District Project lists

The following list describes the funding that the 14th District and the state of Illinois have received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  Please check back often as information will be updated as additional funds are released.

EDUCATION - TOTAL: $63,550,595
  • IDEA funding - The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ensures educational services for children with disabilities.  Below is a list of how much money may be allocated to schools in the 14th District. *Note - These numbers may change.
    • Amboy Community School District - $208,000
    • Ashton Community School District - $163,000
    • Aurora East - $3,393,000
    • Aurora West - $3,099,000
    • Barrington Community School District - $1,886,000
    • Batavia Unit School District - $1,419,000
    • Benjamin School District - $244,000
    • Bureau Valley Community School District - $287,000
    • Central Community School District - $159,000
    • Cambridge Community School District - $113,000
    • Community High School District 94 - $455,000
    • Community Unit School District 300 - $4,233,000
    • DeKalb Community School District 428 - $1,246,000
    • DeKalb County Special Education Association - $23,616
    • Dixon Unit School District - $695,000
    • Earlville Community Unit School District - $117,000
    • East Coloma School District 12 - $62,000
    • Erie Community School District - $139,000
    • Galva Community Unit School District - $139,000
    • Geneseo Community United School District - $573,000
    • Geneva Community Unit School District - $1,190,000
    • Hinckley Big Rock Community Unit School District - $226,000
    • Huntley Consolidated School District - $641,000
    • Indian Creek Community Unit District - $205,000
    • La Moille Community Unit School District - $81,000
    • Lee Center Community Unit School District - $63,000
    • Leland Community Unit School District - $75,000
    • Lisbon Community Consolidated School District - $29,000
    • Kaneland Community Unit School District - $671,000
    • Mendota Community Consolidated School District - $299,000
    • Mendota Township High School District - $119,000
    • Mid-Valley Special Education - $56,400
    • Minooka Community Consolidated Schools - $246,000
    • Minooka Community High School District - $280,000
    • Montmorency Community Consolidated - $63,000
    • Morris Community High School District - $193,000
    • Nelson Public School District 8 - $10,000
    • Newark Community Consolidated Schools - $90,000
    • Ohio Community Consolidated Schools - $22,000
    • Ohio Community High School District - $10,000
    • Oswego Community Unit School District 308 - $1,703,000
    • Plainfield School District 202 - $2,846,000
    • Plano Community Unit School District - $392,000
    • Polo Community School District 222 - $175,000
    • Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3 - $214,000
    • Riverdale School District 14 - $24,000
    • Rochelle Community Consolidated District - $400,000
    • Rochelle Township High School District - $182,000
    • Rock Falls Township High School District 301 - $143,000
    • Sandwich Community Unit School District - $519,000
    • Saratoga Community Consolidated School District - $127,000
    • School District 46 - $9,047,000
    • St.Charles Community School District - $2,781,000
    • Sterling Community Unit District 5 - $859,000
    • Somonauk Community Unit School District - $190,000
    • Steward Elementary School District - $21,000
    • Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 - $687,000
    • West Chicago School District 33 - $909,000
    • Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 - $113,000
    • Winfield School District 34 - $104,000
    • Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 - $674,000
    • TOTAL FUNDS: $50,349,000

 

  • Title 1-A funding - Title 1-A provides financial assistance to school districts with high numbers or high percentages of poor children to help ensure that all children meet the challenging state academic standards. Below is a list of how much money may be allocated to schools in the 14th District. *Note - These numbers may change.
    • Amboy Community School District - $55,064
    • Ashton Community School District - $40,905
    • Aurora East - $2,427,500
    • Aurora West - $1,343,383
    • Barrington Community School District - $261,687
    • Bureau Valley Community School District - $81,561
    • Cambridge Community School District - $34,087
    • Community High School District 94 - $98,067
    • Community High School District 300 - $1,194,214
    • DeKalb Community School District 428 - $385,190
    • Dixon Unit School District - $192,987
    • Earlville Community Unit School District - $28,489
    • East Coloma School District 12 - $25,023
    • Erie Community School District - $28,843
    • Galva Community Unit School District - $36,710
    • Geneseo Community United School District - $85,853
    • Hinckley Big Rock Community Unit School District - $38,283
    • Indian Creek Community Unit District - $35,136
    • La Moille Community Unit School District - $37,265
    • Lee Center Community Unit School District - $15,252
    • Leland Community Unit School District - $11,537
    • Mendota Community Consolidated School District - $87,848
    • Mendota Township High School District - $33,468
    • Montmorency Community Consolidated - $13,635
    • Morris Community High School District - $35,661
    • Newark Community Consolidated Schools - $26,746
    • Ohio Community Consolidated Schools - $5,769
    • Plano Community Unit School District - $78,139
    • Polo Community School District 222 - $44,051
    • Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3 - $58,735
    • Riverdale School District 14 - $7,866
    • Rochelle Community Consolidated District - $103,836
    • Rochelle Township High School District - $47,722
    • Rock Falls Elementary High School District 13 - $137,512 
    • Rock Falls Township High School District 301 - $60,125
    • Sandwich Community Unit School District - $98,591
    • Saratoga Community Consolidated School District - $35,136
    • School District 46 - $5,089,096
    • Sterling Community Unit District 5 - $297,872
    • Somonauk Community Unit School District - $29,873 
    • Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 - $109,080
    • West Chicago School District 33 - $226,550
    • Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 - $37,234 
    • TOTAL FUNDS: $13,121,579
ENVIRONMENT - TOTAL: $256,700,000 for Illinois, $86,500 for the 14th District
  • Clean Water State Revolving Fund - This money will provide relief to communities by requiring a greater Federal share for local clean and drinking water projects and greater flexibility for states to reach communities that would otherwise not have the resources to repay a loan with interest.  Loans are used to build or improve wastewater treatment plants; agricultural, rural and urban runoff control; estuary improvement projects; wet weather flow control, including storm water and sewer overflows; alternative treatment technologies; and water reuse and conservation projects.
    • State of Illinois: $177,200,000
  • Drinking Water State Revolving Fund - This money will provide relief to communities by requiring a greater Federal share for local clean and drinking water projects and greater flexibility for states to reach communities that would otherwise not have the resources to repay a loan with interest. These loans can be used for the installation and replacement of failing treatment facilities, eligible storage facilities and transmission and distribution systems.
    • State of Illinois: $79,500,00
  • USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NCRS) - The NCRS will partner with Kendall County Soil & Water Conservation District and Kendall County Forest Preserve, and will receive $86,500 to reinvest in the Lower Fox Watershed.  By restoring and protecting the Lower Fox River, which feeds into the Upper Mississippi River System, an important natural resource and part of our national economy, we ensure that surrounding communities are protected from the damage that occurs when the river floods. In addition, investing in this floodplain easement project means that green and open space will be created for suburban and developing areas – space which could add significant value to our local economy.
    • Kendall County: $86,500


ENERGY - Total: $448,980,719

  • Fermilab National Laboratory - The DOE's Office of Science awarded $34.9 million to Fermilab.  Of the $34.9 million, $25 million will be used for infrastructure projects, and the remaining $9.9 million will be used for the purchase and construction of a neutrino detector. 
  • Fermilab National Laboratory - The DOE awarded $602. million to Fermilab.  Of the $60.2 million, $52.7 million will go towards research on next-generation particle accelerator technologies using superconducting radio frequency technology.  $7.5 million will be used for neutrino research at the intensity frontier.

  • Weatherization Assistance Program - This program allows low-income families to make their homes more energy efficient, reducing their heating and overall energy bills.
    • The state of Illinois received $242,526,619 for this program

  • State Energy Program - This provides funding to consumers for rebates for home energy audits or other energy saving improvements, development of renewable energy projects for clean electricity, generation and alternative fuels, promotion of Energy Star products, efficiency upgrades for state and local government buildings, and other efforts to help save families money on their energy bills.
    • The state of Illinois received $101,321,000 for this program

 

  • Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Program (EECBG) - These funds will provide formula grants to projects that reduce total energy use and fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency.  Below is a list of EECBG recipients and how much funding was allocated to each.
    • City of Aurora - $1,574,100
    • City of Carpentersville - $146,800
    • City of DeKalb - $186,800
    • City of Elgin - $1,002,600
    • DuPage County - $4,653,700
    • Kane County - $2,469,100
    • TOTAL FUNDS: $10,033,100
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - TOTAL: $125,605,523
  • ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative - These funds will allow the Department of Health and Human Services to expand community health centers and serve more patients.
    • Greater Elgin Famiily Care Center - $354,110
    • Visiting Nurse Association of Fox Valley - $475,631

  • Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) - This funding provides subsidized child care services through vouchers or contracts with providers to low-income working families.
    • The state of Illinois has received $73,772,628
  • Community Services Block Grant - This provides funding to local community action agencies for services for the growing number of low-income families hurt by the economic crisis, such as housing and mortgage counseling, job skills training, food pantry assistance, as well as benefits, outreach and enrollment.
    • The state of Illinois has received $47,232,628
  • Senior Nutrition Programs - This funding will provide for an additional amount of funds for 'Aging Services Programs,' programs that bring seniors together to eat in group settings and deliver nutritional and dietary safe meals to seniors.
    • The state of Illinois has received $3,770,526
HOMELAND SECURITY - TOTAL: $598,406
  • Emergency Food and Shelter Program (administered through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)) - These funds can be used for a broad range of services, including mass shelter, one-month assistance with rent, mortgage and utility payments to prevent evictions, and transition assistance from shelters to stable living conditions.
    • DeKalb County - $39,204
    • DuPage County - $296,206
    • Kane County - $187,787
    • Kendall County - $37,735
    • Lee County - $14,239
    • Whiteside County - $23,235

HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT - TOTAL: $8,763,523
  • Community Block Development Grants (CDBG) - These funds will enable local governments to undertake a wide range of activities intended to create suitable living environments, provide decent affordable housing and create economic opportunities - particularly for persons of low and moderate income. Below is a list of who received CDBG funds and how much each entity received.
    • City of Aurora - $331,504
    • City of DeKalb - $110,573
    • City of Elgin - $226,997
    • City of Wheaton - $63,337
    • County of DuPage - $944,238 
    • TOTAL FUNDS: $1,676,649
       
  • Homeless Prevention Grants - This program will provide financial and other assistance to prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless and help those who are experiencing homelessness to be quickly re-housed and stabilized.  Below is a list of the recipients of Homeless Prevention Grants and how much each received.
    • City of Aurora - $506,883
    • County of DuPage - $1,443,723
    • County of Kane - $517,394 
    • TOTAL FUNDS: $2,468,000

       
  • Capital Funds - These awards provide funding to Public Housing Agencies for capital and management activities, including modernization and development for public housing.
    • The Housing Authority of Henry County - $1,099,757
    • The Housing Authority of Whiteside County - $653,119
    • The Housing Authority of Lee County - $377,856
    • The Housing Authority of DeKalb County - $551,289
    • The Housing Authority of Aurora - 1,402,734
    • The Housing Authority of Elgin - $488,009
    • TOTAL FUNDS: $4,572,764

 

  • Family Self Sufficiency Program - This program will allow the Housing Authority to hire a program coordinator to link residents with training opportunities, placement organizations and local employers.  The following county received a grant for the amount listed below.
    • The Housing Authority of Henry County - $46,110
INTERIOR - TOTAL: $14,000
  • Habitat Restoration - This funding will allow for the restoration of fish and wildlife habitats on National Wildlife Refuges as well on private lands through a variety of partnership opportunities.  The projects support key mission goals for wildlife habitat conservation and partnerships, provide employment for local contractors and lasting benefits to the American public by conserving and enriching our fish and wildlife treasures.
    • Carterville NFWCO's NFPP Phase I - Ferson-Otter Creek Dam Removal/Modification Project, Fox River Watershed - $14,000

 JUSTICE - TOTAL: $1,004,382,132

  • Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Recovery Program - This program provides14th District communities with the opportunity to apply for competitive grants to hire more police officers and improve public safety.
    • The state of Illinois has been allocated $1 billion in competitive grant
  • State Crime Victim Compensation Program - This program reimburses victims for crime-related expenses such as medical costs, mental health counseling, funeral and burial costs, lost wages or loss of support.
    • The state of Illinois received $3,029,132
  • State Victim Assistance Program - This program supports community-based organizations that serve crime victims.  These organizations provide services like crisis intervention, counseling, emergency shelter, criminal justice advocacy and emergency transportation. 
    • The state of Illinois received $1,353,000 (*NOTE: Illinois is required to give priority to programs serving victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse.

LABOR - TOTAL $254,483,562

  • Unemployment Insurance (UI) Modernization Incentive Funds - The Illinois Department of Employment Security can use the funds to pay unemployment benefits, or, if appropriated by the legislature, for administering its unemployment insurance program or delivering employment services.
    • The state of Illinois has received $100,383,562
  • Employment Training for Adults - These funds will allow states to facilitate increased training of individuals for high demand occupations
    • The state of Illinois has received $26,000,000
  • Dislocated Workers Employment and Training Services - These funds will provide quality employment and training services to assist individuals in finding employment, and will help employers find the skilled.
    • The state of Illinois has received $65,300,000
  • Employment Training Services for Youths - This funding will create summer employment opportunities for people under 24 years old.
    • The state of Illinois has received $62,800,000

SOCIAL SECURITY- TOTAL: $24,390,000

  • One-Time Economic Recovery Payment - This provides for a one-time $250 economic recovery payment to be made to Social Security, Railroad Retirement, Veterans Disability and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)  beneficiaries.  The payments to current beneficiaries will be automatically mailed or deposited into their accounts - beneficiaries do not need to take any action to receive this payment.
    • It is estimated that beneficiaries in the 14th District will receive $24.39 million in total payments - or $250 per beneficiary.
TRANSPORTATION - TOTAL: $187,490,287
  • Highway Improvement Programs - This money will go toward Highway Infrastructure Investment.  Funds are distributed by formula, with a portion of the funds within each state being suballocated by population areas.(Total: $181,389,589)
    • Bureau County: $505,392
    • DeKalb County: $314,054
    • Kane County is included in the Chicago Metropolitan Area allocation: $175,253,358
    • Kendall County: $361,760
    • Lee County: $433,493
    • Henry County: $497,682
    • Whiteside County: $505,781
    • DeKalb/Sycamore Urbanized Area: $2,042,149
    • Dixon: $482,180
    • Geneseo: $186,606
    • Plano: $323,440
    • Rock Falls/Sterling: $766,691
  • IDOT determined that the Recovery Act will also fund the following projects within the 14th District: (Total: $6,100,701)
    • Cambridge: $638,918 to resurface IL 81.
    • Lee County: $896,675 for patching/resbuilding shoulder on Interstate 39 from LaSalle County line to Ogle County line.
    • Henry County: $1,645,351 to resurface/patch US 6 from IL 82 in Geneseo to State St. in Atkinson.
    • Henry County: $1,132,551 to resurface/patch US  from State St. in Atkinson to Mud Creek.
    • Montgomery: $476,278 to resurface bridge on US 30 at River St.
    • West Chicago: $397,956 to resurface bridge on IL 38 at Kress Creek.
    • West Chicago: $912,972 to overlay the deck on four bridges along IL 38 at Kress Creek.