Every Thursday, REL-NEI highlights state-based resources, press releases, and news around the Northeast and Islands Region related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). For a listing of REL Issues & Answers Reports categorized under ARRA topics and domains, click here.
Vermont to Help Districts Buy Cleaner, Greener Buses
On July 21st, the New York State Education Department posted presentations from webinars that reviewed guidelines and regulations for Recipient Reporting on Recovery Funds:
On July 20th, Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources announced that it is accepting grant applications from school districts interested in replacing older diesel buses with new, cleaner ones to help protect children’s health. The deadline to apply for the Vermont School Bus Replacement Program is August 3rd. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, approximately $1.5 million will be used to reimburse eligible school districts up to 50 percent of the cost of a replacement bus. Download the application form and read the eligibility guidelines here.
For more information, visit these ARRA-related websites across the Northeast and Islands Region:
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.html
State Recovery Sites
http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/state-local-tribal-and-territorial-resources
State Education Agency Recovery Sites
Education Week’s “Schools and the Stimulus”
http://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/schools-stimulus/index.html
