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In an effort to continue to track the distribution of federal funds allocated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Equal Voice for America’s Families Coalition will send out updates about upcoming hearings and/or meetings that require input or action regarding expenditure and allocation of stimulus dollars at the state level.
Public Hearings
NEW MEXICO
Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program
| Who: |
New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority & the City of Albuquerque |
| What: |
To request input from families and organizations as to how the $6.8 million federal stimulus dollars should be allocated to help prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless and to house and stabilize the current homeless population of New Mexico.
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| When/Where: |
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
1:00 pm
SpringHill Suites
1611 Hickory Loop
Las Cruces, NM 88005 |
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ALABAMA
Community Development Projects
| Who: |
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) |
| What: |
For families and organizations to review the proposed criteria submitted by ADECA to be used in the selection of projects approved for funding by the $7 million federal stimulus dollars in Community Development Block Grant funds. |
| When/Where: |
Montgomery, Alabama
Thursday, April 30, 2009
1:30 pm
Alabama Center for Commerce
7th Floor Auditorium
401 Adams Ave
Montgomery, AL 36104 |
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Homeless Prevention and Re-Housing
| Wh0: |
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) |
| What: |
To request input from families and organizations to determine the criteria used to award grand funds from the $13.3 million in stimulus dollars designed to help homeless people find housing and assist families who would otherwise become homeless.
Note: Cities and counties throughout the state and nonprofit agencies (with local government approval) are eligible to apply for grant funds. |
| When/Where: |
Montgomery, Alabama
Thursday, April 30, 2009
10:30 am
Alabama Center for Commerce
7th Floor Auditorium
401 Adams Ave
Montgomery, AL 36104 |
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CALIFORNIA
Marin County Community Meeting
| Who: |
Grassroots Leadership Network of Marin |
| What: |
Families and organizations located in Marin County are gathering to explore current pressing public policy issues affecting local low-income communities. Representatives from various community-based organizations, grassroots
groups, businesses, government agencies, elected officials and other public decision makers are expected to attend. |
| When/Where: |
San Rafael, California
Friday, May 1, 2009
11:30-2:00 pm
Pickleweed Park Community Center
50 Canal St
San Rafael, CA 94901 |
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WASHINGTON
Federal Child Care Development Fund
| Who: |
Washington State Department of Early Learning |
| What: |
To request input from families and organizations to create a two-year plan to determine how federal stimulus dollars will be used to help promote accessible, affordable, quality child care in Washington state. |
| When/Where: |
Moses Lake, Washington
Monday, May 4, 2009
4:00-7:00 pm
Big Bend Community College – ATEC (Masto) Conference Center
Room 1870 D
7662 Chanute Street NE
Moses Lake, WA 98837
Kent, Washington
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
4:00-7:00pm
Kent DEL Office – Tahoma Room
1313 W. Meeker
Kent, WA 98032 |
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Public Actions
MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR SEEKS INPUT ON STIMULUS SPENDING
| Who: |
Governor Haley Barbour’s Office |
| What: |
Seek brief ideas or concept proposals with innovative ways to use a portion of Mississippi’s employment and training funds. |
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-Build partnerships to address workforce needs of businesses and training needs of workers.
-Identify strategies for high-demand industry sectors in local areas.
-Enable low-income, displaced, and under-skilled adults to acquire the knowledge and skills for success in high-growth industry.
-Identify regional approaches to couple workforce development with the local economic development strategies.
-Meet immediate and/or long-term needs for trained
workers in demand occupations.
-Target projects at groups who are not currently fully engaged in the workforce.
-Implement online training programs which will target high-growth occupations. |
| Guidelines: |
Submit brief ideas or proposals that demonstrate how the idea or concept will assist the state in meeting the goals. Submissions are limited to five single-sided, double-spaced pages on 8.5 x 11 inch paper. |
| How to submit: |
Electronically in Word or PDF format by email to stimulus@mdes.ms.gov |
| Deadline: |
May 29, 2009 – 5:00 pm CST |
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THREE GOVERNORS REJECT FEDERAL STIMULUS DOLLARS
| Who: |
Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Governor Haley Barbour of
Mississippi, and Governor Rick Perry of Texas. |
| What: |
The governors are refusing to accept the money allocated to support unemployment benefits as part of the federal stimulus package. Louisiana is rejecting $98 million, Mississippi is rejecting $56 million, and Texas is rejecting $555 million. |
| Why: |
To accept the federal stimulus dollars, states temporarily adopt the federal guidelines for collecting unemployment. This would change the formula for calculating unemployment benefits and extend benefits to part time workers who lose or quit their jobs for compelling family reasons. The governors are expressing concern that they will have to raise taxes to continue these increased benefits after the federal money runs out. |
| Response From Federal Government: |
The U.S. Department of Labor wrote a letter assuring the Governors that they would not be required to make a permanent change in state law by accepting the federal dollars expanding unemployment benefits. |
| Additional Information: |
- Louisiana added 430 new unemployed people every day in December.
-Mississippi has an 8.7 percent unemployment rate, though the rate tops 19 percent in some counties
-Texas covers the smallest percentage of unemployed workers of any state; four out of five laid-off workers are not eligible for unemployment benefits. |
Read more about Louisiana
Read more about Mississippi
Read more about Texas
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