Federal Program/Web Info |
Purpose |
National Total |
Distribution |
Department & Estimated County Share |
Status (* indicates funding has been received) |
Department/ Contact |
Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
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USDA National School Lunch Program Grants |
One-time appropriation for equipment assistance grants to school food authorities participating in the NSLP |
$100M |
Discretionary/Competitive California total: $12.9M Deadline: May 27, 2009 |
Health System TBD |
Three SMC school districts submitted applications on 5/27. |
Cathleen Baker |
Energy |
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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) |
Assists state and local governments in implementing strategies to reduce fossil fuel emissions created as a result of activities within the jurisdictions of the eligible entities and reduce the total energy use. |
$3.2B |
Block grant California total: $56M Deadline: June 25, 2009 |
Public Works $3.05M |
• $2.2M—Energy Efficiency Analysis and Upgrade Program for County Facilities (including PV installation at Edgewood Interpretive Center) • $500,000—Reduce Before you Produce—Countywide Home Energy Efficiency Program • $350,000—County General Plan Conservation Element Update and County Climate Action Plan |
Kevin Armstrong |
Health |
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Medicaid Federal Matching Assistance Program (FMAP) |
To provide reductions in Medicaid funded health care to low-income children and families. Provides each state with an increase in federal matching funds for state Medicaid expenditures in order to assist states with budget shortfalls and avoid cutting back Medicaid assistance. |
$86.6B |
Formula California total: $10.1B (FY 09: $3.69M; FY 10: $5.01M: FY 11: $2.52M) The FMAP formula change will sunset on December 2010 and revert to the prior rate of 50/50. Deadline: TBD |
Health System $137,696 |
Total receivable by SMMC, BHRS, and IHSS has yet TBD. $137,696* to-date. |
Cathleen Baker |
Community Health Center Infrastructure Grants |
To support renovations and repairs , investments in health information technology and critically needed health care services in Federally Qualified Health Centers |
$1.5B; ($862.5M CIP, $125M HIT, $512.5M FI) |
Discretionary/Competitive California total: HRSA must develop a plan for spending the funds within 90 days of the signing (mid-May 2009). California total: $150M Deadline: Met |
Health System TBD |
Awaiting guidance for HIT component. See below for CIP and FI components. |
Cathleen Baker |
HRSA BPHC Facility Investment Program |
Funding provided to support existing Sec 330-funded health center efforts to expand their capacity to provide health services to medically underserved populations and address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers. |
$1.5B |
Competitive California total: TBD Deadline: August 6, 2009 |
Health System TBD |
Guidance and application released on 6/23/09. As of 7/1/09, both the Ravenswood Health Clinic and Health System will be applying. Amount TBD. |
Cathleen Baker |
HCOF HRSA Capital Improvement Projects |
Funding provided to address pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, such as construction, repair, renovation, and equipment purchases, including health information technology systems. |
$273M (for 800 projects) |
Discretionary/Competitive SMC Health Services Agency Grant for the Homeless Project. Deadline: Met |
Health System $408,830 |
Application for $408,830 submitted on June 2, 2009. Award granted on 6/25/09. |
Cathleen Baker |
Community Health Center Services Grants |
To renovate clinics and make health information technology improvements. These funds are to be used for construction, renovation, and equipment, and for the acquisition of health information technology systems for community health centers, including health center controlled networks receiving operating grants under section 330 of the Public Service Act. |
$493M ($155,000 NAP, $338,000 IDS) |
Competitive Grants California total: $63.7M Deadline: Met |
Health System $180,182 |
2 SMC Health Centers have received grants: • South County Community Health Center ($236,533) • SMC Health Services Agency ($180,182)* |
Cathleen Baker |
Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) |
To help hospitals that serve a significantly disproportionate number of low-income patients. |
$269M |
Formula California total: $26.8M (approximately 2.5% in the FY 09 allocation of DHS funding. Deadline: TBD |
Health System $771,605 |
SMMC has received $585,605 for the 2.5% increase in DSH certificated public expense and $186,000 allocation under the Safety Net Care Pool |
Cathleen Baker |
Public Health—Prevention and Wellness |
To support state and local efforts to fight preventable chronic diseases and infectious diseases. Funds will be used to carryout evidenced based clinical and community-based prevention and wellness strategies and public health workforce development activities, including immunization programs and state efforts to reduce healthcare-related infections. Competitive projects include, demonstration projects, school-associated, community and adult, and billable demonstration projects. |
$650M |
Formula & Competitive California total: $23.4M in FY 09 allocation of DHS funding Deadline: TBD |
Health System TBD |
Awaiting information. Guidance is still being developed for competitive. |
Cathleen Baker |
Health Information Technology Grants |
For a state or qualified state-designated entity to facilitate and expand the electronic movement and use of health information among organizations |
$2B |
Competitive Grants California total: TBD (The majority of funding will go Medicare/aid providers of over 6 years. 20-30% Medicaid/care patient volume. Up to $11 million for hospitals.) There is a matching requirement (exact % TBD). Deadline: TBD |
Health System TBD |
Awaiting information from HHS regarding eligibility for data integration project and guidance in general. |
Cathleen Baker |
NIH—Extramural Research Facilities Improvement (C06) |
Provides funding for the construction and improvement of biomedical or behavioral research facilities. Eligible projects include, expansions, remodels, renovations, or the altering of biomedical or behavioral research facilities. |
$1B |
Competitive Grants California total: TBD Deadline: TBD |
Health System TBD |
County is not directly eligible, but is in discussion to determine eligibility of the Public Health Lab, Fair Oaks Clinic, or Agriculture Commission Office. |
Cathleen Baker |
ACF—Nonprofit Capacity Building Program |
Provides funding for new cooperative agreements to experienced organizations to provide nonprofit organizations with capacity building training, technical assistance, and competitive financial assistance to build the capacity partners in order to address the economic recovery issues in their communities. |
$34M |
Competitive Grants California total: $1M (per project), local governments are eligible Deadline: July 7, 2009 |
Health System TBD |
BHRS is circulating to community partners. |
Cathleen Baker |
AFC—State, Local and Tribal Government Capacity Building Program |
Provides funding for government offices to build their own capacity to partner with community-based and faith-based non-profits and to provide training and technical assistance to help organizations better serve those in need and to increase organizations’ involvement in the economic recovery. |
$12M |
Competitive California total: 48 awards are expected at $250,000 per project. Deadline: July 7, 2009 |
Health System TBD |
BHRS is circulating to community partners. |
Cathleen Baker |
Housing |
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Public Housing Capital Fund |
Provides funding to local housing agencies to repair and replace aging housing. |
$4B |
Formula California total: $116M Deadline: Met |
Housing Department $366,511* |
Grant already allocated, programmed and partially expended. |
Chas Mercurio |
Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program |
Funding to provide assistance to individuals and families to avoid or escape homelessness. This includes short- or medium-term rental assistance; housing relocation and stabilization services such as housing search and security or utility deposits; and other homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing activities. |
$1.5B |
Formula California total: $145M to cities and counties, plus an additional $44M directly to the state. Deadline: July 2009 |
Housing Department $1,166,526 |
BoS approved application to HUD on 5/5; DoH & HSA are cooperating to develop the allocation process; grant decision by HUD will be communicated in July; DOS will determine allocations in September. |
Chas Mercurio |
Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) |
Provides flexible funding to States and larger communities for a variety of community development, economic development, and affordable housing purposes. |
$1B |
Formula California total: $113M in formula funding and an additional $10M of nonentitlement CDBG funds. Deadline: June 5, 2009 |
Housing Department $763,000 |
Fifteen percent may be used for “public services” such as safety net services; DoH is waiting for HUD to release guidelines. |
Chas Mercurio |
Neighborhood Stabilization Program |
To assist states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations in the purchase and rehabilitation of foreclosed properties in order to create affordable housing and reduce neighborhood blight. |
$2B |
Competitive Grants via application to state California total: TBD Deadline: July 17, 2009 |
Housing Department $5M or more |
Guidelines were just released 4/4; DoH will meet on 5/20 w/HEART and various other related parties to coordinate response. Application due to HUD 7/17. |
Chas Mercurio |
Human Services |
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TANF emergency contingency funds |
Very flexible, includes improving program access, short-term assistance, and subsidized employment. |
$5B |
Current formula California total: $1.8B Deadline: TBD |
HSA $6.5M requested in first advance from state. (State will not be doing allocation, but ACF will provide cash advance to state from ECF, and state will provide cash advance to counties.) |
Counties will request advances from state based on what they plan to spend in the three areas. A 20% local match is required. Match can be third party, employers, Single Allocation, donated funds, private donations, and/or in-kind donations. Funding can be used for basic assistance, non-recurrent short-term benefits and subsidized employment. HSA plans to expend the majority of funding on subsidized employment activities that include: wage subsidies, benefits, payroll costs, placement costs, worksite development, and supervision and training. The Governor’s proposal to eliminate CalWORKs would eliminate TANF Stimulus funding. |
John Joy |
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Administration |
To provide funding for food purchases under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps); to increase benefits under this program. |
$300M; $150M each in FY 2009 and 2010 |
Formula to states based on current share and increased caseloads California total: TBD Deadline: TBD |
HSA $6.4M |
Food Stamp benefit increased by 13.6% or approximately $32 per month. This is a direct to client benefit. |
John Joy |
Senior Nutrition |
Funding provided to support senior nutrition programs, including congregate nutrition services provided at senior centers and other community sites, home delivered nutrition services delivered to frail elders at home and Native American nutrition programs. |
$100M; $65M (congregate meals); $32M (home delivered meals) |
Formula through the existing Areas Agencies on Aging System California total: $6.58M for congregate meals, $3.2M for home delivered meals. Funding requires 15% match. |
Health System $1.15M in FY 09 ($395,000 for home & $750,000 for congregate) |
Need to determine award. May be used to backfill previous cuts. SMC received $200,847 on 6/15/09. |
Cathleen Baker |
Justice and Public Safety |
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Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) |
JAG funds can be spent on law enforcement programs, prosecution and court programs prevention and education programs, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment, planning, evaluation and technology. |
$2B (An additional $546M was allocated to Byrne JAG grants in the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009.) |
Formula California total: $200M Deadline: Met |
Sheriff’s Office $108,086* |
To be used to fund Extra Help positions at the Crime Lab. SMC received $108,086 on 6/5/09. |
Allena Portis |
State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance |
Competitive grants to provide assistance and equipment to local law enforcement along the Southern border and high-intensity drug tracking areas to combat criminal narcotics activity. Southern border consists of the following states: California; Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. |
$40M |
Competitive grants to high intensity drug traffic areas and state and local law enforcement agencies. California total: $22.5M Deadline: Met |
Sheriff’s Office $800,700 |
Funding application submitted for the implementation of a Regional Intelligence Management System. |
Allena Portis |
Labor and Employment |
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WIA Title I Adult and Employment Training |
Funding to states to facilitate the increased training of individuals for high-demand occupations. |
$500M |
Formula to state with sub-allocation to local workforce boards California total: $80.1M Deadline: Met |
HSA/WIB $547,881* |
One-time increase in allocation. |
Fred Slone |
Specific Programs Include: |
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WIA Title I Youth Activities |
Funds to create summer employment opportunities for people under 24 years of age. |
$1.2B |
Formula to states with sub-allocation to local workforce boards California total: $186.6M Deadline: Met |
HSA/WIB $1,184,910* |
One-time increase in allocation. |
Fred Slone |
WIA Title I Dislocated Workers |
Funds to provide quality employment and training services to assist individuals in finding gainful employment. |
$1.25B |
Formula to states with sub-allocation to local governments. California total: $221.9M Deadline: Met |
HSA/WIB $1,758,845* |
One-time increase in allocation. |
Fred Slone |
California Green Corps (State Program, Governor’s discretionary fund) |
Program will place at least 1,000 at-risk youth ages 16-24 into green jobs over the next 20 months. Pilot program will use federal economic stimulus dollars and resources from public-private partnerships for funding. |
$20M |
$10M in state funding for ten regional Green Corps centers. California total: $20M ($10M in federal stimulus funding and $10M in private funding) Deadline: Met |
HSA/WIB |
Fred Slone | |
DOL, ETA: Senior Community Services Employment Program |
SCSEP enhances employment opportunities for older Americans and promotes them as a solution for businesses seeking trained, qualified and reliable employees |
$118.8M |
Formula California total: $2.04 million Deadline: Met |
Health System $8,319 in FY 08-09 (1 participant slot) $33,097 in FY 09-10 (4 participant slots) |
Aging and Adult Services has partnered with the Family Services Agency to receive the allocation for SMC. SMC has received $41,416* to-date. |
Cathleen Baker |
Transportation |
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Local Streets and Roads System Preservation Projects |
Funds to be used for any capital purpose, including such as activities as vehicle replacements, facilities renovation or construction, preventative maintenance, and mobility management. |
$5.4B |
Formula (based on population) California total: $968M Deadline: Met |
Public Works $1.7M |
Funds to be used to resurface various streets |
Jim Porter |
Totals |
$32M |