$80 Million Available for Community Colleges to Train Healthcare IT Workers (posted November 25, 2009)
On November 24, 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the availability of $80 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to develop and strengthen the health information technology (health IT) workforce. Of this funding, $70 million will be awarded in the form of cooperative agreements to community college to create or expand training programs for health IT professionals, while the remaining $10 million will be used to develop educational materials to support these training programs. Cooperative agreements will be awarded on a regional basis, to consortia that serve one of five regions identified by HHS. To be eligible, each consortium must be composed of institutes of higher education, and must provide a list of community colleges in the region that will be subgrantees. Applications for this program are due on January 22, 2010.
To read the press release, go to: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/11/20091124a.html
To view the Health IT Training Program Funding Opportunity Announcement, go to: http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1414&parentname=CommunityPage
NIST Accepts Applications for Research Construction Grants (posted June 2, 2009)
On May 27, 2009, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) began accepting applications for its Research Construction Grant Program. Approximately $120 million is available through this program for institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations to build or expand scientific research buildings. Applicants must submit a Letter of Intent by June 25, 2009, and a complete application by August 10, 2009.
To read the press release, go to: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/research_con_grants_052609.html
To view the Notice in the Federal Register, go to: http://www.nist.gov/recovery/construction_frn.html
Education Releases Guidance for Stimulus Funds (posted April 29, 2009)
On April 24, 2009, the Department of Education released guidance for schools on how to utilize education funds allocated by the stimulus. The document includes examples of potential uses of stimulus funds and is intended to spark ideas about how schools might use stimulus funds.
To read this guidance, go to: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/guidance/uses.doc
$108.8 million in Education Funds Allocated (posted April 15, 2009)
On April 13, 2009, the Department of Education announced the availability of $108.8 million in Impact Aid Construction and Homeless Children and Youth grants. These funds are distributed to States and qualified school districts by formula.
To view the press release, go to: http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/04/04132009.html
To view allocations of Impact Aid grants, go to: http://www.ed.gov/programs/8007a/arra-8007a-awards.pdf
To view allocations of McKinney-Vento Act Homeless Children and Youth Grants, go to: http://www.ed.gov/programs/homelessarra/arra-homeless-awards.pdf
Applications for Education State Stabilization Funds Released (posted April 2, 2009)
On April 1, 2009, the Department of Education issued guidelines and application instructions for $32.6 billion in stimulus money available for State Stabilization Funds. Once these funds have been awarded, States will be able to apply for another $13.1 billion in stabilization funds, as well as $5 billion in competitive “Race to the Top” grants.
To view this announcement, go to: http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/04/04012009.html
Guidance and application instructions are available on Education’s stimulus website, at: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.html
Department of Education Releases Half of IDEA Funds to States (posted April 2, 2009)
On April 1, 2009, the Department of Education awarded 50% of stimulus funds for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Parts B and C to State agencies. The remaining 50% will be released by September 30, 2009.
For guidance regarding the IDEA, Part B stimulus funds, go to: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/guidance/idea-b.pdf
For guidance regarding the IDEA, Part C stimulus funds, go to: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/guidance/idea-c.pdf
To view a chart of how Education stimulus funds will be allocated by State, go to: http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/statetables/recovery.html
Department of Education Awards Rehabilitation Act Funds (posted April 2, 2009)
On April 1, 2009, the Department of Education awarded all available Vocational State Grant, State Independent Living Grant, and Independent Living Service to Older Individuals Who Are Blind Grant stimulus funds to State agencies. These programs, authorized by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, were awarded automatically to States based on prior allocations.
For guidance regarding Vocational State Grants, go to: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/guidance/vr.pdf
For guidance regarding State Independent Living Grants and Independent Living Service to Older Individuals Who Are Blind, go to: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/guidance/ils.pdf
Education Releases Timeline for Distributing Stimulus Funds (posted March 11, 2009)
On March 11, 2009, the Department of Education released a chart detailing how it will time the release of stimulus funds over the coming year.
To view the chart, go to: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/funds/timing.pdf
Department of Education To Release $44 Billion in Stimulus Funds (posted March 10, 2009)
On March 7, 2009, the Department of Education announced that plans to make $44 billion in stimulus funds available to States within 30-45 days. This includes 67% of State Fiscal Stabilization funds, 50% of Title I, Part A funds, and 50% of Individuals with Disabilities Education act (IDEA) funds apportioned by the stimulus. For a detailed breakdown of how these funds will be distributed and what entities are eligible to receive them, see the links below.
To see an overview of how Department of Education stimulus funds will be directed, go to: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/implementation.html
To see an explanation of how State Fiscal Stabilization Funds will be distributed, go to: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/stabilization-fund.html
For a fact sheet detailing eligibility and distribution timetables for Title I, Part A Grants to Local Education Agencies, go to: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/title-i.html
For a fact sheet detailing the distribution of IDEA Recovery Funds for Services to Children and Youths with Disabilities, go to: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/idea.html
NEA Announces Recovery Grants to Support Jobs in the Arts
(posted March 6, 2009)
On March 5, 2009, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) released its guidelines for applying for arts funds included in the economic stimulus legislation. The economic stimulus legislation includes $50 million to support jobs in the arts through grants administered by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Grant applications are due April 2, 2009, and grant awards will be made as early as July 1, 2009. Direct grants from NEA are available to arts organizations for $25,000 or $50,000, with no matching requirement. Arts organizations are eligible to receive direct grants if the have received a direct grant from NEA within the last four years. State, regional, and designated local arts agencies that sub-grant federal funds can receive $100,000 or $250,000, and again, there is no matching requirement.
NEA grant guidelines can be found at http://www.nea.gov/recovery/nea-recovery-programs.html.
Department of Education Estimates for Stimulus Funding (posted February 25, 2009)
State tables showing preliminary State allocations of stimulus funds can be found here:
http://www.fergusongroup.us/documents/Stimulus_Updates/Education%20State%20Tables.pdf
Tables showing preliminary ESEA Title I LEA allocations under the stimulus can be found here:
http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/titlei/fy09recovery/index.html
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