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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
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| What is the City of Grand Junction doing regarding the Recovery Act? |
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On February 19, 2009, the City of Grand Junction assembled an American Recovery and Reinvestment Task Force. This team continues to meet weekly to closely monitor the status of all applicable competitive and formula grants and is in preparation to take advantage of any funding opportunities when possible and appropriate.
At this time, the City of Grand Junction has identified and applied for 10 funding opportunities through the Recovery Act. The timeline for each opportunity varies significantly. All applications have been submitted, and we are now waiting for funding announcement. View the Schedule of All Funding Pursuits. |
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Funding Opportunity |
Federal Agency |
Amount of Request |
Funding Awarded |
Funding Denied |
| Public Safety |
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Justice Assistance Grants - Formula |
Department of Justice |
$ 197,922 |
$ 197,922 |
$ - |
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Justice Assistance Grants - Competitive |
Department of Justice |
552,040 |
- |
552,040 |
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Justice Assistance Grants - Colorado DOCJ |
Department of Justice |
2,100,000 |
100,000 |
2,000,000 |
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Community Oriented Policing Services |
COPS |
2,639,320 |
1,319,660 |
1,319,660 |
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Fire Station Construction Grants |
FEMA |
7,516,208 |
...PENDING… |
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Subtotal - Public Safety |
$ 1,617,582 |
$ 3,871,700 |
| Energy Efficiency and Conservation |
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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants |
Department of Energy |
$ 229,800 |
$ 229,800 |
- |
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Clean Cities Petroleum Reduction Technologies |
Department of Energy |
1,300,000 |
- |
1,300,000 |
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New Energy Economic Development: NEED |
Colorado GEO |
2,000,000 |
…PENDING… |
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Subtotal - Energy Efficiency and Conservation |
$ 229,800 |
$ 1,300,000 |
| Utility and Transportation Infrastructure |
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Clean Water State Revolving Fund |
Environmental Protection Agency |
$ 3,200,000 |
$ - |
$ 3,200,000 |
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Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery |
Department of Transportation |
20,000,000 |
…PENDING… |
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Subtotal Utility and Transportation Infrastructure |
$ - |
$ 3,200,000 |
| Community Development |
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Community Development Block Grants |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
$ 91,783 |
$ 91,783 |
$ - |
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| Grants Awarded! |
| The City of Grand Junction received notice that we have been awarded funding under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Recovery Program. $1.3 million will fund the salaries and benefits of five sworn police officers for three years. |
| The City of Grand Junction and Mesa County received official notification of funding award for the Edward R. Byrne Memorial Justice Grant. The joint allocation of $254,568 will go towards the purchase of a new, county wide Computer-Aided Dispatch and Records Management System (CAD/RMS). |
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| In addition, we are pleased to announce the funding awards of our community partners! |
- Grand Junction Regional Airport has been awarded $8 million for renovation of the airport’s apron;
- Colorado National Monument will receive $228,000 for improvements and preventative maintenance of Historic Park Trails;
- Grand Valley Transit was allocated $1.53 million for Transit Capital Assistance Grants;
- Mesa County was allocated $359,800 in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants and $256,429 in Community Services Block Grants;
- Mesa County was allocated $483,903 in Workforce Investment Act funds and $240,000 in Wagner-Peyser funds from the Department of Labor.
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| Federal Reporting |
| Fourth Quarter 2009 Federal Report - CDBG Grants |
| Third Quarter 2009 Federal Report |
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| General Information |
What is The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (the Recovery Act)? |
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| The intent of the $787 Billion Recovery Act is to: |
- Preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery;
- Assist those most impacted by the recession;
- Provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances;
- Invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits; and
- Stabilize state and local government budgets.
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How will the Recovery Act
funds be distributed? |
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| Funds will be distributed in three ways: |
- By formula from the Federal government;
- Through State and Regional governmental agencies; and
- Through specific, competitive grant processes.
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Because funding will be distributed from multiple agencies, and within various time frames, local governments are in the process of discovering how much funding will ultimately be available. |
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| The official Web site of the Recovery Act is Recovery.gov. It features up-to-date information regarding developments in criteria and expenditures of funds, as well as information on government accountability and transparency. The Web site also features links to the Federal and State agencies and commissions. There are several unofficial and inaccurate Web sites on the Internet regarding this topic -- Recovery.gov is the only one we recommend. |
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For questions regarding the City of Grand Junction’s ARRA efforts, please contact Lara at (970) 244-1536.
This Web page will be updated as more information becomes available.
Please check back regularly for updates. |
| This page updated
January 15, 2010
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