Applications
The status of grant applications will be updated as
new information becomes
available.
GRANT: State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
DESCRIPTION: The State Fiscal Stabilization Program is part
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. ARRA will provide
more than $48 billion to
America’s governors to reduce the potential of
additional funding reductions in state and local budgets for education and other
essential government services.
AMOUNT: Alabama's share is more than $729 million, with
schools (including institutions of higher education) designated to receive
$596.35 million. The remaining $132.68 million will assist funding of general state
government services.
STATUS: Alabama has received 100%
of federal funds for general state government
services and 90% of federal funds for education and
will apply those funds based on the timeline below.
TIMELINE: 50% of education funds
will be applied in fiscal year 2010. The remaining
50% will be applied in fiscal year 2011. 100% of
general state government services funds will be
applied in fiscal year 2010.
Update as of 3-2-2010
The Phase II application was submitted on December
24th 2009, prior to the January deadline. The Finance
Department received an email notifying that the Phase I
application along with the corresponding Maintenance of
Effort documentation was approved by the Department of
Education on February 22, 2010.
Update as of 7-6-2012 All funds
have been expended.
GRANT:
SFSF Government Services Allocation
DESCRIPTION:Section 14002(b) of the ARRA authorizes a State to use its Government Services
funds for “public safety and other government services”, including assistance for elementary and secondary
education and public IHEs. In addition, the State may use these funds for modernization, renovation, or
repair of public school facilities and IHEs, including modernization, renovation, and repairs that are
consistent with a recognized green-building rating system, subject to the requirements in the ARRA. The
scope of allowable activities must be determined on the basis of State law, subject to applicable requirements
in the ARRA and other Federal laws, including the limited restrictions in the ARRA on the uses of funds.A
State should expend funds from its Government Services Fund allocation in a manner that will help create jobs,
reduce unemployment, stabilize and improve the State’s economy, and avert the need to raise taxes.
The Department also encourages Governors to use these funds in ways that support State and local educational
reform initiatives, especially activities that will enable the State to make progress in the areas related
to the four education reform assurances provided in the State’s application for Stabilization funding.
AMOUNT: $1,510,903.00
STATUS: All funds have been
expended to date.
TIMELINE: The Government Services funds are available for obligation through September 30, 2011.
Update as of 08-12-2010
The Finance Dept will receive $500,000 from the Government Services portion of State Fiscal Stabilization Funds.
Efforts are being made to complete all paperwork necessary to be a sub-recipient, which includes updating the
Finance Dept Risk Management Checklist. EBO created a Required Data Elements Document that will show sub-recipients
what data will need to be submitted to EBO for quarterly reporting. Each recipient of Government Services funds will
receive an SFSF processes document containing all deadlines for reporting these data elements and the processes that
will need to be used.
Update as of 07-06-2012 All funds
have been expended to date
GRANT:
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
DESCRIPTION: The National
Telecommunications and Information Administration's
Broadband Opportunities Program would allow an
upgrade to the state data network, providing robust,
converged voice and data network access to state
agencies and public safety offices across Alabama.
As a result, underserved areas would gain access to
faster bandwidth, greater reliability, improved
web-based application experiences, stronger network
security, voice over IP, video service applications
and more.
AMOUNT: $30,000,000.00 requested
STATUS: Applied (Department of
Finance Information Services Division)
TIMELINE: Application due August
14, 2009 (please see Timeline updates below):
Update as of 10-15-09:
The BTOP Review Committee was to send their recommendations to the Governor's Office the morning of October 14th. A letter is to be sent from the Governor's Office to NTIA with an endorsement of selected projects. We have not yet been notified of the committee's decisions.
Update as of 11-4-09:
ISD ‘s grant request was recommended by the Governor to the Dept. of Commerce to consider ISD Metro E Broadband Network grant application. ISD is suppose to receive notice of approval sometime in December 2009.
Update as of 3-2-2010
On January 25th, the Finance Department received a letter
stating that our grant application was not selected for the
1st round of funding by the Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program (BTOP). We are organizing a second round application
which will hopefully be more competitive. Attached is a copy of
the letter that was received.
Update as of 08-17-2010
ISD made the decision to request a withdrawal of the application described above from the federal funding agency. There are several reasons for withdrawal, with the most significant factor being that ISD believes there are alternate cost effective measures that may be available to the State in order to achieve the same result that would have been seen with the use of the BTOP grant.
GRANT:
Education Jobs Funds
DESCRIPTION: The Education Jobs Fund (Ed Jobs) program is a new
Federal program
that provides $10 billion in assistance to States to save or create education jobs for the 2010-2011
school year. Jobs funded under this program include those that provide educational and related services
for early childhood, elementary, and secondary education.
AMOUNT: $151,748,704.00
STATUS: Funds remaining to be spent.
TIMELINE: Funds must be made available to LEAs for use in the 2010-2011 school year.
Update as of 08-12-2010
The State of Alabama submitted a grant application on 8-20-2010. No response from the Department of Education
has been received.
Update as of 07-06-2012
Funds remaining to be spent.
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