Looking for projects funded by the stimulus bill? Click here.
Engineers looking for actionable information on projects funded by the stimulus bill don't have time to dig and dig and dig for information. So Consulting-Specifying Engineer did it for them.
By Consulting Specifying Engineer Staff -- Consulting-Specifying Engineer, 4/4/2009 5:37:00 AM
Consulting-Specifying Engineer's editor-in-chief, Michael Ivanovich was initially frustrated with the difficulty in finding project-level information about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which is generally referred to as the stimulus bill. Where's the transparency? Where's the accountability?
But after playing around with keywords, he persevered and aggregated a useful list of Websites that has the information engineers are looking for. His list includes the usual suspects, such as recovery.gov, but also includes deep links within common sites and hidden gems (like NYSERDA's site) and the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities.
According to Ivanovich, part of his problem was that he was going to Web sites that he thought should have information on shovel-ready projects, such as the National Association of State Energy Offices and utilities that have rebate-oriented energy efficiency programs, such as Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison. "I was thinking ARRA funds targeting energy efficiency would make use of existing program infrastructures, which are expensive and time-consuming to start up. But, either I was wrong, it's just too soon, or the utilities I looked at are not communicating their funding sources," he said.
If you are looking for projects funded by the stimulus bill, click here.
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The links are working now. CSE's website was updated, which made links in the article obsolete, but that has been fixed. Sorry about that...
michael ivanovich - 4/10/2009 12:22:26 PM CDT -
I'll join the chorus - the links don't work. How about re-running the article with the list of useful websites within the body of the article?
William J Fielder - 4/10/2009 8:38:05 AM CDT -
I am sure that you will re-run the article because of the interest in this area. The web links are not working. Your efforts are always appreciated.
James Potts - 4/10/2009 8:18:03 AM CDT -
The web links in the article do not work...
Could you send me these?
Deron Austin - 4/10/2009 8:05:58 AM CDT
