation. For more information on the ROD Grant program, click here.
