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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Selected Education-Related Programs

Department of Education

As signed by the president (in thousands of dollars)
 

Special Education

Section 611 of Part B (Grants to states for school aged students) $ 11,300,000
Section 619 of Part B (Preschool Program) $ 400,000
Part C (Infants & Toddlers Program) $ 500,000
Total $ 12,200,000
 

Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research

Vocational Rehabilitiation State Grants $ 540,000

Independent Living Programs

State Grants (Chapter 1, Part B) $ 18,000
Centers (Chapter 1, Part C) $ 88,000
Services for Older Blind Individuals (Chapter 2) $ 34,000
Total $ 680,000
 

Education for the Disadvantaged

Title I formula grants $ 10,000,000
School Improvement grants $ 3,000,000
Total $ 13,000,000
 

Elementary and Secondary Education

Impact Aid Construction $ 100,000
Education for Homeless Children and Youths $ 70,000
Total $ 170,000
 

School Improvement Programs

Enhancing Education through Technology program $ 650,000
Education for the Homeless Children and Youth program $ 70,000
Total $ 720,000
 

Innovation and Improvement

Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) program $ 200,000
Total $ 200,000
 

Student Financial Assistance and Higher Education

Pell Grants

Discretionary $ 15,640,000
Mandatory $ 1,474,000
Federal Work-Study $ 200,000
Student Aid Administration $ 60,000
Teacher Quality Enhancement $ 100,000
Total $ 17,474,000
 

Institute of Education Sciences

Institute for Education Sciences $ 250,000
Total $ 250,000

 

Title XIV-State Fiscal Stabilization Fund 1 2 

As signed by the president (in thousands of dollars)
To provide fiscal relief to the State to prevent tax increases and cutbacks in critical education and other services
Elementary, Secondary, and Postsecondary Education $ 40,089,000
 
Public Safety and Other Governmental Services (including education services and the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary facilities) $ 8,211,000
 
State Incentive Grants3 $ 4,350,000
 
Innovation Fund4 up to $650,000
 
Outlying Areas and Administration $ 282,000
Subtotal, State Fiscal Stabilization Fund $ 53,600,000
 
Office of the Inspector General $ 14,000
Total $ 53,614,000

 

Department of Health and Human Services

As signed by the president (in thousands of dollars)
Extends moratoria on controversial Medicaid regulations to July 1, 2009 including targeted case management, rehabilitation, transportation and administrative claiming
Child Care and Development Block Grant $ 2,000,000
 

Children and Families Services Programs

Head Start $ 1,000,000
Early Head Start $ 1,100,000
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) $ 1,000,000
National School Lunch Program (NSLA) $ 100,000
National Science Foundation $ 3,002,000
Total $ 8,202,000

1 State Uses of Funds--Governors must use 83% ($40,089,000) of its state allocation to support elementary, secondary, and higher education to restore state aid to school districts to FY2008 or FY2009, whichever is greater. Governors may use up to 17% ($8,211,000) of state allocations for public safety and other government services including education services and higher education modernization, renovation and repair activities.

2 Uses of Funds by Local Educational Agencies--School districts may only use the funds for activities, authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins), and for school modernization, renovation, and repair of public school facilities (including charter schools).

3 State Incentive Grants--Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award, in fiscal year 2010, Incentive Grants to States that have made significant progress in achieving equity in teacher distribution, establishing a longitudinal data system, and enhancing assessments for English language learners and students with disabilities.

4 Shall consist of academic achievement awards to recognize school districts, or partnerships between nonprofit organizations and State educational agencies, school districts, or one or more schools that have made achievement gains.

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