American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Texas A&M Research and Development Information
Total Awards for Texas A&M University & A&M System Agencies as of 11/9/09: $45,812,499
(Last ARRA Update by JH: 11/18/2009)
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) is an effort to jump-start 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. With much at stake, the Act provides unprecedented levels of transparency and accountability so that you will know how, when, and where your tax dollars are being spent. Spearheaded by a new Recovery Board, the Act contains built-in measures to root out waste, inefficiency, and unnecessary spending.
ARRA at Texas A&M University
Welcome to the Division of Research and Graduate Studies’ online guide to research resources being established or augmented by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The new law, designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and create or save millions of jobs, will have a dramatic and far-ranging impact on research and development initiatives throughout the nation. Texas A&M University is excited about the opportunities that ARRA will provide for progress across the full spectrum of the university’s research activities.
The law has set a new standard for transparency and accountability with respect to the expenditure of tax dollars. Texas A&M is fully committed to meeting this standard and to making use of the funds ARRA provides for our research endeavors in the wisest and most responsible ways possible.
The Office of Proposal Development (OPD) is available to support researchers on this campus who need assistance developing and writing proposals seeking ARRA funding. We strongly encourage you to contact Lucy Deckard, Associate Director, at 845-1811 to request support for your efforts. OPD has extensive experience assisting researchers in the planning, developing, and writing of large institutional infrastructure proposals, center-level proposals, and a broad range of research and educational initiatives seeking funding from NSF, NIH and other major federal research agencies.
How to Use This Website
This website will provide continually updated information on all aspects of the $21.5 billion R&D portion of the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that will be competitively awarded by federal agencies. The purpose of the site is to provide researchers with critical updates from federal research agencies on ARRA funding, specifically:
a. How the ARRA money will be allocated among agencies and within each agency;
b. The processes used by each agency to award the money; and
c. Important competitive factors PIs need to be aware of in applying for research funding under the ARRA program.
The major federal agencies receiving R&D funding under ARRA are listed below. Each agency link will take you to a secondary web page with information specific to ARRA funding for that agency, e.g., funding allocations within the agency, award processes, new solicitations, review criteria, priority areas, and research updates.
Below the list of agency links are general informational links related to the tracking of ARRA web resources and news.
This website will be continually updated for ARRA funding content specific to these agencies by the Office of Proposal Development.
Also available is an ARRA-specific RSS feed, maintained on the OPD website.
Limited-Submit Competitions
Information on Internal Competitions for Limited-Submit ARRA Solicitations
Federal Agencies Receiving Research and Development Funding Under ARRA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Other ARRA Funding Information
RGS Tracking of ARRA Web Resources and News
September ARRA Web Resources and News
August ARRA Web Resources and News
July ARRA Web Resources and News
June ARRA Web Resources and News
May Arra Web Resources and News
April ARRA Web Resources and News
September ARRA Web Resources and News
Recovery Act - Crustal Deformation Monitoring
Due Oct. 20
August ARRA Web Resources and News
NSF Science Master's Program (August 20)
LOI Oct. 5; full Nov. 20
ARRA FAQ's (August 20)
FAQs Regarding Academic Research Infrastructure – Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R2) Program Solicitation NSF 09-562 – Part 2
Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Program Recovery Act (ARRA) CFDA 84.405A (August 5)
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-18614.pdf
Due Oct. 6
July ARRA Web Resources and News
Recovery Act-Funded Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences (July 31)
Secretary Sebelius Makes Recovery Act Funding Available to Expand Health Professions Training (July 30)
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of $200 million to support grants, loans, loan repayment, and scholarships to expand the training of health care professionals. The funds are expected to train approximately 8,000 students and credentialed health professionals by the end of fiscal year 2010.
Recovery Act - Webinar Training Materials (July 28)
To ensure that the public receives as much information as possible on the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Federal Agencies and recipients of ARRA funding are required to report dozens of data elements. Because such a wide variety of information is required – and since some elements are being reported for the first time – the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) prepared a series of webinars to train Federal Agencies and recipients of ARRA funding on how to comply with their reporting responsibilities. This series – "Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant to the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009" – is divided into 7 parts.
Obama Administration Announces $85 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Early Career Scientists' Research (July 21)
http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/FAPN09-26.html
Recovery Act: Development of Algal/Advanced Biofuels Consortia (July 17)
Due Sept. 14
Schedule and Registration of Webinars for Recipients Reporting on Recovery Funds is Announced (July 10)
Recovery Act of 2009: Revised NIH Award Terms Available (July 9)
DOE Offers $3.9 Billion to Support Smart Grid Technologies (July 8)
ARRA Reporting Deadline Pushed Back (July 1)
The Office of Management and Budget has delayed the first deadline for NIH grantees to report their use of ARRA funds. Instead of July 10, the quarterly reports are now due on October 10, 2009, reflecting spending through the end of September.
Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research (July 1)
Report to the President and the Congress
June ARRA Web Resources and News
Recovery Act Funding Notifications (June 24)
New Guidance for Recipient Reporting Released (June 24)
Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant (June 24)
to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
ARRA - Facility Investment Program (June 24)
Due August 6
NIH Recovery Act Solicitations and Cumulative FY 2009 Grant Funding (June 22)
NIH RePORTER (replacement to CRISP) (June 22)
New checkbox for projects supported by NIH Recovery Act funds
Recovery Act Funds - Environmental Internships (June 8)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Open to Sept. 30, 2010
Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering Fellowship Program (June 3)
Dates: All applications, paper and electronic, must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time on Monday, July 27, 2009. Late applications will neither be reviewed nor considered.
Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering Research Grants Program (June 3)
Dates: All applications must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time on Monday, July 13, 2009.
Recovery Act: Wind Energy Consortia between Institutions of Higher Learning and Industry (June 3)
https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/
Due July 29
Recovery Act Limited Competition: (June 3)
Biomedical Research, Development, and Growth to Spur the Acceleration of New Technologies (BRDG-SPAN) Pilot Program (RC3)
Letters of Intent Due Date: August 3, 2009
Application Due Date(s): September 1, 2009
May ARRA Web Resources and News
Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Program; (ARRA Program) CFDA 84.405A (May 27)
NOI June 26; proposal July 23
Expected Number of Awards: 35
Estimated Total Program Funding: $143,000,000
Academic Research Infrastructure – Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R2) and (May 27)
Major Research Instrumentation – Recovery and Reinvestment (MRI-R2)
Interactive Webcast: May 28th, 2009, 1:00pm – 2:45pm ET
Recovery Act NIST Construction Grant Program (May 27)
A Letter of Intent is required and must be received no later than 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, June 25, 2009. A corresponding full proposal must be received no later than 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, August 10, 2009.
U.S. institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for awards under this Program
RECOVERY ACT, ARL-PHOTOVOLTAICS (May 21)
Due June 30; Eligibility UnrestrictedDOE Raises Award Ceilings for Smart Grid Projects (May 21)
DoED Secretary Duncan Urges "States to Act Now" and Submit Stimulus Fund Applications (May 21)
NIH - NIAID Newsletter Article, "In the Throes of ARRA" (May 20)
The Catalogue for Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) has redesigned their website with new tools that address the transparency efforts of the federal government concerning funding under the Recovery Act of 2009.
Quarterly Report To The President On Progress Implementing The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009 (May 19)
NSF Academic Research Infrastructure Program FAQs (May 15)
NSF Academic Research Infrastructure Program Upcoming Webcast (May 15)
Secretary Chu Announces $2.4 billion in Funding for Carbon Capture and Storage Projects (May 15)
Biomedical Research: Stimulus Funding Elicits a Tidal Wave of ‘Challenge Grants’ (May 15)
Recovery Act Limited Competition: (May 13)
NCMHD Dissertation Research Award to Increase Diversity (R36)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): May 29, 2009
Application Due Date(s): June 30, 2009
Recovery Act Limited Competition: (May 13)
NCMHD Exploratory Centers of Excellence (P20)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date: June 1, 2009
Application Receipt Date: July 1, 2009
Recovery Act Limited Competition: (May 13)
NCMHD Community Participation in Health Disparities Intervention Research Planning Phase (R24)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date: May 29, 2009
Application Receipt Date: June 30, 2009
Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI-R²) (May 11)
Due August 10
Academic Research Infrastructure Program: Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R²) (May 11)
LOI July 1; full August 24
Congress Approves NIST's Recovery Plan to Create Jobs and Foster Innovation (May 11)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (May 11)
Terms and Conditions May 2009, National Science Foundation
DOE to Invest $93 Million in Recovery Act Funds in Wind Power (May 6)
Secretary Chu Announces Nearly $800 Million from Recovery Act (May 5)
to Accelerate Biofuels Research and Commercialization
Notice of Upcoming Funding Opportunity Announcement: Recovery Act: (May 4)
Wind Energy Consortia between Institutions of Higher Learning and Industry
Delays in Grant Application Submission Due to Closure of Institutions (May 1)
because of 2009 H1N1 Flu Concerns
NIH ARRA FAQ Update (May 1)
April ARRA Web Resources and News
Recovery Act: Consistent Policies Needed to Ensure Equal Consideration of Grant Applications (April 30)
Recovery Act Grand Opportunities GO Grant Submission Deadline Moved to May 29, 2009 (April 30)
NIH New Web: Research Means Hope (April 29)
DOE to Invest $777 million in 46 New Energy Frontier Research Centers (April 29)
Secretary Chu Announces $93 Million from Recovery Act to Support Wind Energy Projects (April 29)
GOLDEN, CO – In an ongoing effort to expand domestic renewable energy, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced plans to provide $93 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support further development of wind energy in the United States during a visit to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory today.
DOE Launches the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, or ARPA-E (April 29)
RECOVERY ACT-Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) (April 28)
https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/PublicSearch/Public_Opportunities.aspx
Due June 2
Update: Administrative Supplements for NCRR Awards (April 22)
Tentative Review Timeline for Challenge Grant Applications (April 22)
Recovery Act 2009 Limited Competition: (April 21)
Enabling National Networking of Scientists and Resource Discovery (U24)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date: May 18, 2009
Application Receipt Date: June 15, 2009
Peer Review and the Challenge Grants (April 21)
COGR Letter to OMB: Updated Implementing Guidance for ARRA (April 21)
Peer Review and the Challenge Grants (April 20)
Recovery Act - Smart Grid Demonstrations (April 20)
Recovery Act - Smart Grid Investment Grant Program (April 17)
This is a Notice of Intent. The formal Funding Opportunity Announcement is anticipated for release on or about June 17, 2009
Recovery Act and Grants.gov (April 15)
New NIH Recovery Act Opportunity Seeks to Fund High Impact, Large-Scale, Accelerated Research (April 14)
Notice Regarding Competitive Revisions Using Recovery Act Funds (April 14)
for Applications Still Requiring Paper Submission
NCRR Administrative Supplement Applicant Help - Last updated April 9, 2009.
OMB Memo: Improving Grants.gov (April 10)
Solicitation for Applications for EDA’s American Recovery Program (April 10)
NOAA Submits Proposed Recovery Plan to Congress (April 9)
to Help Create Jobs, Improve Coastal Communities and Protect Habitat
OMB Updates Guidance to Federal Agencies on Recovery Act Funding (April 9)
OJJDP FY 09 Recovery Act Internet Crimes Against Children Research Grants (April 8)
Interim Guidance Regarding Communications With Registered Lobbyists About Recovery Act Funds (April 8)
OMB Federal Register notice of proposed ARRA standard data reporting elements (April 8)
OMB Recovery Act Updates (April 8)
Recent Changes to the NIAID and the Economic Recovery Act Section (April 8)
OMB Director Peter Orszag has issued additional guidance to heads of federal Departments and agencies on implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – dated April 3. 2009, Memorandum number M-09-15 (April 7)
DoED ARRA Implementation Briefing--Archived Video Webcast Recorded on April 3, 2009 (April 7)
Recovery Act of 2009: NIH Award Terms and Additional Information for Recipients Receiving Recovery Act Grant Funding (April 6)
ARRA Administrative Supplements and Competitive Revisions: Clarifications on Programmatic Limitations and use of Modular Budgets (April 6)
Updated Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (April 6)
Recovery Act of 2009: NIH Award Terms and Additional Information for Recipients Receiving Recovery Act Grant Funding (April 6)
Recovery Act Notice: NIH ARRA Funding Considerations for Applications with Meritorious Scores that Fall Beyond the Pay-line (April 6)
Announcement of Participation of NINR on RFA-OD-09-004, Recovery Act Limited Competition for NIH Grants: Research and Research Infrastructure “Grand Opportunities” (RC2) (April 6)
Congress probes NIH stimulus funds (April 3)
Published online 1 April 2009 | Nature 458, 556 (2009) |
Published online 1 April 2009 | Nature 458, 563 (2009) |
Promises about job creation in the US stimulus bill may be coming home to roost, says David Goldston
Air Force Fiscal Year 2009 ARRA Research Program – Presolicitation Notice (April 3)
Department of Energy--Notice of Intent to Issue ARRA research (April 3)
ARRA Information Collection Activities (April 3)
Recovery Act-related Regulatory Advisories (April 3)
American Society of Civil Engineers ARRA Review (April 3)
All Recovery Act Solicitations Posted on Grants.gov Since ARRA Passage In February (April 2)
Updated: Frequently Asked Questions - NIH Challenge Grants - Recovery Act (April 2)
NIH Acting Director Raynard S. Kington, M.D, PhD on the Implementation of ARRA (April 2)
$44 Billion in Stimulus Funds Available to Drive Education Reforms and Save Teaching Jobs (April 2)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Head Start Expansion (April 2)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Early Head Start Expansion (April 2)
Statement By Thomas Vilsack Secretary Of Agriculture (April 2)
Follow the Money: Accountability and Transparency in Recovery Act Science Funding (April 2)
NIH Supporting New Faculty Recruitment to Enhance Research Resources through Biomedical Research Core Centers (P30)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date: April 29, 2009
Application Receipt Date: May 29, 2009
March ARRA Web Resources and News
NSF American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) Frequently Asked Questions (March 31)
Window on Texas State Government (March 31)
Susan Combs Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
The Comptroller’s office has compiled detailed information on grants and other potential funding opportunities made available by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). Some of the listed programs offer competitive grants, while others are grants distributed through preexisting formulas and some are loan programs.
Notice Regarding RFA-OD-09-005, "Recovery Act Limited Competition: Biomedical Research Core Centers to Enhance Research Resources (P30)" (March 31)
The purpose of this Notice is to inform the extramural research community that the recently released Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), “Recovery Act Limited Competition: Biomedical Research Core Centers to Enhance Research Resources (P30)” [RFA-OD-09-005] has been removed temporarily from the NIH Guide and also from Grants.gov.
NSF describes how it intends to implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (March 27)
NIH to Hold ARRA Planning Meeting April 16 (March 27)
An agenda will be posted at http://acd.od.nih.gov/
ARRA Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Program (March 27)
The Deadline for Transmittal of Applications has not been confirmed
Updated (w/Videocast) Applicant Help: ARRA/Recovery Act Construction Programs (March 27)
Competitive Revision Applications Enabling Selected Individual Investigator Awards (March 26)
to Leverage NCRR Center and Center-like Programs
AAAS R&D Funding Update (March 26)
Now available on the AAAS R&D website
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (March 26)
Saving and Creating Jobs and Reforming Education
U.S. Department of Education PowerPoint & pdf Slide Show
Power Point PDF file
ARRA Department of Defense Expenditure Plans (March 25)
Developing And Improving Institutional Animal Resources (G20), PAR-07-342 (March 24)
Students and Science Educators To Get Boost from NIH ARRA Initiative (March 24)
DOE Allocates $1.2 Billion in Stimulus Funding to Labs and Universities (March 24)
Research to Address the Heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorders (R21) (March 23)
Research to Address the Heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorders (R01) (March 23)
Stimulu$ Funds to Follow Soon at Energy, NSF : ScienceInsider (March 20)
NCRR Administrative Supplements for Science Education and Dissemination (March 20)
NCRR Administrative Supplements for Research Workforce Development and Dissemination (March 20)
Administrative Supplements for Collaborative Community Engagement Research (March 20)
NCRR Administrative Supplements for Enhancing NCRR Pilot Project Mechanism (March 20)
NCRR Administrative Supplements for The CTSA Consortium Strategic Goals (March 20)
NCRR Administrative Supplements to Advance Translational (T1 & T2) Research (March 20)
NIH Institute & Center (IC) Web Sites for Supplements and Revisions to Active NIH Grants with Recovery Act Funds (March 19)
http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html
NSF Important Notice To Presidents Of Universities And Colleges (March 19)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/issuances/in131.pdf
Appropriations Act Provides Nearly $2 Billion in New Funding for EERE (March 19)
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=12347
US agencies brace for flood of grant applications (March 19)
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090316/full/news.2009.167.html
NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-056.html
Release Date: March 18, 2009
NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-058.html
Release Date: March 18, 2009 ; Application Due Date: April 21, 2009
NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-060.html
Release Date: March 18, 2009
Recovery Act Funding for the National Clean Diesel Campaign (March 17)
http://epa.gov:80/otaq/eparecovery/
Superfund Program Implements the Recovery Act (March 17)
http://www.epa.gov:80/superfund/eparecovery/index.html
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Comparative Effectiveness Funding (March 17)
http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/cefarra.htm
ARRA Agency Weekly Reports (March 16)
http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/agency-weekly-reports
Starting on Tuesday March 3rd, and on each Tuesday thereafter through May 12th, agencies receiving Recovery Act funds will be submitting weekly cumulative reports detailing their latest recovery activities.
NCI Information About the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (March 16)
http://www.cancer.gov/recovery
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) (March 16)
http://ncmhd.nih.gov/recovery/recoveryact.asp
Recovery Act (ARRA): Community Health Center Grants (March 16)
http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/hrsa/healthcentergrants.html
http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/hrsa/napawardsmap.html
Listing of Recovery Act Funding Opportunities Posted on Grants.gov (March 13)
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=?mode=CATSEARCH&fundActivity=RA
What You Need to Do if You Get NIH Stimulus Funds (March 13)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/recovery/ifget.htm
USAID Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (March 13)
http://www.usaid.gov/recovery/
NIH News: Applications for $1.5 Billion in Recovery Act Funds Now Available (March 12)
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2009/od-10.htm
Stimulus Applications Could Overwhelm Grants.gov (March 12)
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/03/11/stimulus_applications_could_ov.html?hpid=topnews
EPA Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) (March 12)
http://www.epa.gov:80/recovery/basic.html
USDA Information Related to the ARRA 2009 (March 10)
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/?navid=USDA_ARRA
Vilsack Announces First Wave Of USDA Economic Stimulus Funding (March 9)
http://usda.gov:80/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2009/03/0051.xml
Initial Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: http://www.recovery.gov/files/Initial%20Recovery%20Act%20Implementing%20Guidance.pdf
AAAS Final Stimulus Bill Updates: http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/stim09c.htm
American Council on Education: Economic Stimulus Resource Center
DOE Secretary Chu Announces Changes to Expedite Economic Recovery Funding Restructuring will lead to new investments in energy projects within months: http://www.energy.gov/news2009/6934.htm
U.S. Department of Education: Major RSS Communications on ARRA 2009: http://www.ed.gov/rss/arracomms.xml
