Overview of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act is an extraordinary response to promote economic recovery and growth, and includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need.
Implementing the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
at the Census Bureau
To ensure a successful 2010 Decennial Census, the Recovery Act includes $1 billion to hire additional personnel for partnership and outreach efforts to minority communities and hard-to-reach populations, increase targeted media purchases, and ensure proper management of other operational and programmatic risks.
Agency Plans & Reports
Census developed two versions of plans for ARRA implementation. We created spending plans that outline the various programs that will be implemented use ARRA funding. We also created program plans which expand on the spending plan information by including more background information and information on the performance metrics that will be used to measure the progress of the ARRA supported activities.
The Weekly Reports include information on spending (in terms of obligations as well as expenditures), significant activities during that week and anticipated activities for the upcoming week. Finally, the site will include other information such as references to any ARRA-related public announcements and notifications about upcoming contract awards.
- Download the Census Recovery Act Spending Plan [Word, 37kb]
Download Amendment dated Nov. 27, 2009 [PDF, 11kb] - Download 2010 Census Advertising Plan [Word, 109kb]
- Download 2010 Coverage Follow-Up Plan [Word, 114kb]
- Download 2010 Census Early Operations Plan [Word, 115kb]
- Download 2010 Census Partnership Plan [Word, 110kb]
Weekly Reports, including Major Communications
- Download February 1, 2013 [Excel, 471 Kb]
- Download January 25, 2013 [Excel, 471 Kb]
- Download January 18, 2013 [Excel, 471 Kb]
- Download January 11, 2013 [Excel, 471 Kb]
- Download January 4, 2013 [Excel, 471 Kb]
- Download all reports, October 5 - December 31, 2012 [Zip, Excel files 721 Kb]
- Download all reports, July 6 - September 28, 2012 [Zip, Excel files 715 Kb]
- Download all reports, April 6 - June 29, 2012 [Zip, Excel files 3.2 Mb]
- Download all reports, January 1 - March 31, 2012 [Zip, Excel files 4.6 Mb]
- Download all reports, October 7 - December 30, 2011 [Zip, Excel files 4.6 Mb]
- Download all reports, July 8 - September 30, 2011 [Zip, Excel files 4.2 Mb]
- Download all reports, April 8 - June 30, 2011 [Zip, Excel files 4.2 Mb]
- Download all reports, January 1 - March 31, 2011 [Zip, Excel files 4.2 Mb]
- Download all reports, October 8 - December 31, 2010 [Zip, Excel files 2.6 Mb]
- Download all reports, July 9 - September 30, 2010 [Zip, Excel files 2.3 Mb]
- Download all reports, April 1 - June 30, 2010 [Zip, Excel files 2.3 Mb]
- Download all reports, January 1 - March 31, 2010 [Zip, Excel files 1.5 Mb]
- Download all reports, October 2 - December 25, 2009 [Zip, Excel files 321 kb]
- Download all reports, July 3 - September 25, 2009 [Zip, Excel files 411 kb]
- Download all reports, April 10 - June 26, 2009 [Zip, Excel files 408 kb]
Other Reports
ARRA-Funded Award Notifications:
- September 24, 2009 - Mod 1 to Task Order 23 - Funding for Media Properties CLIN
- September 23, 2009 - Expanded Census in Schools Program (Task Order 21)
- September 18, 2009 - Expanded 2010 Census Partnership Support - Task Order 24
- September 4, 2009 - Phase 1 of Expanded Media, Copy Testing, and Creative Services - Task Order 23
- August 18, 2009 - Expanded Program Managment Services - Task Order 20
ARRA-Funded Contract Notifications (Pre-Award Notices):
- September 24, 2009 - Increase in Coverage Follow-Up operations for Decennial Response Integration System (DRIS)
- September 15, 2009 - Mod 1 to Task Order 23 for Media Properties
- August 26, 2009 - Expanded 2010 Census Partnership Support (Task Order 24)
- July 29, 2009 - Expanded Media, Copy Testing, and Creative Production Services (Task Order 23)
- July 28, 2009 - Expanded Census in Schools Program (Task Order 21)
- July 16, 2009 - Expanded Program Management Services (Task Order 20)
- July 16, 2009 - Notification of Funding for GSA Schedule Purchase of Desktop Computers for Field Support
- July 14, 2009 - Road Tour (Task Order 22)
- July 14, 2009 - Notification of Funding for NASA SEWP Purchase of LaserJet Printers for Field Support
- June 23, 2009 - Notification of Funding for GSA Purchase of Mobile Printers for Field Support
Further Information
The information contained in the Census Bureau web site is also available under the Department of Commerce's web site where there is information about all the Department's ARRA programs and under the government-wide website that includes all ARRA programs.
Visit for all projects funded by ARRA programs.
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