As President Barack Obama sets the stage for a new job creation plan, conservative critics in Texas continue to say the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed in 2009 didn't generate enough bang for the buck. Gov. Rick Perry said at the CNN/Tea Party Debate in Florida last month that stimulus funding “created zero jobs” — but as multiple fact-checking articles have pointed out, that’s not true. So the Tribune took a look at how many jobs have been created or retained in Texas with the $11.9 billion the state was awarded.
The answer is 42,000 jobs a quarter on average since 2009, according to calculations made from the quarterly reports filed by recipients of stimulus funds maintained by the Texas Comptroller's Office.
Critics of the stimulus plan are right that most programs that received funding haven’t used the funds to hire large numbers of employees. In the most recent quarterly reports, more than half of state programs that received stimulus funding created or retained three or fewer jobs with the funds. The Texas Education Agency, which received most of the stimulus funding in Texas — $6.3 billion — reported three-quarters of the average jobs created or retained with stimulus funds.
There are a couple of caveats to consider about measurements of job creation from stimulus funding. State agencies are required to report the number of jobs created or retained, which makes it impossible to differentiate whether an existing job was saved by the infusion of stimulus funding or if a new job was created on top of existing employment opportunities. This analysis also only shows jobs directly funded by stimulus funding and does not account for external economic factors created by the stimulus program that may affect employment.
This treemap helps to visualize the relationship between stimulus funding and job creation or retention at Texas state agencies. Placing your cursor on top of a box will pop-up the name of the state agency or program. If you click on a state agency box, the treemap will zoom in to show you details about the programs within that agency. Right-click on a program box to return to the main view. The boxes are sized according to the amount of federal stimulus money the state agency or program was awarded. The color of the box reflects the average number of jobs created or retained by that state agency or program. Most of the boxes are yellow, because the majority of programs reported fewer than three jobs on average. Look at the scale when hovering your cursor over a box to see exactly how its coloration compares to other boxes.
This sortable table shows how much stimulus funding state agencies were awarded by program, how much of that funding was received and spent, and the number of jobs created or retained with the funding.
Texas ARRA Stimulus Funds, Reported Job Creation and Retention
| State Agency | Program Name | Federal Stimulus Award Amount | Percentage of Award Received | Expenditures | Quarterly Reports Filed | Average Jobs Reported | Maximum Jobs Reported | Minimum Jobs Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADJUTANT GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT | National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects | $4,901,000 | 94% | $4,602,046 | 7 | 9.09 | 15.36 | 1 |
| ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $312,151 | 75% | $250,910 | 8 | 1.79 | 2.25 | 0 |
| ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY | Federal Work-Study Program | $49,056 | 100% | $49,056 | 2 | 6.00 | 10 | 2 |
| ATTORNEY GENERAL | Recovery Act - State Victim Compensation Formula Grant Program | $7,771,484 | 100% | $7,771,484 | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| ATTORNEY GENERAL | Recovery Act - Internet Crimes against Children Task Force Program (ICAC) | $1,479,141 | 43% | $639,253 | 8 | 4.37 | 6 | 0 |
| COMPTROLLER - STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE | State Energy Program | $218,782,000 | 47% | $53,458,660 | 8 | 51.92 | 175.72 | 4.67 |
| COMPTROLLER - STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE | Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) | $45,638,100 | 26% | $11,605,900 | 8 | 18.51 | 67.85 | 0 |
| COMPTROLLER - STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE | Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program (EEARP) | $23,341,000 | 100% | $23,312,586 | 8 | 2.60 | 6 | 0 |
| COMPTROLLER - STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE | Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Research, Development and Analysis | $2,432,068 | 35% | $852,244 | 8 | 4.55 | 7.76 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES | Aging Congregate Nutrition Services for States | $4,012,217 | 100% | $4,012,217 | 7 | 0.21 | 1.5 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES | Aging Home-Delivered Nutrition Services for States | $1,975,245 | 100% | $1,975,245 | 7 | 0.93 | 6.5 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES | Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Chronic Disease Self-Management Program | $1,000,000 | 38% | $397,723 | 6 | 0.50 | 3 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability | $11,517,159 | 100% | $11,501,639 | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs) | $6,438,432 | 100% | $6,438,432 | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE | Aquaculture Grants Program (AGP) | $1,732,244 | 100% | $1,732,243 | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF ASSISTIVE AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES | Rehabilitation Services-Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States, Recovery Act | $44,810,968 | 87% | $38,901,213 | 8 | 43.69 | 87 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF ASSISTIVE AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES | Special Education - Grants for Infants and Families, Recovery Act | $44,454,366 | 100% | $44,454,366 | 6 | 323.00 | 760.8 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF ASSISTIVE AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES | Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind, Recovery Act | $2,281,461 | 80% | $1,829,049 | 8 | 0.25 | 0.7 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF ASSISTIVE AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES | Independent Living State Grants, Recovery Act | $1,061,435 | 81% | $849,032 | 8 | 0.04 | 0.2 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES | WIC Grants To States (WGS) | $11,776,705 | 58% | $6,879,463 | 8 | 2.53 | 10.4 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES | Prevention and Wellness - State, Territories and Pacific Islands | $7,191,959 | 36% | $2,562,385 | 6 | 8.71 | 18.39 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES | Immunization | $6,988,993 | 57% | $4,027,780 | 8 | 19.25 | 55.3 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES | Preventing Healthcare - Associated Infections | $1,233,977 | 45% | $555,305 | 8 | 0.86 | 3.11 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES | Health Information Technology and Public Health | $1,039,279 | 16% | $170,000 | 4 | 1.07 | 4.28 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES | Prevention and Wellness - Communities Putting Prevention to Work Funding Opportunities Announcement (FOA) | $796,704 | 31% | $245,326 | 4 | 2.25 | 8 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES | Survey and Certification Ambulatory Surgical Center Healthcare-Associated Infection (ASC-HAI) Prevention Initiative | $571,232 | 26% | $146,328 | 7 | 1.87 | 5.68 | 0 |
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES | State Primary Care Offices | $175,095 | 48% | $83,469 | 8 | 0.43 | 1.47 | 0 |
| GENERAL LAND OFFICE | Grants to States for Construction of State Home Facilities | $11,546,795 | 68% | $7,854,149 | 8 | 6.96 | 20.8 | 0 |
| GENERAL LAND OFFICE | Habitat Conservation | $5,148,369 | 94% | $4,846,915 | 8 | 4.95 | 19.87 | 0 |
| GOVERNOR - FISCAL | Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program / Grants to States and Territories | $90,295,773 | 100% | $76,921,568 | 8 | 106.31 | 360.7 | 8.58 |
| GOVERNOR - FISCAL | Violence Against Women Formula Grants | $9,042,754 | 75% | $7,619,396 | 8 | 37.16 | 91.6 | 0 |
| GOVERNOR - FISCAL | Recovery Act - State Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program | $2,109,000 | 98% | $2,072,992 | 8 | 26.48 | 49.19 | 3.86 |
| HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION | State Grants to Promote Health Information Technology | $28,810,208 | 15% | $4,190,068 | 6 | 3.84 | 11.98 | 0 |
| LAMAR UNIVERSITY | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $286,793 | 20% | $62,280 | 8 | 1.09 | 2.25 | 0.5 |
| LAMAR UNIVERSITY | Federal Work-Study Program | $85,137 | 100% | $85,137 | 3 | 7.17 | 14 | 0 |
| PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT | Port Security Grant Program (ARRA) | $576,132 | 100% | $576,132 | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY | Federal Work-Study Program | $252,607 | 100% | $252,607 | 2 | 27.00 | 49 | 5 |
| PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY | Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students | $250,996 | 73% | $250,996 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $216,779 | 99% | $214,209 | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | $186,000 | 55% | $102,841 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS | Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Research, Development and Analysis | $1,370,056 | 32% | $433,860 | 7 | 3.44 | 6.34 | 0 |
| RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS | Conservation Research and Development | $12,633,080 | 23% | $2,919,337 | 6 | 2.13 | 2.66 | 1.82 |
| RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS | Abandoned Mine Hazard Mitigation | $381,694 | 0% | $9,570 | 5 | 0.07 | 0.3 | 0 |
| SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY | Federal Work-Study Program | $73,350 | 100% | $73,350 | 3 | 0.49 | 0.73 | 0 |
| STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $1,494,187 | 27% | $396,899 | 8 | 0.76 | 1.92 | 0.13 |
| STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY | Federal Work-Study Program | $102,471 | 100% | $102,471 | 2 | 6.50 | 8 | 5 |
| SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY | Federal Work-Study Program | $37,955 | 100% | $37,955 | 2 | 6.50 | 10 | 3 |
| TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY | Federal Work-Study Program | $47,584 | 100% | $47,584 | 2 | 2.50 | 5 | 0 |
| TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students | $161,829 | 63% | $156,965 | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $58,511 | 80% | $46,759 | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | Federal Work-Study Program | $49,839 | 100% | $49,839 | 4 | 2.50 | 3 | 1 |
| TEXAS A&M RESEARCH FOUNDATION | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $14,364,063 | 73% | $10,686,545 | 8 | 38.26 | 51.78 | 28.69 |
| TEXAS A&M RESEARCH FOUNDATION | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $8,068,551 | 49% | $4,432,605 | 8 | 16.70 | 25.51 | 9.13 |
| TEXAS A&M RESEARCH FOUNDATION | Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers Program | $6,980,775 | 12% | $941,058 | 5 | 4.73 | 7.57 | 0.56 |
| TEXAS A&M RESEARCH FOUNDATION | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | $1,179,000 | 26% | $299,840 | 5 | 1.01 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| TEXAS A&M RESEARCH FOUNDATION | Advanced Research and Projects Agency - Energy Financial Assistance Program | $1,019,874 | 41% | $422,953 | 5 | 3.47 | 5.02 | 0 |
| TEXAS A&M RESEARCH FOUNDATION | Public Health Traineeship Program | $35,582 | 62% | $21,889 | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - COMMERCE | Federal Work-Study Program | $69,857 | 100% | $69,857 | 2 | 9.50 | 19 | 0 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - CORPUS CHRISTI | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $1,072,076 | 67% | $727,047 | 7 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 0 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - CORPUS CHRISTI | Federal Work-Study Program | $73,692 | 100% | $73,692 | 2 | 8.50 | 15 | 2 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - KINGSVILLE | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $209,149 | 100% | $208,930 | 6 | 2.51 | 10.19 | 0 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - KINGSVILLE | Federal Work-Study Program | $78,120 | 100% | $78,120 | 4 | 9.75 | 12 | 3 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - TEXARKANA | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $299,288 | 47% | $140,752 | 8 | 1.48 | 4.37 | 0 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (MAIN UNIVERSITY) | Conservation Research and Development | $10,000,000 | 80% | $8,340,136 | 5 | 9.62 | 21.96 | 0 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (MAIN UNIVERSITY) | Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) | $6,550,775 | 0% | $39,521 | 4 | 0.33 | 0.8 | 0 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (MAIN UNIVERSITY) | National Center For Research Resources, Recovery Act Construction Support | $3,529,612 | 5% | $173,876 | 6 | 0.49 | 1.62 | 0 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (MAIN UNIVERSITY) | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $559,385 | 75% | $431,885 | 8 | 0.40 | 0.84 | 0 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (MAIN UNIVERSITY) | Federal Work-Study Program | $312,980 | 100% | $312,980 | 3 | 22.33 | 58 | 0 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (MAIN UNIVERSITY) | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $148,653 | 62% | $97,990 | 4 | 1.99 | 2.5 | 0.84 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER | Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students | $370,009 | 100% | $370,009 | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| TEXAS AGRILIFE RESEARCH | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $2,102,446 | 66% | $1,676,046 | 8 | 5.66 | 10.8 | 0 |
| TEXAS AGRILIFE RESEARCH | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $520,299 | 51% | $289,942 | 8 | 1.93 | 2.83 | 0.94 |
| TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Corrective Action Program | $10,779,000 | 86% | $9,391,483 | 8 | 15.09 | 27.03 | 4.15 |
| TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | Water Quality Management Planning | $1,809,700 | 67% | $1,365,654 | 8 | 6.52 | 9.01 | 2.59 |
| TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | State Clean Diesel Grant Program | $1,730,000 | 98% | $1,701,811 | 8 | 0.90 | 3.34 | 0 |
| TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS | Promotion of the Arts_Partnership Agreements | $427,300 | 100% | $427,300 | 5 | 18.71 | 47 | 4.07 |
| TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE | Recovery Act - State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program: Combating Criminal Narcotics Activity Stemming from the Southern Border of the United States Competitive Grant Program | $4,946,732 | 41% | $2,017,724 | 8 | 19.14 | 35.03 | 0 |
| TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS | Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons | $326,975,732 | 64% | $206,563,571 | 8 | 592.40 | 1040.77 | 2.73 |
| TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS | Tax Credit Assistance Program (Recovery Act Funded) | $148,354,769 | 85% | $126,827,062 | 8 | 117.36 | 187.88 | 0 |
| TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS | Community Services Block Grant | $48,148,071 | 100% | $48,117,069 | 7 | 161.94 | 356.4 | 0 |
| TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS | Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (Recovery Act Funded) | $41,472,772 | 81% | $33,447,467 | 8 | 133.36 | 164.54 | 2.22 |
| TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF RURAL AFFAIRS | Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii - (Recovery Act Funded) | $19,473,698 | 81% | $15,859,608 | 8 | 51.53 | 108.03 | 0 |
| TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Highway Planning and Construction | $2,240,939,997 | 70% | $1,562,076,055 | 8 | 2801.33 | 3987.39 | 1804.97 |
| TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Formula Grants for Other Than Urbanized Areas | $50,587,402 | 83% | $42,085,737 | 8 | 98.62 | 235.92 | 33.34 |
| TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | Airport Improvement Program | $17,589,264 | 96% | $16,941,210 | 8 | 44.04 | 123 | 4.22 |
| TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY | State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Education State Grants, Recovery Act | $3,250,272,133 | 87% | $2,827,158,575 | 8 | 18809.68 | 27487 | 415.63 |
| TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Recovery Act | $948,737,780 | 84% | $792,526,756 | 8 | 3424.47 | 4201.17 | 1720.81 |
| TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY | Special Education Grants to States, Recovery Act | $945,636,328 | 81% | $770,540,633 | 8 | 3552.09 | 4420.66 | 1733.87 |
| TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY | Education Jobs Funds | $830,820,460 | 9% | $77,242,904 | 1 | 6504.08 | 6504.08 | 6504.08 |
| TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY | School Improvement Grants, Recovery Act | $285,896,287 | 11% | $30,901,776 | 7 | 176.79 | 538.24 | 0 |
| TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY | Education Technology State Grants, Recovery Act | $59,515,765 | 79% | $47,131,648 | 8 | 75.82 | 136.63 | 0 |
| TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY | Special Education - Preschool Grants, Recovery Act | $24,328,422 | 71% | $17,247,324 | 8 | 122.38 | 167.55 | 71.75 |
| TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY | Statewide Data Systems, Recovery Act | $18,195,078 | 3% | $632,126 | 4 | 2.33 | 4 | 1.33 |
| TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY | Education for Homeless Children and Youth, Recovery Act | $5,547,622 | 87% | $4,801,884 | 8 | 33.71 | 52.18 | 8.09 |
| TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $11,232,366 | 36% | $4,336,413 | 8 | 19.88 | 32.92 | 2.44 |
| TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION | Renewable Energy Research and Development | $1,208,134 | 32% | $397,113 | 8 | 2.08 | 4.24 | 0.08 |
| TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $875,712 | 77% | $724,809 | 8 | 2.70 | 4.43 | 0.58 |
| TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION | Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance | $132,000 | 76% | $99,691 | 7 | 0.69 | 1.89 | 0 |
| TEXAS ENGINEERING EXTENSION SERVICE | Conservation Research and Development | $749,037 | 31% | $279,823 | 4 | 8.47 | 25.7 | 0 |
| TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD | State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) - Government Services, Recovery Act | $723,165,683 | 96% | $692,071,531 | 8 | 1493.67 | 3826.45 | 0 |
| TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY | Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students | $541,208 | 100% | $540,006 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY | Federal Work-Study Program | $253,070 | 100% | $253,070 | 2 | 30.00 | 60 | 0 |
| TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $49,970 | 0% | $17,511 | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION | Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) | $7,955,941 | 6% | $506,977 | 4 | 1.42 | 4.04 | 0 |
| TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM | Conservation Research and Development | $12,299,828 | 37% | $4,594,254 | 7 | 3.25 | 5.4 | 0 |
| TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM | Federal Work-Study Program | $93,835 | 100% | $93,835 | 2 | 3.88 | 5 | 2.77 |
| TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY - SAN MARCOS | Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care | $5,421,205 | 23% | $1,312,256 | 5 | 2.15 | 2.66 | 0.35 |
| TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY - SAN MARCOS | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $1,030,747 | 26% | $280,815 | 8 | 3.71 | 6.7 | 0.16 |
| TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY - SAN MARCOS | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $649,723 | 67% | $451,778 | 8 | 2.58 | 3.66 | 0.58 |
| TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY - SAN MARCOS | Federal Work-Study Program | $218,471 | 100% | $218,471 | 4 | 10.25 | 37 | 0 |
| TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY - SAN MARCOS | Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students | $31,184 | 100% | $31,184 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $1,779,179 | 23% | $439,388 | 8 | 2.28 | 3.46 | 0.12 |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $1,747,751 | 70% | $1,296,845 | 8 | 6.17 | 10.96 | 0 |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY | Federal Work-Study Program | $311,507 | 100% | $311,507 | 3 | 27.67 | 54 | 0 |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY | Head Start | $42,065 | 94% | $40,371 | 8 | 0.27 | 1.34 | 0 |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER | Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers Program | $8,437,775 | 8% | $667,105 | 5 | 3.50 | 7.06 | 0 |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $4,685,308 | 57% | $2,739,878 | 8 | 10.71 | 17.29 | 5.4 |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER | Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative | $1,399,088 | 99% | $1,391,454 | 8 | 7.97 | 13.66 | 0.79 |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER | Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students | $646,473 | 100% | $644,975 | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER | Nurse Faculty Loan Program | $244,391 | 100% | $122,500 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD | Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Funds | $179,121,900 | 77% | $137,453,459 | 8 | 304.98 | 556.75 | 0 |
| TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD | Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds | $160,656,000 | 75% | $120,203,075 | 8 | 240.52 | 448.98 | 0 |
| TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY | Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students | $235,650 | 100% | $235,650 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY | Federal Work-Study Program | $74,223 | 100% | $74,223 | 3 | 1.59 | 3.57 | 0 |
| TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION | Child Care And Development Block Grant | $214,851,599 | 96% | $206,051,873 | 8 | 154.35 | 227.24 | 78.39 |
| TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION | WIA Youth Activities | $170,113,784 | 98% | $166,501,811 | 8 | 922.49 | 5437.23 | 64.69 |
| TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION | Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities | $27,188,088 | 100% | $27,145,570 | 8 | 203.30 | 551.45 | 10.86 |
| TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION | WIA Dislocated Workers | $5,146,590 | 33% | $1,724,682 | 6 | 9.21 | 39.21 | 0 |
| TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION | Senior Community Service Employment Program | $1,316,701 | 100% | $1,316,701 | 5 | 1.96 | 2.84 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $7,266,857 | 76% | $5,868,343 | 8 | 23.47 | 34.05 | 4.27 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $5,600,239 | 51% | $3,044,840 | 8 | 12.82 | 18.71 | 2.7 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | National Clean Diesel Grant Program | $2,943,922 | 71% | $2,123,622 | 8 | 6.43 | 17.3 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Research, Development and Analysis | $2,499,904 | 23% | $693,636 | 4 | 4.37 | 5.74 | 2.94 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | Federal Work-Study Program | $429,747 | 100% | $429,747 | 2 | 57.00 | 114 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | Geologic Sequestration Training and Research Grant Program | $299,342 | 59% | $177,331 | 7 | 1.01 | 1.68 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | $159,010 | 62% | $124,575 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | Renewable Energy Research and Development | $149,926 | 98% | $147,072 | 6 | 0.87 | 1.18 | 0.62 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals | $75,000 | 100% | $75,000 | 5 | 1.28 | 2.2 | 0.3 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - CLEAR LAKE | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $398,299 | 79% | $315,500 | 8 | 0.13 | 0.5 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - CLEAR LAKE | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $341,934 | 11% | $49,423 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - CLEAR LAKE | Federal Work-Study Program | $27,147 | 100% | $27,147 | 4 | 1.75 | 7 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - DOWNTOWN | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $308,288 | 67% | $208,378 | 8 | 0.19 | 0.75 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - DOWNTOWN | Federal Work-Study Program | $77,846 | 100% | $77,846 | 2 | 10.50 | 21 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $2,955,274 | 44% | $1,301,824 | 8 | 2.17 | 3.1 | 0.77 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $429,608 | 34% | $143,985 | 5 | 1.30 | 2.5 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS | Federal Work-Study Program | $260,334 | 100% | $260,334 | 3 | 23.33 | 54 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $2,127,967 | 70% | $1,680,867 | 8 | 11.12 | 16.82 | 5.28 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH | Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students | $205,408 | 100% | $205,408 | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - PAN AMERICAN | Strengthening Communities Fund | $982,117 | 83% | $817,798 | 8 | 1.78 | 4.25 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - PAN AMERICAN | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $768,552 | 29% | $232,279 | 8 | 4.96 | 14 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - PAN AMERICAN | Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students | $517,716 | 99% | $511,380 | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - PAN AMERICAN | Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals | $278,658 | 100% | $278,068 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - PAN AMERICAN | Federal Work-Study Program | $180,446 | 100% | $180,446 | 3 | 15.67 | 47 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - PAN AMERICAN | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $168,874 | 91% | $153,647 | 6 | 3.83 | 11 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $4,156,060 | 60% | $2,571,300 | 8 | 5.07 | 6.76 | 3.71 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $1,181,435 | 54% | $681,383 | 8 | 4.84 | 7.41 | 2.81 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | $703,000 | 31% | $239,704 | 5 | 0.49 | 1 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON | Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students | $304,792 | 95% | $304,792 | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON | Federal Work-Study Program | $241,459 | 100% | $241,459 | 3 | 17.53 | 46.58 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON | Renewable Energy Research and Development | $119,532 | 100% | $119,532 | 6 | 0.70 | 2 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON | Nurse Faculty Loan Program | $86,999 | 100% | $81,993 | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $29,662,838 | 51% | $15,315,532 | 8 | 41.06 | 54.46 | 20.73 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $23,845,378 | 64% | $15,521,902 | 8 | 54.48 | 80.08 | 18.72 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | $14,279,019 | 28% | $4,014,535 | 8 | 17.75 | 20.84 | 6.63 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Application | $5,000,000 | 0% | $12,711 | 4 | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Geologic Sequestration Site Characterization | $4,594,350 | 26% | $1,337,392 | 7 | 3.40 | 6.22 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Renewable Energy Research and Development | $1,647,170 | 44% | $572,893 | 6 | 2.10 | 3.36 | 0.26 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Contracts | $1,318,576 | 84% | $0 | 5 | 3.51 | 5.91 | 0.67 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Geologic Sequestration Training and Research Grant Program | $941,380 | 33% | $330,141 | 5 | 1.30 | 2.08 | 0.9 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Recovery Act - VOCA Crime Victim Assistance Discretionary Grant Program | $499,746 | 69% | $354,249 | 8 | 0.81 | 1.1 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Federal Work-Study Program | $416,392 | 100% | $416,392 | 2 | 19.50 | 20 | 19 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals | $100,000 | 98% | $98,164 | 7 | 1.10 | 2 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE | National Center For Research Resources, Recovery Act Construction Support | $3,993,085 | 2% | $64,209 | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $784,293 | 60% | $493,136 | 8 | 1.65 | 3.5 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $557,188 | 67% | $390,289 | 8 | 2.90 | 3.53 | 0.7 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE | Federal Work-Study Program | $103,238 | 100% | $103,238 | 2 | 7.81 | 9 | 6.61 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $4,764,096 | 70% | $3,622,793 | 8 | 16.91 | 26.27 | 4.55 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $2,146,860 | 44% | $1,115,428 | 8 | 7.48 | 14.47 | 2.34 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS | Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program / Grants to Units of Local Government | $456,784 | 68% | $344,866 | 8 | 1.52 | 3.79 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS | Federal Work-Study Program | $113,518 | 100% | $112,801 | 5 | 5.40 | 7.97 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS | Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | $78,000 | 100% | $78,000 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $3,739,522 | 56% | $2,118,888 | 8 | 1.74 | 3.77 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $2,799,947 | 71% | $2,076,459 | 8 | 6.35 | 10.7 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | Geologic Sequestration Training and Research Grant Program | $588,849 | 39% | $244,387 | 7 | 2.12 | 3.64 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students | $308,503 | 87% | $269,677 | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | Federal Work-Study Program | $180,543 | 100% | $0 | 1 | 17.00 | 17 | 17 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | Nurse Faculty Loan Program | $107,985 | 100% | $107,985 | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $6,815,753 | 29% | $2,119,331 | 8 | 6.36 | 8.9 | 2.79 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $2,902,534 | 64% | $1,935,126 | 8 | 10.96 | 13.08 | 9.24 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO | Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program | $371,522 | 55% | $219,891 | 8 | 1.26 | 2.63 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO | Federal Work-Study Program | $266,452 | 100% | $266,452 | 2 | 35.16 | 70 | 0.32 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER | Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals | $560,724 | 94% | $560,724 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER | Federal Work-Study Program | $26,196 | 100% | $22,798 | 2 | 3.50 | 6 | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER AT TYLER | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $2,751,194 | 77% | $2,111,228 | 8 | 10.72 | 14.54 | 7.83 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $57,051,020 | 46% | $26,918,958 | 8 | 71.20 | 97.5 | 7.68 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON | Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers Program | $16,597,775 | 10% | $1,819,178 | 5 | 8.90 | 13.46 | 2.52 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON | Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP) | $15,000,000 | 17% | $2,560,412 | 6 | 9.69 | 19.64 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON | Head Start | $11,274,474 | 2% | $269,235 | 4 | 2.36 | 3.64 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON | Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry | $1,265,463 | 14% | $187,004 | 4 | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON | Public Health Traineeship Program | $399,090 | 47% | $189,914 | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $257,471 | 74% | $221,362 | 8 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.82 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $33,154,276 | 74% | $25,501,574 | 8 | 87.46 | 114.53 | 23.01 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO | Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry | $2,849,971 | 19% | $601,609 | 4 | 5.70 | 9.61 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO | Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals | $1,189,570 | 23% | $295,148 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO | Dental Public Health Residency Training Grants | $215,321 | 57% | $131,261 | 8 | 0.83 | 1 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $55,970,048 | 69% | $39,592,810 | 8 | 45.55 | 113.89 | 17.43 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | Contracts | $2,237,130 | 0% | $0 | 5 | 3.76 | 16.78 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | Recovery Act - Comparative Effectiveness Research - AHRQ | $1,497,995 | 16% | $246,588 | 4 | 2.50 | 2.57 | 2.42 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $56,873 | 51% | $28,739 | 8 | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $19,085,321 | 71% | $13,823,039 | 8 | 39.50 | 53.18 | 11.9 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON | Competitive Grants For Worker Training And Placement In High Growth And Emerging Industry Sectors | $4,655,799 | 23% | $1,160,844 | 6 | 2.78 | 4.48 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON | Contracts | $597,504 | 58% | $0 | 8 | 0.62 | 1.16 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $407,968 | 60% | $254,793 | 8 | 0.79 | 1.49 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON | Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students | $109,376 | 100% | $109,376 | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON | Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals | $25,000 | 95% | $24,195 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN | Geologic Sequestration Training and Research Grant Program | $298,756 | 12% | $52,971 | 7 | 0.86 | 3.7 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS | Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support | $48,391,912 | 82% | $39,998,487 | 8 | 140.20 | 183.39 | 48.78 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS | National Center For Research Resources, Recovery Act Construction Support | $14,954,444 | 0% | $33,960 | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS | Trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support | $74,954 | 57% | $43,414 | 8 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0 |
| WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY | Federal Work-Study Program | $52,393 | 100% | $52,393 | 2 | 3.41 | 3.48 | 3.35 |
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Comments (5)
Debra Haas via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Hmmm...Fed Up?
Eric Bittner
The knee jerk reaction is to conclude that the money had no benefit. However, I think you have to consider that with out the funds there would have been massive reductions in the services in the agencies that received funds. For example, picking a line more or less at random, the $2.9M "trans-NSF Recovery Act Research Support" to UT-Austin funded some place between 20 and 40 jobs. Those jobs were likely graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at UT-Austin who will go on to be higher wage earners...hopefully living in Texas. Also, what's not seen directly in the data are the number of positions that were retained as a result of the stimulus funding...especially since the bulk of the funding went to the Texas Education Agency, and the long term benefit of insuring that the State has an educated workforce in the future.
audrey fisher
The problem with the current way that TX Comptroller is reporting this is that they have off-loaded some of their reporting. I followed TXDOT, because it was a high visibility entity - yes we could see something. TXDOT information is no longer being listed on the TX ARRA website. I took the time to contact TXDOT and they sent me an unreadable file and then pdf versions of their reports for the past 18 months. Their numbers don't add up!
One could conclude that it was a cumulative number reported in the top column, but if one looks back to a previous month, the number of employees, the hours worked and the amount spent is greater than the most current report. I, just an average citizen who was interested, but now they have made it next to impossible to see the actual numbers and the ability to contact these individuals are very difficult to reach.
Example: # of employees total # of hours worked payroll
June 2010 10,295 685,565 $13,625,269
July 2011 9276 655, 402 $11,993,530
They (TX ARRA) suggest we go to Fed ARRA - but it doesn't provide the statistics to look at actual hours.....so I question why the reporting that was pretty transparent early on went dark and why is TX ARRA now trying to use the EDUCATION as their "prime example". Sorry, I lost faith when Combs decided to use her official website to post an OP-ED!
Jim Hsu via Texas Tribune on Facebook
If Perry doesn't want any "federal overreach," he should stop taking federal funds to prop up his own state's ailing budget (STILL ended up with a $27 BILLION short in 2011, even despite the billions given to TX by the Perry-vilified Feds).
We'll see how much that "Texas Miracle" is really just one giant Perry Pompodour-Shaped Mirage.
Earl Wgs
Another reason that it's hard to count the number of jobs created/retained by the stimulus funding is that since much of the funding was substituted for state general revenue funding (the legislature and Perry used it to plug a budget shortfall) some agencies may have used the stimulus funding to pay non-salary expenses and thus freed other funds to create/retain positions. Ease of administration was a reason for doing this. For example, my understanding is that UT Austin used a large part of its stimulus funding to pay for utility expenses. This prevented the elimination of positions that would likely have been cut to pay for those utility expenses.