On February 11, 2009 the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009", a $789 billion dollar stimulus plan, was approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Economic stimulus refers to the use of fiscal policy -- government spending or tax measures -- to support or revive an economy in recession. In February 2008, as signs of a slowdown emerged, Congress passed a $168 billion package of tax cuts and rebates. Later in the year, after Wall Street crumbled and economic activity contracted sharply, Democrats called for a far larger stimulus, and after his election as president, Barack Obama declared that what he preferred to call a "recovery" package would be his top priority.

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Source: The New York Times




WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

Department of Agriculture
Rural Community Facilities Program  
Afterschool Meals


Department of Commerce
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program


Department of Education
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 
IDEA Infants and Families
AmeriCorps
Child Care Development Block Grant Recovery Funding


Environmental Protection Agency
Brownfields  
Local Government Energy Efficiency Block Grants  
State Fire Assistance Hazardous Fuel Projects and Forest Health Projects 


Federal Highway Administration
Highway Infrastructure Investment


Department of Health and Human Services
Head Start to Early Head Start
Healthy Communities
Senior Nutrition Programs
Community Services Block Grant


Department of Housing and Urban Development
Neighborhood Stabilization Program 
Community Development Block Grants

Department of Labor
Workforce Investment Act, Training and Employment Services