When the census takes place every 10 years, a great deal of the attention for counting the number of people living in the United States is placed on how many members each state will get in the U.S. House of Representatives. In a similar manner, Ohio and other states use this information in redrawing state House and Senate district lines. Who represents you in Columbus and Washington absolutely matters.
However, there is another important reason why the business community should care about the census. There are more than 100 federal programs that allocate funding based on census data. A sample of programs that rely on census information to provide funding include:
Be sure to encourage your employees to complete the census information accurately and timely to ensure access to the resources our region needs. Visit https://2020census.gov/ for more information about the census.
- Community Development Block Grants
- Highway planning and construction
- Federal Pell Grant
- Head Start
- Unemployment Insurance
- Public transit
- Small Business Development Centers
- Historic Preservation grants
- Transportation safety grants
Be sure to encourage your employees to complete the census information accurately and timely to ensure access to the resources our region needs. Visit https://2020census.gov/ for more information about the census.
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