Transcript BRG Update - Forum for Youth Investment

Shared Vision for Youth:
Federal Partnership Presentation
on Recovery Act Funds for Youth
(Selected Programs)
Thursday, April 16th 1:30 p.m. EDT
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Presenters
Presenters:

Larke Huang, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (HHS)

Gregg Weltz, Employment and Training Administration (DOL)
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Erica Teofilo, Corporation for National and Community Service

Maria Queen, Housing and Urban Development

Leanne Nurse, Environmental Protection Agency
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Pamela Browne, Department of Transportation
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Joyanne Cobb, Social Security Administration

Linda Rosen, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Sharon Lankford-Rice, Office of Vocational and Adult Education,
(DoEd)
Moderator:
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Maisha Meminger, Division of Youth Service, Employment and
Training Administration
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Agenda/Objectives
 Share information about selected Federal
agency’s Recovery Act funds and how they
plan to utilize to assist this country’s youth
 Discuss possible intersections and
connections between the various streams
of federal dollars
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Larke Huang
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (HHS)
Senior Advisor to the Administrator
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA)
 Office of the Secretary: Prevention and
Wellness Fund
 SAMHSA collaborating with other DHHS
agencies to develop program for distribution of
these funds to states, communities and tribes
 Program likely to focus on evidence-based
clinical and community--based prevention and
wellness strategies
 Still awaiting appointment of Secretary for the
Department
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Gregg Weltz
Employment and Training Administration,
Division of Youth Service
Division Chief
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WIA Youth Program
 The Recovery Act provides $1.2 billion for WIA Youth
activities.
 Any youth activities under WIA are allowable
activities for the Recovery Act funds.
 ETA published TEGL 14-08 providing Recovery Act
Guidance– Unless otherwise stated in this guidance, the laws
and regulations for WIA Youth funds apply to the
Recovery Act funds.
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Use of Funds
 Congress and ETA encourages states and local
areas to:
– Use as much of these funds as possible to
operate expanded summer youth employment
opportunities during the summer of 2009
– Develop work experiences and other activities
that expose youth to opportunities in “green”
educational and career pathways.
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Changes to Youth Activities
 The Recovery Act includes two other significant
changes to youth activities under WIA:
1. The Act increases the age eligibility to a
maximum of 24 years old.
2. Work readiness indicator will be the only
indicator to assess the effectiveness of summer
employment.
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Additional Information
 For more information, visit
http://www.doleta.gov/recovery/
 If you have any additional questions, send
them to: [email protected]
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Erica Teofilo
Corporation for National and
Community Service
Program Specialist
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 Overview of CNCS ARRA and Program Appropriations
– AmeriCorps*State and National - $ 89,000,000
– AmeriCorps*Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) $65,000,000
 ARRA Act Eligibility
– AmeriCorps*State and National
 Only current grantees with proven track records are eligible for
Recovery Act funds.
 VISTA
– Basic Qualifications
– Project Principles
– VISTA Project Development
 VISTA History and Models of Serving Low-Income Youth
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Who to Contact
 To learn more about the Corporation for National and
Community Service ARRA, visit
www.nationalservice.gov/recovery or e-mail [email protected]
 To learn more about AmeriCorps*State, call your governorappointed state service commission. A complete list can be
found by clicking “Contact Us” at www.cns.gov
 To learn more about AmeriCorps*National or view funding
opportunities, visit www.AmeriCorps.gov and click on “For
Organizations”
 To learn more about VISTA, visit www.vista.gov call or e-mail
the Corporation State Office in your state. A complete list can
be found by clicking “Contact Us” at www.cns.gov
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Maria Queen
Housing and Urban Development
Public Housing Revitalization Specialist
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HUD Recovery Act includes $13.61
billion that will be used in three ways
 $4.86 billion - Promoting Energy Efficiency
and Creating Green Jobs, including youth
employment opportunities
 $5.25 billion -- Supporting Shovel-Ready
Projects and Assisted Housing Improvements
 $3.5 billion -- Promoting Stable Communities
and Helping Families Hardest Hit by the
Economic Crisis
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Distribution of all Funds
 75% allocated on 2/25/09 to state and local
recipients
 25% will be awarded via competition in
coming months
 Funds will benefit families and youth nationwide
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 Guidance on the implementation of all funds
will be routinely provided on the
www.HUD.gov website
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LeAnne Nurse
Environmental Projection
Agency
Program Analyst
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 EPA Programs that Implement ARRA
– Brownfields Program
– Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking
Water State Revolving Funds
– Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Program
– National Clean Diesel Campaign
– Superfund Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program
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Pamela Brown
United We Ride
Department of Transportation
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Transit Funding in ARRA
Program
Urban Formula
$5.97 B
(incl. funds allocated
through Sec 5340)
Non-Urban Formula
$760 M
(incl. funds allocated
through Sec 5340)
Fixed Guideway Modernization Formula
$742 M
New Starts / Small Starts
$742 M
Tribal Grants
Discretionary Energy Program [new]
Discretionary Multimodal Program [new]
Administration / Oversight
Total (Transit Only)
Note: Amounts are after takedown
for
Administration and Oversight
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$17 M
$100 M
[$1.4985B]
$64 M
$8.4 Billion
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ARRA Eligibility & Timetable
 Eligibility -- Capital Projects Only
 Capital Includes Mobility Management Transportation Coordination Projects
– Transportation Coordinators
– Transportation Management One-Call Centers
 Recipients
– Transit agencies in urbanized areas with 200,000 and above pops
– States in areas below 200,000 pop
 Formula Program
– September 1: Deadline to obligate one half of apportionment (180 Days
from apportionment notice)
– Recovered funds will be redistributed
– March 5, 2010: Second deadline to obligate funds (365 days from
apportionment notice
– September 30, 2010: Unobligated funds revert to Treasury
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Please contact your local transit agency or
the FTA Regional Office listed below
Region
Location
States and Territories Region is Responsible for
Region 1
Tel.: 617-494-2055
Fax: 617-494-2865
Cambridge, MA
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut (Bus Only), Rhode Island
Region 2
Tel.: 212-668-2170
Fax: 212-668-2136
New York, NY
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut (Rail Only)
Lower Manhattan
Recovery Office
Tel.: 212-668-1770
Fax: 212-668-2505
New York, NY
Responsible for overseeing recovery efforts of the Twin Towers area of New York.
Region 3
Tel.: 215-656-7100
Fax: 215-656-7260
Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware
Region 4
Tel.: 404-865-5600
Fax: 404-865-5605
Atlanta, GA
Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Region 5
Tel.: 312-353-2789
Fax: 312-886-0351
Chicago, IL
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
Region 6
Tel: 817-978-0550
Fax: 817-978-0575
Fort Worth, TX
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana
Region 7
Tel.: 816-329-3920
Fax: 816-329-3921
Kansas City, MO
Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri
Region 8
Tel: 720-963-3300
Fax: 720-963-3333
Lakewood, CO
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado
Region 9
Tel.: 415-744-3133
Fax: 415-744-2726
San Francisco,
CA
California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa
Region 10
Tel.: 206-220-7954
Seattle, WA
Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Oregon
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Joyanne Cobb
Social Security Administration
Analyst / Project Officer
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Social Security Administration
(SSA)
 Our responsibilities under the Recovery Act include
replacing the National Computer Center, dedicating
additional resources to the processing of disability
and retirement workloads, and issuing an one-time
payment of $250 to nearly 55 million Social Security
and supplemental Security Income beneficiaries.
 We believe most of the $250 dollar checks will be
delivered by late May 2009.
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Linda Rosen
Department of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
State Representative
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 Recovery Act allocates 4 billion to the Office of
Justice Programs, Community Oriented Police
(COPS) and Office of Violence Against Women
 $147 million to OJJDP – youth initiatives
 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)
Initiatives - $50 million
 Local and National Youth Mentoring - $97
million – open solicitations
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 ICAC task forces, data systems, training and
technical assistance, & research
 Mentoring – local and national scope
– www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org – Juvenile Justice
– www.ojp.usdoj.gov – Criminal Justice
– Questions, Contact– [email protected] or
[email protected]
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OVAE- US ED
Sharon Lankford-Rice
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Education Program Specialist
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OVAE
“In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is
your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to
opportunity - it is a pre-requisite. The countries that out-teach us
today will out-compete us tomorrow.” - President Barack Obama,
2/24/09
 One-time investment of over $100 billion in Education to
stimulate the economy and improve education
– Based on 4 guiding principles:
1. Spend funds quickly to save and create jobs.
2. Ensure transparency, reporting and accountability.
3. Invest one-time ARRA funds thoughtfully to minimize the
“funding cliff.”
4. Improve student achievement through school improvement and
reform.
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OVAE
 One-time appropriation of $53.6 billion for State Fiscal Stabilization
Fund (SFSF) program.
 Two types of SFSF funds:
– Governors will receive approximately $48.6 billion by formula. Funding must go through the Local Educational Agencies
(LEAs) and public institutions of higher education (IHEs).
– 81.8% for support of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education, and where applicable, early childhood
education. Funds must first be used to restore State fiscal support to education. Allowable usages of this fund includes
adult education and career and technical education.
– The remaining $5 billion will be awarded competitively under the "Race to the Top" ($4.35 billion) and "Investing in What
Works and Innovation" ($650 million) programs.
 New funding for programs under Title I, Part A of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Specifically, $10 billion
in additional Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Title I, Part A.
 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are provided under
three authorities:
– $11.3 billion is available under Part B Grants to States
– $400 million is available under Part B Preschool Grants
– $500 million is available under Part C Grants for Infants and Families.
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OVAE
 Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Act, $540 million is provided
for the VR State Grants program, (authorized under Title I of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act)).
 New funding for the Independent Living (IL) programs
(authorized under Title VII, Chapter 1, Part B and Part C, and Chapter 2 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act).
 $140 million in recovery funds are provided under three
authorities:
– State IL Services Program (State IL Grants): $18,200,000
– IL Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind Program (OIB):
$34,300,000
– Centers for Independent Living Program (CIL): $87,500,000
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Resources
 Recovery.gov http://www.recovery.gov/
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