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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

On February 17th, 2009, President Obama signed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The bill supports a number of activities of importance to George Mason University, including significantly increased support for investigator-initiated research programs, as well as support for major instrumentation and research facilities.

Both state and federal agencies have begun posting information on how they plan to allocate funding received under the ARRA, including in some cases how they will monitor and report their actual spending. Below are the current website links.

ARRA Funding Information:

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National Institutes of Health (NIH) - See summary of all NIH ARRA RFAs & Notices

  • VIEW - Recovery Act Limited competition for NIH Grants: Research and Research Infrastructure “Grand Opportunities” (RC2) FRA-OD-09-004 provides funding for larger grants that provide novel approaches that would benefit from an influx of funds to quickly advance the area in significant ways
  • VIEW - NIH Notices of Supplemental Funding Opportunities

    VIEW - Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications RFA-OD-09-058 (formerly termed competitive supplements); deadline April 21, 2009. Note: You will need to go to the NIH Institute and Center if you are currently funded under to see if they have are funding competitive supplements. If they are, they may be limiting funding to target areas.

    VIEW - Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators NOT-OD-09-060

    VIEW - Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements NOT-OD-09-056

    VIEW - Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research PA-08-190

    VIEW - Research Supplements to Promote Reentry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Centers PA-08-091

  • VIEW - NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research (RC1) RFA-OD-09-003 Deadline: April 27, 2009

    VIEW - challenge grant topics supported by NIH institutes and centers

    VIEW - specific NRCC challenge grant topics (including bioethics, comparative effectiveness research, enabling technologies, information technology for processing health care data, and translational science)

  • VIEW - The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), part of the National Institutes of Health, provides funding for construction, renovation, repair and shared instrumentation to support biomedical and/or behavioral research.

    VIEW - Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program (C06) RFA-RR-09-008 Deadlines: May 6, 2009 (projects between $2M & $5M); June 17th (Projects between $10M & $15M); July 17, 2009 (projects between $5M & $10M)

    VIEW - Core Facility Renovation, Repair, and Improvement (G20) RFA-RR-09-007 Deadline: September 17, 2009

  • Additional Recovery Act funds are also being added to the following programs. See the notice about this here.

    VIEW - High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) PAR-09-118 - Deadlines: Letters of Intent - April 6, 2009, Application - May 6, 2009

    VIEW - Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) PAR-09-028 -Deadline: March 23, 2009

NSF

  • VIEW - Dear Colleague Letter for Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) to Study the Impact of the Economic Stimulus Package and to Advance the Scientific Understanding of Science Policy

NIST

  • VIEW - NIST Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering Research Grants Program: Providing the Technology Infrastructure to Address National Priorities 2009-NIST-ARRA-MSE-RESEARCH-01. Proposals will be considered that address measurement science and engineering research needs in areas of national importance. These areas of national importance are energy, environment and climate change, information technology/cybersecurity, biosciences/healthcare, manufacturing, and physical infrastructure. NIST has available up to $35 million to award approximately 20-60 grants.

National Endowment for the Arts

  • VIEW - Competitive Grants Program - Deadline April 2, 2009

Department of Education

  • VIEW - Department of Education guidelines will be posted in the near future for competitive grants to be funded beginning fall 2009 in the following areas: Teacher Incentive Fund ($200 million),Teacher Quality Enhancement ($100 million), Statewide Data Systems ($250 million).
  • VIEW - Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Program to improve the quality of new teachers working in high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) and high-need schools by creating successful and high-quality model Pre-Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation programs and/or Teaching Residency programs for those qualified to begin teaching.

Department of Energy

  • VIEW - Applications of Nuclear Science and Technology
  • VIEW - R&D on Alternative Isotope Production Techniques

Department of Justice

  • VIEW - DOJ The Assistance (BJA-2009-2114) to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant Program will solicit applications in categories that target rural states and rural areas and that include the following: combating rural crime; improving rural law enforcement investigations; enhancing rural detention, corrections, and jail operations; facilitating rural justice information sharing; and training and technical assistance
  • VIEW - DOJ Recovery Act - Youth Mentoring Program (OJJDP-2009-2118) making awards to support local organizations that develop, implement, or expand local mentoring programs leading to measurable, positive outcomes for at-risk youth
  • VIEW - Office for Victims of Crimes FY 2009 Recovery Act (OVC-2009-2123) - National Field-Generated Training, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects provides funding for training, technical assistance, and demonstration projects that (1) are national in scope (defined as relevant and useful to many or most communities and states across the Nation); and either (2) address gaps in the field in the areas of training and technical assistance; or (3) develop promising practices, models, or programs through demonstration projects
  • VIEW- Transitional Housing Assistance Program Grant for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault Program
  • VIEW- Competitive Grant Program - Combating Criminal Narcotics Activity Stemming from the Southern Border of the U.S. (BJA-2009-2115) provides funding in the following categories: combating criminal narcotics activity; enhancing southern border jails and community corrections; facilitating justice information sharing, collaboration, and problem solving; and training and technical assistance
  • VIEW- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Research Grants for Internet Crimes Against Children (OJJDP-2009-2120) provides funding to further the understanding of the scope and prevalence of technology and internet-facilitated crimes against children and to enhance the administration of justice through improved investigation of crime
  • VIEW - ICAC Task Force Training and Technical Assistance Grants (OJJDP-2009-2119) provides funding for training programs focused on: (1) Computer Forensics, (2) Prosecution of Child Sexual Exploitation and Technology Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses, (3) Specialized Techniques for Investigating Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses (for example, cell phone technologies or file encryption), and (4) Wellness for Law Enforcement and Other Professionals Exposed to Child Exploitation Images at Work.
  • VIEW - Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program (BJA-2009-2117) provides funding to states to improve capacity of state and local criminal justice systems
  • VIEW - Commonwealth of Virginia contacts for information about state programs funded under Department of Justice Programs

NOAA

  • VIEW - Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Project Grants, which provide funding and technical expertise to restore coastal and marine habitats

USDA

  • VIEW - Rural Business Enterprise Grants (02-2009) The purpose of the RBEG program is to finance and facilitate development of small and emerging rural businesses, provide financial assistance for rural distance learning networks, and fund adult education programs--particularly those projects providing job advancement or potential employment opportunities

EDA

  • VIEW - Economic Adjustment Assistance Program (CFDA No. 11.307) This program provides a wide range of technical planning and infrastructure assistance in regions experiencing adverse economic changes that may occur suddenly or over time

EPA

  • VIEW - Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies Program (EPA-ARRA-OAR-OTAQ-09-05) soliciting applications for projects that can be commenced expeditiously and that reduce diesel emissions and maximize job creation and preservation through the use, development and commercialization of emerging technologies

Federal Agencies:

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides the following guidance for Recovery Act proposals.

  • VIEW - NIH Summary of Recovery Act Grants Programs
  • VIEW - NIH Challenge Grant FAQ’s
  • VIEW - NIH Standard Terms and Conditions: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  • VIEW - Recovery Act of 2009: NIH Review Criteria, Scoring System, and Suspension of Appeals Process
  • VIEW - NIH's role in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
  • VIEW -This notice provides guidance for institutions planning to include foreign components on NIH ARRA proposals

The National Science Foundation

  • VIEW - NSF Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

The National Endowment for the Arts

  • VIEW - NEA links to Recovery program competitive grants and state grants program

Department of Defense

  • VIEW - DOD provides a summary of planned ARRA initiatives

Department of Energy

  • VIEW- DOE provides details on ARRA funded programs, see item 9, the ARPA-E program which will be a competitive grants program

Department of Justice

  • VIEW- DOJ for postings of Recovery Act funding
  • VIEW- Contacts in the Commonwealth of Virginia for Office of Justice Programs state stimulus funding program

NASA

  • VIEW -NASA provides its agency and program recovery plans

National Institute of Standards and Technology

  • VIEW - NIST information related to the ARRA of 2009

Federal Regulation: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act website

  • VIEW - Explanation of the American Recovery Act
  • VIEW - provides links to federal sites
  • VIEW - full version of the bill
  • VIEW - contains breakdown of the $311 billion investment to science

The Office of Management and Budget

  • VIEW - See a summary of Recovery Act Opportunities in the "Whats New This Week" section of the grants.gov homepage
  • VIEW - This page currently contains OMB guidance
  • VIEW - This page provides OMB instructions to federal agencies to identify alternative methods for grant submission given the level of risk associated with grants.gov

Click Here to View a List of Additional Federal Agencies

Commonwealth of Virginia:

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  • VIEW - This website provides a current summary of Recovery Act activities in Virginia
  • VIEW - Contacts in Commonwealth of VA for DOJ

Stimulus Summaries:

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  • VIEW - Summary of Federal Environment, Energy and Education Funding in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act & 2009 Omnibus Bill
  • VIEW -The American Association for the Advancement of Science's analysis of R&D funding on the 2009 Stimulus Appropriations Bill.
  • VIEW - Alliance for Science and Technology Research in America (ASTRA) Legislative Update

FAQ's from Recovery.gov:

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  • VIEW - Recovery.gov is the main vehicle for finding out how taxpayer dollars are being spent to rejuvenate our economy. As we embark on this unprecedented journey of transparency and accountability, there are bound to be lots of questions from both citizens wanting to track where their money is going and government agencies trying to provide that detailed information

 

For questions or comments regarding the information presented on this page, please contact Ann McGuigan at amcguiga@gmu.edu. We will continue to update this site as information becomes available. Last updated: March 24, 2009

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