WASHINGTON
www.recovery.wa.gov
As of October 13, 2009:
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Agency Reported Data:
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Rank:
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Funds Announced
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$6,984,162,345
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9
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Funds Available
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$4,820,188,185
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14
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Funds Paid Out
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$2,037,464,986
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16
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Recipient Reported Data:
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Rank:
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Number of Awards
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172
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8
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Funds Awarded
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$2,218,947,727
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1
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Funds Awarded Per Capita
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$339
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3
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Funds Received
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$228,819,248
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2
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Jobs Created / Saved
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2909
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2
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Unemployment Rate
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9.3
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20
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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 arecipient. The Funds Announced figure should not be viewed as the total funding that an agency has made available.
Funds Available(Obligation): The term used todescribe 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.
Recent Updates
Gov. Chris Gregoire’s August 2009 report, “Laying the Foundation for Washington’s 21st Century Economy” summarizes the progress to date that has been achieved with the ARRA funding. Washington expects to receive about $5.7 in recovery funding plus $2 billion for Hanford Nuclear Reservation cleanup. The amounts committed and spent are being closely tracked--$2.4 billion has been awarded to the state and $1.2 billion has been spent.
The report lays out the Governor’s five priorities for federal recovery funds, progress to date and expectations for the future:
Get money into people’s pockets immediately. Recovery Act funds were immediately obtained to boost unemployment benefits to newly laid-off workers, and to preserve health care services for people who rely on Medicaid. Other direct funds for families and workers included reduced income tax withholding, and direct spending on education programs.
Save or create jobs in the near-term. Recovery funding is expected to support employment equal to 72,000 full-time jobs over the next two years, and more than 26,000 during the following two years. This includes about 100,000 jobs saved that would have been lost over the next two years without the recovery funding.
Job losses, although slowing, are expected continue at least through the end of 2009 and solid job growth is not expected until 2011. Unemployment growth will continue through mid-2010. Programs and activities that ramp up hiring quickly are given priority, and state agencies and sub-contractors are required to list Recovery Act jobs through the WorkSource centers that help unemployed workers find new jobs. Extra efforts are being made to publicize business opportunities to small businesses, including women and minority-owned businesses.
The state successfully applied for $1 billion to mitigate state revenue shortfalls in K-12 and higher education and keep teachers in classrooms, and funding for the corrections system to maintain public safety. In infrastructure projects, the state authorized more than 300 projects to build and update roads, bridges, public water and pollution control systems.
Make innovative investments in areas that lay the foundation for Washington’s 21st century economy. The “Next Washington” economic development plan is guiding state and industry leaders who are developing strategies to increase key sectors such as clean energy, broadband, health information technology, and university research and innovation, and identifying recovery act funding to accomplish these goals. Many new jobs are focused on ‘green’ jobs to assist expansion in these sectors, and the report describes specific progress in each sector.
Create strategic alliances to align the goals and magnify the benefits of Recovery Act benefits. On example of these efforts is the Department of Commerce’s spring Energy Summit that drew hundreds of private- and public-sector experts and entrepreneurs. In addition, two health information technology meetings in Seattle and Spokane drew health care professionals to learn about funding opportunities.
Apply unprecedented accountability and transparency principles. Washington’s recovery.wa.gov Web site provides data on state agency performance, economic opportunities and assistance to individuals, and has been highly ranked by watchdog organizations. All state agency plans detail priorities, programs, accountability and risk management efforts for economic stimulus funds, and are available on the site. The Governor’s report describes the 5 ways federal funds are available to the state and its residents, and what information can be obtained on state activities on the web site. Washington’s publicly available DataView performance accountability system also includes nine measures on the stimulus programs, and the governor holds public meetings with state agencies on their federal recovery activities.
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