American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Science Funding Information Resource

On Feb. 17, 2009 President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known as the economic stimulus bill. The legislation is designed to jumpstart the economy by preserving and creating jobs while investing in infrastructure, education, energy efficiency and science.

President Obama has stated that he wants the funding distributed as quickly as possible with a high degree of accountability. To view the timeline, visit Recovery.gov.
With regard to science funding, the bill contains:

$2.5 billion for the National Science Foundation (NSF) for basic research in fundamental science and engineering and $100 million for improving instruction in science, technology, engineering, and math education.
$1.6 billion for the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, which funds research in areas like climate science, biofuels, high-energy physics, nuclear physics and fusion energy sciences.
$400 million for the DOE Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program, which supports high-risk research into energy sources and efficiency in collaboration with industry.
$580 million overall for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), including funding for renovation, repair and modernization of NIST facilities.
$7 billion for extending broadband services to underserved communities across the country as distributed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

Below, you will find information on funding processes for NSF, DOE, NIST and NTIA. As more information becomes available, OSA will post the links on this Web page. Please periodically check this site for updated information.

National Science Foundation

3/3/09 – NSF develops Web resource for information related to the stimulus bill. NSF Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

2/24/09 – NSF Director Arden Bement released a statement on the stimulus bill.

Department of Energy

3/20/09 – Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, announced how the DOE Office of Science will distribute their $1.2 billion in new science funding.

2/26/09 – DOE develops Web resource for information related to the stimulus bill. DOE Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

2/19/09 – Secretary Chu has announced plans to expedite economic recovery funding.

National Institute of Standards and Technology

2/19/09 – NIST has developed a page that will contain updates on stimulus-related funding as it becomes available. NIST Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

3/12/09 –NTIA and the Dept. of Agriculture issue a joint Request for Information with comments due April 13, 2009. Joint Broadband Technology Opportunities Program Request for Information.

3/1/09 –NTIA launches Broadband Technology Opportunities Program Web site, containing information on funding and public meetings.

2/27/09 – NTIA, Dept. of Agriculture and FCC announced that its first public meeting in connection with the Broadband Initiatives funded by stimulus bill will take place March 10. Joint Notice of Public Meeting.

2/24/09 – NTIA announced that they will begin meeting with interested parties on March 2 to discuss the broadband grants as part of the stimulus bill. Public Notice of Broadband Grant Programs Meetings.

Department of Defense

3/20/09 – Detailsof how the DOD will spend their allocation of the economic stimulus bill.

Other Resources:

Recovery.gov

Recovery.gov contains helpful information related to the economic stimulus bill, including a list of links to specific agencies’ recovery Web pages.

Grants.gov

In addition to information being posted at individual agency Web sites, Grants.gov has easily searchable information on federal funding at all agencies.

AAAS

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has provided a detailed funding analysis of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.