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ARRA – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

ACES Support for Member Districts

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides approximately $100 billion for education, creating a historic opportunity to save hundreds of thousands of jobs, support states and school districts, and advance reforms and improvements that will create long-lasting results for our students and our nation including early learning, K-12, and post-secondary education.

In an effort to support our member districts, ACES has organized the resources below to assist in the dissemination of information about this important piece of legislation. Also, we have organized a Calendar of Events for April to highlight important discussions here at ACES and throughout the state as well as some initial application dates. Please return often as we will consistently update the calendar to keep you informed of events and new information.

Overview of the Fund Sources

Three primary sources of ARRA funds are available to states:

Source		CT’s Award
Stabilization Block Grants		($542 million)
Entitlement Grants		($243 million)
Competitive Grants		(TBD)
	*Incentive Grants
	Innovation Grants
	*Distributed at discretion of Secretary of Education

Title I A (Part 1 & 2):$ 70.8 million (Education of the Disadvantaged)
Title I A (Part 3):$ 24.7 million (School Improvement)
Title II D (50%):$ 4.7 million (Technology Education)
IDEA B: (611: Children with Disabilities) $132.9 million
IDEA B: (619:Preschool) $5.1 million
McKinney-Vento:(Homeless Children) $0.2 million

ARRA – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

General Links	IDEA
CSDE	CSDE
US Department of Education	US Department of Education
Overview	Overview
Overview II	Overview II
PPT Slideshow	Factsheet
ED.gov Blog	Allocations
	CEC
Title IA	Background and Fact Sheet
CSDE	Seminars
US Department of Education	Funding
Factsheets	Assistive Technology
Factsheets II
Title 1 (Part A) Guidance Sheet	McKinney-Vento (Homeless Children)
PDF of CT Title I Allocations	CSDE

Calendar of Events

April 3 – ConnCASE
Location: ACES – SDA Building – 8:30-12:30

April 8 – ACES ARRA Regional Discussion Group
Location: ACES – SDA Building – 4:00-7:00

April 15 – Commissioner’s Stakeholder Meeting
Location: CREC – 4:00-7:00

April 20 - ACES ARRA Regional Discussion Group (Download Registration Form)
Location: ACES SDA Building – 1:00-4:00

April 23 - Commissioner’s Stakeholder Meeting (Download Registration Form)
Location: ACES SDA Building – 4:00-7:00

April 24 – ACES Regional Curriculum Council
Location: ACES SDA Building – 9:00-12:00