ARRA (Recovery Act) Funding Information

Background

President Obama recently signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or Stimulus Act) into law.  Of the total $787 billion in funding provided under the Stimulus Act, $21.5 billion is reserved for federal research and development.  These funds must be allocated within the next two years.  This site has been developed to provide the most recent information on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or Stimulus Bill) for the campus community.

UT Health Science Center Activities

Message from Interim President Dr. William Henrich.
Task Force:  Stimulus Package Opportunities for Research (SPOR)
Task Force:  Stimulus Package Opportunities for Education (SPOE)

Message from OSP regarding Stimulus Funding Proposal Information

Federal Agency Funding Under Stimulus Act

Each agency is using implementing their own plans to distribute the funds.  Check the Information by Agency page for more information on NIH and NSF as well as links to other agencies.

HSC General Information for ARRA Proposals

Many of the funding programs require information about economic impact and the like. Click here for information about the Health Science Center and considerations for proposal-specific language.

How You Can Stay Informed

OSP will post the STIMULUS funding opportunities to the Information by Agency page as we receive them.

We have created a special ListServ to provide current information and other news about the stimulus funding.   This ListServ is a two-way communication—you can post to it as well as receive information.

You may self-subscribe to the ListServ by sending an e-mail message to:
LISTSERV@LISTS.UTHSCSA.EDU
In the message portion (not the subject line) type:
     subscribe STIMULUS your name example: subscribe STIMULUS Jane Doe. 

After subscribing you may send a message to the Listserve at: STIMULUS@LISTS.UTHSCSA.EDU

ARAA and Related Links

Recovery.gov Website  
Funding Breakdown by Agency 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 full text
Summary of Stimulus Bill from Speaker Pelosi