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• $2 billion for Child Care and Development Block Grants (CCDBG), about one third to be used to support children in afterschool programs.  The full $2 billion dollars is available upon enactment.  Of the $2 billion, $255 million will be set aside for quality improvement activities, $93 million of which will go towards improvement of infant and toddler care.
• $48.3 billion for a Governors’ State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFS) - States (via their governors) will receive a total of $48.3 billion, $39.5 billion to be  spent on education and $8.8 billion for public safety and other government services, which may include education and school modernization, renovation and repair. The US Department of Education has said that states that used their SFS and Title I funds to advance the education reform strategies outlined in the American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009 (ARRA) will be well positioned to receive additional funds via the $4.35 Race to the Top grants program
• $4.35 billion for a Race to the Top (RTT) state incentives grant program - overseen by the U.S. Department of Education, RTT is a competitive grant program to reward states that are advancing education reform and improving student achievement.
• $650 million for an Investing in Innovations Fund (i3)- overseen by the U.S. Secretary of Education, the Investing in Innovations Fund will provide grants or “academic achievement awards” to reward school districts and nonprofit groups that have demonstrated success in significantly increasing academic achievement for all groups of students and that have a proven track record
• $13 billion for Title I for distribution through state and local education agency grants under Title I, part A the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.  Additionally the U.S. Dept of Ed allocated $3 billion from ARRA to fund the Title I, Part A School Improvement Grants program as part of an effort to turn around 5,000 of the nation’s lowest performing schools over the course of the next five years. 
• $200 million for additional AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA members - $89 million to make additional awards to existing AmeriCorps State and national grantees and to provide adjustments to awards made prior to September 30, 2010.  In addition, not less than $65 million will be made available for the AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program. AmeriCorps members currently help staff many afterschool programs, and additional members could be a great resource for struggling afterschool programs.
• $1.2 billion for Youth Training and Employment Services - of the $3.95 billion provided for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) state formula grants for adult, dislocated worker, and youth job training programs, $1.2 billion is designated for youth services, and the bill specifically mentions creating summer employment opportunities for youth. 
• $50 million for YouthBuild - Of the $3.95 billion for Workforce Investment Act state formula grants for adult , dislocated worker and youth job training programs, $50 million will go toward the YouthBuild program to expand this program to give at-risk youth the opportunity to gain education and occupational credentials while constructing or rehabilitating affordable housing.
• $1 billion for the Community Services Block Grant Act (CSBG) - The CSBG program provides awards to help lessen poverty in the most underserved communities, including efforts to provide food, housing, healthcare and workforce development supports to poor families.  CBSG Funds are administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Community Services, which distributes the funds via a network of public and private Community Action Agencies (CAAs). 
• Education Reform Opportunities through ARRA