American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. It enacts $787 billion in appropriations and tax cuts over 2009 and 2010. For the benefit of the Internet2 community, on this page you will find:

For more information about Stimulus resources, visit the Internet2 Stimulus Legislation Community Resource Guide.

The overall legislation (ARRA):

Here you will find a summary of the bill overview, and a more detailed summary, prepared by the House Appropriations Committee:

Here you will find a 56 page summary of the Act compiled by Congressional Quarterly:

Here you will find a copy of the entire Act:

Here you will find a copy of the "Conference Report" accompanying the Act. This is Congress' official explanation of what is in the law, as well as how the House and Senate resolved differences between their two original bills:

Broadband in ARRA:

Here you will find copies of the pages from the legislation itself covering the NTIA and Rural Utilities Service broadband programs:

Here you will find a copy of the Conference Report language describing the NTIA Technology Opportunities Program:

Here is a 9-page document prepared by The Baller Herbst Law Group of Washington, D.C. outlining the NTIA and RUS broadband programs and the opportunities they provide:

Here is a press release issued March 10, 2009, summarizing the Broadband Initiative Kick Off session at the Department of Commerce that day and attaching a 12-page public announcement of upcoming meetings to be held by NTIA and a list of 15 questions for which the agencies are seeking public input:

Health IT in ARRA:

Here you will find a summary by Mike McGill, Internet2’s Health Sciences Director, of the Health IT provisions in the legislation:

Science and Technology in ARRA:

Here you will find a brief two-page chart showing science and technology spending in ARRA prepared by ASTRA, the Alliance for Science and Technology Research in America:

Here you will find excerpts from the ARRA Conference Report, describing provisions in the stimulus bill concerning the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy Office of Science:

Block Grants to the States:

In addition to the specific science and technology, broadband, and health IT programs above, which will be run by Federal agencies, the states will receive funds through ARRA in the form of block grants. The largest such fund is the State Stabilization Fund, which permits funding to maintain education services, but also permits funding for school modernization, including K12 or K20 information technology upgrades.

Here is a 2-page summary of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, with state allocations, from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:

Here is a link to a report from the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, which details the various block grants to the states, including the State Stabilization Fund dollars for each state:

Government Program Guidance:

The Office of Management and Budget on February 18 issued detailed guidance to Federal agencies for carrying out programs and activities enacted in the recovery plan. It contains guidance on posting information to www.recovery.gov and other public reporting of progress under ARRA. While most of this 65 page document is for internal Federal government use, it does provide a window into what to expect in terms of information coming out of the government about ARRA implementation. A copy of the OMB memo is here:

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