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Stimulus News The state of Wisconsin ORR site provides information by program category, including due dates for competitive grant funding opportunities. Workforce programs are highlighted here: Wisconsin Workforce Opportunities The M7/RWA Water Council monitors water industry stimulus news . The Stimulus Planning Team was formed in February, 2009 with RWA partner volunteers. Our goal is to develop a plan that answers the question, “How can southeastern WI M7/RWA prepare the workforce to acquire the new jobs created by funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)?” We will focus our efforts on gathering and communicating information about these opportunity areas: We are working to compile an inventory of regional certificate programs that target "green jobs", manufacturing and healthcare. For more information, please contact Pat Adrian at 262-695-8047 or send e-mail to padrian@wctc.edu. Learn more ...
“Recovery and Reinvestment Act Presentation to the Council on Workforce Investment" (Roberta Gassman, Wisconsin Secretary of Department of Workforce Development), 3/27/09, detailed the amount of stimulus funds for each workforce board area for several programs. These numbers are preliminary and subject to change:
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WIA Adult Services | $200,541 | $354,399 | $1,605,474 |
WIA Dislocated Worker | $531,606 | $791,795 | $2,210,446 |
WIA Youth Services | $543,067 | $990,638 | $4,260,036 |
Vocational Rehabilitation State Grant | $1,371,137 | $604,060 | $2,004,200 |
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Important Links
Federal Government
Bill Summary from Appropriations Web site
Complete ARRA bill from Appropriations Web site
Federal ARRA Monitoring (Recovery.gov)
Number of jobs by Congressional District
EPA Recovery Web Site; contains information about the Brownfields grant opportunities
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: State-by-State Estimates of Key Provisions Affecting Low- and Moderate-Income Individuals ” (2/13/09)
Summary focused on Workforce provisions of ARRA (2/19/09)
Stimulus-Related Tax Information from CCH
C-Span interview with Elizabeth Lower-Basch, Center for Law and Social Policy, Senior Policy Analyst, 2/22/09
Bringing Home the Green Recovery : A User's Guide to the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; Contains a useful grid that evaluates each funded program and makes recommendations for fund direction to advance a "green" agenda.
Department of Labor Recovery Site contains links to specific programs funded by ARRA and the guidelines for spending the funds.
Department of Labor "Green Jobs Framework " provides a workforce system framework for action, listing recommended actions by workforce operational role. For example, one of the Education and Training Model actions is: "Map 'green' education pathways leading to portable and industry recognized credentials – short term/ long term."
Education focus: An on-demand, free Webinar titled, "Stimulating Ed-Tech Investments: How to Maximize Stimulus Dollars"provides tips to the educators about taking advantage of ARRA funds.
State Government
State of Wisconsin Web site for Recovery/Reinvestment Act; use the Program Search by Category function to see various program funding opportunities. Competitive grants are high-lighted with due dates, where known.
Governor Doyle’s Wish List for Stimulus Package
Senator Feingold's Recovery Web site
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Inc. (WCCF):“Comparative Summary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Its Implications for Wisconsin ” (as of 2/20/09)
Blueprint for Wisconsin's Green Economy, compiled by Midwest Environmental Advocates, was supplied to Governor Doyle in January, 2009 and recommends projects to fund with stimulus funds.
UW-System AARA Review Chart is a useful look at ARRA program information in a grid that shows funding at a glance, including amount, distribution method, description, and Federal Contact agency/department.
List of 51 highway projects that are receiving ARRA funding via the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, as reported by the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinal on 3/3/09.
List of Department of Defense ARRA funded projects , including Wisconsin's Gen. Mitchell field ($1.1M), Army National Guard facilities ($14M) at Fort McCoy, Camp Williams (Tomah), Kenosha and West Bend.
List of US Department of Energy 2009 budget requests for Wisconsin - see page 150.
The UW-School of Continuing Education maintains a Training Inventory of many types of programs offered by a variety of educational institutions. Maintenance of the Web site is being researched.
The Wisconsin Economic Outlook report, published in March, 2009 contains a special report at the end of the document that describes the major impacts of ARRA funding on Wisconsin.
Local Government (M7 Region)
City of Milwaukee Stimulus Web site
City of Racine Stimulus Wish List - describes projects along with amount requested and amounts received
Milwaukee's Federal Building and US Courthouse are included in a proposal to convert federal buildings to comply with "green" building standards. The General Services Administration budget proposes $1,564,000 funding for the Milwaukee buildings in the "High Performance Green Building, Limited Scope" category.
Stimulus Watch Web site, list of Milwaukee projects proposed for funding. This Web site also contains lists for a few other M7 municipalities - search by state.
Milwaukee receives HUD stimulus funding - 3/6/09 update from Mayor Barrett's office
Moraine Park Technical College discusses the availability of training grants to assist employers with incumbent worker training.
Godfrey and Kahn law firm representatives have been giving stimulus/recovery plan update presentations to the public in sites across the region. Here are links to their documents:
Miscellaneous Links
NEHA (National Environmental Health Association) offers free e-learning courses in areas like: Food Safety & Protection, Water Quality, Indoor Air Quality, Emerging Pathogens, Onsite Wastewater and more. Members ($95/Yr) receive continuing education credits.
From Yahoo Hot Jobs, a quick look at industries and occupations that stand to gain from stimulus funding
Clean Energy Jobs presentation highlights new occupations in solar, wind, geothermal energy industries, also eco-Professionals: social scientists, environmental lawyers, urban planners, etc. Page 56 highlights actual comments on the importance of skill sets within these professions: "You can't really trust our job descriptions" and more.
CAEL Webinar on Green Jobs delivered on 4/8/09 - discusses the CAEL approach in San Antonio, Texas where the "green" focus is on water conservation. Some slides list national certifications in "green" industries.
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