So, the stimulus bill has been passed and signed. And for many of us that may well mean a lot of opportunity for our organizations to win grants to help more clients and….. a lot work getting grant applications out of the door in short order.

I’ve been looking for information about the bill and what it means for us and have found the following resources to be helpful.

THE BASICS

At this site you can read the full bill. OMB has issued a 62 page initial guidance document.

This site helps you to track where Recovery Act funds are going. It also includes an expected timeline and a pretty helpful FAQ page

The best summary that I’ve seen is the National Association of Counties summary of all programs that impact counties

This is a pretty neat site that allows people with local knowledge of ‘shovel ready’ to provide information and for others to rate them. Projects are then given a positive or negative vote ratio. One that pops out at the top of the list is a $17.5 billion project to create 1648 jobs in Puerto Rico, which as one commentator pointed out is $10 million per job. http://www.stimuluswatch.org/

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