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13291 Union County, Ga.

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U.S. Georgia Union
Population 308,745,538 9,687,653 21,342
Total recovery funding $522,082,377,600 $13,793,005,173 $12,590,787
Funding per Capita $1,691 $1,424 $590
Unemployment
7/2008
6.2
6.6
6.0
7/2009
+3.6
9.8
+3.6
10.2
+3.6
9.6
7/2010
-0.2
9.6
+0.0
10.2
-1.0
8.6
7/2011
-0.6
9.0
+0.1
10.3
+0.0
8.6
7/2012
-0.9
8.1
-0.6
9.7
-0.4
8.2
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 $2,948,009
Agriculture, Department of $2,531,207
Transportation, Department of $2,220,724
Social Security Administration $1,632,000
Environmental Protection Agency $1,627,351
Small Business Administration $800,000
Energy, Department of $514,207
Interior, Department of $302,050
Health and Human Services, Department of $15,240

Projects

Stimulus contracts, grants and loans in Union 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 $1,937,353 Grant Highway Planning and Construction Highway Infrastructure Investment Grants Transportation, Department of / Federal Highway Administration 9/11/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $1,604,500 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 6/30/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $1,474,748 Loan Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans - Guaranteed Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loans - ARRA Agriculture, Department of / Rural Housing Service 8/31/2009
UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT $1,342,590 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
City of Blairsville $813,676 Grant Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Funds Funding through this program provides assistance to local governments for wastewater, nonpoint source, and estuary projects for the improvement of water quality in Georgia as aligned with the objectives of the federal Clean Water Act of 1972... Show more
This spending item is part of a $84,336,750 allocation. See details
Environmental Protection Agency 6/08/2009
BLAIRSVILLE, CITY OF $813,676 Grant Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Funds Funding through this program provides assistance to local governments for wastewater, nonpoint source, and estuary projects for the improvement of water quality in Georgia as aligned with the objectives of the federal Clean Water Act of 1972... Show more
This spending item is part of a $84,336,750 allocation. See details
Environmental Protection Agency 6/08/2009
Sadie Pond Enterprises Inc. $800,000 Loan 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE Small Business Administration 6/24/2010
UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT $508,606 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
UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT $508,606 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
UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT $324,195 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
Premier Building & Electrical Company Inc $302,050 Contract Construction of (3) Visitor Contact Stations (Bald Knob NWR, Big Lake NWR and Wapanocca NWR) and construction of (1) Shop Building at Big Lake NWR, Arkansas.
This spending item is part of a $2,925,148 allocation. See details
Interior, Department of / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 3/30/2010
UNION, COUNTY OF $300,000 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
TRANSPORTATION, GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF $280,071 Grant Highway Planning and Construction Highway Infrastructure Investment Grants Transportation, Department of / Federal Highway Administration 11/17/2009
THOMAS,ROBERT E $269,626 Contract Recreational Facility Maintenance on the Blue Ridge Ranger District of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 8/02/2010
E. SAM JONES - DISTRIBUTOR, INC. $214,207 Grant State Energy Program State Energy Program: The grant funds were used to retrofit state government facilities with new energy saving equipment and improvements, update the state energy building codes and increase local government compliance, provide competitive grant opportuni
This spending item is part of a $82,495,000 allocation. See details
Energy, Department of / National Energy Technology Laboratory 7/02/2009
KAP CONSTRUCTION INC $168,350 Contract Restroom replacement and campsite improvements Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 6/21/2010
BARMACK CONTRACTING, INC. $160,423 Contract This project is to Repave the parking areas at Byron Herbert Reece recreation area. The project constist of milling the existing pavement and repairing the sub-grade of the parking area and perform general site clean-up
This spending item is part of a $224,405 allocation. See details
Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 5/24/2010
Mountain Education Center, Inc. $111,358 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
Mountain Education Center, Inc. $111,358 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
COLWELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. $104,200 Contract The repair of Brasstown Bald Trail Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 5/12/2010
COLWELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. $93,989 Contract Repair the Anna Ruby Falls Foot Trails. This project consist of milling and repairing the subgrade. Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 5/21/2010
WF FLOYD CONSTRUCTION, INC. $76,245 Contract CIM 0803 - 48F Replace The Lift Station at Lake Winfield Scott Recreation BRRD Product /Service Code: 9999 Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 12/22/2009
BOYKIN CONTRACTING, INC. $63,982 Contract This project is to Repave the parking areas at Byron Herbert Reece recreation area. The project constist of milling the existing pavement and repairing the sub-grade of the parking area and perform general site clean-up
This spending item is part of a $224,405 allocation. See details
Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 5/24/2010
SAPELO-NATIONAL INCORPORATED $60,000 Contract Removal and replacement of three other glass doors at the employee entrance which shall be installed with a handicap door operator and two doors at the driveway/smokers entrance.
This spending item is part of a $96,347 allocation. See details
Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 9/22/2010
UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT $49,846 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
UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT $16,939 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
UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT $16,939 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
UNION, COUNTY OF $15,240 Grant ARRA - Immunization Georgia Immunization Program used ARRA funding to increase vaccine availability and services to adults and adolescents and increase the capacity of for data collection for Public Health Immunization data systems. The Georgia WIC program serves approximat
This spending item is part of a $1,850,152 allocation. See details
Health and Human Services, Department of / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 9/28/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $10,000 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 9/30/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $7,066 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 8/31/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $4,250 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 12/31/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $3,750 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 6/30/2010
Mountain Education Center, Inc. $3,709 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
Mountain Education Center, Inc. $3,709 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 $3,500 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 3/31/2010
UNION, COUNTY OF $3,300 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 $3,250 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 9/30/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $2,750 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 12/31/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $2,732 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 9/30/2010
UNION CO $0 Loan Community Facilities Loans and Grants Community Facilities Loans and Grants - ARRA Agriculture, Department of / Rural Housing Service 6/18/2010