ALABAMA RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 (ARRA)
ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLAN
Welcome to the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) ARRA economic stimulus web page. On this page we have included information about the funding AIDB received from the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation and the Alabama State Department of Education. Because AIDB is a sub-grantee of ARRA funds reporting directly to the federal government is not required. Below is specific information regarding each program.
Cumulative Report for Periods 10/01/2008 through 1/31/2011
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ARRA Dollars
Awarded
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ARRA Dollars
Received/
Invoiced
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ARRA Dollars
Expended
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Jobs
Created
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Jobs
Retained
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$953,392
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$893,698
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$943,524
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0
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4.01
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Last Revision date
1/31/2011
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See Governors site: http://www.Stimulus.Alabama.gov
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The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, (ARRA), also referred to as the Federal Stimulus Plan or Recovery Act, was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009.
The stimulus initiative is designed to jump start the U.S. economy through federal spending on such programs as education, energy, health care, housing and transportation - investing in products and services that will put Americans to work, improving infrastructure and allowing for enhanced or continued research.