The local news station has posted Vermonts "Haul" from the porkulus bill.
Vermont is set to get about $374 million. Below is a list of what groups are going to get money, how much to expect, and when.
Short Term (formula funding)
$25.7 Million - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits (Food Stamps/3 Squares VT)
$163,399 - Emergency Food and Shelter Program
$186,890 - Emergency Food Assistance Program
$2.8 Million - Child Care and Development Block Grants
$601,891 - Head Start
$1 Million - Community Services Block Grants
$500,000 - Senior Meals Program
$3 Million - Byrne/JAG Grants
$348,998 - Crime Victims Compensation and Assistance
$403,670 - Internet Crimes against Children Grants
$1.1Million - Violence Against women Grants
$7.5 Million - Transit Formula Funding
$3.4 Million - Public Housing Capital Fund
$5.5 Million - HOME Funding
$3.4 Million - Homeless Prevention Fund
$62.2 Million - State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
$26.1 Million - Special Education Part B State Grants
$1.2 Million - Department of Labor's Adult State Grants
$2.9 Million - Department of Labor's Youth State Grants
$1.6 Million - Vocational Rehabilitation
$3.5 Million - State Energy Program
$10.2 Million - Weatherization Assistance Program
Spent over the next 2 years
$159,013 - National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance
$4.8 Million - Education Technology Funds
$32.2 Million - Title 1 Education for the Disadvantaged
$1.3 Million - State Employment Service Grants
$1.2 Million - Dislocated Workers State Grants
$19.7 Million - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
$19.5 Million - Clean Water Revolving Fund
$132.4 Million - Highway Funding (180 Days ½ has to be allocated, rest spent over 2 years)
Tax Relief for Families
Up to $500 for individuals
Up to $1000 for married couples
$300 to Social Security Beneficiaries, SSI recipients and disabled veterans
$2500 for the American Opportunity Tax Credit
Extended Bonus Depreciation and Small Business Expensing through 2009
- Allowing businesses that make capital investments to immediately deduce one half the cost
- Small Businesses can immediately deduct 100% of the cost of these investments
(Both will take effect in 2009 tax returns)
Food stamps.......no jobs there.
Child care development.
Head start
Community service block grants.
Senior meals
Crime victim compensation
Drinking water fund
Clean water fund
Public housing
Public transit
more cash back to people even if they don't pay taxes
Looks more like a liberals wet dream than a way to stimulate the economy.
Vermont is set to get about $374 million. Below is a list of what groups are going to get money, how much to expect, and when.
Short Term (formula funding)
$25.7 Million - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits (Food Stamps/3 Squares VT)
$163,399 - Emergency Food and Shelter Program
$186,890 - Emergency Food Assistance Program
$2.8 Million - Child Care and Development Block Grants
$601,891 - Head Start
$1 Million - Community Services Block Grants
$500,000 - Senior Meals Program
$3 Million - Byrne/JAG Grants
$348,998 - Crime Victims Compensation and Assistance
$403,670 - Internet Crimes against Children Grants
$1.1Million - Violence Against women Grants
$7.5 Million - Transit Formula Funding
$3.4 Million - Public Housing Capital Fund
$5.5 Million - HOME Funding
$3.4 Million - Homeless Prevention Fund
$62.2 Million - State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
$26.1 Million - Special Education Part B State Grants
$1.2 Million - Department of Labor's Adult State Grants
$2.9 Million - Department of Labor's Youth State Grants
$1.6 Million - Vocational Rehabilitation
$3.5 Million - State Energy Program
$10.2 Million - Weatherization Assistance Program
Spent over the next 2 years
$159,013 - National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance
$4.8 Million - Education Technology Funds
$32.2 Million - Title 1 Education for the Disadvantaged
$1.3 Million - State Employment Service Grants
$1.2 Million - Dislocated Workers State Grants
$19.7 Million - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
$19.5 Million - Clean Water Revolving Fund
$132.4 Million - Highway Funding (180 Days ½ has to be allocated, rest spent over 2 years)
Tax Relief for Families
Up to $500 for individuals
Up to $1000 for married couples
$300 to Social Security Beneficiaries, SSI recipients and disabled veterans
$2500 for the American Opportunity Tax Credit
Extended Bonus Depreciation and Small Business Expensing through 2009
- Allowing businesses that make capital investments to immediately deduce one half the cost
- Small Businesses can immediately deduct 100% of the cost of these investments
(Both will take effect in 2009 tax returns)
Food stamps.......no jobs there.
Child care development.
Head start
Community service block grants.
Senior meals
Crime victim compensation
Drinking water fund
Clean water fund
Public housing
Public transit
more cash back to people even if they don't pay taxes
Looks more like a liberals wet dream than a way to stimulate the economy.