California Education Stimulus

Summary

California will receive education-related funding from the American Recovery and Reinvesting Act of 2009 (ARRA), through two principal avenues:

• $8.5 billion to be distributed through the U.S. Department of Education.
• $5.9 billion through the State Fiscal Stabilization Funds. These funds go directly to governors to use for what they determine to be "critical services", which can include funds to public colleges and universities and local school districts for financial aid and operating costs. Governors can also direct money from this fund to private colleges and universities to modernize facilities or for other purposes.

California Education Stimulus Breakdown

Higher Education Funds

The educational stimulus package includes a variety of higher education and vocational training funds and grants for California:

• An increase in 2009 Pell Grant funding of $755 million over 2008 funds. The 744,000 current Pell Grant recipients in California will receive an increase in the average award for the 2009-10 academic year from $3400 to $3,850.
• An additional $20.6 million for student financial assistance through grants to institutions to assist in the operation of work-study programs under the Higher Education Act.
• $1.2 billion for Special Education Part B State Grants to help improve educational outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
• $74.2 million in education technology funds to purchase up-to-date computers and software and provide professional development.
• $1.6 billion for Title I Education for the Disadvantaged.

California's higher education students and institutions are also eligible to apply for the following grants funded by the stimulus package:

Community College and Career Training Grants

California institutions are eligible for only one grant, not to exceed $1,000,000, by demonstrating that it has reached out to employers to identify shortcomings in existing training opportunities within the community.

Teacher Certification and Training

Teacher quality enhancement grants are available to California colleges and universities on a competitive basis to states and eligible partnerships.

Education and Human Resources

Grants are available for California colleges and universities to attract math and science teachers, and grants to improve math and science in K-12 schools.

Health Professional Training Program

Provides funds for the National Health Services Corporation (NHSC), which recruits and trains health professionals to deliver health care in underserved communities in California.

Demonstration Program to Integrate Information Technology into Clinical Education

Provides grants to medical schools and medical related graduate schools in California to implement demonstration projects and develop academic criteria integrating electronic health records technology in the clinical education of health professionals.

Education tax credits

The federal education stimulus package also includes the American Opportunity Tax Credit, which modifies the federal higher-education tax credit established in 1997. The new credit is “refundable,” meaning that lower-income households in California that have limited or no federal income tax liability can now receive a partial credit in the form of a tax “refund" of up to 40 percent of qualifying expenses for a maximum refund of $1,000. This will potentially benefit 522,000 more students in California.

Stimulus Breakdown (2008 vs. 2009)

City Specific Data - Where the money is going

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Whitney Hs School Library Visalia Quick Connection Outlets For Emergency Power (Portable Generators) For School Gyms/Mulitpurpose Rooms. These Sites Would Be Used For Shelters During Disasters/Emergencies. 40 Sites X $50,000 Visalia Redwood Hs School/Community Pool