Tracking the Recovery Act

Sen. Jeff Bingaman's office offered up a quick tip for tracking opportunities through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, otherwise known as the Recovery Act.  We have all heard of the incredible amount of money being reinvested in our country to stimulate the economy, rebuild our ailing infrastructure and redefine how our government goes about doing its business. What is less known, however, is just how the Recovery Act impacts state and local governments and businesses wishing to carve out opportunities through the legislation.  Here are a couple of easy steps to tracking progress and opportunities through the Recovery Act:

Recovery.gov.  Recovery.gov will give you a detailed account of how your taxpayer dollars are being spent.  There are also useful links on the page that allow you to share your story and track state progress and resources available through the Recovery Act.  

Federal Department/Recovery.  Each federal department has its own Recovery page.  For example, you can type in www.doe.gov/recovery to see how the Recovery Act impacts the Department of Energy or www.dol.gov/recovery to see how the act is being implemented by the Department of Labor.  Most importantly, most of the department Recovery pages will link you to funding opportunities available for government agencies, nonprofits and small businesses seeking to do business with the federal government. 

Hope you find this helpful!