stimulus for me!

I got some very exciting news this week! My company was awarded two grants stemming from the stimulus package. I worked on these grant applications for hours and hours so I was SO happy to see it paid off....

Secretary Chu Announces Nearly $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Clean Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development Projects which will create jobs, limit pollution, and reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil.

first one:

CleanFUEL USA (partnered with Project partners include ConocoPhillips Oil Co., the Propane Education & Research Council, Atlanta Clean Cities, Chicago Area Clean Cities, Middle Georgia Clean Cities, South Shore Clean Cities, and Denver Metro Clean Cities) was selected for negotiation of an award of up to $600,000 to install a network of five propane stations in selected metropolitan areas.

and the second one (the monster!):

Texas State Technical College’s Development of a National Liquid Propane (Autogas) Refueling Network, Clean School Bus/Vehicle Incentive & Green Jobs Outreach Program. The project will result in the development of approximately 184 liquid propane Autogas refueling stations in the following major metropolitan areas: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Dallas, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Seattle, Orlando, San Diego, St. Louis, San Antonio/Austin, and Oklahoma City as well as a refueling corridor along I-10 in Louisiana (New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles). The initiative will also support the purchase of dedicated propane school buses and vehicles and, provide an innovative outreach program designed specifically to retrain and certify U.S. veterans and out of work or at risk service technicians for work in the alternative fuel and advanced vehicle technology industries. DOE estimates that the initiative will help displace more than 3 million gallons of petroleum annually.

Total DOE award: $12,299,828

Over $13 million in all, huge for my little company, yay!!