American Reconstruction and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

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American Reconstruction and Reinvestment
Act(ARRA)

• Community Services Block Grant
• Child Care Development Fund
• Weatherization Program
• Other Funds

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Community Services Block Grant(CSBG)

• Normally receive 3.25 million a year
• 6 Community Action Agencies
• http//www.idahocommunityaction.org
• Increased eligibility level to 200 of Poverty
• Received 4.95 million ARRA for two years

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CSBG ARRA Uses

• Job Creation and Retention Programs
• OJT
• Job Skills Classes
• Education programs
• GED Assistance
• Financial support
• Exam preparation
• Emergency Services
• Nutrition Services

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CSBG ARRA Outcomes from July 1, 2009-September
30, 2009

• Begin spending September 2009.
• CSBG ARRA grant is 9.6 spent, agencies have
  spent 470,223
• ARRA Job Creation
• Jobs Created 42.25
• Idaho CSBG Program First Quarter Outcomes
• Unemployed individuals obtained a Job 46
• Completed ABE/GED and received Certificate 25
• Rent/Mortgage Assistance 251
• Employed and obtained an increase in
  income/benefits 17

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Child Care Development Fund(CCDF)

• CCDF provides funding for the Idaho Child Care
  Program for
• Tuition Assistance to low income families working
  or going to school
• Multiple strategies to enhance and create Quality
  Child Care in Idaho
• Normally receive 25 Million annually
• State Match not available 2009 and 2010 so we can
  only draw 15.5 Million.
• Received 12 Million in ARRA funding for two
  years

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CCDF Uses and Outcomes

• Tuition Assistance to all eligible families
• 1.5 million for Quality Improvement Activities
  conducted by IdahoSTARS
• Scholarships (115 college scholarships to
  providers this fall), Incentives, Mentors,
  Grants, and Assessments 2 yr goal 1,118
• Strengthening Families and QRIS Project
  Expansion 2yr Goal 100 additional providers
  participating
• Creation of 1.5 jobs

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Economic Importance of Child Care in the Regional
Economy

• With the recession our formal child care sector
  has come under serious stress. Child care has
  three components
• Its effect on places (regional economy),
• Its effect on parents (social infrastructure
  supporting workers and their employers), and
• Its effect on children (investing in human
  development for a productive future workforce).
• We find the child care sector has linkages to the
  rest of the economy that are equally strong or
  greater than retail and tourism and other social
  infrastructure sectors such as hospitals, job
  training, elementary and secondary schools and
  colleges and universities.
• Liu,Z., R. Ribeiro, and M.Warner, 2004. Comparing
  Child Care Multipliers in the Regional Economy
  Analysis from 50 States. Ithaca NW Cornell
  University http//economicdevelopment.cce.cornell.
  edu.

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Child Care Sector Like an Iceberg
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Weatherization Program

• Normally receive 3.4 million a year
• 5 Community Action Agencies and Canyon County
  Office on Aging
• http//www.idahocommunityaction.org
• Increased eligibility level to 200 of Poverty
• Received 30.3 million ARRA for two years

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Weatherization Program

• Normally serve households at 150 of poverty
  with a maximum of 3,000 per home.
• In 2008, 1,399 units were Weatherized.
• With ARRA funding, poverty limit is at 200 of
  poverty with a maximum of 6,000 per home.
• It is expected that we will Weatherize more than
  1500 additional units a year with ARRA funds
• New Jobs created
• 119 (up from 70) jobs
• 40 additional contractors

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Weatherization Outcomes
Agency Baseline average units/month July Actual August Actual September Actual Total for Quarter
CAP Lewiston Coeur dAlene 30 45 45 45 135
CCOA Caldwell 27 41 45 42 128
EICAP Idaho Falls 16 35 32 35 102
El-Ada Boise 24 24 30 61 217
SCCAP Twin Falls 14 17 20 24 61
SEICAA Pocatello 13 30 32 34 96
Total 124 192 204 241 738
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Other ARRA Funded Programs

• Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program
  (TEFAP), 96,000 to purchase and store additional
  emergency food.
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
  IDHW decided not to access these funds because of
  State matching requirements.