Stimulus funds will bring 250 jobs

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By UC Davis

October 30, 2009

Federal stimulus grants to UC Davis will put some 250 people to work on earthquake safety, new sources of clean energy and West Nile virus control, among dozens of other research projects. So far 53 of the jobs are in place, with the rest expected to come on line in the near future.

Federal stimulus grants to UC Davis will put some 250 people to work on earthquake safety, new sources of clean energy and West Nile virus control, among dozens of other research projects. So far 53 of the jobs are in place, with the rest expected to come on line in the near future.

UC Davis job numbers were announced today as part of a national report from the White House on initial outcomes from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and are based on an analysis of $69.9 million in stimulus awards the campus had received as of Sept. 30. Overall, UC Davis has submitted more than $500 million in proposals for stimulus funds.

According to the White House report, awards to UC Davis have generated 53 full-time-equivalent positions on campus, ranging from lab technicians to professors.

At least 200 additional employees will be required to carry out research projects funded by the stimulus awards, campus officials say. Further job-creation numbers will be reported to the federal government at the end of the year.

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