city of atlanta involvement with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

The City of Atlanta is currently pursuing stimulus funding provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). This funding includes federal tax cuts, expansion of unemployment benefits and other social welfare provisions, and domestic spending in public safety, housing, energy efficiency and infrastructure. The stimulus money for Atlanta will be used to ensure continued vital City services, provide assistance to citizens in need, and stimulate the City's economy.

The City is working closely with the Office of the Vice President and the funding agencies to secure funding across a targeted list of 34 programs. To date, $73 million has been committed to the City of Atlanta for job training, public safety, and airport programs. An additional $51 million has been committed to projects within the City of Atlanta that will be administered by agencies other than the City of Atlanta. See submitted applications here.

Programs by Area

Transportation

Public Safety

Energy & Environment

Housing & Homelessness

Job Training & Arts

Overall Summary

34

Targeted Programs

10

Approved Applications

16

In -process Applications

8

Other programs

City is no longer pursuing

Applications denied

Other agencies applying and will benefit the City

$545,361,813

Total Funds Seeking

$72,982,758

Funds Committed to the City of Atlanta

$51,401,253

Additional Benefit Committed to Atlanta
(within city limits)

Last updated 10/31/09

Recent Highlights

10/30/09 City of Atlanta will receive an additional 27 CNG shuttles for a total of 40 at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as part of the Clean Cities grant from the Department of Energy. The $15M award will also fund clean vehicles for corporations like UPS and Coca Cola benefiting the environmental efforts for Atlanta.

10/30/09 City of Atlanta leads ARRA efforts in comparable cities according to a recent study by the Office of Policy and Management at the City of Seattle. See findings from the study summarized here.

10/20/09 The Center for Working Families applied for the Pathways Out of Poverty grant from Department of Labor to develop training programs in energy efficiency and materials management. As part of the application, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency will received $450K to provide GED preparation and computer training to 150 program participants.

10/13/09 Georgia Department of Transportation allocated $11.6M to the City of Atlanta for three infrastructure projects: 14th Street Streetscapes, Downtown Atlanta Pedestrian Improvements - Marietta Street and Midtown Atlanta Signal & Intersection Improvements. These projects are expected to start in Q1 2010.

09/29/09 Georgia Technology Authority will review all Wireless and Broadband applications from the state and provide recommendations to NTIA on October 14^th. The City of Atlanta video surveillance program is one of the applicants for the award scheduled for announcement at end of October.

09/29/09 The City of Atlanta submitted an application for the Pathways Out of Poverty grant from the Department of Labor. This grant will be used to train workers in energy efficiency and materials management with a focus on NPU-V neighborhoods.