Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey (2012)

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs That Relied on ACS Total Population Estimates, Fiscal Year 2008." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.

Appendix F

The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs That Relied on ACS Total Population Estimates, Fiscal Year 2008


CFDA Number and Program NameDepartmentFiscal Year 2008 ExpendituresData SetType of Assistanceand Recipient

93.778 Medical Assistance ProgramHHS$261,143,624,624Per capita incomeFormula grants to states
84.027 Special Education Grants to StatesED$10,786,318,120SF-3/ACSFormula grants to states
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesED$7,513,986,185SAIPEFormula grants to state educational agencies (local educational agencies are subgrantees)
10.410 Very Low to Moderate Income Housing LoansUSDA$7,268,193,451MSAsDirect loans and guaranteed/insured loans to very low- to moderate-income families
20.500 Federal Transit—Capital Investment Grants (Fixed Guideway Modernization Bus and Bus Facilities New Starts)DOT$4,667,272,525Population Estimates Program estimatesFormula and project grants to states and local governments
Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs That Relied on ACS Total Population Estimates, Fiscal Year 2008." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.
93.658 Foster Care—Title IV-EHHS$4,335,529,844Per capita incomeFormula and project grants to states
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State GrantsED$2,798,832,364Population Estimates Program estimatesFormula grants tostates
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsHUD$2,570,735,980Population Estimates Program estimates, MSAs, area median income, and SF-3/ACSFormula grants to states, metropolitan cities, and counties
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food ProgramUSDA$2,367,591,204SF-3/ACS and SAIPEFormula grants to states or institutions
10.760 Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural CommunitiesUSDA$2,317,463,815Population Estimates Program estimates, MSAs, SF-3/ACS, and area median incomeFormula grants tocounties and localgovernments

NOTES: DOT = U.S. Department of Transportation, ED = U.S. Department of Education, HHS = U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HUD = U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, MSA = metropolitan statistical area, SAIPE = Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Program, SF-3/ACS = Census 2000 Summary File 3/American Community Survey, USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture.
SOURCE: Taeuber and Carpenter (unpublished).

Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs That Relied on ACS Total Population Estimates, Fiscal Year 2008." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix F: The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs That Relied on ACS Total Population Estimates, Fiscal Year 2008." National Research Council. 2012. Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13387.
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