Recovery

Last update: 07/31/2009

American Recovery & Reinvestment Act at
General Administration

The Department of General Administration is directly involved with the national and state recovery efforts through the distribution of surplus food.

General Administration manages the Emergency Food Assistance Program and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, receiving food and operational funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for distribution to 21 lead agencies. These in turn provide food to 450 food banks, shelters and meal providers in Washington. They serve more than 266,000 hungry low-income children, adults, elderly and the homeless each month.

 

General Administration’s role in the recovery effort

  • Overseeing distribution of $1.93 million in federal recovery funds for emergency-food assistance. Food bought with these funds will have a specific focus on protein items such as cheese, ham, turkey, eggs, etc.
  • Coordinating the distribution of the food utilizing General Administration’s existing food distribution network and other organizations dedicated to helping individuals and families get enough to eat.
  • Providing existing lead agency network with $483,566 in additional operational support to determine locally what will have the greatest impact.
  • Tracking and reporting on the distribution of the funds for the food and operations associated specifically with federal recovery resources. The program in Washington is experiencing a 19 percent spike in demand. The increase is projected to be 38 percent by the end of 2010. This would be the greatest escalation since the program began in 1981.

 

Key agency contact

Kim Eads, Food Programs Manager
Department of General Administration
Services Division Food Programs
949 Market Street Suite # 468
Tacoma, WA 98402

Phone:  253.593.2031
Fax:  253.593.2033
Email:   keads@ga.wa.gov

 

Washington state contracts and Recovery Act funding

When developing a contract that will be include American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, General Administration’s Office of State Procurement is advising purchasing staff to be sure to:

  • Include in the title page and all related notices language indicating that “This project/contract is funded in whole or part by funds made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.”
  • Incorporate into the solicitation the standard provisions as prepared by and approved to form by the Washington Office of Attorney General. The standard provisions are found at: http://www.recovery.wa.gov/documents/state/15.pdf

For more details or questions
Steve Krueger
Office of State Procurement, Department of General Administration
skruege@ga.wa.gov
 

Washington state and the federal government Recovery Web sites

 

Overview of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on February 17, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The act is an extraordinary response to a crisis unlike any since the Great Depression, and includes measures to modernize our nation’s infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need.