OREGON

recovery.oregon.gov

As of October 13, 2009: 

Agency Reported Data:

 

Rank:

Funds Announced

$3,105,813,924

28

Funds Available

$3,071,927,660

26

Funds Paid Out

$1,487,533,169

20

 

 

 

Recipient Reported Data:

 

Rank:

Number of Awards

99

21

Funds Awarded

$105,688,096

33

Funds Awarded Per Capita

$28

28

Funds Received

$48,566,518

11

Jobs Created / Saved

491

21

Unemployment Rate

11.5

6


Notes: All Rankings are from Highest to Lowest.  For example, a ranking of 15 for “Funds Announced” means that the state had the 15th highest amount of funds announced. A ranking of 15 for the unemployment rate means that this state has the 15th highest unemployment rate.       

Terms defined by http://www.recovery.gov/

Recipient Reported Data: These data are based on data submitted by federal contract recipients to www.federalreporting.gov between Oct. 1 and Oct. 10, 2009.  On Oct. 30, 2009, the final recipient federal contract data and the final data on grants and loans will be available. It is collected and updated quarterly.

Agency Reported Data: These data are based on weekly Financial and Activity Reports filed by federal agencies receiving Recovery Act Funds.

Funds Announced: Funds that have been publicly announced as available to entities outside of the federal government.  Not all available funds are announced publicly. For example, the funds going to a project started prior to the Recovery Act that are commingled with the project’s Recovery funds will not be announced publicly before being made available to a recipient.  The Funds Announced figure should not be viewed as the total funding that an agency has made available.

Funds Available (Obligation): The term used to describe when an agency informs the public of the release of money to recipients either immediately or in the future.  

Funds Awarded: This is the amount of contract dollars that will be made available to recipients. 

Funds Paid Out: Funds that have been released from a federal agency to a recipient. 

Funds Received:The amount of money each recipient received from a federal award.  

Executive Branch

July 7, 2009
The Oregon Way Advisory Group was established to advise the governor in selecting projects for stimulus funding. The governor appointed members of the group from both the public and private sectors. The group’s goal is to look for projects with immediately ready jobs, that use Oregon companies, green development and innovative approaches to technology, as well as have the potential to attract additional funding through block grants, etc. The group work process for evaluating projects has been defined, and the group is meeting and reviewing projects.

The governor has also created a state economic recovery executive team within his office to coordinate the use of federal stimulus funds in the state. Led by Brian Shipley, one of his deputy chiefs of staff, the team will work with project managers throughout state government that are distributing the federal stimulus funds, track the funds and meet federal reporting requirements. State agency directors are available to help local governments and non-profits identify funding opportunities. As funds are awarded, an interactive map on the state recovery Web site is updated indicating the amounts of state stimulus and ARRA funds by county. The site will also track the jobs created by contractors with the funds.

State Certification Letters

Executive Orders

Press releases

 

     

     

    Legislative Branch

    April 14, 2009
    The Senate Democrats' Web site has a new section with stimulus related news, which also provides state and federal resources on ARRA funding.

    Legislators used about $405 million of the federal stimulus funds to help cover budget deficits for the current fiscal year, and still face passage of a budget for the next two years.

    Legislation related to ARRA

       

      • House Bill 2433 (enacted) - Enables Oregonians to be fully eligible for health insurance premium assistance grants available through the federal stimulus funding, according to the governor's press release.
      • House Bill 3095 - Supporting the Main Street Incentive Plan as an alternative to the approved state stimulus package, Go Oregon, passed in February to respond to high unemployment rates.
      • Senate Bill 462  (enacted) - Extending eligibility for unemployment benefits to jobless workers.
      • Senate Bill 711 - Encourages contracting agencies to use emergency procurement methods for capital construction projects and declares an emergency upon passage of the bill.

      Key Impacts

      The ARRA, What it Means for Oregon describes the $2.4 billion in formula funding that Oregon expects to receive over the next three years in education, health care and human services, employment and workforce training, transportation, energy efficiency and conservation, environment and natural resources, housing, public safety and telecommunications.  

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