Government Grant money

As an energy auditor, we have noticed that we have a new customer this year - the US Federal Government. The new federal building initiative mandates that all federal buildings have an energy audit performed. They started with the larger Dept of Interior buildings. We have done several buildings in excess of 50,000 sq ft, and the list keeps growing.

I am also a subscriber to the Grant Money Opportunities Posting Updates (daily) and every morning I quickly scan through the grant opportunity postings and look for DOE listing about energy audits and weatherization and can pick and choose what are in my area.

BUT - I also get to see other "gubmint" grants and how our money is getting spent. Check these out:

SHOREBIRD SURVEYS IN PERU???????????????? You should see all of this waste of money being spent on projects when so many of our own people here are broke, unemployed and loosing their homes.

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DOI Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service

Shorebird Surveys in Coastal Peru

Modification 1

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=498

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USAID Agency for International Development - Colombia USAID-Bogota

MONTES DE MARIA "Enhanced livelihoods Initiative"

Modification 3 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=492

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USAID Agency for International Development - Russia USAID-Moscow

HIV Prevention for At-Risk Populations in Russia Modification 2