The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: New Jersey Benefits

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Below is a projected breakdown of the funding New Jersey and our 12th Congressional District will receive under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

To see a breakdown of where the money under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is going nationally please click here.

EMPLOYMENT IMPACT

NJ Jobs Created/Saved: 100,000

NJ-12 Jobs Created/Saved: 8,000

TAX RELIEF

Taxpayers benefitting from the Making Work Pay Credit: 2,977,000 (±83,000)

Taxpayers benefitting from the Higher Education Credit: 77,000 (±16,400)

Alternative Minimum Tax Patch:

Taxpayers Protected: 1,742,000

SENIORS

Senior Meals Programs: $2,194,123

Elderly Nutrition Services: $5,266,778

HEALTH

Medicaid (October 2008 to December 2010)

Federal Funding for State Costs: $2,220,000,000

Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grant: $9,083,539

Supplemental Security Income (2009): $89.1 million, benefitting 156,200 people

LAW ENFORCEMENT/JUSTICE

Law Enforcement/Justice Funding:

Law Enforcement: $49,043,004

Violence Against Women Grants: $4,639,364

Internet Crimes Against Children Grants: $968,810

Crime Victims: $2,521,989

Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Funding:

Distributed to Localities: $5,968,670

Distributed through the State: $46,376,426

Total: $52,345,096

EDUCATION

Title I – Estimated State Allocation:

ESEA Title I-A (School Improvement): $61,155,000

ESEA Title II-D (Education Technology): $12,667,000

ESEA Title I-A (Grants to LEAs): $192,140,000

Educational Technology State Grants: $18,271,451

Education Modernization, Renovation, Repair – Estimated State Allocation:

K-12: $289,948,000

Higher Education: $129,733,000

Total Funding: $419,681,000

Pell Grant Maximum Award ($5,350) – Estimated State Allocation (2009-2010):

Aid Available: $502,827,766

Student Recipients: 136,419

Average Award: $3,686

Head Start Program – Estimated State Allocation: $12,526,582

FY 2009 Stimulus: $6,263,291

FY 2010 Stimulus: $6,263,291

Total Stimulus: $12,526,582

Individuals with Disabilities Act: $370,394,000

HOUSING

Public Housing Capital Fund: $104,691,900

HOME Funding: $60,787,180

Homelessness Prevention Fund: $8,629,141

Emergency Shelter Grant Program: $41,200,000

Estimated Number of Households Assisted by New Funds: 5,900

McKinney-Vento Homelessness Assistance: $436,000

TRANSPORTATION

Additional Infrastructure Investment Formula Funding:

Highways and Bridges: $777,808,665

Total Transit Capital: $417,462,545

Urban Formula: $412,955,366

Rural Formula: $4,507,179

Fixed Guideway Modernization: $149,887,005

Infrastructure Investment Total: $1,582,367,363

ENVIRONMENT

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund: $43,488,000

Clean Water State Revolving Fund: $237,209,148

EMPLOYMENT

Vocational Rehabilitation: $9,521,396

Job Training: $56,990,069

Employment and Training – Estimated State Allocation:

Adult: $9,481,246

Youth: $21,044,549

Dislocated Worker: $21,171,419

State Employment Service: $13,424,887

Jobless Workers Benefitting from Unemployment Insurance Provisions:

Recipients of $25 Increase in State and Federal Benefits: 730,943

New Emergency Unemployment Compensation Beneficiaries (Apr.-Dec. 2009): 147,897

FAMILIES

Child Support Enforcement Program: $63,300,000

Emergency Food Assistance Program: $2,174,838

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: $296,514,642

Emergency Food and Shelter Program: $2,757,082

Child Care and Development Block Grant – Estimated State Allocation:

FY 2009 Base Grant: $34,978,554

FY 2009 Estimated Increase: $34,193,689

Total Stimulus: $69,172,243

Food Stamps (2009-2013):

Increase in benefits: $297,000,000

Participants receiving: 462,000

Food Stamp Administration: $4,600,000

ENERGY

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (FY 2010): $37,856,260

Energy Investment:

State Energy Program: $74,832,000

Weatherization: $121,853,264

ECONOMY

State Fiscal Stabilization Fund: $1,763,258,000

Community Services Block Grant: $27,394,192