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Stimulus: A Shot in the Arm for Health Care
Window on State Government | October 14, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act offered $2 billion to more than 7,000 community health centers around the country. In Texas, the law has provided about $78 million to 65 community health centers — with the prospect of more to come.
The $78 million, which must be spent over two years, is a shot in the arm. By comparison, in 2007, the total revenue for all community health centers in Texas was $391 million, including $99 million from the federal government. The Texas centers are hiring additional staff, renovating and expanding clinics or opening new facilities with the additional money. Read more
Texas Awarded $45.6 Million in Stimulus Funds for Energy Efficiency Programs
Energy.gov | September 14, 2009
Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that more than $354 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is being awarded to 22 states, including Texas, to support energy efficiency and conservation activities.
Under the Department of Energy's Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, these states will implement programs that lower energy use, reduce carbon pollution and create green jobs locally.
Texas will use its more than $45.6 million EECBG funds to reduce fossil fuel emissions, decrease overall energy use and improve energy efficiency statewide. These funds will be administered by the Texas State Energy Commission Office (SECO), which will redistribute... Read more
Texas Awarded More Than $2.6 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Train Health Professionals
HHS.gov | September 11, 2009
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced awards totaling $33 million to expand the training of healthcare professionals. The funds are part of the $500 million allotted to HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration to address workforce shortages under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
In Texas, 15 colleges and universities received $2 million in ARRA funding for scholarships for disadvantaged students. In addition, the Texas A&M University Health Science Center Research Foundation and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston received almost $435,000 in Center of Excellence grants, while the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston was awarded $215,000 to fund dental public health residencies.
The grants follow an Aug. 12 announcement by HHS of $13.4 million in ARRA funds for loan repayments to nurses who agree... Read more
More Texas Stimulus News
- TxDOT Prepares to Fund Additional Mobility Projects
- Workers at El Paso Firm Eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance
- Texas Applies for ARRA High-Speed Passenger Rail Funds
- Four Federal Buildings in Texas Receive GSA Stimulus Funds
- Texas Awarded $148 Million in HUD Recovery Act Money to Jump-Start Affordable Housing Programs
- More Than $2 Billion in Education Recovery Funds Now Available for Texas
- $7.2 Million in ARRA Funding Heading to Texas for Ferry Facilities
- Texas Gets $179 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Wastewater Infrastructure Projects
- Texas Awarded Nearly $86.3 Million in HUD Recovery Act Grants
- Texas Awarded $10.7 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks
- Two Texas Groups Receive Employment Training Grants for Veterans
- Texas Community Health Centers to Receive Recovery Act Funds
- Officials Mark Texas ARRA Milestone
- Construction to Begin on State's First ARRA Mobility Project
- Texas Lab Receives Recovery Act Funds to Improve Research Capacity
- Two Texas Rural Water Projects Awarded Recovery Act Funding
- Two Texas Community Groups Receive Recovery Act Youth Education, Training Grants
- Dallas-Fort Worth Area Receives $3.7 Million in Recovery Funds to Reduce Diesel Emissions
- Texas Receives $17.5 Million in Trade Adjustment Assistance
- Texans Receive $100 Million in Unemployment Benefits from Stimulus
- Stimulus Transit Plans OK'd
- Texas Comptroller Certifies $182 Billion Budget
- TxDOT Approves Additional Stimulus Project Contracts
- Texas Receives Recovery Act Funding for Workforce Services
- Texas House Runs Out Clock on Stimulus Unemployment Funds
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Valence Seeks Stimulus Funds to Build Battery Plant in Leander
- Evaluation of Applications for ARRA Nutrition Equipment Assistance Grants Under Way
- TWC Awards $2.4 Million for High-Tech Youth Career Initiatives
- Two Texas Health Centers Awarded NIH Recovery Act Grants
- Interior Department Announces Texas Recovery Act Projects
- Texas Receives $1.8 Million in Economic Recovery Funds to Improve Water Quality, Create Jobs
- Legislators Have Short Window to Beat Perry Veto of Stimulus Unemployment Bill
- Texas to Receive $2.2 Million to Clean Up Brownfields
- Dallas Transit Project Receives Recovery Act Funding
- Texas Arts Organizations Get Stimulus Funding Through Texas Commission on the Arts
- Corps Awards First Stimulus Contract for Fort Bliss Transition Complex
- HUD Allocates $1 Billion in Recovery Act Funding to Support State, Local Community Development
- Texas House to Vote on Stimulus Unemployment Funds
- Houston, Galveston Ports Receive $124 Million in Stimulus Funding
- Fort Worth Army Corps Receives Stimulus Funds
- TxDOT Approves First Group of Stimulus Project Contracts
- Stimulus Funds to Alleviate Traffic at South Texas-Mexico Border
- Stimulus Money to Fund Teen Summer Jobs
- Governor Still Opposes Accepting Stimulus Money for Unemployment Benefits
- Officials Discuss Best Way to Spend Stimulus Training Funds
- Senate Goes Against Perry on Aid for Unemployed
- Vilsack Announces $84.8 Million for Vital Watershed Projects
- Plum Creek Dam Receives American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding
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Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at Texas Hazardous Waste Site
- Small Airports Benefit from Stimulus Funding
- Texas Receives Economic Recovery Funding from US EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
- About $2 Billion in Stimulus Special Education and Title I Funds, Plus Another $1 billion for Bonds, Available
- SNAP Food Benefit Amounts Increased in April
- Recovery Act Allocates Millions for Direct Operating Loans to Farmers and Ranchers in Texas
- Agriculture Commissioner to Award $11 Million in Stimulus Funds for Child Nutrition
- Transportation Enhancement Projects Approved
- TxDOT Puts Stimulus Funds to Work: Construction, Maintenance Projects Will Start This Spring
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