A key provision of the federal stimulus is regular public reporting of project status, spending, and job creation and retention. Periodic reports on the status of federal dollars will be due to federal agencies, Congress and recovery.gov. This reporting will also include announcements for grant competitions, allocations of formula grants, and awards of competitive grants. The President's Council of Economic Advisors will report quarterly on the estimated impact on employment and economic growth.
The Governor is required to report the following to each federal granting agency, Congress and recovery.gov before the end of each distribution period:
- How funds will be used
- Whether funds were used correctly
- Jobs created/sustained by the funds
- Non-federal funding sources used to complete projects
Federal and state accountability and transparency measures will include:
- Oversight of spending to prevent waste, fraud and abuse
- Reporting compliance
- Competitive awards
- Whistleblower protections
The Illinois federal stimulus team will establish procedures for tracking and reporting on stimulus grants and programs that meet and exceed the federal requirements. These data and reports will be published on recovery.illinois.gov.
In addition, the Illinois federal stimulus team is planning to provide users with the ability to directly download raw data on project/program description, location, status, budget, spending, and job creation.
CERTIFICATIONS:
Governor Quinn's February 24, 2009 certification under section 1607 of the ARRA, providing assurances of the appropriate use of funds.
Governor Quinn's March 3, 2009 letters under section 410 of the ARRA, providing assurances regarding funding for the State Energy Program.
Governor Quinn's March 4, 2009 certification under section 1511 of the ARRA assuring that the highway fund investment has received full review and vetting, and is an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars.
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