$729M in education stimulus part of $3.7B overall to Florida

Florida will get an extra $729 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The state recently reported that recovery dollars have been used to provide funding for more than 24,000 education jobs from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2009, while also supporting programs that drive education reform.

In addition to the nearly $729 million announced today, the Education Department said the Recovery Act has provided $3.71 billion through 10 different state programs as well, including $1.98 billion in State Fiscal Stabilization funds, $671.25 million in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funds, $8.25 million in Work Study funds for students attending schools in Florida, $32.16 million in Vocational Rehabilitation Funds and $30 million in Education Technology Grants.

To date, Florida has received $4.44 billion in stimulus money.