As grantors, grantees and everyone in between scramble for ARRA (Stimulus) funds, Region 9 Economic Development District is attempting to track grant applications from throughout the region.  This will remain a work in progress for some time, as many grant guidelines have yet to be published and many organizations continue to research the possibilities.

Hundreds of contacts have been made to area businesses, non-profits, community organizations, and local governments about ARRA opportunities.

While regional interest ranges from weatherization grants to wastewater treatment funding, one emotion seems prevalent in everyone seeking a piece of the Stimulus pie:  frustration.  In a nutshell, the authors of The Recovery Act are scrambling to channel new funding to dozens of federal agencies; the federal agencies are rushing to divvy up the money to the states, which are, in turn, hustling to distribute the funds to geopolitical regions; regional governments and non-profits are stressing over who will apply, provide and administrate, etc.

This is new territory for all of us.

Some governments and organizations have posted their ARRA efforts on their own web sites, and links to those organizations appear below.  If you would like us to provide a link to your ARRA web page, please e-mail us at Ed@scan.org.  We will post additional news on this page as we receive it.

ARRA Web link Postings

City of Cortez, CO –
http://www.cityofcortez.com/government/grants_special_projects/american_recovery_reinvestment_act_arra

City of Durango, CO –
http://www.durangogov.org/recovery/index.cfm

La Plata County, CO –
http://www.co.laplata.co.us/admin/LocalRecovery.htm
State website –
 http://www.colorado.gov/recovery

Colorado Non-profit website –
http://www.ColoradoNonprofits.org/recoveryact.

National information –
http://www.recovery.gov or www.pattonboggs.com

Click here for ARRA Grant & Loan Opportunities

Click here for ARRA Progress