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Midwest State Recovery Roundtable Briefing Book



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Status of ARRA Implementation

ARRA Funding by State
ARRA Funding by Federal Agency
ARRA Grant Application Deadlines

Broadband Access and ARRA

Federal Support for Broadband Projects, Baller Herbst Law Group
Rural Utilities Service Broadband Initiatives Program, Department of Agriculture
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, Department of Commerce
State Broadband Data and Development Program, Department of Commerce
(web) Broadband Initiatives Program; Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, Departments of Agriculture and Commerce
State Broadband and Development Grant Programs, New American Foundation
Summary Regarding Notice of Fund Availability for BTOP, New American Foundation
Building a 21st Century Broadband Superhighway, New American Foundation
(web) Application Guide for Broadband Infrastructure Funding from the Broadband Initiatives Program, New American Foundation
(web) Application Guide for Broadband Infrastructure Funding from the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, New American Foundation
(web) Application Guide for Public Computer Center Funding from the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, New American Foundation
(web) Application Guide for Sustainable Adoption Program Funding from the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program, New American Foundation
The US Stimulus Program: Improving Broadband Access, McKinsey & Company
Smart Grid, Smart Broadband, Smart Infrastructure, Center for American Progress
Trinity County's Winding Road to Broadband, Public Power
(web) Broadband Metrics Best Practices: Review and Assessment, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
(web) Difficulty Assessing the Extent of Deployment Gaps in Rural Areas, GAO
(web) Home Broadband Adoption 2009, Pew Internet
(web) Strategic Matrix to Guide Grantmaking, California Emerging Technology Funds


Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Funding

Implementation of Energy Related ARRA Programs, Department of Energy
(excerpt) Rapid Deployment Energy Efficiency Toolkit, EPA and Department of Energy
(web) Rapid Deployment Energy Efficiency Toolkit, EPA and Department of Energy
The US Stimulus Package: Investing in Energy, McKinsey & Company
Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant Program, Green for All
Short Guide to Setting up City-Scale Retrofit Programs, COWS and Green for All
(excerpt) Scaling Up Building Energy Retrofitting in U.S. Cities, Living Cities
(web) Scaling Up Buidling Energy Retrofitting in U.S. Cities, Living Cities
Developing an Effective State Clean Energy Program: A Blueprint for Success, Clean Energy States Alliance
(web) Developing an Effective State Clean Energy Program: Competitive Grants, Clean Energy States Alliance
(web) Developing an Effective State Clean Energy Program: Clean Energy Loans, Clean Energy States Alliance
(web) Developing an Effective State Clean Energy Program: Renewable Energy Incentives, Clean Energy States Alliance
Renewable Energy Finance and Policy Toolkit, Clean Energy States Alliance
(web) Preliminary State Energy Program Guidelines, California Energy Commission
(web) Financial Assistance Funding Opportunity Announcement, Department of Energy
(web) State and Local Guide to U.S. EPA Climate and Energy Program Resources, EPA
(web) The Economic Benefits of Investing in Clean Energy, Center for American Progress

ARRA Reporting Requirements

(excerpt) State's and Localities' Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal Stresses, GAO
(web) State's and Localities' Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal Stresses, GAO
(web) Continued Attention to Accountability Issues is Essential, GAO
(web) Implementing Gudiance for the Reports on Use of Funds, OMB

Innovations in Workforce and Education

Preparing the Workers of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow,  EOP
Competitive Grants for Green Jobs Training Authorized by ARRA, TWA
ARRA Competitive Grants for Green Jobs Training, TWA
Enhancing Recovery Act Training Provisions through WIA Modifications, TWA
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities, TWA
(web) Side-By-Side: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, TWA
(web) Toward Ensuring America's Workers and Industries the Skills to compete, TWA
Using WIA Funding to Create Pathways to Middle Class Employment, CLASP
From Stimulus to System: Using ARRA to Serve Disadvantaged Jobseekers, CLASP
Green Pathways out of Poverty: Workforce Development Initiatives, Green for All
Federal Resources for Green Pathways out of Poverty, Green for All
Scaling up Building Energy Retrofitting in US Cities,  Living Cities