Last Update: October 8, 2009
   

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 calls for all recipients of Recovery funds to report on the use of these monies to the Recovery Board by October 10, 2009. Clark County, Nevada has established a website to disclose the amount of ARRA grant funds the County has requested, awarded and spent. Clark County has organized the grant reporting by category: INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY, EDUCATION & TRAINING, HEALTH CARE, PROTECTING THE VULNERABLE, AND OTHER. General information about Clark County Public Works ARRA projects will be available on the County website with detailed information featured here on our Department's website.
>>Press Release 09.14.09 Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides approximately $201 million in Nevada highway transportation funding. Thirty percent of these funds are dedicated to local transportation organizations in Clark County and Washoe County. Meanwhile, approximately seven million are allocated to rural areas. The Nevada Department of Transportation has worked closely with Governor Jim Gibbons and the State Transportation Board, as well as state legislative leaders and local government partners, to responsibly and equitably utilize transportation funding established in the recovery package to advance jobs and economic growth, as well as provide transportation improvements for the state. Half of economic recovery projects were required to be federally certified for construction within 120 days (approximately mid-June 2009), and the remainder must be certified by February 2010.
Applications for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grants were due on September 15, 2009. Clark County Public Works is applying for more than $170 million in federal transportation recovery grants. The County submitted applications for two projects that are eligible to compete for funding under the TIGER discretionary grant program. Read More about CCPW TIGER projects...

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) Program, funded for the first time by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) of 2009, represents a Presidential priority to deploy the cheapest, cleanest, and most reliable energy technologies we have - energy efficiency and conservation - across the country. The Program, authorized in Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) and signed into law on December 19, 2007, is modeled after the Community Development Block Grant program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It is intended to assist U.S. cities, counties, states, territories, and Indian tribes to develop, promote, implement, and manage energy efficiency and conservation projects and programs designed to: Reduce fossil fuel emissions; Reduce the total energy use of the eligible entities; Improve energy efficiency in the transportation, building, and other appropriate sectors; and Create and retain jobs.

Through formula and competitive grants, the Program empowers local communities to make strategic investments to meet the nation's long-term goals for energy independence and leadership on climate change.
The Recovery Act was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act is an extraordinary response to a crisis unlike any since the Great Depression, and includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need. Learn more on recovery.gov.