American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for Professionals
The ARRA has numerous competitive grant opportunities. Listed below is a rich source of links organized by topic to assist organizations throughout New Mexico in the process of identifying grants and how to write them.
General Resources
- www.recovery.state.nm.us - New Mexico Office of Recovery and Reinvestment
- RECOVERY.GOV - National information
- www.indiancountryworks.org - A summary of benefits for Native American Communities
- www.staterecovery.gov - A service of the Council of Governments to help states identify potential funding opportunities and share best practices
- Resource Guide to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, pdf file - New Mexico Congressional Delegation
- National Governor's Association - Analysis of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, pdf file
- OPPORTUNITY.GOV - New Educational Opportunities for Unemployed Workers
- Regional Economic Development - Tools to help regional economies drive economic transformation through talent development. Use the six-step blueprint to find resources, form partnerships, and achieve regional success.
- Catalogue of Workforce Information Sources: Decision Making Assistance for Regional Economic Development, Word Document
Grants
- Register for federal grant applications
- www.grants.gov- A complete listing of federal grants
- Online registration for a DUNS Number - necessary for tracking how grants money is dispersed.
Statistics for Grants
Start with the first two links for an idea of basic labor market statistic. The third bullet point Local Employment Dynamics is useful for small population areas. If you need additional assistance please contact Economic Research and Analysis Bureau 841-8645.
- New Mexico Annual Social and Economic Indicators- pdf file This publication contains frequently requested information on population, personal income, employment, wages, poverty, industry and occupational forecasts, Labor Surplus Areas and educational data. The information is based on data available from a wide range of sources.
- LASER (Labor Analysis, Statistics & Economic Research) Use LASER to find and download all data sets produced by the Economic Research and Analysis Bureau.
- Local Employment Dynamics - best for rural communities data
- Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) - Census Bureau employment, job creation, new hires, wages and turnover by demographics (gender and age) and geography (county, WIA or MSA).
On the Map V3 - OnTheMap (OTM) Version 3 provides detailed maps showing where people work and workers live with companion reports on worker ages, earnings, industry distribution, and local workforce indicators. - Industry Focus - This tool answers questions regarding TOP Industries. Details regarding Industries with Top Employment, Top industry employing 25-35 year olds, Top industries with the highest growth, The top paying industries for new hires and more.
- Workforce Information and Economic Analysis - State and Regional workforce information resources and tools.
- Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates - Census
- Income - Census
- American Community Survey and other data sets from the Census.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics - Data Sets
- IES Education Statistics
- Competency Model Clearing House - careeronestop.org
- O*Net Resouce Center
Green Initiatives
ARRA sets aside grant money for green initiatives. Below are some related links. More will be added to this list soon.
- California Employment Development Department
- www.greengridnewmexico.org
- Statement of Keith Hall Commissioner BLS regarding Green Jobs March 25, 2009, pdf file
- Green Collar Workers and Other Mythical Creatures - Texas, pdf file
- How green is your job? - Utah, pdf
