Stimulus Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Stimulus Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5) Federal Program Name Where to apply Program Description Amount Cost Share Funding Type Who's Eligible Project Priorities/Other Department of Agriculture (USDA) Watershed and Flood Natural Resources Loans for the purchase and restoration of $290 million 100% Competitive loans Sponsoring local Priority to shovel-ready projects, projects that Prevention Operations Program Conservation Service floodplain easements and for investment in organizations of authorized most cost-effectively provide greatest public structural and non-structural watershed watershed projects benefits. infrastructure improvements. Watershed Rehabilitation Natural Resources Funds for the rehabilitation of aging flood control $50 million 100% Loans Sponsoring local Priority to shovel-ready projects, projects at Program Conservation Service infrastructure. organizations of authorized greatest risk of failure, presents threats to public watershed projects safety. Rural Water & Waste Disposal Rural Utilities Service Direct loans and grants for rural water, waste $1.38 billion 100% Competitive grants Counties, cities, tribes, At least 10% shall be allocated for assistance in Program Account water, and waste disposal. and direct loans special-purpose districts, persistent poverty counties. non-profit corporations Distance Learning, Rural Utilities Service Cost of broadband loans and loan guarantees $2.5 billion 100% Competitive State and local At least 75% of covered area must be rural with Telemedicine, & Broadband (anywhere in U.S.) grants, loans, and governments and insufficient broadband access. If you receive Program loan guarantees broadband providers funding under this program, then you may not received funding under the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. Priority for high proportion of rural residents w/o broadband access/delivers multiple service providers/rural electrification borrowers. No overlap with Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works - Investigations USACE Headquarters Study new projects $25 million 100% Discretionary USACE commands Funded investigations must be completed using allocations stimulus funds. Civil Works - Construction USACE Headquarters Build new projects $2 billion Cannot be cost- Discretionary USACE commands $200M for water-related environmental shared with allocations infrastructure assistance. No project cost Inland Waterway limitations. Trust Fund Civil Works - Mississippi River USACE Headquarters Flood control $375 million 100% Discretionary USACE commands No project cost limitations. and Tributaries allocations Civil Works - Operations and USACE Headquarters Operate & maintain projects $2.075 billion 100% Discretionary USACE commands $20M annual Levee Safety Program authorization Maintenance allocations limit does not apply. Page 1 of 8

Stimulus Infrastructure Programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5) Federal Program Name Where to apply Program Description Amount Cost Share Funding Type Who's Eligible Project Priorities/Other Department of Commerce (DOC) Economic Development Economic Development Grants to leverage private investment, stimulate $150 million Typically 50% Competitive grants State and local $50M designated for communities to recover from Assistance program Administration employment, increase incomes in economically governments, nonprofits, effects of corporate restructuring, $50 to be distressed communities. Includes funds for tribes, individuals, and transferred to federally-authorized regional construction/rehabilitation of public infrastructure. companies Economic Development Administrations. Broadband Technology National Competitive grants to expand broadband access. $4.7 billion 80% Competitive grants States, tribes, nonprofits, $200M for public computer center capacity, Opportunities Program Telecommunications and broadband service $250M for sustainable broadband service, $350M Information Administration providers and others as for broadband map, any amounts deemed determined by the necessary by the Secretary of Commerce may Economic Development transfer funds to the FCC for the development of Administration to be in a national broadband plan. public interest Department of Defense (DOD) Defense Health Programs Office of the Asstistant Funding for improvement, repair, and $400 million TBD Discretionary Military medical facilities Funding to be distributed as follows: Army: Secretary for Health modernization of military medical facilities, allocations $220M; Navy: $50M; Air Force: $130M Affairs including for energy efficiency improvements Energy Efficiency Technology & Offices of the Assistant Funding for Research, Development, Test, & $300 million TBD Discretionary DOD contractors, Priority on R&D of energy from fuel cells, wind, Research Secretaries for R&D and Evaluation projects. Funds are for allocations government labs, solar, biofuels and bioenergy. Funding to be Acquisition improvements in energy generation and universities, and nonprofits distributed equally ($75M each) to Army, Navy, efficiency, transmission, regulation, storage. For Air Force and Defense Wide projects. use on military installations and within operational forces. Facility Infrastructure Service Installation Funding for facility sustainment, restoration, and $4.24 billion 100% Discretionary DOD facilities Funding distributed as follows: Army: $1.475B; Investments Commands modernization associated with maintaining allocations Navy: $651M; Marines: $114M; Air Force: infrastructure at DOD sites $1.096B; Army Reserve: $98.3M; Navy Reserve: $55M; Marines Reserve: $40M; Air Force Reserve: $13.2M; Army National Guard: $266.3M; Air National Guard: $25.9M Department of Education (ED) State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Department of Education Funding for modernization, renovation, or repair. $53.6 billion 100% Formula and States, for distribution of $48.6B distributed by formula grants; $5B Includes those that are consistent with a competitive grants funds to local education distributed through competitive grants for recognized green building rating system. agencies, institutions of incentive programs (non-infrastructure); states higher education may use some funds to stabilize state budgets. Education for the Department of Education $13 billion 100% Formula grants States to make awards to $3B for school improvement grants Disadvantaged local education agencies Impact Aid Department of Education Emergency repairs and modernization $100 million 100% Formula and Local education agencies Construction is an allowable use of funds, but not competitive grants that receive Impact Aid an exclusive use for funds. Qualified School Construction Construction, rehabilitation, or repair of $22 billion 100% Tax credit bonds States and local $11B allocated for 2009; $11B allocated for 2010 Bonds public school facilities or for the acquisition of governments and local land on which a public school facility will be education agencies constructed Page 2 of 8