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Suffolk is a top stimulus recipient
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Congressman Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) announced last week Suffolk County was the top New York State recipient of federal recovery funding outside of New York City in the latest round of stimulus funding reported by the state. Out of the $18 billion distributed statewide, Suffolk County received $1,110,135. The next highest county, Nassau, received $631 million.
"The Recovery Act has brought over one billion dollars to Suffolk County so far and is already benefitting our schools, creating jobs and improving our roads and infrastructure, while protecting local taxpayers from painful property tax increases," said Bishop.
The funding report from the office of Governor David Paterson includes American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) spending that is administered by New York State as well as spending that flows directly from federal agencies to local governments, institutions and companies. The report is based on information that the State has been able to capture to date and covers programs for which actual distribution is known or can be estimated. For example, while the Recovery Act provides education aid for two years, this database only reflects spending for the current school year.
According to Paterson's office, $7 billion of the statewide funding has already started to have an impact on the State's economy by reducing the need for budget cuts by county governments and school districts, including $2.7 billion for Medicaid and $2.9 billion in education distributed already.
According to the report, Suffolk County has received $118,783,000 for transportation projects to improve local roads and highways while creating jobs and economic activity in the region. A total of $208,148,000 was directed to help fill projected education funding shortfalls affecting the County.
A list of the total $18 billion in ARRA funds designated for counties in New York thus far is available at: http://www.recovery.ny.gov/assets/documents/County_Stimulus_Data_Posting_102909.xls. The county analysis is available at: http://www.recovery.ny.gov/assets/documents/County_Analysis_Posting_102909.xls.
Additional recovery programs, such as the one-time supplemental checks for Social Security recipients, are not included in the County totals.
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