News Release

DNR hosting workshops to assist local governments
in use of stimulus funds

The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be continuing its series of regional workshops to help local governments make use of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program funded through the U.S. Department of Energy and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The first two meetings were held in Baton Rouge on April 7 and August 13. The upcoming scheduled meetings are:

• September 3
  Pineville
  Kees Park Community Center
  2450 Highway 28 East
  8 a.m. to noon

• September 23
  Bossier City
  Ramada Inn & Conference Center
  4000 Industrial Dr.
  I-20 at exit 23
  8 a.m. to noon

Additional workshops will be scheduled and will be posted on the DNR web site at www.dnr.louisiana.gov under the “2009 Economic Stimulus Act Review” link.

The workshops offer information important to ensuring local government projects meet the federal criteria for funding, including types of projects allowed and the need to meet federal deadlines for expending the funds to ensure they are not lost.