The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was signed by President Obama on February 17, 2009. Commonly referred to as “stimulus funds”, the ARRA provides federal funding for a wide range of federal, state and local programs as well as tax relief for qualified businesses and individuals. To ensure that its massive spending authorization is used effectively and for its intended purposes, the ARRA lays out distinct goals that it seeks to accomplish: To preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery. To assist those most impacted by the recession. To provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health. To invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits. To stabilize State and local government budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state and local tax increases.
	The following sites provide links to the full text and additional bill information:
	State of California Recovery Site: www.recovery.ca.gov
	Federal Recovery Site: www.recovery.gov
	County of Tulare ARRA Application Status
	The status of projects applied for by the County of Tulare can be found here.
	The status of transportation and transit projects applied for through the Tulare County Council of Governments (TCAG) can be found on the TCAG website at http://www.tularecog.org.
	A list of additional funding applied for by other entities within Tulare County can be found on the State recovery site at http://recovery.ca.gov/Content/Documents/counties/Tulare.pdf.
	The status of projects applied for by the County of Tulare can be found here.