Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

U.S. SENATOR Jeff Bingaman

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Contact Senator Bingaman's Office:

Jude McCartin
Maria Najera
703 Hart Building
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5521

Bingaman & Udall: New Mexico Awarded $1.25 Million "Green Jobs" Grant

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall today announced that the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solution has been awarded a $1.25 million "green jobs" grant from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)   Funding was made available through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.

Funding was awarded through DOL's State Labor Market Information (LMI) Improvement grants.  The funding can be used for the analysis of labor market data to assess economic activity in energy efficiency and renewable energy industries to identify occupations and skill requirements within those industries, and to develop strategies to ensure that workers trained for green jobs are made aware of available positions.

"This grant will help provide the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions with the information they need to build the foundation for developing green collar jobs," Bingaman said.

"Clean energy has been one of the fastest growing sectors of New Mexico's job market and is critical to getting our economy back on track," said Udall. "This grant will help job seekers in New Mexico better identify new job opportunities in the energy efficiency and renewable energy fields."