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Impact On Industry | Government Agency Plans | Creation of the ARRA

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA): http://www.recovery.gov/

ARRA spending tracker: http://www.recovery.org

Economy special section: http://pubs.acs.org/cen/economy/

In February, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law. The nearly $790 billion package is intended to stimulate the faltering economy through tax breaks and government spending. Included in this stimulus money is upwards of $20 billion for science that must be allocated by the end of fiscal 2010.

The following collection of stories covers the passage of this legislation, initial agency plans for spending the money, and the impact the funds are having specifically on the chemical industry and academia.

Impact On Industry

December 22, 2009

Year In Review (Member Content)

Although one of the worst years in memory for the chemical industry, 2009 had a few bright spots.

November 9, 2009

Industry Gets Federal Energy Grants (Member Content)

Last week, the Department of Energy announced $155 million in industrial grants for 41 industrial energy-efficiency projects.

August 17, 2009

Equipping The Science Agenda

Instrument makers hope government stimulus funds will spur sales and development

August 10, 2009

Nanotech Toolkit

As nanotechnology R&D advances, instrumentation is keeping stride with scientific and educational needs

Advancing Electric Vehicles

Battery technology projects win stimulus funds worth $2.4 billion

July 27, 2009

Global Stimulus Supports Innovation (Member Content)

Nations see research and technology as key to long-term economic recovery

Buying A Sustainable Economy

The record recovery act energy spending may trigger a new clean-energy industry

A Jump-Start For Batteries

Funding for electric vehicles prompts U.S. manufacturers to make up for lost time

July 6, 2009

Economists See End To Recession

ACC predicts U.S. chemical output will rise 1.6% in 2010

June 15, 2009

CO2 Grants For Chemical Plants

DOE is making $1.3 billion available to nonenergy companies for demonstration projects

June 8, 2009

Advanced Battery Buildup (Member Content)

May 4, 2009

Insights: Battery Thrills And Chills (Member Content)

U.S. manufacturers will need more than stimulus money to succeed at powering the electric car revolution

April 13, 2009

Cleantech Cash (Member Content)

Start-ups switch gears to win government support

March 9, 2009

Fueling An Analytical Chemistry Career

Stimulus bill may energize employment in renewable energy

Creation of the ARRA

February 22, 2010

Report Assesses Stimulus Spending (Member Content)

More than half of the $787 billion appropriated by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 has been obligated or spent...

February 15, 2010

Supporting Science (Member Content)

President Obama’s second budget keeps basic-science funding growing.

January 25, 2010

Educate To Innovate (Member Content)

More private-sector groups sign onto administration’s campaign to improve math and science education.

December 14, 2010

Spurring Innovation (Member Content)

Federal agencies try new ways to encourage transformative research, but funding remains scarce.

August 24, 2009

On The Road To Core Standards

A drive is under way in the U.S. to develop common education standards in math and English; science could be next.

New NIH Chief Sets Priorities

Francis Collins speaks broadly about global needs, future of funding.

August 10, 2009

Priorities For 2011 Science Budget

Federal spending on science and technology for fiscal 2011 should focus on economic recovery, job creation, and economic growth...

Juy 13, 2009

Good News For Science Budgets

House and Senate are on track to boost funds at several science agencies in 2010

February 16, 2009

Congress Breaks Stimulus Logjam

Science, energy, education get big boost in sweeping package

February 16, 2009

Insights: Budget Mess (Member Content)

The fiscal 2010 budget is late and the process is broken

February 10, 2009

Obama Pushes Stimulus At Energy Department

President underscores future role of agency in transforming nation's energy industry

February 2, 2009

Science Windfall From Legislators

House passes package; Senate is still working on its version

January 27, 2009

Senate Spells Out Science Stimulus

Like the House version of the economic stimulus package, the Senate's version boosts science agencies

January 26, 2009

Stimulating Science With More R&D Funds

House puts science funds in economic stimulus bill

January 16, 2009

Stimulating Science

Congress includes science funds in package to halt economic tailspin

Government Agency Plans

March 8, 2010

Senators Want Energy Funds Only For U.S. (Member Content)

Senators have written to Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner urging him to halt the spending of stimulus money on renewable energy grants...

February 22, 2010

Report Assesses Stimulus Spending (Member Content)

More than half of the $787 billion appropriated by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 has been obligated or spent...

February 15, 2010

Supporting Science (Member Content)

President Obama’s second budget keeps basic-science funding growing.

November 9, 2009

Industry Gets Federal Energy Grants (Member Content)

Last week, the Department of Energy announced $155 million in industrial grants for 41 industrial energy-efficiency projects.

August 24, 2009

New NIH Chief Sets Priorities (Member Content)

Francis Collins speaks broadly about global needs, future of funding.

August 17, 2009

Electricity From Hot Rocks (Member Content)

The enormous potential of untapped natural and engineered geothermal energy sources.

August 10, 2009

More Recovery Act Funds For Research (Member Content)

The Department of Energy Office of Science announced more than $327 million in new funding for research, instrumentation, and lab infrastructure projects.

June 8, 2009

NIST Seeks Proposals For Stimulus Funds (Member Content)

NIST announced plans to spend up to $215 million of its share of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act funding on construction and research grants...

June 1, 2009

NIH Windfall (Member Content)

Stimulus money creates short-term gains, long-term challenges for biomedical research agency

May 18, 2009

NSF Rolls Out Stimulus Plan

Agency will use money to support mix of new and existing programs

April 20, 2009

NIH To Fund Large-Scale Projects (Member Content)

April 13, 2009

Energizing Science (Member Content)

Department of Energy unveils plan to spend economic stimulus funding through its Office of Science

March 30, 2009

Energy Spending Plans Detailed

Administration proposes big increases in energy development, new R&D program

March 24, 2009

Science Stimulus

DOE announces $1.2 billion boost for basic research in science and technology

March 16, 2009

NIH Tags Some Stimulus Funds For Construction, Equipment (Member Content)

March 9, 2009

NIH Announces Stimulus Grant Competition (Member Content)

March 2, 2009

Funding For America Competes Act (Member Content)

Stimulus package directly allocates nearly $5.2 billion to physical science agencies key to U.S. competitiveness

February 23, 2009

Energy Jobs

DOE gears up to spend big on infrastructure, renewable energy projects

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