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Welcome to the LA Recovery Site!
This site provides information about the City’s eligible grant opportunities as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009. Here you’ll learn about the application review, approval, and submission process; grant awards; Mayor and Council oversight of the grants management process; the involved City departments and their respective contacts; and the many resources for both research and reporting requirements. The various resources at this site can be accessed by selecting one of the categories above.
The ARRA grants process is changing rapidly—at the federal, state, and local levels—so be sure to drop by the site often to get the latest news about what’s happening on the grants front.
About the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009. The Act has five major strategic objectives, the first four of which are to: (1) preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery; (2) help those most affected by the recession; (3) provide needed investments to improve economic efficiency through technology, science, and health care; and (4) invest in transportation, environmental protection, and infrastructure for long-term economic benefit.
The fifth stated objective of the Act is of significance to the City of Los Angeles in that it is designed to stabilize State and local governments’ budgets with the intent to preserve essential services and mitigate the need for State and local tax increases.
Of the $787 billion in total ARRA funding provided nationally, approximately $135 billion of this amount will be available to state and local governments including the City of Los Angeles in the form of competitive/discretionary or formula grants.