The Impact Aid Discretionary
Construction Grant Program supplemental funding appropriated under
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides grants for
emergency repairs and modernization of school facilities to certain
eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) that were eligible to
receive formula Impact Aid funds in fiscal year 2008.
In FY 2009, Congress
passed the American Recovery and Investment Act (ARRA), which
authorized a supplemental appropriation for school construction.
This law provided that $60 million be made available for emergency
school construction and modernization projects for certain eligible
local education agencies (LEAs). The Impact Aid ARRA Discretionary
Construction Program provides grants to eligible Impact Aid school
districts to assist in addressing their school facility emergency
and modernization needs. The eligible Impact Aid school districts
were eligible to receive Impact Aid funds under either Section 8002
or Section 8003 for FY 2008. In addition, these LEAs have a total
assessed value of real property of less than $100 million; or, have
an average assessed value of real property per pupil less than the
state average assessed value of real property. The fiscal year 2009
appropriation provides $60 million for this competitive
construction grant program, available for obligation through FY
2009.
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 5 805 Name of Law: American Recovery and
Reinvestment Acto of 2009
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