Rep. Meng propels clean energy with $3.8 million for offshore wind jobs

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng announced Monday that a Queens-based labor organization received $3.8 million from the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to invest in clean energy workforce development. 

The Education and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electrical Industry, which invests in electricians’ education, will use the funding to support the construction of an offshore wind training facility and renovate its onshore training site in Flushing