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27031 Cook County, Minn.

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U.S. Minnesota Cook
Population 308,745,538 5,303,925 5,172
Total recovery funding $522,082,377,600 $9,036,659,704 $26,573,792
Funding per Capita $1,691 $1,704 $5,138
Unemployment
7/2008
6.2
5.3
4.1
7/2009
+3.6
9.8
+2.7
8.0
+1.0
5.1
7/2010
-0.2
9.6
-1.2
6.8
+0.0
5.1
7/2011
-0.6
9.0
+0.1
6.9
+0.4
5.5
7/2012
-0.9
8.1
-1.0
5.9
-1.1
4.4
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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Agriculture, Department of $18,538,568
Interior, Department of $2,747,512
Housing and Urban Development, Department of $2,149,386
Health and Human Services, Department of $1,028,020
Transportation, Department of $982,394
Education, Department of $540,419
Social Security Administration $312,250
Energy, Department of $140,242
Commerce, Department of $100,000
Small Business Administration $35,000

Projects

Stimulus contracts, grants and loans in Cook County, Minn. 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
ARROWHEAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC $11,296,239 Grant Broadband Initiatives Program Arrowhead Electric Cooperative proposes to build and operate a fiber optic network to the residential and commercial members of the cooperative as well to underserved safety and anchor agencies in our service area. This project is designed as an open netw Agriculture, Department of / Rural Utilities Service 9/20/2010
ARROWHEAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC $4,841,245 Loan Broadband Initiatives Program Arrowhead Electric Cooperative proposes to build and operate a fiber optic network to the residential and commercial members of the cooperative as well to underserved safety and anchor agencies in our service area. This project is designed as an open netw Agriculture, Department of / Rural Utilities Service 9/20/2010
GRAND PORTAGE INDIAN HOUSING AUTHORITY $2,000,000 Grant Native American Housing Block Grants (Competitive) Recovery Act Funded Low Rental/Home Buyer Project Housing and Urban Development, Department of / Public and Indian Housing 8/21/2009
GRAND PORTAGE RESERVATION TRIBAL COUNCIL $1,354,938 Grant Highway Planning and Construction Surface renovation of Village, Stevens, and Store Road Interior, Department of / Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) 1/13/2010
GRAND PORTAGE RESERVATION TRIBAL COUNCIL $1,083,550 Grant Bureau of Indian Affairs Facilities_Operations and Maintenance On land leased by the NPS from the Grand Portage Band construct new housing or twin dormitories with associated parking lot linked to the housing with sidewalks. Interior, Department of / National Park Service 5/10/2010
TRANSPORTATION, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF $491,197 Contract Highway Infrastructure Investment Funds - Federal Lands Transportation, Department of / Federal Highway Administration 7/25/2009
TRANSPORTATION, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF $491,197 Grant Highway Planning and Construction Highway Infrastructure Funds - Federal Lands Transportation, Department of / Federal Highway Administration 7/25/2009
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN CLINIC INC $407,430 Grant ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Alteration/repair/renovation with equipment.The Sawtooth Mountain Clinic has completed renovation/repair to its facility; modernizing, improving physical access; repairing damaged facility structure, repairing damaged waiting room chai... Show more Health and Human Services, Department of / Health Resources and Services Administration 6/25/2009
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN CLINIC INC $407,430 Grant ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Alteration/repair/renovation with equipment. Health and Human Services, Department of / Health Resources and Services Administration 5/25/2009
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #166 $398,753 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act Education Fund - for the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and, as, applicable, early childhood education programs and services.
This spending item is part of a $667,888,144 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 4/27/2009
NATURE CONSERVANCY, THE $389,661 Grant Recovery Act of 2009: Wildland Fire Management The purpose of this agreement is to document the cooperation between the parties to conduct forest restoration projects. Four types of restoration projects have been identified for implementation in this agreement. They include site preparation, tree pla... Show more Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 2/18/2010
BOWMAN CONSTRUCTION CO INC $355,310 Contract Forestwide maintenance stockpile crushing east and west zone Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 3/17/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $310,000 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 6/30/2009
EDWIN E. THORESON, INC. $245,889 Contract Furnish all materials, labor, supervision and incidentals for near Isabella Minnesota. One at Cabin Creek off Forest Road 359 (T59N, R6W,S19) and Arrowhead Creek off of Forest Road 379 (T61N, R8W, S15). Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 5/26/2010
EDWIN E. THORESON, INC. $241,727 Contract Furnish all materials, labor, supervision and incidentals for five snowmobile and ski trail bridges. Four of the bridges are located up to 10 miles north and west of Tofte, Minnesota and one trail bridge is located approximately 5 miles northwest of Grand Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 4/13/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $240,720 Loan Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans - Guaranteed Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loans - ARRA Agriculture, Department of / Rural Housing Service 8/31/2009
NORTH CENTRAL WILD FIRE LLC $230,747 Contract mechanical fuels reduction Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 1/26/2010
ERICKSON BUILDERS & CO INC. $223,024 Contract Installation Aquatic Organism Passage Structure/Heartbreak Creek for the Superior National Forest Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 6/07/2010
GRAND PORTAGE RESERVATION TRIBAL COUNCIL $187,000 Grant Road Maintenance_Indian Roads Maintenance: Reshaping/Re-graveling and crack sealing. Interior, Department of / Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) 2/16/2010
ENVIRO TRAC, LLC $156,265 Contract Understory mechanical fuels reduction; pre-commercial thinning; white pine site preparation. The overall purpose of the work being performed is to reduce wildfire fuels and to improve the health of the forest to promote growth of desired trees in the for Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 6/01/2010
GRAND PORTAGE INDIAN HOUSING AUTHORITY $149,386 Grant Indian Community Development Block Grant Program (Recovery Act Funded) $114,386.00 was contributed to the construction of 2 duplexes that consisted of 2 bedrooms and one and a half baths each . One unit is completely handicap assessable, all 4 units have metal roofs, 95% efficient duel & off peek f... Show more Housing and Urban Development, Department of / Public and Indian Housing 3/17/2009
SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN CLINIC INC $140,262 Grant ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Grant Name:Increase Demand for Services. Purpose: To increase access and availability of SMC's primary health care services. Goals: 1).To hire a physician and/or locum so that SMC has more physician time available to patients who are i... Show more Health and Human Services, Department of / Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
COOK, COUNTY OF $120,000 Grant Recovery Act of 2009: Wildland Fire Management The recipient of the funding is Cook County Emergency Management, which oversees County Firewise and Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) projects. This project is part of a CWPP project which involves homeowners in the Tait Lake Area, the US Forest... Show more Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 5/18/2010
County of Cook $100,000 Grant Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) The C. K. Blandin Foundation's Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities project is a multi-sector, comprehensive approach to sustainable broadband adoption targeting residents, small businesses, local governments, and critical services providers in rur... Show more
This spending item is part of a $4,858,219 allocation. See details
Commerce, Department of / National Institute of Standards and Technology 3/29/2010
COOK, COUNTY OF $80,242 Grant Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) Recovery Act - State of Minnesota Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
This spending item is part of a $10,644,100 allocation. See details
Energy, Department of 9/14/2009
COOK, COUNTY OF $59,298 Grant Recovery Act of 2009: Capital Improvement and Maintenance Aquatic Organism Passage Improvement Grant. To cooperate on rehabilitation of the stream crossing on Durfee Creek at County Road 60, where aquatic organism passage and stream connectivity is inhibited and mutually agreed on by both the County ... Show more Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 3/23/2010
COOK, COUNTY OF $50,000 Grant Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) Recovery Act - State of Minnesota Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
This spending item is part of a $10,644,100 allocation. See details
Energy, Department of 9/14/2009
GRAND PORTAGE RESERVATION TRIBAL COUNCIL $47,600 Grant Bureau of Indian Affairs Facilities_Operations and Maintenance Replace Rotting and Hazardours Boardwalk Planks on the Grand Portage Trail Interior, Department of / National Park Service 9/03/2009
GRAND PORTAGE RESERVATION TRIBAL COUNCIL $47,600 Grant Bureau of Indian Affairs Facilities_Operations and Maintenance Replace Rotting and Hazardous Boardwalk Planks on the Grand Portage Trail Interior, Department of / National Park Service 9/03/2009
TL CONSTRUCTION INC $45,000 Contract Demolition of an existing 26,000 gallon concrete water tank at Tofte, constructing water supply building at Tofte, furnish 3,000 gallon poly tank and piping at Tofte, and provide seeding and topsoil at Tofte.
This spending item is part of a $78,926 allocation. See details
Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 3/30/2010
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #166 $42,167 Grant Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act Improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards.
This spending item is part of a $94,711,036 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 4/01/2009
A&H CONTRACTING, LLC $41,156 Contract Upgrading existing signs on Superior national forest roads. Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 5/20/2010
ISAK HANSEN & SONS INC. $35,000 Loan America's Recovery Capital Loans ARC GUAR LOANS Small Business Administration 2/05/2010
GRAND PORTAGE RESERVATION TRIBAL COUNCIL $33,176 Grant ARRA - IHS Tribal Agreements This project makes improvements to the current health facility. The project addresses life safety compliance, handicap accessibility, structural, mechancal, as well as painting defiencies, plus material for extra office space. Health and Human Services, Department of / Indian Health Service 12/03/2009
GRAND PORTAGE RESERVATION TRIBAL COUNCIL $30,792 Grant ARRA - Community Services Block Grant ARRA supplemental funding for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program provided funds to a network of eligible organizations to support employment related services that created and sustained economic growth with a particular focus on people livin
This spending item is part of a $12,032,251 allocation. See details
Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration for Children and Families 4/10/2009
EDWIN E. THORESON, INC. $29,826 Contract Demolition of an existing 26,000 gallon concrete water tank at Tofte, constructing water supply building at Tofte, furnish 3,000 gallon poly tank and piping at Tofte, and provide seeding and topsoil at Tofte.
This spending item is part of a $78,926 allocation. See details
Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 3/30/2010
BIRCH GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL $28,201 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act Education Fund - for the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and, as, applicable, early childhood education programs and services.
This spending item is part of a $667,888,144 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 4/27/2009
HDR ENGINEERING, INC. $26,824 Contract Grand Portage Housing Site Visit Interior, Department of / National Park Service 9/15/2009
GREAT EXPECTATIONS SCHOOL (GES) $22,341 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act Education Fund - for the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and, as, applicable, early childhood education programs and services.
This spending item is part of a $667,888,144 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 4/27/2009
GRAND PORTAGE RESERVATION $18,362 Grant Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Agriculture, Department of / Food and Nutrition Service 8/13/2009
GREAT EXPECTATIONS SCHOOL (GES) $13,227 Grant Special Education Grants to States, Recovery Act Assist states in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities in accordance with Part B of the IDEA.
This spending item is part of a $189,839,228 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 4/01/2009
GRAND MARAIS, CITY OF $10,000 Grant Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) Recovery Act - State of Minnesota Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
This spending item is part of a $10,644,100 allocation. See details
Energy, Department of 9/14/2009
GRAND PORTAGE RESERVATION INDIAN CHILD & FAMI $8,930 Grant Aging Nutrition Services for Native Americans 2009 T6_ARRA Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration on Aging 3/30/2009
OSHKIOGIMAAG CHARTER SCHOOL $8,787 Grant Special Education Grants to States, Recovery Act Assist states in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities in accordance with Part B of the IDEA.
This spending item is part of a $189,839,228 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 4/01/2009
OSHKIOGIMAAG CHARTER SCHOOL $8,567 Grant Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act Improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards.
This spending item is part of a $94,711,036 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 4/01/2009
GREAT EXPECTATIONS SCHOOL (GES) $8,567 Grant Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act Improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards.
This spending item is part of a $94,711,036 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 4/01/2009
Grove Birch Community School $8,556 Grant Special Education Grants to States, Recovery Act Assist states in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities in accordance with Part B of the IDEA.
This spending item is part of a $189,839,228 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 4/01/2009
NORDIC ELECTRIC OF GRAND MARAIS, INC. $4,100 Contract Demolition of an existing 26,000 gallon concrete water tank at Tofte, constructing water supply building at Tofte, furnish 3,000 gallon poly tank and piping at Tofte, and provide seeding and topsoil at Tofte.
This spending item is part of a $78,926 allocation. See details
Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service 3/30/2010
GREAT EXPECTATIONS SCHOOL (GES) $542 Grant Special Education - Preschool Grants, Recovery Act Assist States to make available special education and related services for children with disabilities age 3 through 5 years, and at a State's discretion, to 2 year old children with disabilities who will reach age three during the school year.
This spending item is part of a $7,707,311 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 4/01/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $500 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 12/31/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $500 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 12/31/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $500 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 9/30/2010
OSHKIOGIMAAG CHARTER SCHOOL $360 Grant Special Education - Preschool Grants, Recovery Act Assist States to make available special education and related services for children with disabilities age 3 through 5 years, and at a State's discretion, to 2 year old children with disabilities who will reach age three during the school year.
This spending item is part of a $7,707,311 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 4/01/2009
Grove Birch Community School $351 Grant Special Education - Preschool Grants, Recovery Act Assist States to make available special education and related services for children with disabilities age 3 through 5 years, and at a State's discretion, to 2 year old children with disabilities who will reach age three during the school year.
This spending item is part of a $7,707,311 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 4/01/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $250 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 6/30/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $250 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 3/31/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $250 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 9/30/2009