Funding Allocations

Washington, August 25 — Nearly $60 million in Impact Aid grants is now available to fund emergency school repairs — especially those that can be finished relatively quickly — under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 — $11.37 billion in stimulus funds — comprising the second and final allocation of supplemental appropriations for Title I, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) funding — will be released a month early, on or around Sept. 1, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced today.

The timing for the funds’ release, which had been scheduled for September 30, was moved up “to help states and districts expedite stimulus spending,” said ED Secretary Arne Duncan.

Washington, June 25 — About 40 states have submitted applications to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) as the July 1 deadline approaches to apply for phase-one State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 — While the U.S. Department of Education (ED) this week released nearly $4.5 billion in stabilization funds to three states, the vast majority of states haven’t even applied for their share of the initial pot.

Washington, April 13 — The U.S. Department of Education (ED) late Friday unveiled guidance for the stimulus funding for the McKinney-Vento homeless education and Impact Aid construction programs that was appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).