Allocations for Washington from federal aid bill

By: Emily Makings
9:28 am
April 17, 2020

The third federal aid bill (the CARES Act) includes funding for various programs in the states. Federal agencies have begun to release information on the allocation amounts by state:

  • Governor’s emergency education relief fund: The U.S. Department of Education has announced how this $3 billion fund will be allocated. Washington will receive $56.8 million.
  • Elementary and secondary emergency relief fund: No announcement has been made about how this $13.5 billion will be distributed, but according to this fact sheet from the U.S. House Committee on Education & Labor, Washington will receive $216.9 million.
  • Higher education emergency relief fund: According to the U.S. House Committee on Education & Labor fact sheet, Washington’s higher education institutions will receive $226.1 million. As I wrote here, $185.3 million of that will go to public institutions. (Here’s my summary of the education funding in the aid bill.)
  • Child care and development block grant: Of this $3.5 billion, $58.7 million will be allocated to Washington.
  • Relief fund for state and local governments: Washington’s governments will get a total of $2.953 billion. (More here about how that could be split among the state and five eligible local governments.)
  • Grants for airports: Of this $10 billion, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, $310.3 million will go to airports in Washington. The grants range from $192.1 million for Sea-Tac to $1,000 for each of the Cle Elum, Ritzville, and Rosalia airports.
  • The Institute of Museum and Library Services received $50 million to award to communities through state libraries. They’ve announced where the first $30 million will go; Washington will receive $688,070.
  • Paycheck protection program: Through Monday, 18,906 loans were made to small businesses in Washington. The total dollar amount for Washington loans was $4.929 billion. (Funding for this program ran out Thursday morning.)
Categories: Budget , Economy.
Tags: CARES Act , COVID-19