American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. I want to provide you with information about where the money is going to be spent and how this will help Iowans.

Read The Bill

You can read the full text of the bill.

Recovery.gov

The Whitehouse launched a comprehensive web site at Recovery.gov that provides Americans with full transparency and accountability of the ongoing recovery efforts.

Recovery.Iowa.gov

Iowa has it's own recovery web site at Recovery.Iowa.gov that provides Iowans with information of recovery efforts around the state.

How the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act helps Iowans

Education

Educating workers for the 21st century economy.

Rural Development and Infrastructure

The economic recovery package contains crucial funding for rural development and infrastructure, nutrition and conservation.

Those in Need

The stimulus will provide a lifeline to those in need.

Workforce Investment

The stimulus will help educate and train Iowa's workforce for the 21st century economy.

Healthcare Stimulus

Economic recovery package investments will transform health care system.

Small Business

The economic recovery act will help small businesses.

Recovery Press Releases

4/23/2009
harkin announces $500,000 in economic recovery funds for university of iowa

4/21/2009
over $8.4 million in rural water funds coming to iowa

4/14/2009
recovery act funding will aid retirees, people with disablites; harkin announces

4/10/2009
harkin announces more than $10.8 million in recovery act funding for community services block grants

4/9/2009
harkin announces more than $18 million in recovery act funding for child care assistance for working families

4/2/2009
harkin announces more than $100 million in recovery act support for rural iowa mortgages

4/2/2009
harkin: more than $5.5 million in recovery act funding to support iowa head start

4/2/2009
more than $400 million in education recovery act dollars allocated to iowa, harkin announces

4/1/2009
harkin: more than $13 million in economic recovery funding to be used for federal building projects across iowa

3/18/2009
harkin announce release of more than $1 million in recovery act funding for iowa senior nutrition programs

3/18/2009
harkin announces more than $50 million in recovery act title i funding for iowa school districts

3/16/2009
following white house forum, harkin says help is on the way for small businesses in iowa, nationwide

3/12/2009
more than $120 million in economic recovery funding released for weatherization projects across iowa, says harkin

3/6/2009
harkin announces release of more than $18 million in economic recovery funding for crime prevention across iowa

3/5/2009
more than $36 million in economic recovery funding released for transit projects across iowa, says harkin

2/26/2009
harkin announces nearly $8 million for housing across iowa

2/25/2009
harkin announces more than $27 million for housing programs across iowa

2/25/2009
harkin announces nearly $19 million for housing assistance across iowa

2/18/2009
economic recovery package signed today by president obama will benefit iowa, says harkin

2/17/2009
harkin: economic recovery package begins a new era of transformational change in our economy

2/10/2009
harkin applauds passage of senate economic recovery bill; urges congress to heed president's call for school construction dollars