Saturday, May 08, 2010

FactCheck: No, Alaska doesn't deny federal stimulus help. (Nov 2009)

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So, Mrs. Palin recognizes that Wall Street in no way is going to improve the circumstances for the citizens of Alaska, but, yet she disses the President for rescuing the country from certain collapse.

The RNC - The Rhetorical National Committee

No effective policies, tons and tons of moral turpitude, but, they are a party to contend with.  Really?

$19.7 million through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to address the
backlog of drinking water infrastructure needs

$23.8 million through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to address the
backlog of clean water infrastructure needs

$175.5 million in Highway Funding to be used on activities eligible under the
Federal-aid Highway Program’s Surface Transportation Program and could also include
rail and port infrastructure activities at the discretion of the states

$41.6 million in Transit Formula Funding for investments in mass transit

$3.3 million through the Public Housing Capital Fund to enable local public
housing agencies to address a national $32 billion backlog in capital needs – especially
those improving energy efficiency in aging developments – in this critical element of the
nation’s affordable housing infrastructure

$4.3 million in HOME Funding to enable state and local government, in partnership
with community-based organizations, to acquire, construct, and rehabilitate affordable
housing and provide rental assistance to poor families

$1.9 million through the Homelessness Prevention Fund to be used for
prevention activities, which include: short or medium-term rental assistance, first and
last month’s rental payment, or utility payments. As such, most of this funding will go
directly into the economy of local communities, as the funds will be used to pay housing
and other associated costs in the private market

$33 million for Special Education Part B State Grants to help improve
educational outcomes for individuals with disabilities, raising the federal contribution to
nearly 40 percent, the level established when the law was authorized more than 30 years
ago

$3.1 million in education technology funds to purchase up-to-date computers and
software and provide professional

$41.1 million for Title I Education for the Disadvantaged to help close the
achievement gap and enable disadvantaged students to reach their potential

$4.3 million in State Employment Service Grants to match unemployed
individuals to job openings through state employment service agencies and allow Alaska
to provide customized reemployment services

$3.3 million in Dislocated Workers State Grants, particularly for grants that
support immediate strategies for regions and communities to meet their need for skilled
workers, as well as longer-term plans to build targeted industry clusters with better
training and a more productive workforce

$1.7 million for Department of Labor’s Adult State Grants

$4 million for Department of Labor’s Youth State Grants

$1.6 million for Vocational Rehabilitation to help individuals with disabilities
prepare for and sustain gainful employment

$28.6 million through the State Energy Program

$18.5 million through the Weatherization Assistance Program

$153,090 for National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance

$236,572 through the Emergency Food Assistance Program

$44.8 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits
(formerly Food Stamps)

$254,764 for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program, which provides grants to
nonprofit and faith-based organizations at the local level to supplement their programs
for emergency food and shelter to provide for the immediate needs of the homeless

$4 million in Child Care and Development Block Grants to provide quality child
care services for in low-income families who increasingly are unable to afford the high
cost of day care

$1.3 million for Head Start to allow additional children to participate in this program,
which provides development, educational, health, nutritional, social and other activities
that prepare children to succeed in school

$3.7 million in Community Services Block Grants to local community action
agencies for services to the growing numbers of low-income families hurt by the
economic crisis, such as housing and mortgage counseling, jobs skills training, food
pantry assistance, as well as benefits outreach and enrollment

$500,000 for Senior Meals Programs to help senior meals programs cope with
steep increases in food and fuel costs. Many programs are reducing meal deliveries to
seniors or closing meal sites

$9.6 million in Byrne/JAG grants to support law enforcement efforts

$ 223,984for crime victims compensation and assistance

$484,330 in Internet Crimes Against Children Grants to help law enforcement
agencies enhance their investigative response to offenders who use the Internet, online
communication systems, or other computer technology to sexually exploit children

$870,590 in Violence Against Women Grants for victim services programs to
improve the criminal justice system’s response to violent crimes against women and to
assist victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking who are
in need of transitional housing, short-term housing assistance, and related support
services