Material Listing

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.