Monday, March 9, 2009
Vilsack announces $28 Billion in ARRA funding for USDA
Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started to receive and distribute the first of $28 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding.


 Saturday, March 7, 2009
Education Department to Distribute $44 Billion in Stimulus Funds in 30 to 45 Days
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that $44 billion in stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will be available to states in the next 30 to 45 days. The first round of funding will help avert hundreds of thousands of estimated teacher layoffs in schools and school districts while driving crucial education improvements, reforms, and results for students.
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 Friday, March 6, 2009
Fighting Crime, Improving the Justice System
President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder announced $2 billion in Recovery Act 2009 funding allocations for state and local law enforcement assistance available through the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program.


 Friday, March 6, 2009
President Obama and Vice President Biden to Hold Recovery Act Implementation Conference
Washington, DC - On Thursday, March 12th, President Obama and Vice President Biden will hold a White House Recovery and Reinvestment Act Implementation Conference to ensure that dollars invested and spent as part of the Recovery act are effective, transparent and efficient. Each state's Governor is being invited to send their senior official working on Recovery Act implementation to learn about what programs and initiatives are available under the Act. The conference will be a chance for state officials to bring forward ideas and share best practices, as well as hear presentations from a number of Cabinet Secretaries and Administration officials, including Earl Devaney, Chairman of the Recovery Act Transparency and Accountability Board.


 Friday, March 6, 2009
U.S. Department of Labor announces funding for employment and training programs under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced to states and outlying areas their allotment levels for Labor Department-administered employment and training programs funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The workforce investment system will use the $3,514,500,000 to help Americans get back to work through the national network of One-Stop Career Centers.
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