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Contact Nasco today at Stimulus@eNasco.com to receive your discounts for Stimulus Funds covering the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (Recovery Act, ARRA), Title 1, IDEA, Technology, and "Race to the Top" and "Investing in What Works and Innovation" Grants.
Are you prepared to receive your Stimulus Funding?
If you already know how much stimulus money you will be receiving and what learning materials and equipment you need, contact your Nasco Sales Representative or e-mail stimulus@eNasco.com. Nasco has over 65,000 educational items ready to fit your specific needs.
Do you know what you can and cannot purchase with Stimulus Funds?
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund ($53.6 Billion)
- General support, school modernization, renovation/repair, and construction
- Public safety and other government services
- Elementary, secondary, and early childhood education
- Children with special needs
- Adult education and family literacy
- Career and technical education
- Maintenance costs
- Stadiums, athletic facilities
- Purchase or upgrade of vehicles
- Improvement of facilities without direct educational purpose (central office, support facilities, etc.)
- Financial assistance to students to attend private schools
Title 1 ($13 Billion)
Funds can be spent on the following:
- Staff, coaches, etc.
- Math and reading materials
- Science products, especially those with cross-curricular ties to math or reading
- PreK program expansion
- Online learning improvements
- Professional development
IDEA ($12.2 Billion)
Funds can be spent on the following:
- Staff
- Technology devices
- Response to intervention initiatives for general education
- Preschool needs
- Positive behavioral supports
- Professional development
- Data collection and instructional improvements
Technology
Funds can be spent on the following:
- Technology infrastructure improvements
- Technology products (includes electronic games, audio learning, hand pointers for use with interactive white boards, etc.)
- Technology services
- Professional development
Do you know when stimulus money will be released to you?
Stimulus money for Title 1 and IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) is being released in batches. Batch 1 has been released to California, Illinois, South Dakota, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oregon and Utah.
NOTE: Every state will have a different timeline for handing down funds to districts/schools and different priorities for spending the funds. Your district coordinator should be able to provide you with the dates money will be available for your school.
Nasco recommends you visit your states government website for more information on how your state plans on distributing the stimulus money and when.
Batch 1 was scheduled to be released March/April 2009 in the amount of $32.5 billion.
Batch 2 is scheduled to be released July-September 2009 in the amount of $16 billion.
Batch 3 is scheduled to be released Fall 2009 ($4.35 billion) and Spring 2010 ($650 million). Batch 3 is money awarded to "Race to the Top" and "Investing in What Works and Innovation" Grants.
which states have received their stimulus funds?
The Department of Education has Released Stimulus Funds to the Following States (plus Puerto Rico):
California
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Minnesota
Mississippi
North Carolina
Nevada
New York
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
More information on Stimulus Funding can be found at the following websites:
American Recovery Reinvestment Act of 2009 Communities Putting Prevention to Work (Released September 17, 2009): www.grants.gov
U.S. Dept. of Education: www.ed.gov
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA): www.recovery.gov
Dept. of Health and Human Services: www.hhs.gov
Education Week: www.edweek.org
eSchool News: www.eschoolnews.com
For info about state allocations: http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/titlei/fy09recovery/index.html
For info about Title 1: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/guidance/title-i.pdf
For info about IDEA Part B: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/guidance/idea-b.pdf
For info about IDEA Part C: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/guidance/idea-c.pdf
