McDowell County, N.C.
| U.S. | North Carolina | McDowell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 308,745,538 | 9,535,483 | 45,016 |
| Total recovery funding | $522,082,377,600 | $15,205,543,291 | $21,379,191 |
| Funding per Capita | $1,691 | $1,595 | $475 |
Unemployment
7/2008 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
7.9 |
7/2009 |
+3.6
9.8 |
+4.6
11.1 |
+7.0
14.9 |
7/2010 |
-0.2
9.6 |
-1.2
9.9 |
-3.4
11.5 |
7/2011 |
-0.6
9.0 |
+1.0
10.9 |
+2.3
13.8 |
7/2012 |
-0.9
8.1 |
-1.1
9.8 |
-2.2
11.6 |
Unemployment Rate, 7/08 – 7/12
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Funding by Federal Agency and Department
| Click total to see spending list | ||
|---|---|---|
| Education, Department of | $8,869,679 | |
| Agriculture, Department of | $4,112,493 | |
| Social Security Administration | $2,654,000 | |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $2,503,073 | |
| Transportation, Department of | $1,905,285 | |
| Housing and Urban Development, Department of | $825,000 | |
| Energy, Department of | $247,519 | |
| Health and Human Services, Department of | $117,549 | |
| Small Business Administration | $105,000 | |
| Justice, Department of | $37,793 | |
| Employment and Training Administration | $1,800 | |
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Projects
Stimulus contracts, grants and loans in McDowell County, N.C.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC DOWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (INC) | $3,609,730 | 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 $1,161,931,564 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 5/20/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $3,497,418 | Loan | Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans - Guaranteed Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loans - ARRA | Agriculture, Department of / Rural Housing Service | 8/31/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $2,575,000 | Direct P | Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments | Social Security Administration | 6/30/2009 |
| MARION, CITY OF | $2,503,073 | Grant |
Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Funds This agreement provides funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the state of North Carolina to capitalize its revolving loan fund for the financing for the construction of wastewater treatment facilities and assocociated infrastr... Show more
This spending item is part of a $70,729,100 allocation.
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|
Environmental Protection Agency | 4/03/2009 |
| TRANSPORTATION, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF | $1,905,285 | Grant | Highway Planning and Construction Highway Infrastructure Investment Grants | Transportation, Department of / Federal Highway Administration | 7/15/2010 |
| MC DOWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (INC) | $1,362,753 | 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 $314,410,039 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services | 8/31/2009 |
| MCDOWELL TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | $1,254,945 | Direct P | Federal Pell Grant Program GRANT PROGRAM | Education, Department of / DOED - Student Financial Assistance Programs | 7/21/2010 |
| MC DOWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (INC) | $952,193 | 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 $257,444,956 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 8/31/2009 |
| MCDOWELL, COUNTY OF | $825,000 | Grant |
Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (Recovery Act Funded) The North Carolina Homelessness Prevention and Rapid ReHousing Program provides services to households in 57 of North Carolina's 100 counties. The State program predicts preventing homelessness for 1600 households and rapidlyly re-housing 620 currently hom... Show more
This spending item is part of a $22,157,468 allocation.
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Housing and Urban Development, Department of | 9/01/2009 |
| MC DOWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (INC) | $650,982 | Grant |
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Race-to-the-Top Incentive Grants, Recovery Act The purpose of the Race to the Top Fund is to encourage and reward States that are creating the conditions for education innovation and reform; achieving significant improvement in student outcomes; and implementiting ambitious plans in the four core educat... Show more
This spending item is part of a $399,465,769 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 9/24/2010 |
| MCDOWELL TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | $437,164 | Direct P | Federal Pell Grant Program GRANT PROGRAM | Education, Department of / DOED - Student Financial Assistance Programs | 5/12/2010 |
| MCDOWELL TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | $249,213 | Direct P | Federal Pell Grant Program GRANT PROGRAM | Education, Department of / DOED - Student Financial Assistance Programs | 8/10/2009 |
| MCDOWELL TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | $246,521 | 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 $1,161,931,564 allocation.
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|
Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 5/20/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $225,000 | Loan | Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans - Direct SECTION 502 SINGLE FAMILY HSNG DIRECT LN - 2009 ARRA | Agriculture, Department of / Rural Housing Service | 9/30/2010 |
| MC DOWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (INC) | $128,627 | Grant |
State Energy Program Through ARRA funding to the State Energy Program, North Carolina is significantly increasing its investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy, building its sustainable energy economy and workforce and promoting innovation and development of new e
This spending item is part of a $75,989,000 allocation.
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Energy, Department of / National Energy Technology Laboratory | 9/19/2009 |
| MC DOWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (INC) | $117,549 | Grant | ARRA - Head Start Award Title: Head Start 2009 ARRA COLA Quality Improvement Funding. This award provides for ARRA Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), and Quality Improvement funding consistent with the provisions of Section 640(a)(5) of the Head Start Act. Head Start promo | Health and Human Services, Department of / Administration for Children and Families | 7/01/2009 |
| GREER OUTDOOR SERVICES | $116,327 | Contract | Recovery-CIM-0811-04T Trail package #6 GF. Maintenence to be performed on 12.4 miles of existing horse,mountain bike and hiking trails to bring them up to current USDA Forest Service standards. | Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service | 8/03/2010 |
| EQUINOX ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTATION & DESIGN IN. | $92,267 | Contract | Invasive species control in the Linville Gorge, Pisgah NF. Biologist-Coordinator/Inspector; the biologist will coordinate, monitor, and inspect invasive species control efforts in the Linville Gorge area. | Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service | 5/19/2010 |
| APPALACHIAN ECOLOGICAL SERVICES | $89,250 | Contract | Invasive Plant Removal in Linville Gorge Area | Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service | 5/25/2010 |
| MCDOWELL, COUNTY OF | $66,749 | Grant |
State Energy Program Through ARRA funding to the State Energy Program, North Carolina is significantly increasing its investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy, building its sustainable energy economy and workforce and promoting innovation and development of new e
This spending item is part of a $75,989,000 allocation.
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Energy, Department of / National Energy Technology Laboratory | 9/19/2009 |
| Dover Insulation Inc | $55,000 | Loan | 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE | Small Business Administration | 8/10/2009 |
| MC DOWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (INC) | $53,603 | 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 $12,071,141 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services | 8/31/2009 |
| MCDOWELL, COUNTY OF | $52,143 | Grant |
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) NC SEO plan is to provide the EECBG funds, through a competitive proposal process, to those non-designated agencies and communities, including public school systems and community colleges (about 33) that are not receiving funding directlyly from the federal... Show more
This spending item is part of a $20,925,300 allocation.
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Energy, Department of | 9/18/2009 |
| H & A Trucking Inc. | $50,000 | Loan | 7(a) Loan Guarantees TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE | Small Business Administration | 2/04/2010 |
| MC DOWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (INC) | $46,329 | Grant |
Education for Homeless Children and Youth, Recovery Act Ensure that each homeless child and youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as other children and youth.
This spending item is part of a $1,627,010 allocation.
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Education, Department of / Office of Elementary and Secondary Education | 4/10/2009 |
| SOUTHMOUNTAIN CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES | $37,793 | Grant |
Recovery Act - State Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program This grant award provides funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to enhance crime victim services in North Carolina. The Recovery Act-OVC FY09 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program fundsds are competitiv... Show more
This spending item is part of a $1,110,000 allocation.
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Justice, Department of | 4/24/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $32,000 | Direct P | Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments | Social Security Administration | 9/30/2009 |
| EQUINOX ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTATION & DESIGN IN. | $27,500 | Contract | This contract is part of a larger effort in the Linville Gorge Area to reduce the abundance of Princess Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) and other non-native invasive species. While efforts are underway to inventory and control non-natives outside of the wilde | Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service | 5/28/2010 |
| WESTERN CAROLINA SURVEYORS P A INC | $21,563 | Contract | National Forest in N.C. - Project:Cadastral Land Surveying - Old Fort II Area | Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service | 8/13/2010 |
| MCMAHAN & ASSOCIATES, P.A. | $20,826 | Contract | Surveying, posting, marking, and painting of US Forest Service boundary lines. | Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service | 9/09/2009 |
| MCMAHAN & ASSOCIATES, P.A. | $19,843 | Contract | Surveying,posting, marking, and painting US Forest Service boundary lines. | Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service | 9/09/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $13,250 | Direct P | Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments | Social Security Administration | 3/31/2010 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $10,250 | Direct P | Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments | Social Security Administration | 6/30/2010 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $10,000 | Direct P | Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments | Social Security Administration | 12/31/2009 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $7,000 | Direct P | Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments | Social Security Administration | 12/31/2010 |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $6,500 | Direct P | Social Security Economic Recovery Act Payments | Social Security Administration | 9/30/2010 |
| MCDOWELL TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | $6,246 | Direct P | Federal Work-Study Program CAMPUS-BASED /FWS | Education, Department of / DOED - Student Financial Assistance Programs | 4/01/2009 |
| SMITH, CLARENCE | $2,500 | Contract | inspect surveying | Agriculture, Department of / Forest Service | 10/19/2009 |
| GARRETT HALL, MELISSA | $1,800 | Contract | I reviewed applications received in response to a Solicitation for Grants Applications against defined evaluation criteria and provided a written assessment of applications? strengths and weaknesses. | Employment and Training Administration | 11/24/2009 |
| 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 | 9/30/2010 |