Here’s a quick view of stimulus funding announcements, funds received and spent, and how those funds are helping to improve our community.
Get a pictorial view of projects in progress across the City by routinely visiting our Project Gallery.
On our Stimulus News page, you can read recent City news releases about Recovery funding and stay current on stimulus updates made during City Council meetings.
How much Recovery money has been awarded to the City and how has it been used? Check out our Funds Received and Funds Spent pages for continuous updates.
Recovery funding creates jobs. See how that has happened in Greensboro on our Funds at Work page.
City Receives DOE Stimulus Grant
The City of Greensboro has been awarded $5 million in funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for building energy efficiency retrofitting on more than 5,000 housing units and 125 non-residential buildings. The money, available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, is one of 25 grants awarded by the DOE for its Retrofit Ramp-Up Program.
The strength of Greensboro’s application for the funding was its depth of relationships with outside partners and commitment to building the capacity of residents, neighborhoods and businesses who will benefit from the program.
The City’s plan for the funds is called “Energy Efficiency as a Pathway to Community Health and Wealth” and its goal is to emphasize the vital connection between energy efficiency and quality of life. The project will use an extensive community outreach campaign – “Healthy, Wealthy and Wise” – to inform the public about benefits of reducing energy use and will involve personal home and business visits to assess needs, especially in the east Greensboro area. The program is expected to begin in late summer and run for three years.
The project’s objectives include reducing energy consumption by 20-30 percent in at least 34 percent of the homes targeted and 10 percent of the other buildings. This will involve making 10,000 home visits to do basic upgrades like replacing incandescent lights with compact fluorescent lights, installing programmable thermostats, and performing more extensive building up-fit work on up to 5,720 housing units and 125 commercial and institutional buildings. Home owners who participate in the program will receive free energy audits and information about efficiency upgrade options.
The project is also expected to create about 100 local jobs and self-employment opportunities.
For more information about the City's plans, contact Dan Curry, acting director of the City's Department of Housing and Community Development, at 336-373-2751.
ARRA Funds Street Resurfacing Project
One of the City of Greensboro’s first projects using the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) federal stimulus funds is underway. The City has hired Thompson-Arthur Paving to resurface streets at three locations:
- Cone Boulevard, from Elm Street to Summit Avenue
- Friendly Avenue, from Aycock Street to Wendover Avenue
- Smith Street, from Battleground Avenue to Eugene Street.
This $1.5 million resurfacing work is fully funded through ARRA federal stimulus funds. The purpose of ARRA's $787 billion recovery package is to jump-start the economy to create and save jobs, spur economic activity, and foster accountability and transparency in government spending.
Greensboro’s resurfacing work meets specific requirements set forth by ARRA by being a “shovel ready” project that begins immediately and improves infrastructure. Resurfacing is expected to be completed by September.
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