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13027 Brooks County, Ga.

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U.S. Georgia Brooks
Population 308,745,538 9,687,653 16,199
Total recovery funding $522,082,377,600 $13,793,005,173 $9,331,991
Funding per Capita $1,691 $1,424 $576
Unemployment
7/2008
6.2
6.6
5.5
7/2009
+3.6
9.8
+3.6
10.2
+3.1
8.6
7/2010
-0.2
9.6
+0.0
10.2
+0.2
8.8
7/2011
-0.6
9.0
+0.1
10.3
+0.6
9.4
7/2012
-0.9
8.1
-0.6
9.7
-0.3
9.1
Unemployment Rate, 7/08 – 7/12

This site was updated in September 2012. It includes recipient-reported data through the second quarter of 2012, which was released in July 2012.

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Funding by Federal Agency and Department

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Education, Department of $3,308,594
Transportation, Department of $2,238,467
Agriculture, Department of $1,562,311
Social Security Administration $913,750
Small Business Administration $434,700
Housing and Urban Development, Department of $414,047
Justice, Department of $320,935
Energy, Department of $139,187

Projects

Stimulus contracts, grants and loans in Brooks County, Ga. Data last updated on September 2012.
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Note: For some programs where states do not report where money will be distributed across the state, we do not have the allocation for individual counties. Those programs include: Medicaid, unemployment benefits and food stamps. Those amounts are included in the totals for where the state agency receiving that money is located.

Amount refers to both the amount of stimulus funding going toward the project and the face value of the loan.

Recipient Amount Type Description Federal Dept./Agency Date
TRANSPORTATION, GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF $1,821,023 Grant Highway Planning and Construction Highway Infrastructure Investment Grants Transportation, Department of / Federal Highway Administration 12/16/2009
Brooks County Board of Education $1,318,861 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act Education Fund- for the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education, as, applicable, early childhood education program and services.
This spending item is part of a $1,260,799,095 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 5/08/2009
Brooks County Board of Education $943,703 Grant Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act Title I, Part A, is a formula grant program that provides financial assistance to LEAs and schools with high numbers or high percentages of poor children to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.
This spending item is part of a $351,008,292 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 8/31/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $939,689 Loan Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans - Guaranteed Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loans - ARRA Agriculture, Department of / Rural Housing Service 8/31/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $893,750 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 6/30/2009
Brooks County Board of Education $472,286 Grant Special Education Grants to States, Recovery Act The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004, Section 611 ensures that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment that emphasizes special educatio... Show more
This spending item is part of a $313,758,336 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 4/01/2009
Brooks County Board of Education $472,286 Grant Special Education Grants to States, Recovery Act The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004, Section 611 ensures that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment that emphasizes special educatio... Show more
This spending item is part of a $313,758,336 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 4/01/2009
BLANKUMSEE, THOMAS & WRIGHT FUNERAL SERVIC $434,700 Loan 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE Small Business Administration 8/17/2009
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF QUITMAN $414,047 Grant Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus (Formula) Recovery Act Funded Modernization of GA085-3 Housing and Urban Development, Department of 3/17/2010
TRANSPORTATION, GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF $382,145 Grant Highway Planning and Construction Highway Infrastructure Investment Grants Transportation, Department of / Federal Highway Administration 11/17/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $225,000 Loan Farm Operating Loans DIRECT OPERATING LOAN SUBSIDY Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 3/05/2009
QUITMAN, CITY OF $172,859 Grant Recovery Act -Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant Program Grant funds will be use to support the Project Preemptive Strike program. The goals of the program are to (1) reduce the opportunity for crime (2) work as a communication hub for all local, state an... Show more Justice, Department of 9/16/2009
BROOKS, COUNTY OF $139,187 Grant Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) The purpose of this award is to provide funding to assist local governments in creating and implementing strategies to improve energy efficiciency and reduce fossil fuel emissions in a manner that is environmentally sustainable and that m... Show more
This spending item is part of a $21,630,700 allocation. See details
Energy, Department of / Golden Field Office 9/14/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $134,400 Loan Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans - Direct SECTION 502 SINGLE FAMILY HSNG DIRECT LN - 2009 ARRA Agriculture, Department of / Rural Housing Service 3/31/2009
QUITMAN, CITY OF $105,709 Grant Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants The COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) provides funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire career law enforcement officers in an effort to create and preserve jobs, and to increase their community policing capacity and c... Show more Justice, Department of 7/01/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $100,980 Loan Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans - Guaranteed Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loans - ARRA Agriculture, Department of / Rural Housing Service 3/31/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $85,000 Loan Farm Operating Loans DIRECT OPERATING LOAN Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 3/05/2009
Brooks County Board of Education $70,000 Grant Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act Title I, Part A, is a formula grant program that provides financial assistance to LEAs and schools with high numbers or high percentages of poor children to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.
This spending item is part of a $351,008,292 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 8/31/2009
BROOKS, COUNTY OF $42,367 Grant Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program / Grants To Units Of Local Government 1. Reduce the number of underage drinking and driving arrest. 2. Target the increase of drugs traveling through our county to avoid arrest on I-75 3. Identify and reduce new gangs in the ... Show more Justice, Department of 9/11/2009
Brooks County Board of Education $35,747 Grant Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability The grant is competative and allows approved schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to increase the efficiency of their food service operations by providing fund to purchase equipment.
This spending item is part of a $4,420,793 allocation. See details
Agriculture, Department of / Food and Nutrition Service 6/11/2009
BROOKS, COUNTY OF $35,300 Grant Formula Grants for Other Than Urbanized Areas Invest in public transportation in rural areas of Georgia by purchasing new vehicles, upgrading rural bus facilities, procuring scheduling software and installing intelligent transportations systems technology on vehicles.
This spending item is part of a $25,649,675 allocation. See details
Transportation, Department of / Federal Transit Administration 8/26/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $24,500 Loan Farm Operating Loans DIRECT OPERATING LOAN SUBSIDY Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 3/05/2009
Brooks County Board of Education $15,729 Grant Special Education - Preschool Grants, Recovery Act The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004, Section 619 ensures that all children with disabilities, ages 3-5, have available to them a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment that emphasizes ear... Show more
This spending item is part of a $10,449,347 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 4/01/2009
Brooks County Board of Education $15,729 Grant Special Education - Preschool Grants, Recovery Act The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004, Section 619 ensures that all children with disabilities, ages 3-5, have available to them a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment that emphasizes ear... Show more
This spending item is part of a $10,449,347 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 4/01/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $11,627 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 3/31/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $6,500 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 9/30/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $4,000 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 3/31/2010
DOTFARM INC $3,776 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 3/16/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $3,500 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 12/31/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $3,500 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 6/30/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $1,750 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 9/30/2010
A & A FARMS $1,352 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 3/18/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $750 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 12/31/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $240 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 12/31/2010