American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

• ARRA Awards Received To Date
• Updates on Federal Requirements and Dartmouth Processes
• NEW - Links to Dartmouth NIH and NSF Recovery Act Awards

Access to FY 2009 Stimulus Funding

As you know, President Obama signed the Economic Stimulus Package, officially referred to as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), on February 17, 2009. Funding opportunities continue to be announced. In order to get funding information out to Dartmouth principal investigators, the Office of Sponsored Projects has been tracking the news from federal agencies. Grants.gov has developed the most comprehensive listing of ARRA funding opportunities by federal agency that we have found. See the link below for quick access to specific solicitations:

• Grants.gov Recovery Act WEBINAR SERIES
• ARRA Funding Opportunities by Federal Agency

Stimulus Funding Accountability and Transparency

• RECOVERY.GOV Announcements

Federal Agency ARRA Links for Further Information

• Department of Energy
• Department of Defense
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Justice
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Institutes of Health
  • NIH FAQs on ARRA Funding
  • NIH Deadlines and Funding Announcements
  • NIH Standard Terms and Conditions (pdf)
  • NIH Review Criteria, Scoring System and Suspension of Appeals Process
  • NIH Information on supplements
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • Providing the Technology Infrastructure to Address National Priorities
• National Science Foundation
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Terms & Conditions
  • NSF ARRA FAQs
• State of New Hampshire
  • Funding Flow Chart (pdf)

Background on Stimulus Appropriations

Science funding is a key component of the Recovery Act and could potentially have a significant impact on research programs at Dartmouth. The final version of the stimulus package includes approximately $16 billion for science and technology research and development, with $10 billion of those funds allocated for biomedical research at NIH. In addition, the stimulus package includes $3 billion for the National Science Foundation. Increases in funding for other agencies are described on the attached summary.

OSP expects that the increased funding for science could have immediate consequences such as:

• Very short turnaround for proposals submitted in response to program announcements issued by agencies. Program announcements could solicit proposals related to specific areas emphasized in the legislation or programmatic areas within the agency's general scope.
• Improved pay-lines for grants that have already been submitted or are submitted in the near future (including revisions of applications that scored close to pay-lines in past cycles).
• Requests from federal agencies for just-in-time documentation and other approvals (e.g., IRB approvals, IACUC approvals, updated other support) needed to make new awards for already submitted applications.
• Funding for infrastructure that supports science and technology such as shared equipment or facilities projects. Should you have any questions, please email Jill Mortali.
• FY2009 Stimulus Appropriations
• FY2009 Stimulus Summary (pdf)
• Powerpoint slides from ARRA Faculty Session - Updated 03/05/09