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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 includes funding for basic and applied research.  Most of these funds will be distributed through existing programs at federal agencies.  This site is intended to be an information clearinghouse for the RIT community and is updated regularly.

ARRA has the following impacts across all federal agencies:

• Significant funding will come through competitive grant programs
• Most of this will be direct from federal agencies, but some will flow to states
• Agencies have until May 1 to present plans for ARRA funds, and these plans are subject to OMB approval
• Agencies will use the majority of ARRA funds on proposals in the pipeline. They do not expect to issue many new rfps.
• In the spirit of the ARRA, funds are meant to be obligated within 2 years, and should result in job creation and stimulating economic activity.
• ARRA funds will be subject to unprecedented oversight and reporting requirements.