Implementation Resources
- White House Website to Track Implementation of Economic Stimulus Legislation
- Reporting Requirements for Federal Contractors Receiving Stimulus Funds
- Memo from White House Chief of Staff on Implementation
- OMB Memo on Initial Implementing Guidance
- OMB Memo on Updated Implementing Guidance
- Transportation
- Environment & Energy
- Department of the Interior Announcement of Stimulus Distribution to DOI Programs
- Department of the Interior Announcement of Stimulus Distribution to National Park Service
- The Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) is establishing Government wide guidance and standard award terms for agencies to include in financial assistance awards (namely, grants, cooperative agreements, and loans) as part of their implementation of sections 1512, and 1605, and 1606 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Guidance (2 CFR Part 176) is consistent with ARRA as previously published. Specifically, 2 CFR Part 176 Sections:
- 176.40 and 176.50 reflect Section 1512(c) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5), which requires, as a condition of receipt of funds, quarterly reporting on the use of funds. The data elements proposed for reporting the information described in section 1512(c) were previously published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2009 [74 FR 14824].
- 176.50 (c) reflects Section 1512(h) of the Recovery Act which requires recipients of Recovery Act funds, including those receiving funds directly from the Federal Government, to register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at http://www.ccr.gov. Because recipients must report information on their first-tier contracts and awards, 2 CFR Part 176 establishs a requirement for subrecipient registration in the CCR as a way to help ensure consistent reporting of data about each entity and thereby make the data more useful to the public.
- 176.60 – 176.170 reflect Section 1605 of the Recovery Act which requires that projects, funded by the Recovery Act, for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work use American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the project unless one of the specified exemptions applies. The Act provides that this requirement be applied in a manner consistent with U.S. obligations under international agreements. Definitions of “manufactured good,” “public building and public work,” and other terms as they pertain to the Buy American guidance in 2 CFR part 176 are found in Sec. 176.140 and Sec. 176.160.
- 176.200 and 176.210 provides for single audit information terms for recipients of ARRA funds in order to maximize the transparency and accountability as required by Congress and in accordance with 2 CFR 215.21, “Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and other Non-Profit Organizations” and OMB Circular A-102 Common Rules provisions, recipients agree to maintain records that identify adequately the source and application of Recovery Act funds. Guidance and an award term are provided in part 176 to help ensure that recipients understand their responsibilities with respect to tracking, accounting and reporting transactions during the award and in preparing audit documentation and reports in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, if applicable.
- Treasury Releases New Information on Stimulus Bond Programs: The Treasury Department has announced allocations for states and municipalities for two new bond programs created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to facilitate state and local infrastructure and economic development. Build America Bonds allow state and local governments to access lower-cost funding to develop transportation infrastructure, upgrade water and sewer systems, and build schools and hospitals. Recovery Zone Bonds will fund infrastructure development projects in areas that have experienced high job losses. Click here for a complete list of Recovery Zone Bond allocations. Click here for a state-by-state issuance list of Build America Bonds.
Funding Tables
Stimulus Act Background and General Information
Other Resources
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