Allocation of
Federal Funds
$241 million* |
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Special Education – Individuals With Disabilities
Public schools will receive more federal assistance for special education programs to help provide more effective instruction and services that meet the students’ unique needs. |
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Federal Pell Grant Program
Pell Grants provide need-based financial aid directly to low-income college students through the federal student aid application process. |
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Education For Disadvantaged Children (Title I)
Public schools will receive more federal assistance to help provide effective instruction and outreach services to students living in poverty. |
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National Institutes of Health
The ARRA makes several grants available through the National Institutes of Health to institutions equipped for research in a variety of health-related areas. Most grants are primarily for research, purchase of equipment, or construction. |
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Technology Enhancement
Public schools will receive more federal assistance to implement technology improvements that promote student academic achievement. |
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Vocational Rehabilitation
States will receive additional funds to provide counseling, guidance, goods, and services to persons with disabilities to help them obtain and maintain employment and live independently. |
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Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program
Federal Work-Study (FWS) allocations are made to higher education institutions for the purpose of providing part-time employment to needy undergraduate and graduate students. Institutional allocations are based on institutional requests for program funding under a statutory formula. The program provides funds earned through part-time employment to assist students in financing the costs of postsecondary education. |
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Rehabilitation Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
A portion of vocational rehabilitation funding is reserved specifically to enable individuals with vision disabilities to obtain employment and live independently. |
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Impact Aid
Certain schools with high percentages of students who live on Indian lands or students who are children of members of the uniformed services are eligible to receive direct federal grants primarily for the purpose of construction and repair of school buildings. |
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School Lunch Equipment
Public schools may compete for grants to buy equipment for their school lunch programs. |
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Education For Homeless Children
Public schools may compete for grants that are designed to ensure homeless children have equal access to public education. |
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Promotion of the Arts
This new grant program fund arts projects and activities which preserve jobs in the non-profit arts sector threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn. |
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*Dollar values displayed on this website are primarily derived from information from the administering federal agencies. Estimates of projected federal distributions are used when the federal guidance or grant awards are still pending. Amounts are rounded to the nearest million. |
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