FEDERAL
AID (FA)
(21.25
linear feet; boxes 1-54)
A
primary category containing information pertaining to Federal financial aid to
state and local governments or institutions in the form of direct grants-in-aid;
shared revenue and net loans; repayable advances and aid to industries for
defense production; public or civil works; and payment in lieu of taxes.
Subject
categories and sub-categories fully available for research are bolded. Closed categories and
sub-categories have a simple phrase describing their contents.
DESCRIPTION
OF SECONDARY FILE CODES
File
Code Description
FA Federal Aid (8.4 ft;
A
secondary category containing information relating to Federal aid for state and
local government projects through Community Development Block Grants (CDBG),
and Urban Development Action Grants (UDAG); funding for state and local
government energy conservation programs; Federal aid for private schools;
Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program; Aid to Families and Dependent
Children (AFDC); Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) program; and the
Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA).
Also included within this category are discussions pertaining to
depoliticizing the grants and contract process, OMB circular A-122, and Federal
funding for abortions.
FA001 Airport Construction (0.1 ft;
A
subject category containing information and correspondence pertaining to
Federal aid for the expansion of airports, Administration policy on S. 1184,
and the possible locations for new airports in the United States.
FA002 Arts (0.2 ft;
A
subject category containing information and correspondence relating to requests
for aid from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), how to obtain NEA grants
and requests for an appeal for unsuccessful NEA grants.
FA003 Education (3.7 ft;
Topics
covered in this secondary category include Federal funding for bilingual
education, programs for the handicapped, historically black colleges and
universities, health education, and financial aid for college students. Also, this file code contains correspondence
from the public pertaining to proposed budget cuts for vocational/technical
education programs, Pell Grants, Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL), and tuition
tax credits for parents with children attending private schools.
FA004 Housing
(1.55 ft;
A
subject category containing information and correspondence relating to UDAG and
CDBG grants for the building of housing, the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP),
information on HUD's Section 8 lower income housing assistance program, LIHEA
grant, Rural Housing Block Grant administered by the Farmers Home
Administration (FMHA), and low-income housing for seniors.
FA005 Public Health (1.70 ft;
A
subject category containing materials relating to Community Health centers,
National Health Service Corps, the Public Health Service Act of 1979, the role
of Federal funds for abortions, End Stage Renal disease, construction of sewage
treatment facilities, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Health
Research Extension Act of 1985, Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986, and
research utilizing organs or tissues taken from aborted babies.
FA006 Revenue Sharing (4 ft;
A
subject category containing materials relating to Federal revenue sharing with
local governments and the Reagan Administration's "New Federalism"
program, Federal government sharing revenues received from oil drilling of
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) with state and local governments, and general
revenue sharing statistical profiles prepared by at the White House regarding
local government approval or disapproval of continued revenue sharing.
FA007 Transportation (1.60 ft;
A subject
category containing information relating to the construction and upkeep of
state and interstate highways, freeways and bridges. Other important topics include Federal
funding for mass transit, railroad transportation, HR 2 of 1987 and motor
vehicle speed limits.