La Plata County
LA PLATA 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.
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$227,262 | Community Services Block grant to Housing Solutions for the Southwest, which serves La Plata, Dolores, Archuleta, Montezuma, and San Juan counties, for poverty reduction and revitalization of low-income communities. Funds will hire staff to provide increased services for foreclosure prevention through a onetime grant to help prevent homelessness by paying past due rent or mortgage or to help families get into permanent affordable rental housing | |||
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$271,056 | Extra 13 percent in food stamp benefits to about 2,700 people in La Plata County between April 1- October 31, 2009 | |||
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$50,665 | Child Care & Development Fund grant to La Plata County | |||
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$66,936 | Child Care Financial Assistance grant to low-income working families to Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | |||
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$60,124 | Child Care & Development Fund grant to the Southern Ute Tribal Council | |||
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$10,608 | Grants to Ignacio Senior Center to provide congregate meals for low-income seniors | |||
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PUBLIC SAFETY: | ||||
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$18,280 | Justice Assistance grant to La Plata County for law enforcement programs | |||
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$80,794 | Justice Assistance grant to the City of Durango | |||
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$83,765 | Justice Assistance grant to the City of Durango Police Department’s Improving Communications and Crime Prevention program | |||
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$255,681 | Justice Assistance grant to Southern Ute Indian Tribe for their Drug and Family Court Services program | |||
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$127,564 | Justice Assistance grant to La Plata County 6th Judicial District Domestic Violence Prosecutor | |||
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$84,657 |
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) funds to the Violence Prevention Coalition of SW Colorado for their The Yes We Can! Project of the Violence Prevention Coalition
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TRANSPORTATION: | ||||
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$3,919,600 | Grant to construct a new eastbound onramp on US 160 east of Durango | |||
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$4,000,000 | Grant to relocate the intersection of US 160 at CR 222/223 east of Durango and add lanes | |||
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$216,666 | Grant to construct a shared-use path and small pedestrian bridge on La Plata County Road 501 | |||
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$250,000 | Grant to construct sidewalks on US 160 Business Route in Bayfield | |||
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$1,937,647 | Airport grants | |||
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WORKFORCE SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS: | ||||
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$326,918 |
Workforce Investment Act Funds for job training to *Southwest County Region (Includes La Plata, Montezuma, Dolores, San Juan, and Archuleta Counties) residents
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$162,272 | Wagner Peyser (WP) & Reemployment Services (RES) to *Southwest County Region (Includes La Plata, Montezuma, Dolores, San Juan, and Archuleta Counties): residents | |||
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$4,873,656 |
Extra 20 weeks of benefits, through the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program, for 796 people (as of June 30, 2010) in La Plata County
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$1,227,100 | Extra $25 per week in unemployment benefits through the Federal Additional Compensation program, for 2,134 people (as of June 30, 2010) | |||
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$371,439 |
Additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits through a new state law given to 134 people as of June 30, 2010
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ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT: | ||||
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$71,900 | Energy Efficiency Conservation Block grant | |||
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$547,561 | Estimated funds to be spent for free energy efficiency upgrades in low-income homes in La Plata County | |||
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$193,956 | Town of Bayfield received funds for the consolidation of two wastewater facilities | |||
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$902,080 | Ute Mountain Ute Tribe received funds from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | |||
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$393,045 | Colorado State Forest Service grant to the Colorado Division of Wildlife for the reduction of fuels in the Perin’s Peak State Wildlife Area. The agency will also plant 30,000 ponderosa ine seedlings to jump start the reforestation of 10 acres damaged by wildfire | |||
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$2,316,459 |
A total of 8 grants to the Southwest Conservation Corps from Independent Agencies for projects trail maintenance and reforestation projects
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$58,500 | Department of Energy grant to the City of Durango to develop or expand an energy assurance plan to improve electricity reliability and energy security. | |||
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$4,075 | Rebates for 42 people in La Plata county for the purchase of energy-efficient appliances including, dishwashers, refrigerators, furnaces and boilers. | |||
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EDUCATION: | ||||
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$14,574,996 |
State Fiscal Stabilization funds to presever jobs and programs at Fort Lewis College over three years.
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$407,197 | Title I funds for Low Income Schools in La Plata County | |||
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$12,324 | Title I-D funds for schools with high numbers of low income students in the Durango 9R school districts. | |||
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$94,795 |
Title I, Part A – Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies award given to Ignacio Joint School District 11
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$1,549,521 | IDEA Part B funds for services to disabled students in La Plata County | |||
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$55,076 | IDEA Part B – funds for disabled preschool students in La Plata County | |||
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$138,818 | Undergraduate Petrological Research grants to Fort Lewis College | |||
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$30,004 | Federal Work Study grants to Fort Lewis College | |||
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$87,732 | Head Start/Early Head Start funds to Southern Ute Indian Tribe | |||
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$135,476 | Head Start 2009 ARRA COLA Quality Improvement Funding to Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | |||
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HOUSING: | ||||
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$733,956 | Section 8 Rental Assistance Payment program funds awarded to Durango Housing Corporation | |||
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SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES: | ||||
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$632,000 | USDA-backed loan | |||
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$1,629,250 | Small Business Administration loans | |||
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CONTRACTS TO LA PLATA COUNTY COMPANIES: | ||||
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$256,750 | US Department of Agriculture contract to F & M Construction, Inc. for Jackson Mountain Aggregate Haul | |||
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