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.

Tax Relief
•   Making Work Pay Tax Credit: The House Ways and Means Committee estimates that 284,000 families in the 14th District will benefit from the Making Work Pay Tax Credit.  For 2009 and 2010, the provision will provide a refundable tax credit of up to $400 for working individuals and up to $800 for married taxpayers filing joint returns.  Since taxes have not been filed, an accurate total of stimulus funding in the form of the Making Work Pay Tax Credit is not yet available.

•   First Time Homebuyers’ Tax Credit: First-time homebuyers would be eligible to receive an $8,000 tax credit for the purchase of a principal residence in 2009.  This tax credit has incentivized new home sales during a difficult economic period.

•   One-Time Check to Seniors: According to the Social Security Administration, seniors in the 14th District received $25,071,250 in retirement and disability payments, or $250 per recipient.  This one-time payment was made to Social Security, Railroad Retirement, Veterans Disability and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries.
o   “I am pleased that the Recovery Act will help seniors on limited incomes make ends meet, and I will continue to work to improve economic conditions for all of my constituents,” said Foster.  “This will help seniors pay for essential items, like rent, food and prescription drugs.”
•   America’s Recovery Capital (ARC) Loan Program: The Recovery Act has given the Small Business Administration (SBA) the authority to create a new type of loan.  The newly launched America’s Recovery Capital (ARC) program allows small businesses to take out loans of up to $35,000 to pay down existing business debts.  Borrowers pay no interest on the ARC loans and repayment does not begin for one year.

•   Unemployment Benefits: Unemployed Illinois residents were able to obtain unemployment benefits.
o   $200,757,125 in Unemployment Insurance (UI) Modernization Funding was awarded to the state of Illinois from the Department of Labor.  Illinois qualified for the remaining two-thirds of its share of the funds available under the stimulus by including certain family friendly provisions in its UI law.  
  • “I am pleased that Illinois has made updates to its UI program to better meet the needs of today’s workers and their families,” said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis.  “This additional funding was made available in light of the state’s implementation of legislation allowing workers who leave jobs for compelling family reasons to receive UI benefits.  The law also increases the benefits for unemployed workers with families.
•   Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits: The stimulus establishes a credit that can be used to re-equip, expand, or establish a facility that is designed to manufacture equipment that is used to produce renewable energy (solar, wind geothermal, and other), fuel cells, microturbines, energy storage systems for electric/hybrid vehicles, certain electric grid equipment, renewable fuels property, energy efficiency technologies, smart grid equipment, plug-in hybrid vehicles, and equipment to capture and sequester carbon dioxide.
o   These tax credits are focused on putting Americans back to work by building a robust domestic manufacturing capacity to supply clean and renewable energy projects with American made parts and equipment. The program allows a credit of up to 30% of expenses for facilities manufacturing specific alternative energy technologies, including wind turbines and their components.
    • Siemens Energy, Inc., located in Elgin, received a credit worth $28,328,379 for their wind turbine technologies.
    • Winergy Drive Systems Corp., located in Elgin, received a credit worth $12,786,000 for their wind turbine technologies.

Investments in Infrastructure
•   Sewage Treatment Facilities Loan and Grant: The Village of Steward received a loan worth $642,000 and a grant worth $306,000 from the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service.  The money will be used to put in a sewer for the whole town, as currently, Steward just has septic systems.  Aside from benefiting the residents of Steward, it will also open up opportunities for the Village to attract additional businesses.
o   Village President Dawn Andermann said, “This is a great opportunity for the Village of Steward to get infrastructure that will help the community gain a greater tax base and attract some businesses. With the current economic troubles, it is also a great time to bid a project because bids will probably be lower than in strong economic times. The town has been stable for a few years, but we can't be
•   Fire Station Construction: The Atkinson Fire Protection District was awarded $1,359,000 for fire station construction.

•   Increased Demand for Services (IDS) Funding: These funds will allow Aunt Martha’s Youth Services Center & Healthcare Network to avoid layoffs, and enable the organization to hire 13 new full-time positions system-wide, including 3 physicians, and an additional 4.5 full-time staffers will be retained. This funding will also allow Aunt Martha’s to expand services to working families, alleviating some of the health care burdens for the 25,000 patients it serves in Kane County.  Aunt Martha’s estimates the organization will be able to serve 5,331 new patients across its network and increase service availability by 12 clinic hours per week.
o   “It’s a great feeling to know Rep. Foster supports us in the community and to know I can continue to help our underserved population, which needs it most,” said Mireya Corral, an Aunt Martha’s employee whose job was saved with funding from the Recovery Act.
o   Aunt Martha’s Youth Services Center & Healthcare Network in Aurora: $869,00
•   Airport Improvement Funding Awarded (Department of Transportation) Whiteside County Airport in Sterling/Rock Falls received $789,474 for apron rehabilitation that will extend the useful life of the pavement.  The apron is the part of the airport where airplanes typically are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled or boarded, and does not include the runway. Dixon Municipal Airport received $650,000 for airport improvements.
o    “The city has a plan to expand to a 5,500-foot runway, so this is a much needed project for Dixon,” Dixon Mayor Jim Burke said. “These funds from the Recovery Act will assist our airport budget without question.”
•   Transportation Funding Awarded: These projects not only create jobs immediately, they lay the foundation for future economic growth.
o  Lee County: $896,675 to patch/rebuild the shoulder of Interstate 39 from LaSalle County Line to Ogle County line.
o  Henry County: $1,645,351 to resurface/patch US 6 from IL 82 in Geneseo to State St. in Atkinson.
o  Henry County: $1,132,551 to resurface/patch US 6 from State St. in Atkinson to Mud Creek.
o  Montgomery: $476,278 to resurface bridge on US 30 at River St.
o  West Chicago: $397,956 to resurface bridge on IL-38 at Kress Creek.
o  West Chicago: $912,972 to overlie the deck on four bridges along IL 38 at Kress Creek.
o  Cambridge: $638,918 to resurface IL 81.
o  $4,382,273 for Whiteside County to resurface Interstate 88.
o   $768,300 for Sugar Grove to resurface US 30/IL 56/IL 47.
o   $137,002 for Kane County to resurface West Bound ramp on US 30/IL 56 to IL 47.
o   $1,028,822 for Kane County to resurface US 30/IL 47 from Prairie St. to Jericho Rd.
o   $240,515 for Kane County to resurface US 30/IL 47 from Jericho Rd. to Kendall County line.
o   $996,676 for Montgomery and Yorkville to resurface US 30 from IL 47 to Orchard Rd.
o   $69,858 for Montgomery and Yorkville to repair bridge on US 30 crossing Blackberry Creek.
o   $1,782,911 for Kane and Cook Counties to resurface IL 25 from IL 72 to I-90.
o   $1,910,450 for DeKalb County to widen, resurface and add turning lanes to IL 38.
o   $670,892 for Gilberts to overlay bridge deck on IL 72 over I-90.
o   $705,730 for Geneseo to resurface IL 82 from north of Smith St. to south of US 6.
o   $2,555,070 to DuPage County to resurface various locations.
o   $1,595,801 to Kane County to resurface various locations.
o   $637,000 to Aurora to resurface Farnsworth Avenue from Reckinger to Molitor.
o   $1,116,328 to Batavia to resurface Wilson Street from Randall Rd. to Raddant Rd.
o   $391,000 to Campton Hills to resurface McDonald Road from Burlington to Kendall.
o   $1,100,000 to Kane/South Elgin to resurface Stearns Road from Randall Rd. to East of Dunham.
o   $313,727 to St. Charles to resurface Dean Street from IL 64 to RR Crossing.
o   $933,840 to Elgin to resurface Summit Street from Dundee to 200’ East of Hiawatha.
o   $160,000 to Carpentersville to resurface Washington and Main from Williams to Main, Washington to Wisc.
o   $1,064,509 to Geneva to resurface Kaneville Road from State to Randall.
o   $659,972 to Hampshire to resurface State Street from IL Rt 72 to North of Keyes.
o   $800,773 to Montgomery to resurface Douglas Road from US 30 to Montgomery.
o   $968,000 to South Elgin to resurface Sundown Road from McLean to La Fox.
o   $769,552 to Sugar Grove to resurface Prairie Street from US 30/IL 47 to Gordon.
o   $330,000 to the City of DeKalb for turn lanes on Dresser Rd. at Normal Road.
o   $750,000 to the City of DeKalb for Fairview Drive: LAPP Overlay from IL-23 to Peace Rd.
o   $490,000 to the City of Sycamore for a Plank Road intersection safety improvement, which will realign Lindgren Road to connect to N. Grove Road.
o   $700,000 to DeKalb County to resurface S. First St. from Perry Rd. to Gurler Rd.
o   $40,000 to the DeKalb Urbanized Region to the end terminal/guardrail replacement on state highways in DeKalb County at various locations.
o   $1,900,000 to the DeKalb Urbanized Region to resurface IL-38(Lincoln Highway) from .5 miles west of Stadium Dr. to west of IL-23.
o   $1,790,000 to the DeKalb Urbanized Region to mill and resurface IL-38(Lincoln Highway) from just west of Loves Road East 5.3 miles to Kane County Line.
•  The City of DeKalb received $1,257,000 for the DeKalb area bus system. The City of DeKalb contracts out with the Voluntary Action Center (VAC) of DeKalb County to provide bus and paratransit service throughout the DeKalb region.  The funding will be used to purchase three 35 foot buses, bus shelters, software to track vehicles, fareboxes, and radio systems and will also be used to expand and resurface the transit facility lot.
o “I am very pleased to learn of the stimulus money that will be allotted to improve bus service here in the DeKalb area,” said DeKalb Mayor Kris Povlsen.  “Public transportation is something that is very important to our citizens as well as our business development.”
•   Highway Improvement Programs: This money will go toward Highway Infrastructure Improvement.  Funds are distributed by formula, with a portion of the funds within each state being suballocated by population areas.
o   Bureau County: $505,392
o   Lee County: $433,493
o   Henry County: $497,682
o   Whiteside County: $505,781
o   Dixon: $482,180
o   Geneseo: $186,606
o   Plano: $323,440
o   Rock Falls/Sterling: $766,691
o   Morris: $360,796
o   Sandwich: $196,883

•   Funding for Elgin Armory (Administered by Illinois National Guard): $933,000  was awarded to the Elgin Armory to modernize the facility – creating local jobs and growing the economy. The funds will be used to replace windows, repair walls and improve parts of its energy system to make it more efficient.

•   Public Water Supply Loan: A loan worth $4,134,201 was awarded to the City of Dixon.  The loan will be used by the City of Dixon to complete phase II construction of new treatment facilities designed to bring the City into compliance with radium and arsenic Maximum Containment Levels (MCLs).  This project focuses on Wells 6 and 8 in the City’s distribution system.  The City will construct new water treatment facilities at each of those sites, utilizing a pressure filter system and HMO (hydrous manganese oxide) professes to remove the offending contaminants, assuring a safe and adequate water supply for the City.
o   “Over a period of 20 years, this loan will help Dixon a lot,” Dixon Mayor Jim Burke said. “It could save our tax payers more than one million dollars, and we will pass that savings onto the taxpayers with adjusted water rates.”
•   Recovery Act Capital Improvement Program (CIP): The CIP serves as an opportunity for existing Health Center Program grantees to address pressing capital improvement needs as well as create employment opportunities in underserved communities over the next 2 years. CIP grants will fund capital improvements in health centers such as construction, repair, renovation, and equipment purchases, including health information technology. Further, uses of CIP grant funds should support activities that will improve the health center’s effectiveness, efficiency, quality of care, and patient outcomes.
o   $616,240 for the Whiteside County Health Department and Whiteside County Community Health Clinic, Inc. in Rock Falls.
  • Beth Fiorini, the Executive Director for Whiteside County Health Department, said, “These funds will be used to build a 3,400 square foot addition to the clinic, giving us the space to hire an additional licensed clinical social worker and to increase psychiatrist time so we can serve more patients.”
o   $1,147,645 for the Visiting Nurse Association in Aurora.
  • “This funding allows for the renovation of our facility so that we can ultimately serve more patients by utilizing our space in the most efficient manner.  In particular, the renovation will provide additional access to the second floor with the installation of a new elevator.  We are also doing some updating of our facilities, including installing a new roof, replacing windows that are 50 years old and updating existing heating and cooling equipment,” said Dave Koch, Vice President of Patient Services and COO at the Visiting Nurse Association in Aurora.
o   $880,000 for the Greater Elgin Family Care Center in Elgin.
•   Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Grant: The Lower Fox Watershed in Kendall County received a grant worth $86,500. USDA’s NRCS will partner with Kendall County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) and Kendall County Forest Preserve to preserve the Lower Fox River.  Once restored, the area will provide high quality habitat for State and Federal listed and endangered species.  In addition to preserving open space for developing areas, the existing area will be managed to control invasive species and encourage desirable and native species.  Improvements to the site will reduce downstream flooding and will filter and clean runoff water.
o   Improvements made to address flooding and reduce flood damage will increase the land’s ability to hold and absorb high waters. This offers valuable economic rewards to neighboring communities in reducing the cost of damages. In addition, this project will improve water resources, wildlife and biodiversity – all which directly impact regional businesses and industries related to tourism.
•   Job Creation/Rural Development Grant for NIU: $99,500 to Northern Illinois University to help spur job creation in Whiteside County.  NIU Outreach’s Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) is working with business and government leaders in rural Whiteside County to help create jobs for local residents.  The partners will work with entrepreneurs in the area to assist them with building new businesses.  They will also work together to market the area to businesses who can benefit from the area’s available sites, workforce, and access along the Interstate 88 corridor.  
o   Bob Gleeson, Director of CGS, said, “Projects like this are opportunities to strengthen our relationships with local communities and help leaders in our region find new paths back to prosperity for our small towns and rural areas by leveraging the positive side of the global changes we all cope with on a daily basis.”
•   Community Health Center Funding Awarded: $2,452,172 for the Greater Elgin Family Care Center (GEFCC). The funding will be used to create a new facility, increasing patient services for the Elgin-McHenry area.  The award is expected to create new job opportunities in construction and health care, and also help provide care for more than half a million additional patients in underserved communities.  
o   “Congressman Foster has consistently been supportive of GEFCC and our mission - he visited us in Elgin within the first four months of his election, and he even read to children at one of our clinics through our Reach Out and Read program,” said Bob Tanner, President/CEO of GEFCC.  “This speaks to his passion about creating increased access to quality and affordable health care for the people of Illinois.”
•   Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Funds: Ashton received $84,165 for West Side Trunk Sewer, and St. Charles received $183,566 for a rehabilitation of the Lift Station.

Education:
•  Increases in IDEA Funding Awarded by the Department of Education; IDEA supports educational services for students with disabilities.
o   Amboy Community School District: $208,000
o   Ashton Community School District: $163,000
o   Aurora East: $3,393,000
o   Aurora West: $3,099,000
o   Barrington Community School District: $1,886,000
o   Batavia Unit School District: $1,419,000
o   Benjamin School District: $244,000
o   Bureau Valley Community Unit School: $287,000
o   Central Community School District: $159,000
o   Cambridge Community School District: $113,000
o   Community High School District 94: $455,000
o   Community Unit School District 300: $4,233,000
o   DeKalb Community School District 428: $1,246,000
o   Dixon Unit School District: $695,000
o   Earlville Community Unit School District: $117,000
o   East Coloma School District 12: $62,000
o   Erie Community School District: $139,000
o   Galva Community Unit School District: $139,000
o   Geneseo Community United School District: $573,000
o   Geneva Community Unit School District: $1,190,000
o   Hinckley Big Rock Community Unit School District: $226,000
o   Huntley Consolidated School District: $641,000
o   Indian Creek Community Unit District: $205,000
o   Indian Prairie Community Unit School: $4,843,000
o   La Moille Community Unit School District: $81,000
o   Lee Center Community Unit School District: $63,000
o   Leland Community Unit School District: $75,000
o   Lisbon Community Consolidated School District: $29,000
o   Kaneland Community Unit School District: $671,000
o   Mendota Community Consolidated School District: $299,000
o   Mendota Township High School District: $119,000
o   Minooka Community Consolidated Schools: $246,000
o   Minooka Community High School District: $280,000
o   Montmorency Community Consolidated: $63,000
o   Morris Community High School District: $193,000
o   Nelson Public School District 8: $10,000
o   Newark Community Consolidated Schools: $90,000
o   Ohio Community Consolidated School: $22,000
o   Ohio Community High School District: $10,000
o   Oswego Community Unit School District 308: $1,703,000
o   Plainfield School District 202: $2,846,000
o   Plano Community Unit School District: $392,000
o   Polo Community School District 222: $175,000
o   Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD 3: $214,000
o   Riverdale School District 14: $24,000
o   Rochelle Community Consolidated District: $400,000
o   Rochelle Township High School District: $182,000
o   Rock Falls Elementary School District 13: $253,000
o   Rock Falls Township High School District 301: $143,000
o   Sandwich Community Unit School District: $519,000
o   Saratoga Community Consolidated School: $127,000
o   School District 46: $9,047,000
o   St. Charles Community School District: $2,781,000
o   Sterling Community Unit District 5: $859,000 
o   Somonauk Community Unit School District: $190,000
o   Steward Elementary School District: $21,000
o   Sycamore Community Unit School District 427: $687,000
o   West Chicago School District 33: $909,000
o   Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230: $113,000
o   Winfield School District 34: $104,000
o   Yorkville Community Unit School District 115: $674,000
•   Increases to Title I-A Awarded by the Department of Education; Title I-A provides assistance to school districts with high numbers or percentages of low income children.
o   Amboy Community School District: $55,064
o   Ashton Community School District: $40,905
o   Aurora East: $2,427,500
o   Aurora West: $1,343,383
o   Barrington Community School District: $261,687
o   Bureau Valley Community Unit School: $81,561
o   Cambridge Community School District: $34,087
o   Community High School District 94: $98,067
o   Community Unit School District 300: $1,194,214
o   DeKalb Community School District 428: $385,190
o   Dixon Unit School District: $192,987
o   Earlville Community Unit School District: $28,489
o   East Coloma School District 12: $25,023
o   Erie Community School District: $28,843
o   Galva Community Unit School District: $36,710
o   Geneseo Community United School District: $85,853
o   Hinckley Big Rock Community Unit School District: $38,283
o   Indian Creek Community Unit District: $35,136
o   La Moille Community Unit School District: $37,265
o   Lee Center Community Unit School District: $15,252
o   Leland Community Unit School District: $11,537
o   Mendota Community Consolidated School District: $87,848
o   Mendota Township High School District: $33,468
o   Montmorency Community Consolidated: $13,635
o   Morris Community High School District: $35,661
o   Newark Community Consolidated Schools: $26,746
o   Ohio Community Consolidated School: $5,769
o   Plano Community Unit School District: $78,139
o   Polo Community School District 222: $44,051
o   Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD 3: $58,735
o   Riverdale School District 14: $7,866
o   Rochelle Community Consolidated District: $103,836
o   Rochelle Township High School District: $47,722
o   Rock Falls Elementary School District 13: $137,512
o   Rock Falls Township High School District 301: $60,125
o   Sandwich Community Unit School District: $98,591
o   Saratoga Community Consolidated School: $35,136
o   School District 46: $5,089,096
o   Sterling Community Unit District 5: $297,872
o   Somonauk Community Unit School District: $29,873  
o   Sycamore Community Unit School District 427: $109,080
o   West Chicago School District 33: $226,550
o   Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230: $37,234

•   Competitive Grant Awarded to YouthBuild program: $699,600 awarded to the Quad County Urban League in Aurora to support the YouthBuild program.  YouthBuild provides job training and educational opportunities for at-risk youth aged 16-24 while they construct or rehabilitate affordable housing for low-income or homeless families in their own neighborhoods. The Department of Labor estimates that 60 students will be able to participate in the Aurora program over 2 years, the length of the grant.
o  “YouthBuild has been an important and effective program for our young people,” said Theodia Gillespie, President and CEO of Quad County Urban League. “With this Recovery Act funding we will be able continue to educate and prepare YouthBuild’s participants to get good jobs in our community. Because of Rep. Foster’s vote, 60 more at-risk youth will now have opportunity to earn their GEDs and learn valuable job training skills. We are very excited and thank Rep. Foster for his vote in support of the Recovery Act.”
•   Head Start and Early Head Start Funding: $515,829 was awarded to Two Rivers Head Start in Aurora for Head Start and Early Head Start programs.  The funding will mainly be used to train staff and buy new equipment.

•   Early Head Start Funding: $1,654,578 for Two Rivers Head Start Agency in Elgin.  With this funding, Two Rivers Head Start Agency will be able to hire 25 new staff members to provide additional Elgin children with vital services during this critical period in early childhood development.  In addition, this funding will yield a long-term economic benefit, as children who receive early intervention are more likely to earn more income and become productive, successful adults.
o   “ARRA grant funding awarded to Two Rivers Head Start Agency will benefit many low income families in Elgin by providing much needed child care for infants and toddlers,” said Diane Lacey, Interim Executive Director of Two Rivers Head Start Agency.   “Seven classrooms will provide day care to fifty-six infants and toddlers, and twenty-four additional children will be served in a home based program.”

Housing
•   Community Block Development Grants: The Community Development Block Grants 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.  
o   City of Aurora: $331,504
o   City of DeKalb: $110,573
o   City of Elgin: $226,997
o   City of Wheaton: $63,337
o   County of DuPage: $944,238
o   County of Kane: $338,388

•   Homelessness Prevention Grants: The Homeless Prevention Grant 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.  The funds under this program are intended to target individuals and families who would be homeless but for this assistance.  The funds will provide for a variety of assistance, including short-term or medium-term rental assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services, including such activities as mediation, security or utility deposits, utility payments, moving cost assistance, and case management.

o   City of Aurora: $506,883
o   County of DuPage: $1,443,723
o   County of Kane: $517,394

•   Capital Fund Grants: The funds, for eligible Public Housing Agencies, will be used for capital and management activities, including modernization and development for public housing.

o   The Housing Authority of Henry County: $1,099,757
o   The Housing Authority of Whiteside County: $653,119
o   The Housing Authority of Lee County: $377,856
o   The Housing Authority of DeKalb County: $551,289
o   The Housing Authority of Aurora: $1,402,734
o   The Housing Authority of Elgin: $488,009

•   Family Self Sufficiency Program Grant: The Family Self Sufficiency Program (FSS) award will be used by the Housing Authority of Henry County to hire a program coordinator.  This position is tasked with linking residents with training opportunities, placement organizations and local employers.  Participating residents enter into a contract, outlining their responsibilities towards completion of training and employment objectives over a five year period or less.

o   The Housing Authority of Henry County: $46,110

•   Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Grants: The Weatherization Assistance Program allows low-income families to make their homes more energy efficient, reducing their heating and overall energy bills.  The State Energy Program funding will be available for rebates to consumers 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 innovative state efforts to help save families money on their energy bills.

o   The State of Illinois: $242,526,619 for weatherization, $101,321,000 for energy efficiency grants ($343,847,619 total)

•   Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Funds  (Administered by the USDA): The program will initially provide 15,000 rural families with $1.76 billion in loan guarantees for homeownership financing, creating or saving 7,500 jobs nationwide.  The funds will be distributed by the Rural Development Office of the USDA in each state, and in the 14th District, it is expected that the families in the Western region would be more likely to qualify for these funds.

o   State of Illinois: $260,585,666

•   Emergency Food and Shelter Program Funding (EFSP): EFSP funds can be used for a broad range of services to help those citizens who are most in need, including mass shelter, food distribution through food pantries and food banks, one-month assistance with rent, mortgage and utility payments to prevent evictions, and transition assistance from shelters to stable living conditions.

o   DeKalb County: $39,204
o   DuPage County: $296,206
o   Kane County: $187,787
o   Kendall County: $37,735
o   Lee County: $14,239
o   Whiteside County: $23,235
o   Salvation Army Tri-City Corps in Elgin: $26,500
o   Salvation Army of Aurora: $26,500

•   HUD Community Development Block Grants (CDBG): CDBG funds allow States and local units of government to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment.  These funds also expand economic opportunities, principally for low and moderate-income persons.  
o   $413,731 to DeKalb.
o   $3,952,467 to DuPage.
o   $848,923 to Elgin.
  •   “The City of Elgin appreciates the efforts of Congressman Foster to ensure our community has the funds needed to assist low and moderate income residents during these difficult economic times,” said Elgin Mayor Ed Schock.
•   HUD Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG): ESG provides annual grants to State, local and private entities to improve the quality and number of emergency homeless shelters.  
o   $154,773 to DuPage County.
•   HUD HOME Grant: The HOME program helps to expand the supply of decent, affordable housing to low and very low-income families by providing grants to States and local governments to fund housing programs that meet local needs and priorities.
o   $1,957,855 to DuPage County.

Technology and Innovation
•   Department of Energy’s Office of Science Funding to Fermilab: Fermi will use $25 million of the funding for infrastructure projects, and the remaining $9.9 million will be used for the purchase and construction of a neutrino detector.  This detector will be constructed in Fermilab’s Batavia facility and upon completion it will be used as part of the NOvA experiment with sites at Fermilab and in Ash River, Minnesota.
o   Fermi National Laboratory in Batavia: $34,900,000

•   Funding Awarded to Fermilab: $60.2 million awarded to Fermi National Laboratory in Batavia for next-generation particle accelerator technologies and neutrino research. Of the $60.2 million, $52.7 million will go towards research on next-generation particle accelerator technologies using superconducting radio frequency technology.  This technology provides a highly efficient way to accelerate beams of particles and has potential applications in medicine, energy, industry and material science.  $7.5 million will be used for neutrino research at the intensity frontier in collaboration with Brookhaven National Laboratory.  
o   Fermilab estimates that at least 125 full-time on-site construction jobs will be created for local Illinois contractors.  Additional jobs will be generated at cement plants, high-tech equipment manufacturers, steel fabricators and other American companies in Illinois and the U.S. to support this project.
  • “Not long ago, I worked with Congressman Foster and other members of the Illinois Delegation to restore critical federal funding that would prevent budget cuts and layoffs at Fermilab,” said Senator Dick Durbin.  “Now, millions in Recovery Act funding have already being put to work at Fermilab. Today’s additional $60 million in funding will expand research at the lab, create jobs across the region and further our commitment to protecting the nation’s critically important scientific infrastructure and workforce.”

•   Advanced Vehicle Electrification: Navistar, Inc. received $39.2 million to develop, validate and deploy 400 advanced battery electric delivery trucks (12,100 lbs. gross vehicle weight) with a 100 mile range – a project that will create hundreds of manufacturing jobs.  Navistar, Inc. is headquartered in Warrenville, IL.   Foster also wrote a letter of support for this project to Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Honorable Catherine Zoi.
o   “These are incredibly effective investments that will come back to us many times over – by creating jobs, reducing our dependence on foreign oil, cleaning up the air we breathe, and combating climate change,” said Energy Secretary Steven Chu.  “They will help achieve the President’s goal of putting one million plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road by 2015.  And, most importantly, they will launch an advanced battery industry in America and make our auto industry cleaner and more competitive.”  
•   Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program: The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program will provide formula grants for projects that reduce total energy use and fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency nationwide.The funding may be used for a variety of purposes, such as residential and commercial building energy audits, incentive and grant programs to retrofit governmental agencies and non-profit organizations for energy efficiency improvements, energy efficient traffic signals and street lighting, development and implementation of energy saving transportation programs and the reduction and capture of methane and greenhouse gases generated by landfills.

o   "Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner and Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay both said the money will go a long way toward creating "green collar" jobs in the area and addressing one of the greatest challenges local governments face in the 21st Century." (14th District lands another $10 mil in stimulus funding, Daily Herald, 3.27.09)
o   City of Aurora: $1,574,100
o   City of Carpentersville: $146,800
o   City of DeKalb: $186,800
o   City of Elgin: $1,002,600
o   DuPage County: $4,653,700
o   Kane County: $2,469,100

Aid to State and Local Governments
•   State Fiscal Stabilization Funds: Governor Pat Quinn has proposed that the more than 2 billion dollars be used to plug holes in the state budget and support education.  Within his proposal, which is included in his budget recommendation for Fiscal Year 2010, he proposes to use $800 million during the current fiscal year to help pay down the backlog of bills to schools.  The statewide backlog currently stands at $700 million.  
o   The state of Illinois will receive $2,055,171,987

•   Recovery Zone Bonds Program: The U.S. Treasury released more than $248 million in bonds to local governments in the 14th District.  Recovery Zone Facility Bonds are tax-exempt private activity bonds that can be utilized by private businesses in designated areas for a range of projects. These bonds allow governments to make investments that will create jobs.
o   City of Aurora: $22,909,000
o   Bureau County: $5,852,000
o   DeKalb County: 14,932,000
o   DuPage County: 115,090,000
o   City of Elgin: $14,200,000
o   Kane County: $42,050,000
o   Kendall County: $13,332,000
o   Lee County: $6,210,000
o   Whiteside County: $6,210,000

•   Justice Assistance Grant: JAG funds can be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice for any one or more of the following purpose areas: law enforcement programs; prosecution and court programs; prevention and education programs; corrections and community corrections programs; drug treatment programs; and planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs.

o   Kane County and the City of Aurora: $609,325

•   State Crime Victim Compensation Program and State Crime Victim Assistance Program: The funds were awarded through the Office for Victims of Crime’s (OVC) State Crime Victim Compensation Program and State Crime Victim Assistance Program, which both supplement the efforts of states and territories to compensate and support crime victims.  The State Crime Victim Compensation 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 Victim Assistance Program supports community-based organizations that serve crime victims.

o   State of Illinois: $3,029,132 for victim compensation and $1,353,000 for victim assistance ($4,382,132 total)

•   Energy Emergency Preparedness Funds: The state of Illinois received $1,383,754 in funding to allow for state planning and energy security.
o   “This stimulus funding will allow Illinois to plan and be prepared for emergency situations, which will potentially the effects of energy disruptions,” said Foster.  “The energy modernizations this funding allows will help Illinois effectively respond to the energy disruptions that may be caused by ice storms, blackouts and disruptions to heating supplies.”

•   State Energy Program (SEP) Grants: $40,528,400 for the state of Illinois for energy efficiency improvements and the promotion of renewable energy projects. Illinois will use SEP funds to improve energy efficiency and promote renewable energy projects by providing stimulus funds for energy efficiency retrofits and the biofuels industry.  The state will provide grants to support new biomass manufacturing capacity or retrofits to existing facilities that will help reduce operating expenses and the environmental impact of biofuels manufacturing.
o   In addition, the state will use SEP funding to provide grants to various entities including schools, public buildings, and industrial facilities to improve energy efficiency in new and existing buildings, facilities, equipment and processes.  Grants will fund multiple initiatives, including investments in energy efficient lighting, cooling, traffic signals, boilers and furnaces.  Programs will look to leverage funding with outside sources and will specifically target large-scale energy users in order to identify and prioritize energy efficiency measures that will result in the greatest return on investment.

•   Health Resources and Services Administration Grants: The state of Illinois received two grants worth a total of $498,420 to assist the state in recruiting new health care clinicians and alleviate the burden of their debt.
o   Illinois received funding through two programs, $450,000 for the State Loan Repayment Program, and $48,420 for State Primary Care Offices.  The State Loan Repayment Program provides grants to states to fund loan repayment programs designed to increase the availability of primary health service providers in health professional shortage areas in the state.  Health professionals receiving these funds incur a minimum two-year service obligation, but in some cases elect to serve longer.  In return for their service in shortage areas, the state repays their qualifying loans, and states must provide a dollar-for dollar match in funding.

o   The State Primary Care Office program helps to recruit new National Health Service Corps (NHSC) clinicians.  NHSC provides scholarships and loan repayment for primary care providers who serve in health professional shortage areas.  The funds will repay the qualifying student loans of primary care, medical, dental and mental health clinicians who wish to practice, for a minimum of two years, in NHSC sites that treat underserved and uninsured people.

•   Funding to Combat Internet Crimes Against Children: The office of the Illinois Attorney General received $832,822. The funds will enrich the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, which helps state and local law enforcement agencies develop an effective response to cyber enticement and child pornography cases.  The program encompasses forensic and investigative components, training and technical assistance, victim services and community education.



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