FIRST STOP GUIDE to STIMULUS FUNDS

FIRST STOP GUIDE to STIMULUS FUNDSPresented by The East Bay Community Foundation in cooperation with Congresswoman Barbara Lee

(9th District of California)

Introduction & Overview

Spring 2009

www.eastbaycf.org MAY 2009 • PAGE 2

WELCOME

Welcome to the First Stop Guide to Stimulus Funds (i.e., the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or “ARRA”) [presented by the East Bay Community Foundation in cooperation with Congresswoman Barbara Lee].

This series of materials is a “FIRST STOP” hub of public information, tips, hints, and advice – gathered to help you understand opportunities and to provide you with a road map for exploring more options.

Please take a moment to review this introductory presentation. It can help you focus your search for funding that may apply to your needs or services.

PART 1: The Basics


STEP 1: START @ www.recovery.gov

The first place for up-to-date official information on all stimulus funding is www.recovery.gov.

This portal will give you information about every aspect of the ARRA and its current status.


STEP 2: Introducing the TOPICS

This First Stop Guide organizes Stimulus Funds into simple TOPICS.

The following page presents the TOPICS that we use and provides some EXAMPLES of the types of subjects, grants, and projects in each Topic Area. Please note: these examples are not exhaustive for each area.

Look for the Topics and Examples that match your needs and services.

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PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE

· Policing· Disaster Assistance· Crime Prevention· Stop Violence

Against Women

SCIENCE & RESEARCH

· Science, Math, and Technology Research

SMALL BUSINESS & ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

· Loans· Micro Loans· Bonds· Business Invesment

NATIONAL PARKS &

RESOURCES

· Parks Jobs· Preservation· Wildlife Fire

Management

HOUSING

· Emergency Food Shelter

· Home Loan Assistance

· Preventing Homelessness

· Public Housing Assistance

· Rural Housing

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

· Broadband· Digital TV· Distance Learning

SELECT TAX CREDITS

· Individual Tax Relief Initiatives

JOB TRAINING & UNEMPLOYMENT

· Dislocated Workers· Youth Build

Programs· Green Jobs· Job Corps

TOPIC AREAS & EXAMPLES

CHILD CARE

· Child Care· Community Service

Block Grants· Rural Day Care

EDUCATION

· K-12 Schools· Work Study· Student Loans· Special Education

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENERGY, and

INFRASTRUCTURE

· Recycling & Renewable Energy

· Clean Water· Nuclear Cleanup· Smart Grid· Engineering

FOOD ASSISTANCE

· Emergency Food Shelter

· School Lunch· Senior Nutrition

Programs

HEALTH

· Community Health Clinics

· Head Start· Healthcare Workers· IT Systems for

Health

OTHER PROVISIONS

(Miscellaneous)

TRANSPORTATION

· High Speed Rail· Airports· Highway

Improvement

Look for the Topics and Subjects that are close to your needs and services! Each Topic Area box contains some examples of the types of funding in that area.

Please note that these sample lists of examples are not exhaustive – there may be many more subjects and examples in each Topic Area.


STEP 3: TOPICS and FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS

WHERE DOES IT GO FIRST?Most Stimulus Funding will go to a FEDERAL DEPARTMENT as the first action. Departments (or Agencies) can receive and distribute funding in different topic areas.

On the following pages, please find:

List of the FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS that are receiving and distributing Stimulus Funds.

Chart of TOPIC AREAS and their respective FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS (e.g., for SMALL BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, the federal departments are U.S. Department of Commerce, Internal Revenue Service).


Complete List of Federal Departments & Initials

Agency for International Development (USAID)

Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Department of Commerce (DOC) Department of Defense (DOD) Department of Education (ED) Department of Energy (DOE) Department of Health and Human

Services (HHS) Department of Homeland

Security (DHS) Department of Housing and Urban

Development (HUD) Department of Justice (DOJ) Department of Labor (DOL) Department of State (DOS)

Department of the Interior (DOI) Department of Transportation (DOT) Department of Treasury (TREAS) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) General Services Administration (GSA) National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA) National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) Small Business Administration (SBA) Smithsonian Institution (SI) Social Security Administration (SSA) US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)













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PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE

· Department of Justice

· Homeland Security

SCIENCE & RESEARCH

· National Science Foundation

SMALL BUSINESS & ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

· Department of Commerce

· Small Business Administration

· Treasury

NATIONAL PARKS &

RESOURCES

· Department of the Interior

HOUSING

· HUD (Housing & Urban Development)

· Homeland Security· USDA (Agriculture)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

· Department of Commerce

· USDA (Agriculture)· Federal

Communications Commission (FCC)

JOB TRAINING & UNEMPLOYMENT

· Department of Labor· Employment &

Training Agency

TOPIC AREAS & FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS

CHILD CARE

· Health & Human Services

· USDA (Agriculture)

EDUCATION

· Department of Education

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENERGY, and INFRASTRUCTURE

· Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

· Energy· USDA (Agriculture)· Corps Engineers· Internal Revenue Services

(IRS)· Defense· Transportation

FOOD ASSISTANCE


· USDA (Agriculture)

HEALTH


· National Institute of Health

Locate the appropriate federal departments within your TOPIC AREA and check out the ARRA recovery site for that department or agency!

SELECT TAX CREDITS

· Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OTHER PROVISIONS

(Miscellaneous)

TRANSPORTATION

· Department of Transportation

· Federal Transit Authority


STEP 4: Visit the Federal Department’s Individual Recovery Site

(www.[Insert Department Initials].gov/recovery)

Each federal department has its own “Recovery Website,” which will provide up-to-date information about their streams of money.

A complete list of all department recovery sites is located at: http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/agencies

EXAMPLE:

If you are interested in money for small business loans, then you could choose the TOPIC (Small Business & Economic & Development).

Then, you can visit the individual recovery websites of the relevant DEPARTMENTS for that TOPIC (e.g., Department of Commerce (DOC), Small Business Administration (SBA)) to monitor the status of funding in that agency.


STEP 5: California & Stimulus Funds

You may wish to monitor how federal stimulus money is flowing to California and your local community. There are several places you can look:

(1) CALIFORNIA OFFICIAL RECOVERY SITEhttp://www.recovery.ca.gov/

(2) CALIFORNIA PORTAL in www.recovery.govAt http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/allocation-programs&state=CA, you can get real-time information on the flow of money and programs.

(3) OVERVIEW OF STATES & PROGRAMS FUNDED by ARRAThe Council of State Governments has released a useful report that summarizes all of the relevant provisions of the Recovery Act, including a list of every funded program. The report is entitled, “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: A Guide for State and Local Governments.” This report can be found at: http://www.staterecovery.org/federal-assistance.


STEP 6: How to Apply?

How to Apply for Stimulus Money – OverviewThe Public Affairs Council has a webinar overview of understanding the procurement process with stimulus money. For more details, please visit: http://pac.org/content/webinar-procuring-funds-stimulus-package.

“The Obama Stimulus Package – What’s in it for YOU?”“Veteran grants and funding analysts Ray Sweeney and Frank Klimko deliver 90-minutes of in-depth, actionable information designed to help you successfully navigate through the federal funding maze and obtain the stimulus funding you and your organization deserves. On April 16, 2009, this audio conference was held and provides a thorough overview of how the complicated stimulus bill works, with a special focus on how nonprofit organizations -- as a well as state and local governments -- are affected by it. We'll tell you where the stimulus money is headed, how much of it is going directly to the states, how much of it is going directly to localities, and -- most important -- how long it's going to take for the money to reach its final destination: Main Street!” Please visit: http://cdpublications.com/store/145 for more details & fees.


STEP 7: Where to Apply?The Big Picture & Types of $

http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/opportunities

Looking to do business with the federal government? Check out FedBizOpps.gov for all federal government contracting opportunities.

For grant opportunities related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, use the Find Recovery Act Opportunities option on Grants.gov.

Interested in finding out which loans or benefits you might be eligible for? GovLoans.gov is a Web site designed to help you learn more about federal loans.

You can also visit GovBenefits.gov where a screening tool will help you find government benefits you may be eligible to receive.


STEP 8: Special Analyses – Bay Area Planning & Green Issues Bay Area Economic Recovery Plan – Bay Area Council Economic Institute (BACEI)BACEI is designing a multi-topic recovery plan to submit to the California Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency (BT&H) by June 1, 2009. For more details, please visit: http://www.bayeconfor.org/recovery/index.html.

“Green” Investments in the Stimulus PackageBuild It Green presents “Federal Stimulus Support for Green Investments,” an analysis of the green parts of the ARRA that spans across topic areas such as energy, infrastructure, and employment. For more details, please visit: http://www.builditgreen.org/files/uploads/eNews/Stimulus_Package_Summary.pdf.

Bringing Home the Green Recovery: A User's GuideThe recently passed $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is a big, bold, and historic investment intended to kick-start the United States economy and lay the foundation for long-term economic growth and stability. It can also serve as a down payment, if invested wisely, on building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. Green For All and PolicyLink have prepared this User’s Guide to assist local and state advocates, nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and policymakers in making the best use of recovery dollars. For more details, please visit: http://www.greenforall.org/resources/recoveryusersguide.


STEP 9: Special Analyses – Equity and Fairness

Equality, Equity, and Fairness in Distributing Stimulus Funds – Report SeriesPolicyLink, a national policy organization, provides a series of reports that analyze the equity issues in distributing stimulus funding. PolicyLink is releasing various publications that focus on stimulus topic areas. Some examples include:• An Engine of Opportunity: A User’s Guide to Advocate for Transportation Equity in the 2009 Recovery Act• Bringing Home the Green Recovery: A User’s Guide for the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Equality, Equity, and Fairness in Distributing Stimulus Funds – Web Conference SeriesPolicyLink, a national policy organization, is providing a series of web conference call briefings that analyze the equity issues in distributing stimulus funding. PolicyLink is hosting these call briefings on a bi-weekly basis, and the focus on various stimulus topic areas. Some past and future examples include:

Friday, April 10: "Ending Poverty and Building Equity in the Federal Budget" Friday, April 24: "Achieving a Fair, Transparent, and Accountable Recovery" Friday, May 8: "Talking with the Media About Equity and Recovery" Friday, May 22: "The Outlook for Health and Wellness in the Recovery" Friday, June 5: "What's the Rural Agenda in the Economic Recovery Agenda?" Friday, June 19: "The Green Recovery: How Communities Are Faring So Far?“

PART 2: Using the Guide


A. HARD COPY GUIDE – Choosing Topics

If you use the hard copy version of the First Stop Guide, you can begin by choosing the TOPIC(s) that match your needs and services.

Using the TOPICS charts in this presentation, you can find the appropriate examples for your needs.


B. HARD COPY GUIDE – Reviewing the Entries

Once you’ve selected a TOPIC, you can find the relevant pages in the Table of Contents.

At the beginning of each TOPIC section or chapter, there are several INFORMATION BOXES about the topic in general.

INFORMATION BOXES provide you with up-to-date status reports, press releases, websites, and other relevant news.


C. HARD COPY GUIDE – What’s In the Entry?

Each TOPIC has several entries for the different streams of available money.

Each ENTRY gives you the following info:

PROGRAM NAME: Official Name of the Funding

WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? The relevant department, agency, and office that will distribute the money.

HOW MUCH MONEY? Actual dollar amounts for the funding stream.

WHAT’S IT FOR? Purpose, Description, Activities, Programs

HOW DO I APPLY? Type of Distribution, Application Instructions

WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION & WHO DO I CONTACT? Websites, Federal Contact Info, Local Contact Info

ANY OTHER INFORMATION?


D. ONLINE SEARCHABLE GUIDE

The First Stop Guide has been translated into a database structure. With funding and development, an online searchable version of the Guide will launch at www.eastbaycf.org.

ONLINE SEARCH:With the online version, you may select a TOPIC area, and then search within that Topic for KEYWORDS to focus your results.


FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please Visit

www.eastbaycf.org

and

http://lee.house.gov/

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