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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

We have been accumulating resources regarding the Stimulus as they are developed by you and other national partners. The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) website, http://www.ncsl.org/ is a comprehensive resource regarding the package. We will continue identifying opportunities and will take action when appropriate.

CLICK HERE for an excellent summary of the package, prepared by our national partner, the Coalition for Community Schools.  While this document is geared to support the community schools agenda, much of the content is relevant to SBHCs. For SBHCs to benefit from the stimulus package, your involvement at the state and local level is essential.

CLICK HERE for the Kaiser Family Foundation summary.

Department of Education Materials
Stimulus Summary
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act fact sheet
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund fact sheet
Title I fact sheet

National Association of Community Health Centers summary materials

Bureau of Primary Health Care resources

On April 3, more than 150 representatives from various education and community groups gathered at the Department of Education's headquarters for a briefing on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act guidance issued April 1. An archived webcast of the briefing is now available at http://www.connectlive.com/events/deptedu/.  
You can also view an expanded version of the PowerPoint presentation that was used at the briefing at http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/presentation/.
Slideshow of opportunities: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/presentation/index.html  

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/presentation/index.html

Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF)

The objective of the Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF) is to enable nonprofit organizations to contribute to the economic recovery and help Federal, State, local, and Indian/Native American Tribal governments ensure that the information and services described in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) reach disadvantaged and hard-to-serve populations.
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/scf/index.html

California School Health Centers Association summary