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The Recovery Act provides $400 million for State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations. The Act requires that at least $250 million be used by states for reemployment services for unemployment insurance claimants.

The Recovery Act provides $120 million for the Community Service Employment for Older Americans program. Funding is provided for part-time employment opportunities for low income seniors.

$1,250,000,000 is provided for formula funded programs. An additional $200,000,000 is provided for National Emergency Grants to respond to plant closings, mass layoffs and other worker dislocations.

Amount: $500 million is allocated to provide quality employment and training services to assist eligible individuals in finding and qualifying for meaningful employment. Priority use of funds is for services to public assistance recipients and other low income individuals. An additional $750 million is provided for a Program of Competitive Grants for Worker Training and Placement in High Growth and Emerging Industry Sectors.&

Services are provided through One-Stop Career Centers. There are three levels of service:

The Recovery Act provides $2.95 billion for the Adult, Youth, and Dislocated Worker employment and training programs, including $500 million for the Adult program, $1.25 billion for the Dislocated Worker program, and $1.2 billion for summer jobs and other youth activities. The Act raises the age eligibility for the Youth program from 21 to 24. The Act also specifies that a priority use for the Adult funds is for public assistance recipients and other low‐income individuals, and specifies that the funding can support the provision of needs‐related payments and support services.

The Recovery Act provides $200 million for the Dislocated Workers National Reserve.

The Recovery Act provides $750 million for a program of competitive grants for worker training and placement in high growth and emerging industry sectors, of which $500 million is designated for research, labor exchange and job training projects that prepare workers for careers in energy efficiency and renewable energy. The Act directs the Secretary of Labor to give priority to projects that prepare workers for careers in the health care sector funded through the remaining $250 million.

Amount: $1 billion for community and economic development projects including housing and services for those hit hard by tough economic times.

The CDBG program works to ensure decent affordable housing, to provide services to the most vulnerable in local communities, and to create jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses. CDBG is an important tool for helping local governments tackle serious challenges facing their communities.

Amount: $2 billion to help communities purchase and rehabilitate foreclosed,vacant properties in order to create more affordable housing and reduce neighborhood blight.

The Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) provides grants to every state and certain local communities to purchase foreclosed or abandoned homes and to rehabilitate, resell, or redevelop these homes in order to stabilize neighborhoods and stem the decline of house values of neighboring homes.

Federal Agency: HUD provides formula grants to states and some cities

The Recovery Act temporarily increases the rate of federal matching funds provided to all states (Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage or FMAP) by 6.2 percent for the twenty‐seven months ending December 31, 2010. States that are experiencing higher unemployment rates would receive an additional FMAP increase (5.5 percent, 8.5 percent, or 11.5 percent). Each state temporarily is 'held harmless' from any drop in its rate under the regular FMAP formula. The Act also provides an extension of the current moratorium on Medicaid case management and other regulations through July 1, 2009.

Amount: $338 million

Overview: To expand services offered at the nation's community health centers. Health centers will use the funds over the next two years to create or retain approximately 6,400 health center jobs. Strategies to expand services may include, but are not limited to, adding new providers, expanding hours of operations or expanding services. The funds are expected to provide care to an additional 2.1 million patients over the next two years, including approximately 1 million uninsured people.

The CCDBG funds will be used by states to provide vouchers to families for child care or to provide access to care through contracts with child care centers. Recovery Act dollars will support a wide range of child care providers, including child care centers and home-based programs. A portion of the funds will be used to improve overall quality and enhance infant and toddler care.

Amount: $1 billion

Overview: For grants to local communities to support employment, food, housing, and healthcare efforts serving those hardest hit by the recession.

Eligible Entities: HHS provides formula grants to cities and local jurisdictions.

Community and Family Support Services: Critical funding for programs such as community services infrastructure, adoption and foster care assistance, meals for the elderly and persons with disabilities, Head Start, and subsidized child care to support children and families through the lifecycle.

Amount: The Recovery Act includes a $2.1 billion investment in Head Start ($1 billion) and Early Head Start ($1.2 billion)

Overview: Head Start and Early Head Start programs will be eligible to apply for grants worth $2.1 billion under the Recovery Act.& Head Start will receive $1 billion, while $1.1 billion will benefit Early Head Start.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced the release of $187 million authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support adoption assistance and foster care programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Nearly $98 million will support adoption assistance programs, while nearly $89 million will go to foster care programs.

A federal match of 66 percent is available for State administrative costs of carrying out child support enforcement program activities under title IV-D of the Social Security Act (Act). ARRA temporarily changes the child support authorization language to allow States to use Federal incentive payments provided to States as their State share of expenditures eligible for Federal match. Provisions would temporarily reverse a 20 percent cut to federal child support program funds made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

Amount: $100 Million

Overview: To support Senior Nutrition Programs through the HHS Administration on Aging's community senior nutrition programs. The Recovery Act provides:

Amount: $50 million

Overview: This program is administered by the Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families. The purpose is to expand and strengthen the role of organizations in their ability to provide social services to low-income communities. The Compassion Capital Fund (CCF) consists of two grant programs:

Amount allocated: Up to $5 billion

Overview: States will be eligible to receive additional resources, up to 50 percent of their annual TANF allocation, over the course of 2009 and 2010. The TANF Emergency Contingency Fund can be used to reimburse states for up to 80 percent of increased expenditures in the state TANF program due to more families requiring assistance because of the recession.

Eligible entities: State TANF agencies will receive these funds; contact your state agency for more information.

Amount: $2.8 million

Overview: Builds the capacity of survivors, advocates, Indian women's organizations, and victim service providers to form nonprofit, nongovernmental tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions to end violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women.

Eligible Entities: established nonprofit, nongovernmental tribal coalitions addressing domestic violence and/or sexual assault against American Indian and Alaska Native women.