Arizona Jobs through Solar on Schools Program

A new effort to make schools more green through a round of funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act also will help create more Arizona jobs. Go to http://arizona.jobing.com to learn more about Arizona jobs.

Gov. Jan Brewer recently announced that 15 school districts throughout the state will receive federal stimulus funding for solar energy projects through the Solar on Schools initiative. The funding is part of the $55,447,000 awarded to the Arizona Department of Commerce Energy Office through the State Energy Program.

The grants, which will provide more than $5 million to procure photovoltaic systems for qualifying school districts, will be managed by the School Facilities Board. The current round of funding includes $2.6 million.