American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides research funding

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed by President Obama on Feb. 17 includes $21.5 billion in federal research and development.

Agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and Department of Energy have received $10.4 billion, $3 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, in stimulus funding. The government agencies have their own recovery Web sites where researchers can find the most up-to-date information about their selection process, application guidelines, etc. for projects.

Information can also be found on the Web sites of professional associations and other organizations.

For more information about the act's impact on research funding and development, visit this link for the government agencies' recovery sites and contact your contract administrator at this link for assistance with proposals.

March 12, 2009