The Governor’s Green Government Council announced schools can apply for a High-Performance Green Schools Planning Grant to help defray the cost of complying with LEED green building design standards. Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

The grants are funded by the State Public School Building Authority and jointly administered by the Governor’s Green Government Council and the Department of Education.

Eligible costs include building energy simulations and daylight modeling, green coaches and specialty consultant fees, design fees for additional services beyond those conventionally covered, and help with LEED-NC certification costs. The funds are not available for research, materials, or construction costs.

Projects that fail to obtain at least LEED-NC Silver certification within one year of building acceptance will be required to repay grant funds to the Department of Education.

For more information, visit the High-Performance Green Schools Planning Grant webpage or contact the Governor’s Green Government Council at planninggrants@gggc.state.pa.us or call 717-772-8924.

(courtesy Green Building Alliance)

12/30/2005