American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. The purpose of this effort is to stimulate the economy, create or save jobs, address the nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need. We are working hard to secure Gwinnett County's fair share of federal stimulus funds through direct allocation of funds based on a formula or through competition with other entities for grants from either the state or federal government.

We have launched this site in an effort to provide the public with the latest information on our progress of potential funds from the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This site also will be utilized to fulfill the rigorous requirements for accountability and transparency.

These are your tax dollars at work in Gwinnett County - and you have the right to know how it's being invested.

Gwinnett County Government is expected to receive the following funds:

Agency	Program	Links to Certifications & Misc.	Amount
DOE    EECBG	Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program		$7.3 million
DOJ   BJA	Recovery-Byrne JAG Formula		$1 million
USDOT    FTA    GADOT	Transit Capital Assistance FHWA - Highway Infrastructure Investment	1511 Certification	$9.4 million $61.9 million
HUD    CDBG    HPRP	Community Planning & Development, Homelessness Prevention Fund	Proposal, Final and Advertisement Proposal, Final and Advertisement	$1.3 million $1.7 million

Gwinnett County is receiving $1,713,730 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program [HPRP] to serve persons who are homeless or who are in danger of becoming homeless.

Applications for organizations seeking HPRP funds will be available from May 19, 2009 – June 19, 2009. Click this link [HPRP Application] to access the downloadable HPRP application manual.

A workshop will be held on May 29, 2009 at 10:00 am to assist organizations interested in requesting HPRP funds from Gwinnett County. The workshop registration form is located in the application manual.

Location:

Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center Second Floor Conference Center, Room C 75 Langley Drive Lawrenceville, Georgia 30045-6900

For further information call (770)-822-5190 or email gchcd@gwinnettcounty.com.

GA Recovery site
State of Georgia Recovery Stimulus Accountability website
Recovery.gov
Federal Government Recovery Stimulus Accountability website