Facilities Management is proud of our past accomplishments and grateful for the grant support we have received. Many of the projects that make JMU a safer, healthier, and more environmentally responsible community would not have been possible without the financial support contributed by the grant providers listed below. We thank you.
Grants
2018
2018 | JMU Facilities Management worked in close partnership with the City of Harrisonburg to receive $1,080,348 in match funds from Virginia Department of Transportation to fund the Grace Street extension project which will connect the Bluestone trail to the north end of campus. |
2017
2017 | In partnership with the Transportation Demand Management department,, JMU Facilities Management received a $4,500 grant from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation to support the installation of bicycle and pedestrian trail amenities on campus. |
2015
2015 | JMU Facilities Management received the Virginia Trees for Clean Water Grant for $7,550 from the Virginia Department of Forestry to purchase 143 trees and shrubs and 400 seedlings to install in the riparian buffer from the Arboretum Stream Restoration Project. |
2014
2014 | JMU Facilities Management received $200,000 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to complete the construction phase of the Arboretum Stream Restoration Project. |
2014 | The Office of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability and JMU Facilities Management received $20,000 from Dominion Power to create a walking and virtual environmental stewardship tour to educate the public and provide resources. |
2012
2010
2010 | JMU Facilities Management and its partners received $325,000 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to complete stream restoration projects on Sibert Creek and the CISAT Hillside. |
Awards
2019
2019 | JMU resubmitted its Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS) Report to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and improved to a gold level rating. |
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2019 | Bee Campus USA recognizes universities that work to implement integral programs to raise awareness, expand habitat, and celebrate gains for pollinators. |
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2019 | JMU received bronze-level designation as a Bicycle Friendly University from the League of American Bicyclists. |
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2019 | JMU received an honor award for exceptional grounds maintenance from the Professional Grounds Management Society. |
2018
2018 | JMU received the APPA's 2018 Sustainability Innovation Award. "The Sustainability Innovation Award criteria measure the current level and effort of a facilities management department to integrate sustainable policies and environmental practices throughout all facets of the organization, ultimately embedding them within the educational institution,” said Dan Bollman, APPA’s vice president for professional affairs. |
2017
2017 | JMU resubmitted its Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS) Report to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and maintained a silver level rating. |
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2017 | JMU Facilities Management and project partners Ecosystem Services received a Best Urban BMP in the Bay Area (BUBBA) award for the Arboretum Stream Restoration Project, which restored 1,080 feet of a headwater tributary to Blacks Run, an impaired tributary of the South Fork Shenandoah River. |
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2017 | JMU's Newman Lake was designated by the Virginia Lakes and Watersheds Association as having the "Best Maintained Dam" of those publicly owned in Virginia. |
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2017 | Tree Campus USA program recognizes college and university campuses that: (1) Effectively manage their campus trees (2) Develop connectivity with the community beyond campus borders to foster healthy, urban forests (3) Strive to engage their student population utilizing service learning opportunities centered on campus, and community forestry efforts. |
2016
2015
2015 | JMU received the Best Institutional Project Award from the USBC Greater Virginia Green Building Council for its LEED Gold level Student Success Center. |
2014
2014 | JMU received a silver-level Governor's Environmental Excellence Award. |
2014 | JMU received the Green Building Leadership Award from the USGBC Greater Virginia Green Building Council. |
2013
2013 | JMU won the Outstanding University Program award for Excellence from the Virginia Recycling Association. |
2013 | JMU received a bronze-level Governor's Environmental Excellence Award. |
2013 | JMU received bronze-level designation as a Bicycle Friendly University from the League of American Bicyclists. |
2012
2012 | JMU received the Honorable Mention Governor's Environmental Excellence Award. |
2012 | JMU received a Virginia Green Innovation Award for Wayland Hall, designated as the Best Green Institutional Project by the Virginia Sustainable Building Network. |
2010
2010 | JMU received a gold-level Governor's Environmental Excellence Award. |