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Funding Source |
Administering Agency |
Amount of Funding |
Timing |
How to Access Funding |
Child Care and Development Block Grant provides funding to assist low-income families with child care. |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services For more information about this funding stream, visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ ARRA website at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/initiatives/arra/index.htm |
$2 billion A State–by-State funding map is available at: |
Funds were released in April 2009. Funds do not require a State match. Funds must be obligated by September 2010 and spent by June 30, 2011 in line with current regulations. |
The State lead agency determines funding priorities. Providers can contact the lead agency for more information. Lead agency contact information can be found at: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/dirs/display.cfm?title=ccdf |
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Title I Grants to LEAs provide funding to help meet the needs of low-achieving students in high poverty schools. |
U.S. Department of Education For more information about this funding stream, visit the U.S. Department of Education’s ARRA website at: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.html |
PHASE I PHASE II |
PHASE I PHASE II |
Eligible schools can contact their LEA for information on subgrants. State educational agency (SEA) contact information can be found at: http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_ID=SEA |
What Works and Innovation Fund provides funding to expand initiatives that have proven to be successful at closing the achievement gap. |
U.S. Department of Education For more information about this funding stream, visit the U.S. Department of Education’s ARRA website at: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.html |
$650 million |
Grants will be available in winter 2010. |
LEAs and non-profit organizations (in partnership with an LEA or consortium of schools) can apply for funds directly from the U.S. Department of Education. |
Enhancing Education Through Technology provides funding to improve student achievement through the use of technology in schools. The program is designed to ensure that every student is technologically literate by the end of eighth grade, and to encourage the successful integration of technology with teacher training and curriculum development to establish successful research-based instructional methods. |
U.S. Department of Education For more information about this funding stream, visit the U.S. Department of Education’s ARRA website at: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.html |
$650 million distributed to States based on their proportionate share of funding under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). |
Grants will be made to States on July 1, 2009. Funds must be obligated by September 30, 2011. |
States must distribute at least 95 percent of their allocation by formula or competitively to LEAs and eligible partnerships. Each LEA and eligible entity that receives funds under this program must use at least 25 percent of its funds to provide professional development. SEA contact information can be found at: http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_ID=SEA |
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Corporation for National and Community Service provides funding for approximately 13,000 additional AmeriCorps State and National and AmeriCorps VISTA members. |
Corporation for National and Community Service For more information about this funding stream, visit the Corporation for National and Community Service’s ARRA website at: http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/recovery/index.asp. |
$100 million will be awarded competitively to existing grantees. $50 million will be distributed to State service commissions based on population; States will then select subgrant recipients. |
The Grants Notice was posted on March 10, 2009. The closing date was April 3, 2009. |
Providers can contact their Corporation for National and Community Service State service commission to apply for AmeriCorps VISTA members. State service commission contact information can be found at: http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/contact/statecommission.asp |
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Workforce Investment Act Youth Training and Employment Services provides funding for low-income youth ages 14-24 to acquire skills, training, and support to achieve academic and employment success, with a focus on creating summer employment opportunities. |
U.S. Department of Labor For more information about this funding stream, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s ARRA website at: http://www.dol.gov/Recovery/. |
$1.2 billion total for youth activities States may develop an estimate of the funds they will receive based on their historic percentage of WIA funds applied against the total. |
Funds were made available in March 2009. Funds must be obligated by September 2010, and spent by June 30, 2011 in line with current regulations. |
Provides can contact their Local Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and their youth council, who oversee the distribution of WIA funding. Local WIB contact information can be found at: http://www.nawb.org/WorkforceBoardWebSites/tabid/167/Default.aspx |
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