Congress passed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) on February 13 and President Obama signed it into law on February 17, 2009. The ARRA contains significant tax, investment, and spending provisions impacting energy efficiency, Smart Grid, health information technology, and infrastructure projects, all of which were endorsed by NEMA.

Find materials related to the law, including NEMA’s summary of provisions relevant to the electroindustry, below.

• U.S. Loans $376 Million to Rural Electric Cooperatives and Utilities (PDF)

• Bill Creates Jobs and Helps the Environment (PDF)

• DOE Announces More Than $76 Million for Advanced Energy-Efficient Building Technologies and Commercial Building Training Programs (PDF)

• Obama Orders Cuts in Federal Building Costs, Could Affect Thousands of Leases (PDF)

• DOE Seeks Input on Technical and Cost Targets for Portable Power from Fuel Cells (PDF)

• DOE Offers $100 Million for Innovative Energy Research Projects (PDF)

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Buy American Provisions

• Product and Contact Listings for Recovery Act Beneficiaries Seeking Outdoor Lighting Fixtures Made in the U.S. (as of 1/11/2012)
  
• DOE EERE Buy American Webpage
  
• DOE Buy American Waivers for Certain CFLs, Electronic Fluorescent Ballasts, and LED Traffic Signal Modules (issued 2/11/2010)
  
• Federal Buy American Requirements for ARRA Construction Projects: Part 25.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (Annotated)
  
• Interim Buy American Regulations for Public Works Projects Funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act  (issued 3/31/2009)
  
• Buy American: Excerpts from ARRA Legislative Text and Conference Report  (PDF)

Federal Government Recovery Act Sites

• The Federal Government's portal website for the Recovery Act is Recovery.gov
• Fedbizopps.gov Recovery Project Search
• Grants.gov

Government Buildings and Civil Works

• U.S. General Services Administration
• GSA Federal Buildings Recovery Act Spending Plan
• U.S. Department of Defense
• U.S. DOD Announces Recovery Act Construction and Repair Projects (issued 3/20)
• U.S. DOD Announces Additional Recovery Act Repair and Restoration Projects (issued 4/28)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Project Lists (issued 4/28)

Energy Efficiency & Smart Grid

• U.S. Department of Energy
• U.S. DOE Funding Announcement for State Energy Program Grants (issued 3/12)
• U.S. DOE Funding Announcement for Weatherization Formula Grants (issued 3/12)
• DOE Office of Industrial Technologies Program
• DOE to Award $3.2 Billion in Energy Efficiency Block Grants (60 KB)

Other Key Agencies

• U.S. Department of Commerce
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security (added 3/25)
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• U.S. Department of Transportation
• U.S. Federal Highway Administration
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Announces Measurement Science and Engineering Grant Program (added 6/1)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Announces Construction Grant Program (added 6/1)

Health Information Technology

• Health Information Technology: ARRA Rulemaking Timeline