“As part of the country’s pandemic recovery efforts, the government passed myriad funding bills aimed at not only helping keep small businesses afloat, but to help school districts with money to help improve air quality in their buildings.
Programs such as the $190 billion Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund (ESSER) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) pumped another $50 billion into the system to help schools in low-income and disadvantaged communities apply for grants and technical assistance to help reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
But even with all the money available, and all the attention given to the funding bills, there’s a feeling of uncertainty among leaders in the HVAC industry that some school district leaders aren’t sure how to access the money for upgrades.”