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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 |
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Resources
WORKSHOP IN GEORGIA TO SHOW PUBLIC HOW TO OBTAIN STIMULUS FUNDS
| Who: | Georgia Department of Human Services |
| What: | A workshop for the general public to learn about current stimulus funding opportunities and the criteria to qualify and apply for funds. Opportunities include assistance for child care expenses; job support training and employment for non-custodial parents; grants for child care providers; and subsidized employment programs. |
| Where/When: | Lithonia, Georgia |
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ARKANSAS HOLDS MEETINGS TO PREPARE ' RACE TO THE TOP ' APPLICATION
| Who: | Arkansas Department of Education |
| What: | An opportunity for teachers, school administrators and school board members to meet with state officials to develop Arkansas’ application for the Race to the Top competitive grant funds. |
| When/Where: | North Little Rock Russellville |
| Click here to read more |
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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 | |
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: |
Government Progress Reports
Estimated Impact on Employment and Economic Output
| Who: | Congressional Budget Office (CBO) |
| What: | Documentation commenting on reports filed by recipients of funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) that detail how many jobs were created or retained through funded activities. It also provides CBO’s estimate of ARRA’s overall impact on employment and economic output in the third quarter of calendar year 2009. |
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Stimulus in the News
Obama Pushes New Job Stimulus
President Barack Obama pressed forward with an expansion of his $787 billion stimulus plan Tuesday, unveiling job-creation proposals that largely build on the initial package, including a hiring tax credit that his own party jettisoned as unworkable and some business owners deemed ineffective.
Eyeing Stimulus Money for Education, States Adopt Reforms
The federal stimulus money for education is prompting states, much more than before, to embrace reforms promoted by the US Department of Education. In particular, states are moving to better track students' progress and to use rigorous assessment tests.
Energy Department Tightens Reins on Illinois Stimulus Money
The Energy Department has agreed to increase oversight of a $5 billion weatherization program after department investigators found that Illinois failed to properly monitor the $242 million in economic stimulus money it received to pay for energy efficiency upgrades to low-income homes.
Millions for Summer Jobs
Georgia’s Labor Department says it spent $19.7 million of the federal stimulus funds it has received this year on a program that created 2,601 jobs.
So what are these jobs? It turns out they were part of a summer employment and training program that served about 10,900 low-income young people this year, public records show.
Communities Take Action
Los Angeles County Agency Uses Federal Stimulus Money to Create Jobs
"A lot of people have heard how the stimulus money is not really getting down to Main Street and it’s a trickle down approach at best," says Dustin Stevenson, who is in charge of outreach. "This program is the exact opposite of that. It’s from the ground up."
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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
- Workshop in Georgia to Show Public How to Obtain Stimulus Funds
- Arkansas Holds Meetings to Prepare ‘Race to the Top’ Application
- 2010 Economic Recovery Forum in Burbank, California
- HUD Releases ‘Job Count Calculator’
- Finding Work, Finding Hope: Your Guide to Get Your Community Stimulus Dollars (and Jobs!)
Government Progress Reports
Stimulus in the News
- Obama Pushes New Job Stimulus
- Eyeing Stimulus Money for Education, States Adopt Reforms
- Energy Department Tightens Reins on Illinois Stimulus Money
- Millions for Summer Jobs
Communities Take Action
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Marguerite Casey Foundation & Equal Voice for America's Families Coalition.
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