{"id":204,"date":"2011-08-23T18:53:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T18:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/outsidetheneatline\/2011\/08\/23\/where-is-the-recovery-act-funding-780-billion-going\/"},"modified":"2011-08-23T18:53:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-23T18:53:00","slug":"where-is-the-recovery-act-funding-780-billion-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/outsidetheneatline\/2011\/08\/23\/where-is-the-recovery-act-funding-780-billion-going\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is the Recovery Act Funding ($780 Billion) Going?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\">An introduction to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In response to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2008\/09\/27\/business\/economy\/20080927_WEEKS_TIMELINE.html\">the economic downturn of late 2008<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recovery.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\">American Recovery and Reinvestment Act<\/a> was signed into law in February 2009 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recovery.gov\/About\/Pages\/The_Act.aspx\">with the intent to create jobs and catalyze long term economic growth<\/a>. Through this piece of legislation, hundreds of billions of dollars worth of contracts, grants and loans have been allocated to various organizations.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\">How money is allocated.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The massive amount of transactions have been tracked and made publicly available through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recovery.gov\/\">Recovery.Gov<\/a>. This site provides access to data related to the Recovery Act in addition to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recovery.gov\/Contact\/ReportFraud\/Pages\/Report_Fraud.aspx\">the ability to report abuses and fraud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.recovery.gov\/Transparency\/RecipientReportedData\/Pages\/RecipientReportedDataMap.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"243\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sOgBXrg_1EY\/TlPisjZAXnI\/AAAAAAAAAKU\/2lrb5XAS70g\/s400\/ARRA.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.recovery.gov\/Transparency\/RecipientReportedData\/Pages\/RecipientReportedDataMap.aspx\">Click to open the Recipient Projects Map<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Data is available in various formats including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recovery.gov\/Transparency\/Pages\/DataExplorerLanding.aspx\">charts<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recovery.gov\/Transparency\/RecipientReportedData\/Pages\/RecipientReportedDataMap.aspx\">interactive\u00a0maps<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recovery.gov\/FAQ\/Pages\/DownloadCenter.aspx\">tables<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small\">An overview of the Recovery.Gov maps.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>For more information, like to see what projects have been funded for individual agencies or what projects have been funded near you, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recovery.gov\/\">visit Recovery.Gov<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An introduction to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. 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