Cook County, Minn.
| 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 chaiairs, carpet, and upda... 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.
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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 plalan... 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 furnaces, energy star appli... 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 in need of seeing a p... 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 Forestst ... 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 rurural M... Show more
This spending item is part of a $4,858,219 allocation.
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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.
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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 y and the Fore... 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 |