WISCONSIN
As of October 13, 2009:
| Agency Reported Data: | | Rank: |
| Funds Announced | $3,971,495,327 | 21 |
| Funds Available | $4,103,976,706 | 21 |
| Funds Paid Out | $2,124,093,913 | 15 |
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| Recipient Reported Data: | | Rank: |
| Number of Awards | 68 | 30 |
| Funds Awarded | $46,161,884 | 44 |
| Funds Awarded Per Capita | $8 | 50 |
| Funds Received | $12,293,907 | 35 |
| Jobs Created / Saved | 248 | 33 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.3 | 31 |
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 offunds 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.govbetween 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 availableto 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 torecipients 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 afederal award.
Recent Updates
March 25, 2009
Gov. Jim Doyle announced that Dale Cattanach will lead oversight efforts to ensure accountability and promote transparency in the use of funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Cattanach, currently a consultant, served as the Wisconsin State Auditor from 1979 to 1998. He also served as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
“Along with the great opportunities provided by the recovery act to invest in worthwhile projects that promote jobs, maintain quality education and provide health care, comes great responsibility to assure Wisconsin citizens that the funds are spent wisely and fairly,”
Gov. Doyle said. “I am pleased that Dale has agreed to serve as the Recovery Accountability Compliance Officer to help us make sure that we are meeting the goals and targets of the Recovery Act and information is easily accessible to the public.”
As the Recovery Accountability Compliance Officer, Cattanach will provide independent analyses, reviews and verifications to ensure that all requirements of accountability and transparency in the recovery act are met.
“As important as it is to get the recovery funds out into communities to help create jobs and get the economy moving, it is equally as important to report to the public on how the funds are invested in an open and understandable way,” Cattanach said.
Cattanach will be joined by Jane Hamblen, Chief Legal Counsel for the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, who will assist with compliance oversight of the recovery act.
Wisconsin was one of the first states to create a Web site to track how passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will affect that state. Wisconsin anticipates receiving $3.76 billion through stimulus funding. Some of the larger preliminary totals by program include:
- Medicaid - $1,240,000,000
- Highway funding - $529,111,915
- Clean Water Revolving Fund - $107,593,400
- Weatherization - $144,541,237
- State Stabilization Fund-Education - $717,730,301
- State Stabilization Fund-Flexible Block Grants - $159,603,000
- Special Education, Part B, Section 611 - $208,200,000
Gov. Jim Doyle, remarking on what the stimulus package means to Wisconsin said, "We now have a Recovery and Reinvestment plan that lets states be partners in moving this country forward. It will be up to me and our Legislature to make sure we use the recovery money wisely."
Doyle estimates the ARRA will create or save 70,000 jobs in Wisconsin, provide Pell Grants to 91,500 students and tax credits to 2.2 million families.