$2,367,000 Duckworth-secured federal funding for renewable energy education

October 31, 2024 12:00 PM

Senator Duckworth secured $2,367,000 in federal funding through a FY24 Congressionally Directed Spending Request for Green Era Educational NFP. This project will help fund the establishment of the Green Era Renewable Energy and Urban Farm Campus, transforming 9-acres of brownfields in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood into a center for organics recycling, green energy and jobs, fresh produce and small business incubation.