Carbon County, Pa.
| U.S. | Pennsylvania | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 308,745,538 | 12,702,379 | 65,220 |
| Total recovery funding | $522,082,377,600 | $18,923,700,812 | $37,860,513 |
| Funding per Capita | $1,691 | $1,490 | $581 |
Unemployment
7/2008 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
6.7 |
7/2009 |
+3.6
9.8 |
+2.9
8.4 |
+3.2
9.9 |
7/2010 |
-0.2
9.6 |
+0.9
9.3 |
+1.2
11.1 |
7/2011 |
-0.6
9.0 |
-1.0
8.3 |
-1.1
10.0 |
7/2012 |
-0.9
8.1 |
+0.0
8.3 |
-0.3
9.7 |
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 | $7,934,781 | |
| Agriculture, Department of | $5,398,801 | |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $5,326,779 | |
| Small Business Administration | $5,158,300 | |
| Social Security Administration | $3,720,500 | |
| Employment and Training Administration | $2,662,844 | |
| Health and Human Services, Department of | $2,623,126 | |
| Transportation, Department of | $2,145,286 | |
| Energy, Department of | $1,949,847 | |
| Housing and Urban Development, Department of | $807,288 | |
| Interior, Department of | $68,964 | |
| Justice, Department of | $37,431 | |
| Army, Department of | $26,567 | |
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Projects
Stimulus contracts, grants and loans in Carbon County, Pa.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $5,041,181 | 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 | $3,653,500 | Direct P | Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments | Social Security Administration | 6/30/2009 |
| Township of East Penn | $2,606,925 | Grant |
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Funds This grant award provides funding under the American Recovery Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the State of Pennsylvania through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (G?PENNVESTG?) to capitalize its revolving loan fund for the fininancing for the... Show more
This spending item is part of a $176,912,530 allocation.
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Environmental Protection Agency | 7/09/2009 |
| LEHIGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | $2,034,206 | Grant |
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act State Fiscal Stabilization Funds are for the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and, as, applicable, early childhood education programs and services. PennsylvaniaG??s Basic Education Fununding is paid from a combination o... Show more
This spending item is part of a $1,558,797,939 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 10/28/2009 |
| PATHSTONE CORPORATION | $1,957,191 | Grant | ARRA - Early Head Start This award contains funds made available to the Early Head Start program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to expand Early Head Start services to 72 infants, toddlers and pregnant women. | Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration for Children and Families | 11/18/2009 |
| CARBON COUNTY ACTION COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN SERVICES | $1,938,403 | Grant |
Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides $252.8 million for PennsylvaniaG??s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), which is designed to help low-income households decrease energy consumption and costs. These resources will enable ththe C... Show more
This spending item is part of a $254,172,883 allocation.
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Energy, Department of | 3/27/2009 |
| TRANSPORTATION, PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF | $1,880,576 | Grant | Highway Planning and Construction The Transportation Infrastructure (highway and bridge) Investments, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), are available for eligible highway and bridge projects. Since the ARRA funding is 100% federal participation (full feder | Transportation, Department of / Federal Highway Administration | 3/24/2009 |
| PANTHER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,872,313 | Grant |
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act State Fiscal Stabilization Funds are for the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and, as, applicable, early childhood education programs and services. PennsylvaniaG??s Basic Education Fununding is paid from a combination o... Show more
This spending item is part of a $1,558,797,939 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 10/28/2009 |
| PALMERTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | $1,506,322 | Grant |
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act State Fiscal Stabilization Funds are for the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and, as, applicable, early childhood education programs and services. PennsylvaniaG??s Basic Education Fununding is paid from a combination o... Show more
This spending item is part of a $1,558,797,939 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 10/28/2009 |
| Lansford Coaldale Joint Water Authority | $1,500,000 | Grant |
Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds This agreement provides funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the state of Pennsylvania to capitalize its revolving loan fund for the financing for the construction of drinking water facilities, green infraststructure, program ... Show more
This spending item is part of a $44,006,270 allocation.
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Environmental Protection Agency | 8/20/2009 |
| R. F. OHL FUEL OIL INC. | $1,425,000 | Loan | 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE | Small Business Administration | 10/15/2010 |
| Borough of Jim Thorpe | $1,219,854 | Grant |
Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds This agreement provides funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the state of Pennsylvania to capitalize its revolving loan fund for the financing for the construction of drinking water facilities, green infraststructure, program ... Show more
This spending item is part of a $44,006,270 allocation.
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Environmental Protection Agency | 8/20/2009 |
| CARBON COUNTY | $1,056,205 | Grant |
WIA Dislocated Workers WIA Adult Grants: To provide a variety of work-related employment and training services, including job training opportunities, to unemployed or underemployed adults to support their entry or reentry into the job market. WIA Youth Grants: To provide empl
This spending item is part of a $99,675,530 allocation.
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Employment and Training Administration | 2/17/2009 |
| CARBON COUNTY | $939,112 | Grant |
WIA Dislocated Workers WIA Adult Grants: To provide a variety of work-related employment and training services, including job training opportunities, to unemployed or underemployed adults to support their entry or reentry into the job market. WIA Youth Grants: To provide empl
This spending item is part of a $99,675,530 allocation.
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Employment and Training Administration | 2/17/2009 |
| Keystone Pellet Incorporated | $883,000 | Loan | 504 Certified Development Loans TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS BY PROVIDING LONG TERM FINANCING THROUGH THE SALE OF DEBENTURES TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR | Small Business Administration | 2/10/2010 |
| Keystone Pellet Incorporated | $823,000 | Loan | 504 Certified Development Loans TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS BY PROVIDING LONG TERM FINANCING THROUGH THE SALE OF DEBENTURES TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR | Small Business Administration | 2/10/2010 |
| WEATHERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $729,379 | Grant |
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act State Fiscal Stabilization Funds are for the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and, as, applicable, early childhood education programs and services. PennsylvaniaG??s Basic Education Fununding is paid from a combination o... Show more
This spending item is part of a $1,558,797,939 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 10/28/2009 |
| JIM THORPE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | $621,666 | Grant |
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act State Fiscal Stabilization Funds are for the support of public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and, as, applicable, early childhood education programs and services. PennsylvaniaG??s Basic Education Fununding is paid from a combination o... Show more
This spending item is part of a $1,558,797,939 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 10/28/2009 |
| Capriottis Inc. | $619,000 | Loan | 504 Certified Development Loans TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS BY PROVIDING LONG TERM FINANCING THROUGH THE SALE OF DEBENTURES TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR | Small Business Administration | 2/16/2012 |
| Carbon County Action Committee For Human Services | $449,664 | Grant |
ARRA - Community Services Block Grant Funds are awarded to the existing network of Community Action Agencies, who must receive 99% of the funds appropriated. Funds are to be used for activities serving the population at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, as established by the Office
This spending item is part of a $42,332,166 allocation.
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Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration for Children and Families | 4/10/2009 |
| CARBON COUNTY | $442,527 | Grant |
WIA Dislocated Workers WIA Adult Grants: To provide a variety of work-related employment and training services, including job training opportunities, to unemployed or underemployed adults to support their entry or reentry into the job market. WIA Youth Grants: To provide empl
This spending item is part of a $99,675,530 allocation.
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Employment and Training Administration | 2/17/2009 |
| Munivar Corp. | $438,300 | Loan | 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE | Small Business Administration | 12/13/2010 |
| Edward F. Melber RPh | $400,000 | Loan | 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE | Small Business Administration | 2/12/2010 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $357,620 | Loan | Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans - Direct SECTION 502 SINGLE FAMILY HSNG DIRECT LN - 2009 ARRA | Agriculture, Department of / Rural Housing Service | 8/31/2010 |
| Equipment Dynamics Inc. | $350,000 | Loan | 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE | Small Business Administration | 1/14/2010 |
| PANTHER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $327,159 | Grant |
Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act The purpose of Title I funding is to improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards. Federal funding under Title I provides funds for districts to implement supplemental inststructional pro... Show more
This spending item is part of a $400,603,678 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 4/01/2009 |
| CARBON COUNTY | $304,447 | Grant |
Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (Recovery Act Funded) The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), is administering the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP). This program was authorized by the American n Recovery and Reinvestment Act... Show more
This spending item is part of a $23,411,484 allocation.
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Housing and Urban Development, Department of / Community Planning and Development | 8/13/2009 |
| CARBON COUNTY | $264,710 | Grant |
Formula Grants for Other Than Urbanized Areas The grant supports multiple projects and includes the following: 15 Rural Transit Agencies and 4 Intercity Bus Agencies. Projects include vehicle purchases; signage improvement; bus shelters; intermodal facilities; Park & Ride paving lot pavement and reses... Show more
This spending item is part of a $30,209,184 allocation.
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Transportation, Department of / Federal Transit Administration | 7/24/2009 |
| JIM THORPE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | $261,623 | Grant |
Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act The purpose of Title I funding is to improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards. Federal funding under Title I provides funds for districts to implement supplemental inststructional pro... Show more
This spending item is part of a $400,603,678 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 4/01/2009 |
| CARBON COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY | $255,171 | Grant | Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus (Formula) Recovery Act Funded Replacement of kitchen cabinets in elderly development; replacement of sidewalk and curbs; install refrigerators at elderly development | Housing and Urban Development, Department of | 3/18/2009 |
| CARBON COUNTY | $247,670 | Grant |
Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii ? (Recovery Act Funded) The CDBG-R Program provides grants to designated municipalities for virtually any community development activity. The use of CDBG is governed by state Act 179. CDBG has two components: t the state entitlement program, which provides annual funding to sta... Show more
This spending item is part of a $12,434,921 allocation.
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Housing and Urban Development, Department of | 9/21/2009 |
| LEHIGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | $241,603 | Grant |
Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act The purpose of Title I funding is to improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards. Federal funding under Title I provides funds for districts to implement supplemental inststructional pro... Show more
This spending item is part of a $400,603,678 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 4/01/2009 |
| Pupster's Inc. and Pupster's Pub & Grub In | $220,000 | Loan | 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE | Small Business Administration | 11/13/2009 |
| CARBON COUNTY | $200,000 | Grant |
WIA Dislocated Workers WIA Adult Grants: To provide a variety of work-related employment and training services, including job training opportunities, to unemployed or underemployed adults to support their entry or reentry into the job market. WIA Youth Grants: To provide empl
This spending item is part of a $99,675,530 allocation.
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Employment and Training Administration | 2/17/2009 |
| PALMERTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | $181,714 | Grant |
Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act The purpose of Title I funding is to improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards. Federal funding under Title I provides funds for districts to implement supplemental inststructional pro... Show more
This spending item is part of a $400,603,678 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 4/01/2009 |
| WEATHERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $95,960 | Grant |
Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act The purpose of Title I funding is to improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards. Federal funding under Title I provides funds for districts to implement supplemental inststructional pro... Show more
This spending item is part of a $400,603,678 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 4/01/2009 |
| PATHSTONE CORPORATION | $84,743 | Grant | ARRA - Head Start PathStone Carbon County Head Start proposes to use the ARRA funds awarded for both COLA and Quality Improvement aspects of the program. The use of the ARRA COLA funds will center on the provisioning of an additional 1.84% to all Federal Head Start staff. | Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration for Children and Families | 5/28/2009 |
| WEATHERLY CASTING AND MACHINE COMPANY | $68,964 | Contract |
Purchase of a Hydraulic Dredge -YUMA
This spending item is part of a $4,094,400 allocation.
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Interior, Department of / Bureau of Reclamation | 6/29/2010 |
| CARBON COUNTY | $55,924 | Grant |
ARRA Child Care and Development Block Grant The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) funds have two mandatory earmarks, Infant/Toddler and Quality. The Infant/Toddler funds are utilized for new center-based Keystone Babies programs. Specifically, th
This spending item is part of a $60,146,767 allocation.
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Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration for Children and Families | 4/09/2009 |
| PANTHER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT | $33,049 | Grant |
Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act The purpose of Title I funding is to improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards. Federal funding under Title I provides funds for districts to implement supplemental inststructional pro... Show more
This spending item is part of a $400,603,678 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 4/01/2009 |
| LEHIGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT | $29,787 | Grant |
Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act The purpose of Title I funding is to improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards. Federal funding under Title I provides funds for districts to implement supplemental inststructional pro... Show more
This spending item is part of a $400,603,678 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 4/01/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $29,250 | Direct P | Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments | Social Security Administration | 9/30/2009 |
| CARBON COUNTY | $28,046 | Grant |
ARRA Child Care and Development Block Grant The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) funds have two mandatory earmarks, Infant/Toddler and Quality. The Infant/Toddler funds are utilized for new center-based Keystone Babies programs. Specifically, th
This spending item is part of a $60,146,767 allocation.
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Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration for Children and Families | 4/09/2009 |
| PALMERTON, BOROUGH OF | $27,431 | Grant | Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program / Grants To Units Of Local Government PALMERTON BOROUGH AND MAHONING TOWNSHIP JOINT RECOVERY ACT JAG PROJECT | Justice, Department of | 6/25/2009 |
| Flow Measurement Technologies Inc | $26,567 | Contract |
Repair and renovate the existing building C-1943 to provide excellent living quarters for the 4th BCT soldiers. Repair windows, doors and replace locksets to improve security. Provide screens for all windows, repair and paint interior walls and ceilings,
This spending item is part of a $17,121,697 allocation.
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Army, Department of | 9/28/2009 |
| CARBON COUNTY | $25,000 | Grant |
WIA Dislocated Workers WIA Adult Grants: To provide a variety of work-related employment and training services, including job training opportunities, to unemployed or underemployed adults to support their entry or reentry into the job market. WIA Youth Grants: To provide empl
This spending item is part of a $99,675,530 allocation.
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Employment and Training Administration | 2/17/2009 |
| CARBON COUNTY | $22,558 | Grant |
Aging Home-Delivered Nutrition Services for States ARRA funding of home delivered nutrition services will augment existing resources, replace revenue lost from local resources due to the economic downturn and support the continued delivery of meals to vulnerable older Americans. Home delivered mealsls help... Show more
This spending item is part of a $1,479,863 allocation.
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Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration on Aging | 3/18/2009 |
| CARBON COUNTY | $20,000 | Grant |
Aging Congregate Nutrition Services for States The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided funding for congregate nutrition services. Established in 1972 under the Older Americans Act, the program provides meals to older Americans in congregate facilities such as senior centers, adultlt ... Show more
This spending item is part of a $3,005,971 allocation.
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Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration on Aging | 3/18/2009 |
| CARBON COUNTY | $11,444 | Grant |
Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides $252.8 million for PennsylvaniaG??s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), which is designed to help low-income households decrease energy consumption and costs. These resources will enable ththe C... Show more
This spending item is part of a $254,172,883 allocation.
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Energy, Department of | 3/27/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $10,500 | Direct P | Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments | Social Security Administration | 12/31/2009 |
| Borough of Summit Hill | $10,000 | Grant |
Recovery Act - Eward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program/ Grants to States and Territories The Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program permits funding for a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions. JAG funds may be used for state e and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel,... Show more
This spending item is part of a $45,453,997 allocation.
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Justice, Department of | 5/19/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $8,500 | Direct P | Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments | Social Security Administration | 6/30/2010 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $8,000 | Direct P | Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments | Social Security Administration | 3/31/2010 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $6,250 | Direct P | Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments | Social Security Administration | 9/30/2010 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $4,500 | Direct P | Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments | Social Security Administration | 12/31/2010 |
| Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital | $2,500 | Grant |
ARRA - Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections This program is intended to address the Health and Human Services Action Plan to prevent healthcare associated infections (HAI). Funding will provide for technical assistance to make critical short-term investments that will provide for a sustainablble sta... Show more
This spending item is part of a $1,020,480 allocation.
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Health and Human Services, Department of / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 8/28/2009 |
| PALMERTON HOSPITAL | $2,500 | Grant |
ARRA - Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections This program is intended to address the Health and Human Services Action Plan to prevent healthcare associated infections (HAI). Funding will provide for technical assistance to make critical short-term investments that will provide for a sustainablble sta... Show more
This spending item is part of a $1,020,480 allocation.
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Health and Human Services, Department of / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 8/28/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $0 | Loan | Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans - Direct SECTION 502 SINGLE FAMILY HSNG DIRECT LN - 2009 ARRA | Agriculture, Department of / Rural Housing Service | 11/30/2009 |