The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Overview of the Recovery Act
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act is an extraordinary response to a crisis unlike any since the Great Depression, 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. Visit recovery.gov for additional information.
HUD OIG Recovery Efforts
The Recovery Act charged the Office of Inspector General with a specific responsibility to provide "oversight and audits of programs, grants, and activities funded by this Act and administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development." Through our audit and investigative programs, OIG has developed a number of actions to enable us to provide timely and effective oversight of the Recovery Act monies expended by HUD programs. These actions have included advice to agencies on areas of risk related to Recovery Act funding, development of fraud awareness briefings.
The online versions of nearly all OIG documents are presented in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF). To view documents, you can download Adobe Reader for free.