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

Chapter: Appendix G: The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs with Funds Sent Directly to Substate Areas Based on ACS Total Population Estimates, Fiscal Year 2008

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix G: The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs with Funds Sent Directly to Substate Areas Based 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 G

The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs with Funds Sent Directly to Substate Areas Based on ACS Total Population Estimates, Fiscal Year 2008


CFDA Number and Program Name Department Fiscal Year 2008 Expenditures Data Set Recipient

10.410 Very Low-to-Moderate Income Housing Loans USDA $7,268,193,451 Population Estimates Program estimates, MSAs, area median income, and SF-3/ACS Individuals
20.500 Federal Transit—Capital Investment Grants (Fixed Guideway Modernization Bus and Bus Facilities New Starts) DOT $4,667,272,525 Population Estimates Program estimates State and local public agencies
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants HUD $2,570,735,980 Population Estimates Program estimates, MSAs, area median income, and SF-3/ACS Cities and counties
Suggested Citation: "Appendix G: The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs with Funds Sent Directly to Substate Areas Based 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.
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program USDA $2,367,591,204 SF-3/ACS and SAIPE States or approvedinstitutions
10.760 Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities USDA $2,317,463,815 Population Estimates Program estimates, MSAs, SF-3/ACS, and area median income Counties and localgovernments
14.872 Public Housing Capital Fund HUD $2,277,009,757 Area median income and MSAs Public housing agencies
10.850 Rural Electrification Loans and Loan Guarantees USDA $2,255,350,000 Population Estimates Program estimates Rural electric cooperatives
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/State’s Program HUD $1,981,935,290 Population Estimates Program estimates, MSAs, area median income, and SF-3/ACS Counties and cities
14.239 HOME Investment Partnerships Program HUD $1,560,899,281 Per capita income States and local governments
10.768 Business and Industry Loans USDA $1,547,724,817 Population Estimates Program estimates Individuals or rural organizations

NOTES: DOT = U.S. Department of Transportation, 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 G: The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs with Funds Sent Directly to Substate Areas Based 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 G: The 10 Largest Federal Assistance Programs with Funds Sent Directly to Substate Areas Based 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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