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19035 Cherokee County, Iowa

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U.S. Iowa Cherokee
Population 308,745,538 3,046,355 12,095
Total recovery funding $522,082,377,600 $4,670,017,071 $8,942,555
Funding per Capita $1,691 $1,533 $739
Unemployment
7/2008
6.2
4.1
3.3
7/2009
+3.6
9.8
+1.6
5.7
+0.8
4.1
7/2010
-0.2
9.6
+0.8
6.5
+1.3
5.4
7/2011
-0.6
9.0
-0.9
5.6
-0.4
5.0
7/2012
-0.9
8.1
-0.4
5.2
-0.5
4.5
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 $4,455,264
Small Business Administration $1,993,600
Education, Department of $1,111,691
Social Security Administration $702,000
Transportation, Department of $680,000

Projects

Stimulus contracts, grants and loans in Cherokee County, Iowa 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
SCHOON CONSTRUCTION INC. $3,325,000 Loan Unknown Business and Industry Loans - ARRA Agriculture, Department of / Rural Business Cooperative Service 2/08/2010
5 STAR COMMUNICATIONS INC. $1,370,000 Loan 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE Small Business Administration 3/16/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $953,980 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 $697,750 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 6/30/2009
Cherokee Community School District $578,265 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 $386,373,745 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 6/01/2009
TRANSPORTATION, IOWA DEPT OF $500,000 Grant Highway Planning and Construction This project will improve the driving surface and extend the life of the pavement by milling the existing surface and then applying a hot mix asphalt overlay on approximately 3 miles of County Route M25 from the Ida/Cherokee County line to County Route C6 Transportation, Department of / Federal Highway Administration 3/18/2009
Karl & Sara Koeling DDS PC $336,000 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 9/27/2010
Marcus-Meridan-Cleghorn Community School $249,344 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 $386,373,745 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 6/01/2009
County of Cherokee $180,000 Grant Highway Planning and Construction Cherokee Iowa on North River Road from the city limits to the River Road Bridge. The project consists of a four inch hot-mix asphalt overlay with mail box turnouts and driveway/intersection fillets which will provide for a smoother ride on the roadway. Transportation, Department of / Federal Highway Administration 3/18/2009
Aurelia Community School District $160,173 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 $386,373,745 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 6/01/2009
CHEROKEE MAIN STREET PHARMACY $150,000 Loan 7(a) Loan Guarantees RURAL LENDER ADVANTAGE Small Business Administration 2/27/2009
LUDVIGSON CHIROPRACTIC LLC $102,600 Loan 7(a) Loan Guarantees RURAL LENDER ADVANTAGE Small Business Administration 2/04/2010
Cherokee Community School District $96,269 Grant Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act Funding to school districts to support struggling readers (consistent with regular Title I programming)
This spending item is part of a $51,497,022 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 8/31/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $75,000 Loan Farm Operating Loans DIRECT OPERATING LOAN SUBSIDY Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 3/05/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $39,350 Loan Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans - Direct SECTION 502 SINGLE FAMILY HSNG DIRECT LN - 2009 ARRA Agriculture, Department of / Rural Housing Service 9/30/2009
CAREY INCORPORATED $35,000 Loan America's Recovery Capital Loans ARC GUAR LOANS Small Business Administration 8/11/2010
CHEROKEE COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT $27,640 Grant State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Government Services, Recovery Act Government Services Fund is for public safety and other government services, which may include assistance for elementary and secondary education and public institutions of higher education, and for modernization, renovation, o... Show more
This spending item is part of a $85,965,797 allocation. See details
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 6/01/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $25,606 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 3/31/2010
TODD FARMS INC $15,370 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 6/24/2010
LARRABEE COMMUNITY FIRE ASSOCIATION $6,000 Grant Community Facilities Loans and Grants Community Facilities Loans and Grants - ARRA Agriculture, Department of / Rural Housing Service 9/02/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $5,396 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 5/31/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $3,364 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 7/31/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $2,871 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 4/30/2010
WEST FORK ENT INC $2,359 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 3/10/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $2,000 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 9/30/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $1,500 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 12/31/2009
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $750 Direct P Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments Social Security Administration 3/31/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $461 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 9/30/2010
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $461 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 8/31/2011
MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS $46 Direct P Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Agriculture, Department of / Farm Service Agency 6/30/2010
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 9/30/2009
Greenwood Funeral Home $0 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 10/09/2009
TRANSPORTATION, IOWA DEPT OF $0 Grant Highway Planning and Construction Cherokee Iowa on North River Road from the city limits to the River Road Bridge. The project consists of a four inch hot-mix asphalt overlay with mail box turnouts and driveway/intersection fillets which will provide for a smoother ride on the roadway.
This spending item is part of a $180,000 allocation. See details
Transportation, Department of / Federal Highway Administration 3/18/2009