Stimulus Package Benefits Research
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The passage of the Federal Stimulus Package, and the President's FY 2010 budget reequest presents researchers with some unique opprotunities to acquire federal funding at historic levels.
Many federal agencies, such as the Department of the Education, the National Science Foundation, and the National Insitutes of Health are preparing to distribute these funds as soon as possible. Some have already released the plans for disbursment.
GrantsQuest keeps you informed with the latest information here at our Recovery Act Center For Education (RACE) where we post basic information about the stimulus plans as we get them.
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Economic Stimulus Facts
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| The table below highlights those areas of education slated to receive funds. Note that all the funding allocations on this page flow through already authorized programs, such as Title I and IDEA, and will use the same allocation mechanisms and regulations already in place. |
Education Market/Funding Programs
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Funding Dollars
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K-12 Education (Administered by the Department of Education)
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
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$13 billion total
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To carry out Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), allocated as follows:
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Grants to Local Education Agencies (Title I-A)
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$10 billion
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School Improvement Grants (Section 1003g)
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$3 billion
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Additional Money
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Impact Aid Construction (Title VIII)
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$100 million
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Educational Technology State Grants (Title II-D)
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$650 million
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Education for Homeless Children & Youths (Title VII)
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$70 million
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Teacher Incentive Fund (ESEA Title V-D-1)
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$200 million
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Statewide Data System
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$250 million
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (Special Education)
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Special Ed Grants to States
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$10.3 billion
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Special Ed Preschool Grants
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$400 million
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Special Ed Grants for Infants & Families
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$300 million
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Higher Education
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Federal Pell Grants (HEA IV-a-1)
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$17.1 billion
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Federal Work Study (HEA-IV-C)
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$200 million
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Teacher Quality Enhancement (HEA II-A)
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$100 million
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Preschool (Administered by Administration for Children and Families)
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Head Start
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$1 billion
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Early Head Start
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$1.1 billion
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Child Care & Development Block Grants
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$2 billion
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School Construction Bonds
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Qualified School Construction Bonds (ARRA)
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$22.4 billion
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Qualified Zone Academy Bonds
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$ 2.4 billion
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Other Potential Funding Sources
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Competitive grants for expanding public computer center capacity, including community colleges and public libraries (part of the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program, administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration)
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$200 million
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Competitive grants* for worker training and placement in high growth and emerging industry sectors (*may be awarded to an institution of higher education or other eligible training provider, administered by the Department of Labor)
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$700 million
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State Fiscal Stablization Fund
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Total Allocation
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$53.6 billion
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Purpose: To provide the amount of funds, through the state’s primary elementary and secondary funding formulae, that is needed to restore, in each of fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011, the level of state support provided through such formulae to the greater of the fiscal year 2008 or fiscal year 2009 level.
Allocated as follows:
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Elementary, Secondary, and Postsecondary Ed
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$39.5 billion
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These grants will be made by the Secretary of Education to the Governors, who are to allocate 61% on the basis of their relative population of individuals aged 5 through 24 and 39% on the basis of their relative total population.
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Public Safety and Other Services
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$8.8 billion
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May include assistance for K-12 and public institutions of higher education and for modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities and institutions of higher education facilities, including activities consistent with a recognized green building rating system. In general, local education agencies may use these funds for any activity authorized by ESEA, IDEA, the Adult and Family Literacy Act, or the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 or for modernization, renovation, or repair of school facilities.
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State Incentive Grants
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$4.35 billion
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This money is reserved for use by the Secretary of Education to reward states that have made significant progress in ensuring that students continue making progress toward meeting the state’s student academic achievement stadards, improving graduation rates, and achieving equity in teacher distribution.
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Innovation Fund
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$650 million
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This money is reserved for use by the Secretary of Education to reward states that have made significant gains in closing the achievement gap. The award-winning entities may use the funds to expand their work and serve as models for best practice, to allow them to work in partnership with the private sector and philanthropic community, and to identify and document best practice that can be shared and taken to scale based on demonstrated success.
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Helpful Links
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/frequently-asked-questions
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ARRA FAQs by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09038/nsf09038.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25
Available formats: HTML | PDF | TXT
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
http://www.recovery.gov
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, save and create millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The site will include information about Federal grant awards and contracts as well as formula grant allocations. Federal agencies will provide data on how they are using the money, and eventually, prime recipients of Federal funding will provide information on how they are using their Federal funds.
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Association of American Universities
http://www.aau.edu/budget/economic_recovery_legislation.aspx?id=8198
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BroadbandUSA - Portal for ARRA Broadband Funding NEW!
http://broadbandusa.sc.egov.usda.gov/
The Recovery Act appropriated $7.2 billion and directed the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) to expand broadband access to unserved and underserved communities across the U.S., increase jobs, spur investments in technology and infrastructure, and provide long-term economic benefits. The result is the RUS Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) and the NTIA Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).
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NCRR Revision Award for IC Grantees is Now Posted
The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) announces the opportunity for investigators and United States institutions/organizations with active R01 and other investigator-initiated awards to submit revision applications (formerly termed competitive supplements) to leverage the resources, expertise and infrastructure of the NCRR Centers and Centre-like Prorams through significcant expansion of the scope or reserach protocol of approved and funded projects. Support for these revision applications will come from funds provided to NIH through the ARRA. Please see http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/the_american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act/ for further information.
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National Higher Education Association Updates:
http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/index.shtml
American Association for the Advancement of Science: Science and Policy
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National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
http://www.nibib.nih.gov/Recovery/AdminSuppl
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National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/cise/news/2009_ara.jsp
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NIH Funding
http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/ The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), part of the National Institutes of Health, has announced several new funding opportunities. These opportunities, which are made possible through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, are designed to stimulate the nation's economy. Funding areas include construction, renovation, repair and shared instrumentation to support biomedical and/or behavioral research. For more NIH information and updates, visit NCRR's ARRA information page, on the Web at www.ncrr.nih.gov/recovery.
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NIH Challenge Grants
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/
Challenge grants are one mechanism by whichthe NIH plans to award some of the $10.4 billion for the agency included in the ARRA. The NIH has designated at least $200 million for Challenge Grants.
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Office of Management and Budget
Full budget: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ under the FY 2010 Budget; Click on "read the full budget."
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Preliminary Guide to U.S. Government Websites
By clicking-through to http://www.usinnovation.org/files/USAgencyRecoverySites.pdf you will fiind a central page that provides a directory of agency Web Sites focused upon Recovery funding. Learn more about how the different R&D agencies and departments are spending the funds allocated to them by the ARRA.
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