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Federal Requests for Proposals
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| Who: | Department of Education |
| What: | Accepting proposals to utilize the $4 billion available to states in competitive grant dollars through the Race to the Top fund. |
| Goals: | - To adopt standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy; |
| Deadline: | January 19, 2010 |
| Click here to read more | |
Resources
2010 ECONOMIC RECOVERY FORUM IN BURBANK, CALIFORNIA
| Who: | Business Life and Woodbury University |
| What: | A public forum moderated by California Transportation Commissioner, Larry Zarian to explore access to capital and creating jobs in California. Keynote speakers include Alberto G. Alvarado, U.S. Small Business Administration District Director and Jennifer Grutzius, Chief of Staff of the Governor’s California Recovery Task Force. |
| Where: | Burbank, California |
| How to register: | Admission: $25 |
| Click here to read more | |
FAQ FOR RECOVERY.GOV
| Who: | ProPublica |
| What: | Released an interactive resource to guide users through the data posted on Recovery.gov. |
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HUD RELEASES ‘JOB COUNT CALCULATOR’
| Who: | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| What: | Released an online tool for recipients of stimulus funds to calculate the number of jobs created by each project. |
| Where: | HUD’s Section 1512 Resource Page |
FINDING WORK, FINDING HOPE: YOUR GUIDE TO GET YOUR COMMUNITY STIMULUS DOLLARS (AND JOBS!)
| Who: | PolicyLink |
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Released an online report with step-by step instructions to bring recovery dollars to your street, neighborhood, city and region. Included steps are as follows:
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| Read the Report: | Finding Work, Finding Hope: |
Stimulus in the News
Will Latest Jobs Bill Really Produce Jobs?
More spending is certain, yet more jobs are not in Democrats' new jobs bills.
State Budget Pictures Bleak as Lawmakers Head Back
If you thought state budgets were in bad shape last year, just wait: 2010 promises to be brutal for lawmakers — many facing re-election — as they scramble to find enough money to keep their states running without raising taxes.
US Department of Labor Announces $100 million in Green Job Training Grants
Grants will support job training programs to help dislocated workers and others, including veterans, women, African Americans and Latinos, find jobs in expanding green industries and related occupations.
Communities Take Action
Tiny California Office Delaying Stimulus Projects
The California Office of Historic Preservation has a two-month backlog in approving federal stimulus projects, some as small as installing a heating and air conditioning unit.
Read more
Appliance Rebates, Texas-Sized
Texans will get some of the country's most generous rebates for new appliance purchases under a federal stimulus program, including up to $315 for a new energy-efficient refrigerator.
Read more
Stimulus Money Creates Jobs in the Bay Area
Bay Area counties are racing to help both employers and people looking for work take advantage of some of that cash. The money is part of a jobs program that seems almost too good to be true.
Read more
Links to Additional Resources
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Stimulus Alerts will include information about the states in Marguerite Casey Foundation's grantmaking regions: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Texas and Washington.
State Requests for Proposals
Federal Requests for Proposals
Resources
- 2010 Economic Recovery Forum in Burbank, California
- FAQ for Recovery.gov
- HUD Releases ‘Job Count Calculator’
- Finding Work, Finding Hope: Your Guide to Get Your Community Stimulus Dollars (and Jobs!)
Stimulus in the News
- Will Latest Jobs Bill Really Produce Jobs?
- State Budget Picture Bleak as Lawmakers Head Back
- US Department of Labor Announces $100 million in Green Jobs Training Grants
Communities Take Action
- Tiny California Office Delaying Stimulus Projects
- Appliance Rebates, Texas-Sized
- Stimulus Money Creates Jobs in Bay Area
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Marguerite Casey Foundation & Equal Voice for America's Families Coalition.
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