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Thirty-five S.C. agencies have received approximately $2.1 billion in stimulus funds as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. But Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom says the program is far from a success.
Staff Report
Published March 25, 2010
So far, more than $2 billion in federal stimulus money has been received by state government agencies as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom announced today.
But he said the program has been far from a success, as the state and nation have high unemployment rates.
“While we all wanted the stimulus to be successful, the continuing grim economic news shows that it simply didn't work as advertised, and that more than a year later, we seem to be far from the end of the road as far as economic conditions and state budget woes are concerned,” Eckstrom said.
“The stimulus was flawed for many reasons, high among them the fact that it was designed more to expand the size and scope of government entitlement payments to shower benefits on favored constituents than it was to create private-sector jobs where they’d do the most good for the economy.”
The $2.1 billion has been received as part of last year’s $787 billion federal stimulus package.
Here’s a breakdown of which state agencies have received money:
| Employment Security Commission Department of Health and Human Services Department of Social Services Department of Education Department of Transportation Department of Public Safety Department of Commerce Governor's Office Department of Corrections Budget and Control Board Housing Finance & Development Authority Department of Juvenile Justice Board for Technical & Comprehensive Education Judicial Department Department of Health and Environmental Control Department of Probation, Pardon and Parole State Library Vocational Rehabilitation Forestry Commission State Law Enforcement Division State Treasurer's Office Lt. Governor's Office Educational Television Commission Arts Commission Archives and History Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School School for the Deaf and the Blind Commission on Higher Education Department of Natural Resources Department of Agriculture Law Enforcement Training Council Public Service Commission Prosecution Coordination Commission Attorney General's Office Office of Regulatory Staff | $959,532,892 $584,459,829 $156,736,187 $108,958,425 $105,504,170 $38,438,223 $33,155,242 $26,418,561 $22,000,000 $15,221,535 $7,321,753 $5,000,000 $4,494,936 $4,000,000 $3,677,602 $2,000,000 $1,685,045 $1,462,459 $1,192,233 $1,066,927 $933,073 $885,741 $540,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $364,440 $260,089 $250,000 $120,000 $64,109 $64,016 $39,576 $24,000 |
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