Stimulus Offers Funding Support For Ed. Facilities
Some two months after enactment of the federal economic-stimulus package, school facilities directors are still trying to piece together how much money will be available under the measure for school construction projects, what it can be used for, and when it can be accessed.
“Nobody really knows what’s going to happen, and what kind of money is going to be available,” said Sue Robertson, the president of the Council of Educational Facility Planners International, or CEFPI, which is based in Scottsdale, Ariz.
“But the people who are wise and experienced in this field,” she said, “are doing their best to be ready in a position with a good master plan ... so that when there is money available, they’ll be able to take...
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Correction:
An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified one of the bond programs. It is the Qualified Energy Conservation Bond program.
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