{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/schumer-gillibrand-ryan-announce-nearly-4-million-in-federal-funding-to-build-onshore-and-offshore-wind-safety-training-facility-in-orange-county/", "Schumer, Gillibrand, Ryan Announce Nearly $4 Million In Federal Funding To Build Onshore And Offshore Wind Safety Training Facility In Orange County", "2024-09-18", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "NY", "Kirsten E. Gillibrand", "G000555", "www.gillibrand.senate.gov", "gillibrand", "https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Funding Will Help Train Hundreds Of Workers To Support NY\u2019s Growing Domestic Wind Energy Workforce With New Training Facility For The Next Generation Of IBEW Union Electrical Workers\n\nToday, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and U.S. Congressman Pat Ryan announced $3,828,000 in federal funding for the Educational and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electrical Industry to help establish a Global Wind Organization (GWO) onshore and offshore wind safety training facility in Walden, NY to train New Yorkers for careers in clean energy.\n\n\u201cI was proud to have pushed to secure this nearly $4 million federal investment to help the Global Find Organization build an onshore and offshore wind safety training facility in the Hudson Valley. This new offshore wind training facility will help train hundreds of workers here in Orange County for good-paying clean energy jobs and union careers with the best of the best at IBEW Local 3,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cWith this federal funding, Orange County can be among the New York communities leading the way on environmentally-friendly industrial development, ensuring more wind technologies are not only powering New York, but also made with local union NY labor. I called on the Commerce Department to deliver this funding because I know how important it is to invest in clean energy and the workers in New York that help produce it. Together, we are ensuring that the growing domestic wind energy workforce can grow in the Hudson Valley to meet the energy needs of tomorrow.\u201d\n\n\u201cClean energy and renewable jobs are the key to a successful future and a strong economy, and it is essential that these workers are properly trained to do their jobs safely,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cThis nearly $4 million in federal funding will bring a state-of-the-art safety training facility to the Hudson Valley, help boost the safety of workers at wind power facilities, and train the next generation of IBEW workers. I\u2019m proud to have fought to secure this federal funding and will continue to fight for federal resources to boost climate resilience and support clean energy jobs across New York State.\u201d\n\n\u201cA thriving offshore wind industry is critical to building the clean energy economy of the future and the thousands of good-paying jobs that come with it,\u201d said Congressman Ryan. \u201cThat\u2019s why it\u2019s so important that we invest in training our Hudson Valley workforce to ensure they have the tools they need to succeed. I\u2019m proud to help deliver this funding, and I\u2019ll continue working every day to create jobs and raise wages for Hudson Valley families.\u201d\n\n\u201cLocal 3 IBEW is grateful for Senator Gillibrand, Senator Schumer, Congressman Ryan, and all of the elected officials in New York State who helped support the Educational and Cultural Trust Fund\u2019s efforts in achieving this U.S. EDA grant that will fund offshore wind GWO safety training for our members,\u201d said Christopher Erikson, Business Manager of Local 3 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. \u201cThanks to the Biden-Harris administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce, the training and work opportunities created by this grant will have a meaningful and positive impact on our current and future members who will work on the offshore wind projects critical to achieving the climate goals of New York State and our nation. In conjunction with the Joint Industry Board\u2019s Educational and Cultural Trust Fund and our signatory contractors in NECA New York, we will be able to construct a world class facility, in line with Local 3\u2019s values of education, safety, and training. Thank you, Senators Gillibrand and Schumer, Congressman Ryan, the Biden-Harris administration, and all of our supportive friends in federal, state, and local government for helping this grant become a reality for Local 3\u2019s members, who are eager to do their part in building offshore wind projects up and down our coastlines.\u201d\n\nThe federal funding, administered through the Economic Development Administration\u2019s Economic Adjustment Assistance program, will be used to renovate a 10,000 square foot building owned by the Educational and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electrical Industry. This project is expected to provide training for 490 workers and provide support for 2,870 existing jobs. The facility will offer a wind safety skills program based on the GWO\u2019s existing curriculum to boost the safety of wind power facility workers and train the next generation of the growing domestic wind energy workforce.\n\nThe safety training facility will feature a working-at-height training module platform, a sea survival platform, a sea rescue tank, three classrooms, a storage room, a fire awareness training room, and a helicopter underwater escape training platform. This safety training is necessary for all workers on offshore wind platforms and will allow them to enter this growing renewable energy sector.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:46:43Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/schumer-gillibrand-ryan-announce-nearly-4-million-in-federal-funding-to-build-onshore-and-offshore-wind-safety-training-facility-in-orange-county/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8068950846791267, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}