The Recovery Act at Work

Highlighted Funding to be Distributed to Ohio's Eleventh Congressional District

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TRANSPORTATION
Public Transportation
State of Ohio: $23.4M

FAA – Airport Infrastructure Improvements
Construct Taxiway: $13.5M
Construct Apron:  $6.5

Highway Improvement Programs
Eleventh Congressional District:
Innerbelt Bridge:  $85M
Bainbridge Road, Aetna Bridge, Avenue District, Center Street Lift, W. 77th Bridge, Willow St. Bridge, SR 252 Grade Separation : $8.375M

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Workforce Investment Act Formula Grants for Training and Employment Services
Cuyahoga County: $13,767,052

YouthBuild Grants to Channel Low-Income Youth into Construction Trades
Cuy. Co. Metropolitan Housing Authority: $513,014

Community Service Employment for Older Americans
State of Ohio:  $1,035,934

Unemployment Compensation Modernization
State of Ohio: $88,169,529

ENVIRONMENT

Brownfield Evaluation and Clean-Up
Cuyahoga County: $1M

Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) Grants  to Modernize School Bus and Truck Exhaust Systems For Cleaner Air
State of Ohio Clean Diesel Program: $338,000

Clean Water State Revolving Funds to Manage Waste Water Treatment and Protect Bodies of Water
Cuyahoga County: $15.5M

Drinking Water State Revolving Funds
Cuyahoga County:  $5M

ENERGY
Weatherization
State of Ohio:  $266,781,409

State Energy Program to Increase Residential and Commercial Energy Efficiency
State of Ohio: $96,083,000

Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant Program
State of Ohio: $84,183,300

Environmental Management to Clean Up Former Nuclear Energy Sites
State of Ohio: $137.9M

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Phycal LLC of Cleveland: $100,000
Case Western Reserve University: $3,592,513
Cleveland State University:         $899,747

HEALTH RESEARCH
Invenio Therapeutics Inc of Cleveland: $5,488
Case Western Reserve University: $8,143,962
Cleveland State University: $17,665

HOUSING
Community Development Block Grant for Affordable Housing and Community Revitalization
Cleveland:  $6,409,225
Cleveland Heights: $467,840
Cuyahoga County:  $1,013,462
East Cleveland: $299,972
Euclid: $281,140

Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program
Cleveland:$9,801,913
Cleveland Heights: $715,677
Cuyahoga County: $1,552,324

Public Housing Capital Fund
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority:  $35,068,004

Housing Tax Credit Assistance Program
State of Ohio: $83,484,547

PUBLIC SAFETY
STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program
State of Ohio: $5,659,062

Victims Compensation
State of Ohio:  $2,000,627

Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office: $1,122,272

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to Prevent and Control Crime
Bedford Heights: $18, 519
City of Cleveland:$4,337,481
Cleveland Heights: $14,816
East Cleveland: $36,603
Euclid:  $127,022
Garfield Heights: $87,586
Maple Heights: $16,994
Solon: $10,458
South Euclid: $27,452
University Heights: $14,380
Warrensville Heights: $29,849

Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Grants
City of Cleveland: $11,793,750
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police: $349,461
East Cleveland Police Department: $591, 093
City of Euclid: $1,407,180
Village of North Randall: $216,804
Warrensville Heights Police Department: $510,424

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
Community Services Block Grants to Reduce Poverty
State of Ohio: $38,976,102

Strengthening Medicaid:
State of Ohio: $2,826,900

Unemployment Benefits Extension
91,704 Ohioans will receive an extension to their unemployment benefits, through December 31, 2009.

COBRA Healthcare for the Unemployed

$30.3 billion is allocated to extend health insurance coverage to the unemployed, extending the period of COBRA coverage for older and tenured workers beyond the 18 months provided under current law.

Increased Unemployment Benefits
In Ohio 666,416 individuals will received a $25 per week increase in their unemployment insurance benefits.

EDUCATION
National Foundation on Arts and the Humanities
11th Congressional District: $100,000

Invigorating Ohio School Districts
State of Ohio:
Education for the Disadvantaged (Title I): $478.6M
Education for the Disabled (IDEA): $512.3M
School Modernization: $515.4M

Early Head Start and Head Start Expansion
$2.1 billion Nationwide was allocated to provide comprehensive development services to help 110,000     additional children succeed in school, including $1 billion for Early Head Start, infant and toddler programs. These grants have not yet been awarded.

Child Care Development Block Grants
Over two years, Ohio will receive $68,140,840 to provide child care services for 8,180 children, during a two year period,  in low-income families while their parents go to work.

HIGHER EDUCATION
Higher Education Modernization: $219.6M

Pell Grants
Pell Grants will be increased by $500, for a maximum of $5350 in 2009 and $5550 in 2010. That increase will affect well over 205,000 Ohioans.

College Work-Study
The recovery plan will infuse $490 million to support undergraduate and graduate students who work.

Stafford Loan Limit Increases
To further help students, the recovery plan increases limits on unsubsidized Stafford loans by $2,000. This will affect over 450, 000 students and bring over $900 million to those Ohio students.