American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) News and Information
News and information related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including the latest details on how to apply for and use the federal stimulus money, plus projects that have been funded.
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Latest American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) News
Money is power
By Ron Blagus
Communities are using stimulus funds to upgrade facilities and electric infrastructure to reduce energy consumption....
Arkansas Energy Office announces grants to cities and counties
The Arkansas Energy Office will distribute $5 million in Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant funds to small cities and counties....
Report: Stimulus is creating public transportation jobs
Investments by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in public transportation have created almost twice as many jobs per dollar as investments in highways, according to an analysis of federal data by Smart Growth America and other groups....
Mayors: Cities need lasting jobs
By Ed Brock
The nation's mayors say any federal job creation plans must help the private sector create lasting jobs....
ULI welcomes $8 billion in federal high-speed rail funding
Recently announced $8 billion in grants for high-speed intercity passenger rail systems are a step forward, according to the Urban Land Institute's Chief Executive Officer Patrick Phillips. ...
More power to you
By Ed Brock (edward.brock@penton.com)
Local governments are using grants from the U.S. Department of Energy to keep power flowing in their communities....
NLC responds to Obama's State of the Union
President Obama's emphasis on job creation in his State of the Union address was good news for the National League of Cities....
ARRA helps municipalities expand homeless services
By Peter Barnes
Many municipalities are using stimulus money to improve homelessness programs, according to the U.S. Conference of Mayors' annual hunger and homelessness survey. ...
Buy American, or not
By Ed Brock
A group of 28 industry associations and at least one local official protest the "Buy American" clause in future stimulus acts....
Viewpoint: ISO standards can help meet ARRA requirements
By John Baranzelli, ISO quality assurance officer, Illinois Department of Transportation
Existing standards for efficient management can help agencies meet transparency and reporting requirements for stimulus funds....
AP: ARRA transportation spending not changing unemployment rates
An Associated Press analysis found that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds spent on transportation projects has had no effect on local unemployment rates....
The next steps
Riverside, Calif., Mayor Ronald Loveridge, who was recently elected president of the National League of Cities, discusses the effects of the recession on cities and what will happen after the recession is over....
Associations protest ARRA's 'Buy American' clause
A group of 28 industry associations have sent a letter to congressional leaders asking that "Buy American" clauses be excluded from future economic stimulus legislation....
Survey: Americans do not feel benefits from ARRA
Most Americans are not seeing the benefits of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), according to a new America THINKS survey from HNTB Corp....
ARRA is not enough
Local governments' economic struggles could slow the entire nation's rise from recession, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute....
ICMA report examines effectiveness of stimulus package
As local and state governments begin to report their use of ARRA funds, critics and supporters of the stimulus package are debating how effective it has been in improving the economy, according to a new ICMA report....
Stimulus reporting contains mistakes, groups say
Three nonprofit organizations that have been tracking ARRA say initial reporting data on the federal Web site Recovery.gov is deeply flawed....
Locals want their share
By Ed Brock (edward.brock@penton.com)
Some states may be holding up stimulus funds....
NACo prepares counties for ARRA reporting deadline
Oct. 10 is the deadline for recipients of ARRA funds to report how they have used the money so far, and NACo is trying to prepare its members...
NACo reschedules stimulus reporting Webinar
The NACo Webinar, "Essentials of Recovery Act Reporting," originally scheduled for Sept. 17, has been rescheduled for Sept. 29 at 2:00 p.m. EST....
