PTI, in partnership with Randall Funding & Development, Inc. is offering a new service to our members—financial reporting assistance for any entity receiving funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Demonstrating compliance with required transparency and reporting requirements is essential. The scope of this reporting service includes:

Read more    02-01-2010

PTI Staff Contact: Ronda Mosley, 937-667-4142

PTI has joined forces with powerhouse Randall Funding and Development, Inc. to bring you grant writing and grant research services at amazing rates.

By joining this effort, your local government will obtain proven, state-of-the-art grant writing and research services that will push your programs into the next level.

In an era of shrinking revenue and slashed budgets, finding new sources of funding is more critical than ever. PTI is on the cutting edge of providing our local government audience with programs that save money and offer real-world solutions to current problems.

Read more    10-27-2009

PTI presented this webinar on August 11, 2009.

Funding of $10.5 million through the Department of Energy (DOE) has been made available for cities to prepare proposals for funding for energy assurance work.

This slide presentation describes how cities can access the newest ARRA funding available from the Department of Energy (DOE) regarding energy assurance planning.

Read more    08-11-2009

The U.S. EPA has released the Rapid Deployment Energy Efficiency (RDEE) Toolkit Implementation Guide - Phase I.

The Implementation Guide provides states and local governments with the information that they need to prepare and implement RDEE programs, both individually and as part of a portfolio of programs. It is being released in two phases.

Read more    05-20-2009

PTI Staff Contact: Ronda Mosley, 937-667-4142

How PTI Helps Local Governments Secure Federal Funding

The Energy and Environment Community Block Grant (EECBG) program of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides $3.2 billion in federal funding for cities and counties to reduce total energy use and improve energy efficiency nationwide.

You’ve heard about it in the news, and you know there are funds available to cities and counties just like yours. But how do you get them?

Read more    04-15-2009

Here is additional material from the PTI Sustainability Council call with the Department of Energy regarding the EECBG program, on Tuesday, March 31, 2009.

Johanna Zetterberg from the Department of Energy (DOE) made the following important points:

Members: Read more    03-31-2009

To help PTI members position their communities to receive funding for broadband projects as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), PTI presents the Tech Brief American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: What are the Opportunities for Community Broadband for America’s Cities and Counties?

Members: Read more    03-20-2009

The Federal Broadband Stimulus Package provides $7 billion on a competitive grant and loan basis to local governments, non-profits and other entities that meet a public interest test for constructing and operating "ready to go" wired and wireless broadband systems, and for providing broadband networks and community support facilities to public safety, schools, libraries, medical and health-care providers, community colleges and job-creating strategic facilities.

PTI and the law firm of Miller & Van Eaton offered a webinar on the Federal Broadband Stimulus Package on February 24, 2009.

Read more    02-23-2009