| The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an effort to save and create jobs, move the economy forward and transform it for long-term growth and stability. ARRA includes funding for many federal programs that support activities in higher education, including research, education and training, infrastructure and instrumentation. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the recovery package will be fast-acting, with 64 percent of the funding invested by the end of fiscal year 2010. This site has been created to provide current information about ARRA and related grant opportunities. ARRA is expected to: Create or save more than 3.5 million jobs over the next two years; Take a big step toward computerizing Americans’ health records, reducing medical errors, and saving billions in health care costs; Revive the renewable energy industry and provide the capital over the next three years to eventually double domestic renewable energy capacity; Undertake the largest weatherization program in history by modernizing 75 percent of federal building space and more than one million homes; Increase college affordability for seven million students by funding the shortfall in Pell Grants, increasing the maximum award level by $500, and providing a new higher education tax cut to nearly four million students; As part of the $150 billion investment in new infrastructure, enact the largest increase in funding of our nation’s roads, bridges, and mass transit systems since the creation of the national highway system in the 1950s; Provide an $800 Making Work Pay tax credit for 129 million working households, and cut taxes for the families of millions of children through an expansion of the Child Tax Credit; Require unprecedented levels of transparency, oversight, and accountability.
Opportunities are becoming available as federal agencies implement the Recovery Act. You can search, monitor and review grant opportunities by using the Grant Opportunities links in the column to the left. RECOVERY NEWS The Department of Education is seeking proposal reviewers for the Teacher Quality Enhancement Partnership competition expected to be announced in early May. Reviews are tentatively schedules from late July through early August. Reviews will be conducted electronically, requiring no travel; and reviewers will receive an honorarium. Reviewer requirements and applying for consideration National Science Foundation Publishes ARRA Terms & Conditions Each NSF award that includes ARRA funding will contain these conditions including the specific reporting requirements mandated by the Recovery Act and the requirements for tracking ARRA funds separately from non-Recovery Act funds. NSF ARRA Terms & Conditions |
UNC ARRA Communications A SharePoint website has been established to facilitate conversation and collaboration for program opportunities under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Events, calendars, shared documents, and discussion groups will allow easy communication for those who are interested. Please check the SharePoint site if you: UNC ARRA SharePoint Website Note: the site is best viewed using Internet Explorer. |
→→ | Governor Ritter's Economic Recovery and Accountability Site | →→ | Colorado Economic Recovery Accountability Board - an accountability and oversight board appointed by Governor Ritter to ensure that Colorado's ARRA funds are spend effectively and transparently. The board is chaired by Don Elliman, director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development, and is composed of public and private sector leaders from across the state. | →→ | What the Recovery Act Means for Colorado - prepared by the Governor's Economy Recovery Team, this report gives an overview of the funding Colorado expects to receive, and it includes the names, telephone numbers and email addresses for contact persons at the Colorado agencies responsible for implementing ARRA funded programs. | →→ | Colorado Economic Recovery Overview and Oversight - a presentation by Secretary of State, Bernie Buescher, given at the April 4 meeting of CLUB 20, an organization of counties, communities, tribes, businesses, individuals, and associations in Western Colorado. | | →→ | Colorado Office of State Planning & Budget - letter to the Joint Budget Committee updating its plans for allocating the ARRA education funds received through the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund. | | →→ | Senator Mark Udall's ARRA Resource Guide | | →→ | Senator Michael Bennet's ARRA Resource Guide | →→ | Detailed listing of all anticipated Colorado ARRA allocations (pdf) | | →→ | American Library Association ARRA Site: what librarians should know about ARRA | →→ | STATERECOVERY.ORG - a service of the Council of State Governments that includes the following: | →→ | • | The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: A Guide for State and Local Governments - a general summary of the law to help identify funding opportunities for further inquiry | →→ | • | ARRA deadlines and key dates from July 2008 through February 2012, as imposed by the law or calculated from the date of enactment | →→ | Mid-continent Research for Education & Learning (McREL) - ARRA resource page | →→ | Apple, Inc. white paper - Stimulus Opportunities for Integrating Technology with Educational Goals | →→ | National Association of Counties - ARRA Guide |
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