From nicole.charlson at state.or.us Tue Jan 4 16:34:20 2011 From: nicole.charlson at state.or.us (CHARLSON Nicole * GOV) Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 16:34:20 -0800 Subject: [oregon-recovery-act] Oregon Recovery Act Updates In-Reply-To: <25A81A9B3CE98A469EDE8DCC0CF10407064D74@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> References: <25A81A9B3CE98A469EDE8DCC0CF10407064D74@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Message-ID: <25A81A9B3CE98A469EDE8DCC0CF10407064E04@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Hello! Below are the latest news stories and activities related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) in Oregon. Oregon stories of recovery When snow-capped beauty turns deadly: The Recovery Act is funding a research project at OSU this is addressing the landslides and floods that follow rain or snow to help prevent disaster. http://oregonstate.edu/ua/rescomm/arra/features/when-snow-capped-beauty- turns-deadly New school lighting has small Oregon town talking: This energy efficient project will provide a better learning environment for students and the funds will put local contractors to work. http://oregon.gov/ENERGY/Recovery/docs/Fossil..pdf (PDF 174 KB) Oregon goes greener through HUD's Green Retrofit program: Thanks to HUD's Green Retrofits for Multifamily Housing funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Oregon is going to get even greener. http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/recovery/impact/success/region1 0/Greener_Ful Small school district knows how to get the job done: Mitchell School District Superintendent Sue Horton secures Recovery Act funds from the State Energy Program to benefit kids and the local community. http://oregon.gov/ENERGY/Recovery/docs/Mitchell.pdf (PDF 148 KB) Stimulus funds make a difference to Coos County lighting contractor: Coos County electrical contractor Randy Rema sees first hand how Recovery Act funds are helping to provide jobs and saving electricity. http://oregon.gov/ENERGY/Recovery/docs/Reese.pdf (PDF 157 KB) Stocking up: The Recovery Act and HUD are providing low income housing assistance to Oregonians. http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/states/oregon/stories/2010-05-2 8 Making miracles: The Recovery Act is helping make miracles in northeast Portland. http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/recovery/impact/success/region1 0/Making_Miracles_Oregon The "Oregon Stories of Recovery" site shares information about how Recovery Act funds are making a difference in the lives of Oregonians. Find more at the following website: http://www.oregon.gov/recovery/stories.shtml. Coming Soon Oregon Recovery Act award recipients will be providing their next quarterly report to the federal government within the next couple of weeks. The Tracking the Dollars map online will be updated on January 14 to show the most recent project updates. Recovery Act in the news Below are some recent news articles related to the Recovery Act in Oregon. Recovery Act helps fund wood stove change-out program in Oakridge (PDF 234 KB) Making stimulus funds work New LED decorative street lamps reduce electric use by 71% (PDF 79 KB) HUD Secretary Donovan announces that Recovery Act funding has prevented or ended homelessness for over 750,000 persons Santa comes early for these senior homeowners (PDF 88 KB) For more information, visit www.oregon.gov/recovery. Happy New Year! Nicole Charlson Communications Manager Economic Recovery Executive Team | Office of the Governor Phone: (503) 373-0289 | Fax: (503) 378-5253 nicole.charlson at state.or.us | www.oregon.gov/recovery/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nicole.charlson at state.or.us Wed Jan 19 10:13:03 2011 From: nicole.charlson at state.or.us (CHARLSON Nicole * GOV) Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:13:03 -0800 Subject: [oregon-recovery-act] Oregon Recovery Act Updates Message-ID: <25A81A9B3CE98A469EDE8DCC0CF10407064E74@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Below are the latest news and activities related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) in Oregon. Tracking the dollars Oregon has successfully completed submission of the Section 1512 quarterly reports for state agencies and the data has been updated on the interactive Tracking the Dollars map online. The data on the map is preliminary and there may be minor edits through the end of the month. The data displayed on the map includes information about Recovery Act projects in Oregon including the award amount, amount expended, jobs funded, project status, and a short project description. In addition, information has been added about non- Section 1512 awards such as food stamps, TANF, Medicaid, unemployment compensation, and the Tax Credit Exchange Program. Link to Tracking the Dollars map: http://www.oregon.gov/recovery/StimulusReporting/ARRA_Projects.shtml Oregon Recovery Act Progress Report (Oct. 2010) The Recovery Act is funding projects and services in every corner of the state such as education, health care, and unemployment assistance. This new report summarizes some of the accomplishments of all the Recovery Act awards and shows how dollars are invested in Oregon's economy. Link to Oregon Recovery Act Progress Report: http://www.oregon.gov/recovery/docs/ERET_Accomplishments08-2010_v4.pdf (PDF 935 KB) Recovery Act in the news Below are some recent news articles related to the Recovery Act in Oregon. Governor announces 4,225 Oregon jobs funded by Recovery Act http://governor.oregon.gov/Gov/media_room/press_releases/p2011/press_011 411.shtml Willamette National Forest uses stimulus funds to pave Sno-Parks http://blog.oregonlive.com/terryrichard/2011/01/willamette_national_fore st_use.html Help for health care providers moving to electronic records http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/news/2011/2011-0111.pdf Governor Kitzhaber initiates job creation action items as first act in office http://governor.oregon.gov/Gov/media_room/press_releases/p2011/press_011 111.shtml Federal stimulus funds lift OutDoor Oregon youth job program http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/01/federal_stimulus_fu nds_lift_ou.html For more information, visit www.oregon.gov/recovery. 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