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EPA's Office of Inspector General (IG) ensures that EPA economically and efficiently manages the funds it has received under the Recovery Act.
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Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
Recipients of EPA financial assistance agreements, including those issued under the Recovery Act, are required to seek and encouraged to use small, minority, and women-owned businesses ("disadvantaged business enterprises, or DBE's) for their procurement needs. Learn more about EPA's DBE program. EPA encourages DBEs to follow-up with Recovery Act financial assistance recipients so that they remain aware of procurement opportunities stemming from their Recovery Act-funded projects.
Legislation
Summary (WhiteHouse.gov)
Full text (PDF) (407 pp., 1.1 MB) about PDF NOTE: Information about EPA's appropriations is located beginning on page 54 of the file.
Frequently asked questions about the Act
Testimony on Recovery Act
Implementation
April 29, 2009 - Testimony of Administrator Jackson before the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
July 31, 2009 - Testimony of Acting Assistant Administrator Craig Hooks before the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (PDF) (11 pp., 40K, about PDF)
Recipient Reporting Information
- Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (8 pp., 33K, about PDF)
- Reference Guide for Data Entry for Assistance Agreements (Excel spreadsheet)
- Reference Guide for Data Entry for Contracts (PDF) (5 pp., 29K, about PDF)
You can also view OMB's updated guidance on reporting job creation estimates (guidance number M-10-08 dated December 18, 2009) (PDF) (188K, 24 pp., about PDF) and EPA's highlights of this guidance
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The Recovery Act seeks in part to spur technological advances in science and health and to invest in environmental protection and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits. EPA manages over $7 billion in projects and programs that will help achieve these goals, offers resources to help other agencies “green” a much larger set of Recovery investments, and administers environmental laws that will govern Recovery activities.
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Learn more about our programs that issue grants, contracts or loans under the Recovery Act
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Review and Comparison of Recovery Act Funding Potentially Impacting the Environment (PDF) (9 pp., 89K, about PDF) - Many projects receiving Recovery Act funding could impact air pollutant emissions, climate change, water pollution, land conservation, waste management, and/or release of toxics into the environment. Using publicly-available information from other agencies' Recovery Act Web sites, this December 2009 paper highlights and groups investments related to the environment. Categories include renewable energy, energy efficiency, water infrastructure, toxics and cleanup, transportation, and federal buildings.
How the Money's Spent
- The Recovery Act is funding a $62 million construction project that will improve the Columbia Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility and is expected to create over 50 jobs. Learn more.
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- April 28, 2009 EPA Office of Water memo: Implementation of Buy American provisions of the Recovery Act (PDF) (16 pp, 569K, about PDF)
- National waivers for projects
- Slides from EPA Office of Water webcasts
- Agency process for required use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods (Section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; 2 CFR 176.140 and 176.160) (PDF) (12 pp., 87K, about PDF)
