Colorado Economic Recovery and Accountability

Boulder County

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BOULDER COUNTY ARRA FUNDING AND PROJECTS

 

 

Based on the latest information available to the Governor’s Office. This report is not comprehensive because new Recovery Act awards are announced frequently. This does not include funds - including income tax cuts, increased COBRA benefits, increased funds to cover Medicaid services and others - that cannot be broken down by county. The numbers below represent funds that have been awarded and are expected to be received over the life of the Recovery Act. The funds are distributed to a wide range of groups in the county and do not necessarily touch county government.

 

 

 

 COMMUNITY SERVICES / SAFETY NET:        

 

 $570,045          Community Services Block grant to Boulder County for poverty reduction and revitalization of low-income communities. The grant will be used to work on employment readiness education, employment training, and Personal Investment Enterprise (PIE) programs.      

 

 $112,521 Community Development Block grant to the County of Boulder      

 

 $144,674 Community Development Block grant to the City of Longmont      

 

 $81,500 Community Development Block grant to Thistle Community Housing      

 

 $250,021 Community Development Block grant to the City of Boulder      

 

 $31,000 Community Development Block grant to The First Christian Manor      
           

 

 $39,955

Funds to hire two full-time workers in Boulder County to expedite the processing of applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps)

      

 

 $1,539,378

 

Extra 13 percent in food stamp benefits to about 12,000 people in Boulder County between April 1-October 31, 2009

 

      

 

 $537,686 Grants to Denver Regional Council of Governments to provide congregate meals for low-income seniors      

 

 $57,963

 

Grant to Boulder County to provide congregate meals for low-income seniors

 

      

 

 $526,237 Grant for the Child Care & Development Fund in Boulder County      

 

 $459,424

 

Caring Family, LLC received a Connecting Elders, Empowering Caregivers grant

 

      

 

 $800,000 Strengthening Communities Fund Nonprofit Capacity Building Program grant to the First Nations Development Institute      

 

          

 

 PUBLIC SAFETY:        

 

 $54,389 Justice Assistance grant to Boulder County for law enforcement programs      

 

 $288,421 Justice Assistance grant to the City of Boulder      

 

 $39,043 Justice Assistance grant to City of Lafayette      

 

 $29,339 Justice Assistance grant to the City of Longmont      

 

 $15,798 Justice Assistance grant to the City of Louisville      

 

 $47,448 Justice Assistance grant to Town of Nederland for the Teens, Inc. program. Funds will be used for programs serving youth who have dropped out or at risk of dropping out at an alternative high school.      

 

 $59,699

 

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant to Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence to fund two positions that will assist battered immigrants

 

      

 

 $15,139 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant to Blue Sky Bridge, a Children’s Advocacy Center, to add .25 FTE of a Family Support Advocate. This person will provide crisis intervention, support, referrals, and regular case updates for child victims and relatives.      

 

 $46,502

 

Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant to Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence will use funds to retain .75 FTE Volunteer Coordinator

 

      

 

          

 

 TRANSPORTATION:        
           

 

 $4,978,205 Grant to replace SH 52 Bridge over Boulder Creek      

 

 $1,652,586 Grant to improve the roadway surface condition of US 36 by chip sealing 22 miles      

 

 $386,913 Grant to install new traffic signal at the US 36 at Broadway in Boulder intersection      

 

 $497,624 Grant to install pedestrian access ramps to meet ADA guidelines within 2 zones in the city      

 

 $318,270

 

Grant to construct bike/pedestrian-crossing treatments including medians along Spruce Street

 

      

 

 $325,000 Grant to add sidewalks and connect to RTD parking between Eldora and 2nd in Nederland      

 

 $570,000

 

Grant to add streetscape enhancements and reconstruction along US 36 between 3rd Avenue and 5th Avenue in Lyons

 

      

 

 $2,453,000 Grant to local transit districts      

 

          

 

 WORKFORCE SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS:        

 

 $954,071 Workforce Investment Act Funds for job training to Boulder County youth and adults.      

 

 $237,738 Wagner Peyser (WP) & Reemployment Services (RES) to Boulder County      

 

 $40,179,039

 

Extra 20 weeks of benefits, through the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program, for 5,640 people (as of June 30, 2010) in Boulder County

 

      

 

 $8,158,500 Extra $25 per week in unemployment benefits through the Federal Additional Compensation program, for 12,180 people (as of June 30, 2010)      

 

 $4,365,842

 

Additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits through a new state law given to 1,298 people as of June 30, 2010

 

      

 

          

 

 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT:        

 

 $462,200 Energy Efficiency Conservation Block grant to Boulder County to improve energy efficiency in buildings across the county      

 

 $1,017,800

 

Energy Efficiency Conservation Block grant to City of Boulder to improve energy efficiency in buildings across the city

 

      

 

 $785,100 Energy Efficiency Conservation Block grant to City of Longmont to improve energy efficiency in buildings across the city      
           

 

 $2,232,202

 

Estimated funds to be spent for free energy efficiency upgrades in low-income homes in Boulder County

 

      

 

 $1,745,583 Grant awarded to Anchor Point Group, LLC in Boulder to facilitate the implementation of high-priority fuels reduction projects as detailed in their respective Community Wildfire Protection Plans in Boulder, Gilpin, Grand and Larimer counties      

 

 $250,000

 

Forest Service grant to Boulder County Parks for establish a biomass collection site and to reinstall a biomass heating system

 

      

 

 $59,940 New Energy Economic Development (NEED) grant to Astralux Power Systems in Boulder to install a photovoltaic system to offset irrigation costs at the Crouse Farm in Alamosa      

 

 $102,000

 

Colorado State Forest Service grant to Boulder County for a community wildfire protection plan

 

      

 

 $13,275

 

Governor's Energy Office grant to Symbiotic Engineering to assist with bringing new residential energy efficiency products or services to market.

 

      

 

 $954,546

 

Composite Technology Development. To shape polymer composites and foams to be used to isolate particular sections of drilled well, as part of an EGS simulation technique.

 

 

 $108,214

 

Rebates for 652 people in Boulder County for the purchase of energy-efficient appliances, including dishwashers, refrigerators, furnaces and boilers.

 

 

          

 

 EDUCATION:        

 

 $58,040,642 State Fiscal Stabilization Funds to sustain jobs and programs at the University of Colorado Boulder campus. This figure represents expenditures reported by the Boulder campus to the federal government for the period up to March 31, 2010. The amount of funds to be spent through this program is expected to increase significantly in coming months.      

 

 $4,064,737

 

Title I, Part A Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies to St. Vrain Valley School District RE-IJ (1,929,076) and Boulder Valley School District RE-2 ($2,135,661)

 

      

 

 $346,313 Preschool Grants for Children with Disabilities to St. Vrain Valley School District RE-IJ ($164,130) and Boulder Valley School District RE-2 ($182,183)      

 

 $122,029

 

Education Technology State grants to St. Vrain Valley School District RE-IJ ($58,211) and Boulder Valley School District RE-2 ($63,818)

 

      

 

 $9,743,820 IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) Part B funds for services to disabled students in Boulder County      

 

 $346,313 IDEA Part B funds for disabled preschool students in Boulder County      

 

 $60,000

 

McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Funds for students in Boulder Valley School District County

 

      

 

 $439,989 Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education awarded funds for Mental Health First Aid for college students      

 

 $83,482

 

Longmont Children’s Council awarded Head Start 2009 ARRA COLA Quality Improvement Funding

 

      

 

 $76,000,000

 

130 research grants to the University of Colorado at Boulder

 

      

 

 $82,060 Grant to Boulder County for Head Start      

 

 $41,775 Federal Work Study grants to students at Naropa University      

 

 $66,159 Federal Work Study grants to students at Front Range Community College      
           

 

 $307,411 Federal Work Study grants to students at University of Colorado - Boulder      

 

 $4,500,000

 

U.S. Department of Commerce grant to the University of Colorado - Boulder to provide about 20 fellowship students to work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology for 3 years

 

  

 

 $2,400,000

 

U.S. Department of Energy grant to the University of Colorado - Boulder to create a smart grid workforce training program.

 

  

 

          

 

 HOUSING:        

 

 $627,279

 

US Department of Housing and Urban Development Public Housing Modernization Program funds awarded to City of Boulder Housing Authority

 

      

 

 $368,750 HUD Public Housing Capital Fund grant to the City of Boulder Housing Authority      

 

 $28,381 HUD Public Housing Capital Fund grant to the Louisville Housing Authority      

 

 $32,432 HUD Rental Assistance grant to Glen Willow      

 

 $122,864 HUD Rental Assistance grant to the Housing Authority of Boulder County      

 

 $558,376 HUD Rental Assistance grant to San Juan del Centro – Aimco Properties Inc.      

 

 $99,900 HUD Rental Assistance grant to Regal Square – Louisville Housing Authority      

 

          

 

 HEALTHCARE:        

 

 $1,448,995

 

Grant to renovate the first floor of the Pecos Medical Clinic and to purchase medical and office equipment for all four facilities (Clinica Campesina Family Health Services)

 

      

 

 $636,173 Grant to expand access to 1,688 new low-income uninsured residents of Adams, Boulder, and Broomfield Counties (Clinica Campesina Family Health Services)      

 

          

 

 SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES:        

 

 $13,886,330 Small Business Administration loans