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Week Beginning November 22, 2009
Week Beginning November 15, 2009
Week Beginning November 8, 2009
- $302,000 to perform diesel retrofits, cutting emissions from 132 waste collection vehicles
- Engage with the Recovery and Reinvestment Office
- Small building contractors helped to compete for federal stimulus contracts
- Mass. wins $2 million in federal stimulus funding for broadband data development & mapping
- E-Update: Week of November 9, 2009
Week Beginning November 1, 2009
Week Beginning October 25, 2009
- Over 23,000 jobs created or retained by $1.9 billion in Federal Stimulus investments
- Citizens' Update Published
- Second round of highway stimulus projects announced
- E-Update: Week of October 26, 2009
Week Beginning October 18, 2009
- E-Update: Week of October 19, 2009
- Communities awarded $750,266 to assess water quality
- Plans for home appliance energy efficiency rebate program in early 2010 outlined
Week Beginning October 11, 2009
- Silver line "direct connect" service to South Station launched
- Recovery funds to revive stalled housing developments announced
- $17.9 Million in recovery funds to reduce homelessness
Week Beginning October 4, 2009
- Massachusetts state agencies submit preliminary recovery numbers
- Stimulus funding released to rehire firefighters statewide
- Applications for federal stimulus funds for local renewable energy & energy efficiency projects
Week Beginning September 20, 2009
- Proposals for projects that demonstrate energy solutions for Mass. buildings
- Massachusetts Targets $300 Million for Transportation Improvements
- Bidding opened for installation of solar power at water & wastewater treatment plants
Week Beginning August 16, 2009
Week Beginning August 9, 2009
- Block grants provide job/housing opportunities, increase social services throughout state
- 10,000 summer jobs funded by recovery
Week Beginning August 2, 2009
Week Beginning July 26, 2009
- $4.3 million invested in Broadband Expansion project
- New access to affordable homeownership opportunities
- Stimulus funds of over $100 million for industrial clean energy & efficiency projects requested
Week Beginning July 19, 2009
- $12 million for Communities Count initiative
- Renewable power and energy efficiency projects supported
- Stony Brook Salt Marsh and Fish Passage Restoration project
- Infrastructure funds to support Somerville Assembly Square project
- Procurement requirements for Federal Stimulus funds
Week Beginning July 12, 2009
- Homebuyer loans for affordable opportunities
- Stimulus funding to strengthen employment services for people with disabilities
- Federal recovery funds to revive stalled housing projects
- Stimulus funds for New England high speed rail
- Federal recovery funds for commuter rail & transit improvements
- Economic development grant awarded to town of Lenox
Week Beginning July 5, 2009
Week Beginning June 28, 2009
- Legislation Signed to Qualify Mass. for Federal Recovery Funds: Sewer, Unemployment Benefits
- DHCD Seeks $14 million to Acquire and Rehab Foreclosure Properties in Western and Central Mass.
- State to Install 5.35 Megawatts of Solar Power at Publicly-Owned Facilities
- Route 24 interchange latest "shovel ready" stimulus project
- Meets and exceeds target for shovel ready recovery highway projects
Week Beginning June 14, 2009
- Federal Recovery Act funds for water treatment projects
- Strengthening Communities Fund Provides Opportunities for Nonprofits to Contribute to Recovery
Week Beginning June 7, 2009
Week Beginning May 31, 2009
- Assistance to Firefighters Fire Station Construction Grants provide communities with money to construct and modify fire stations
- Patrick Administration Seeks $6.5 Million in Clean Vehicle Federal Stimulus Package Funding
- Mass. application for stabilization funds approved
Week Beginning May 24, 2009
- Business Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
- Funding for job training and support services across the Commonwealth
- Governor Patrick Takes Steps to Secure Federal Recovery Funding for Broadband Expansion
Week Beginning May 17, 2009
- Massachusetts Applies for $6.5 million in Clean Vehicle Federal Stimulus Funding
- Zero Interest Bonds for Renewable Energy Projects Now Available
Week Beginning May 10, 2009
- Application for Initial Education Funding under the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program
- $2.59 Million in ARRA Funding to Boost Job Training and Support Services for the North Shore
- $25 million in ARRA funds awarded to Wind Technology Testing Center
- Job training and support services in Northampton & surrounding communities
Week Beginning May 3, 2009
Week Beginning April 26, 2009
- $986 Million in Loans Awarded to Fund Drinking Water and Waste Water Infrastructure Projects
- $67 Million to boost job training and support for workers
- $1.9 Million to boost job training and support for Cape and Islands
- GAO Recovery Report
- Broadband Legislation Filed to Access Federal Stimulus Funds
- Bids Awarded for First Five Transportation Projects
Week Beginning April 12, 2009
- First Shovel Ready Recovery Project Breaks Ground
- Guidance regarding pending stimulus implementation bill
- Millions Available for New Bedford Harbor Cleanup
Week Beginning April 5, 2009
Week Beginning March 22, 2009
- State & federal funds to create 10,000 summer jobs for youths
- Communities will receive $42M in energy grants
- Economic recovery plan to support health care and safety net services
- $162 million in federal recovery funds to public colleges
- Expedited variance process for ARRA projects agreement reached
- Federal recovery funds to assist the purchase of hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles
Week Beginning March 15, 2009
- $300 million to secure Safety Net services
- Federal recovery funds for school districts with special education costs
- An Act Mobilizing Economic Recovery in Massachusetts
- Federal recovery funds for schools across Massachusetts
- Administration Presentation to the Joint Committee on Federal Stimulus Oversight
- Relief through American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
- Advertised Highway Projects
- Recovery plan unveiled to secure common economic future
- Governor Patrick's certification to the U.S. Department of Energy
Week Beginning March 8, 2009
Week Beginning March 1, 2009
- First federal recovery funds for statewide road and bridge projects
- Get answers to your questions
- What Federal Stimulus means for Massachusetts
Week Beginning February 22, 2009
- Massachusetts and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 update
- Massachusetts prepared to invest recovery aid
Week Beginning February 8, 2009
- Task Force reports and project lists available
- View a video of the Stimulus Accountability and Transparency announcement
- Focusing on accountability & transparency in management of expected federal recovery funds