American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Resources
In a historic show of action, the United States Congress passed, H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 on February 13, 2009 and it was signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009.
Please, click here, to see Congressman Towns' brochure on Getting Our Economy Back on Track.
To reach Recovery.gov, the Obama administration's up-to-date website that tracks the expenditure of stimulus funds, click here!
In an effort to increase public transparency and access, many departments both locally and federally, have created their own websites dedicated to publicizing how they are doing their part to reenergize the American economy and its people:
New York State, NY WORKS:
Find out state-wide ARRA progress, changes and improvements.
New York City, NYCStat:
Find out up to the corner in New York City where the ARRA funding is going in your neighborhood and on your streets.
Find out what Recovery Act grants are available.
Federal Business Opportunities
Search for Recovery Act opportunities available for businesses to contract with Federal government agencies and search those already awarded to your communities and state.
Learn where individual federal departments are directing stimulus funds. Small business owners, homeowners, school districts, cities and many more organizations are receiving stimulus funds with the distinct purpose of helping to reverse the current economic downturn.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
The Department of Education's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.
The Department of Transportation's mission is to serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets the vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination.
The Department of Energy's overarching mission is to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex.
The Department of Labor fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements. The Department administers a variety of Federal labor laws including those that guarantee workers' rights to safe and healthful working conditions; a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment insurance; and other income support.
The Department of Justice's mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
The Department of Agriculture provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management.
The Department of the Interior is the nation's principal conservation agency. Its mission is to protect America's treasures for future generations, provide access to our nation's natural and cultural heritage, offer recreation opportunities, honor our trust responsibilities to American Indians and Alaska Natives and our responsibilities to island communities, conduct scientific research, provide wise stewardship of energy and mineral resources, foster sound use of land and water resources, and conserve and protect fish and wildlife.
The Environmental Protection Agency leads the nation's environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts. The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.
Internal Revenue Service provides America's taxpayers top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and by applying the tax law with integrity and fairness to all.
