Lincoln County
LINCOLN 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.
COMMUNITY SERVICES / SAFETY NET:
| $55,926 |
Community Services Block grant to The Colorado East Community Action Agency, which serves Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties, for poverty reduction and revitalization of low-income communities. Funds will be used to provide services to low-income residents through Morgan Community College, the Small Business Development Center, regional workforce centers and social services departments.
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| $45,865.36 |
Extra 13 percent in food stamp benefits to about 400 people in Lincoln County between April 1- October 31, 2009.
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| $8,016 |
Child Care & Development Fund grant to Lincoln County
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PUBLIC SAFETY:
| $150,584 |
Justice Assistance grant to the Court Administrator¿s Office, 18th Judicial District, which serves Lincoln, Elbert, Douglas, and Arapahoe counties, for their Mental Health Court Treatment Program. Funds will support a mental health and substance abuse treatment component of the center.
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TRANSPORTATION:
| $12,248,750 |
Grant to improve 8.7 miles of US 40/US 287 between mileposts 413 and 422.
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| $555,000 |
Grant to restore the only surviving brick roadhouse in the state and the last one affiliated with the Union Pacific Railroad.
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WORKFORCE SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS:
| $383,271 |
Workforce Investment Act funds for job training to the Eastern Region, which serves Cheyenne, Logan, Sedgwick, Phillips, Washington, Yuma, Elbert, Lincoln, and Kit Carson counties.
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| $268,542 |
Wagner Peyser (WP) & Reemployment Services (RES) fimds to the Eastern Region, which serves Cheyenne, Logan, Sedgwick, Phillips, Washington, Yuma, Elbert, Lincoln, and Kit Carson counties.
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| $164,020 |
Extra 20 weeks of benefits, through the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program, for 32 people (as of Nov. 30, 2009) in Lincoln County.
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| $33,775 |
Additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits through a new state law given to 11 people as of Nov. 30, 2009 in Lincoln County.
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ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT:
| $98,919 |
Estimated funds to be spent for free energy efficiency upgrades in low-income homes in Lincoln County (low-income weatherization program).
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| $11,529 |
New Energy Economic Development grant to Merewether Farms in Karval to install a Hummer Wind Turbine to offset utility-based energy costs on the farm.
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| $120,000 |
Energy Efficiency Conservation Block grant to the East Central RC&D for energy efficiency improvements in buildings in Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties.
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EDUCATION:
| $78,222 |
Title I funds for Lincoln County schools with high percentages of low-income students.
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| $1,452,604 |
IDEA Part B funds for services to disabled students in Lincoln County schools.
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HOUSING:
| $81,344 |
US Department of Housing and Urban Development Public Housing capital fund grant to Limon Housing Authority.
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