Beneficiaries

Impact on Child Support Incentives (Federal Match) Program run by The Child Support Enforcement Division, within the Department of Revenue, currently services in excess of 200,000 child-support cases.

Over 200,000

Congregate Meals Grant helps provide fresh meals on a statewide basis through a network of 23 community based local Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), which provide a wide range of services to elders and their families.

13,969

Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP) allows Massachusetts to avoid what would have been even deeper cuts throughout state government. A large portion of these dollars went towards the maintenance of the MassHealth program to enable the preservation of critical medical services to over 1.2 Million recipients.

Over 1,200,000

Home Delivered Nutrition Services helps elders with nutritional needs to become or remain healthy, independent, and active in their communities.

4,228

Vocational Rehabilitation Services - ARRA funds are used by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission to support a number of projects designed to assist individuals with disabilities.

1,499

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is handling an unprecedented 30% increase in enrollment. Beginning in April 2009, benefit amounts rose by $300 million (18%) due to federal stimulus funding (resulting in a sizeable monthly increase for most families).

770,000

Infants and Families with Disabilities (IDEA) benefits infants and toddlers through age 3 who have or who are at risk for developmental delays.

8,077

Community Development Block Grant for infrastructure improvements and public housing modernization awarded to provide services to the most vulnerable in our communities, and to create jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses.

Community-wide

Tax Credit Assistance Program supports Low Income Housing Tax Credit Projects that were stalled due to unfavorable financial market conditions.

Future residents of housing projects

Community Services Block Grants provide assistance to local communities, working through a network of 24 Action Agencies to reduce poverty, revitalize
low income communities, and empower low income families and individuals to become fully self-sufficient.

63,812

Weatherization Assistance Program aims to increase the energy efficiency
of dwellings occupied by low income persons, reduce their total home energy expenses, and improve their overall health and safety. The program targets particularly vulnerable people such as the elderly, the disabled and low income families with children.

Almost 6.900 homes weatherized

Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program provides services to individuals or families who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless, including re-housing assistance, eviction prevention services, and subsidies to help families and individuals move out of shelters and motels.

4,166

Federal Additional Unemployment Compensation has allowed over 630,000 individuals from across the Commonwealth to receive an additional $25 per
week benefit compensation as a result of the Recovery Act.

Unemployment Compensation Resipients

WIA Recovery Act Title 1 Services for Adult, Dislocated and Youth Workers funds directly benefit low-income individuals of the Commonwealth who qualify under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and received employment and training services. Qualified youth received employment opportunities.

17,917

Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Services benefits employed and unemployed workers seeking to upgrade their skills and obtain jobs, and provides customized services to clients with special needs, including veterans, individuals with disabilities, and unemployment claimants likely to exhaust their benefits.

192,128

State Fiscal Stabilization Fund - Government Services funds were expended to support Massachusetts municipal fire departments impacted by budget cuts that have forced layoffs and also vacancies resulting from attrition. Awards through this program have allowed the Commonwealth to retain 263 firefighters in 85 municipalities.

263 firefighters, benefiting residents of 85 cities & towns

Internet Crimes Against Children The Massachusetts State Police Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) Task Force is using ARRA funds to investigate and prosecute cyber crimes against children. So far, with this funding, the ICAC Task Force has investigated nearly 275 cases resulting in 24 arrests. The ICAC Task Force and affiliated agencies also provided training for over 500 law enforcement officers and other professionals and spearheaded public awareness events designed to protect children by promoting awareness of internet safety, cyberbullying, and sexting.

Community Wide

Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds are supporting municipal police staffs, employment initiatives and jobs for youth, and maintaining vital services in state public safety agencies. In each of these initiatives, the focus has been preserving or creating jobs crucial to sustaining and enhancing public safety. More than $6 million in JAG funds have been awarded to 35 cities and towns to support police departments' re-hiring laid off officers, hiring of new officers, and supporting overtime and other personnel costs.

72 full-time equivalent police officers per quarter, benefiting the residents of 35 cities and towns

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) STOP Grants enhance services and advocacy to victims, improve the criminal justice system's response and promote effective law enforcement, prosecution, and judicial strategies to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

12,354 victims who received assistance

State Fiscal Stabilization Fund - Education Stabilization Fund monies were expended to maintain the fiscal stability of the K-12 and public higher education systems and provide continued support to teachers, administrators, and staff members in school districts and also at our community colleges, state universities, and the University of Massachusetts campuses. In addition, funds were spent (in accordance with guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Education) to address infrastructure needs at these institutions. Most importantly, these funds were expended to maintain and enhance students' access to high-quality educational opportunities in K-12 schools and at our public institutions of higher education.

Students and educators at the state and community colleges and the University of Massachusetts campuses

Title I, Part A funding improves teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet State academic achievement standards. Grants were awarded to 258 districts that serve 202,166 students who are directly eligible to receive Title I services. Massachusetts has received an additional $163 million in two types of Title I funding to supplement the $243 million that the state received in 2009, an increase of 67%.

Students and educators in
258 districts

Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA), Part B Pre-School Grants Since the start of the year, grants were awarded to 179 districts that serve 9,000 children who are eligible to receive special education services.

Students and educators in 179 school districts

Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA), Part B Grants to States support the provision of special education services to children with disabilities. Grants were awarded to 389 districts that serve approximately 165,000 students who are eligible to receive special education services.

Students and educators in
389 districts

Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) assistance benefits youth who received the summer learning vouchers, their parents who retained work as
a result of having these vouchers, and the staff members who were employed because their programs received these vouchers.

39,339

USDA Child Nutrition Recovery Act serves 114 schools in 31 districts, serving a total enrollment of approximately 60,000 students. These funds were used to purchase new food service equipment for the schools.

Students and educators in
31 districts

USDA Child Nutrition Programs - Elementary and Secondary Education grants were awarded to four local community food banks that serve approximately 750 local food pantries and soup kitchens throughout the state.

4 community food banks, serving 750 food pantries

ARRA transportation projects are improving the roadways, transit systems, pedestrian/bike and ferry facilities, throughout each of the Commonwealth's 14 counties. The highway projects include 89 roadway resurfacing or reconstruction projects and bridge improvements. Improving the transportation system of the Commonwealth impacts the daily lives of our citizens as well as providing the essential infrastructure for commerce.

Community-wide

USFS Native Species Ecological Restoration Grant benefits residents of Worcester and Berkshire Counties in Massachusetts by detecting the destructive Asian Long-horned Beetle and other invasive insect species that destroy trees and other vegetation.

Residents of Worcester and Berkshire counties

State Energy Program aims to provide leadership to maximize the benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy in Massachusetts. The Department of Energy Resources is working to substantially increase solar energy resources
in state facilities, as well as to reduce energy waste and increase renewable energy projects across the Commonwealth. This program includes $8 million in rebates for over 100 private solar projects.

Community-wide

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants will advance clean energy technology and energy efficiency goals at the community level. This will include both funding to assist with energy efficiency projects and to provide technical assistance to municipalities.

Community-wide

The Leaking Underground Storage Tank program will provide Massachusetts with funds for the remediation of known storage tanks buried underground that are or have been compromised and are leaking petroleum into the environment. Leaking tanks pose threats to drinking water and surface water in the immediate area of the tank as well as to the larger surrounding environment as pollution spreads. Communities affected by this grant include Grafton, Lawrence, Wrentham, Rehoboth, Malden, Middlefield, Mattapan, Shutesbury, Dorchester and Holyoke.

Community-wide