Update on the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009:

The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA), also known as the Stimulus Package, passed by Congress and signed by President Obama in February 2009, presents an unparalleled, one-time funding opportunity for the University research enterprise. Virtually all major federal research agencies are receiving additional significant research dollars for competitive grants, construction/renovation of research facilities, and instrumentation.

Implementation of the ARRA is continually evolving, so to help the UCSB research community take full advantage of these opportunities the Office of Research and of Governmental Relations are teaming to provide information to faculty and staff.

Funds are generally expected to be disbursed and spent by September 2010. Each agency is developing a plan, guidance, and processes. This site will be updated regularly to reflect the most up-to-date information from the agencies.

Office of Research contact: Director of Research Development, 893-3925

UCSB's most up-to-date information on support for academic research and development for select agencies and guidance to the UCSB community:

Notices to UCSB Community:

UCSB SPO and Extramural Funds Accounting announcements:

ARRA Quarterly Reporting Information and Resources  (10/06/09)

Federalreporting.gov Registration Quick Guide (8/24/09)

Instructions to Request FRPIN-Federalreporting.gov (8/24/09)

ARRA Training & Federal Reporting Registration Announcement 8/24/09)

SPO and Accounting presentation on Recovery Act funding (5/28/09)

Subrecipient CCR Registration Requirement for ARRA (4/24/09)

SPO and Extramural Funds Accounting procedural changes for ARRA proposals and awards (4/13/09)

 

ARRA Awards to UCSB:

List of UCSB ARRA Awards (pdf)

For abstracts of funded awards from the National Science Foundation, go to http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/ and enter lead investigator's name in the appropriate fields, perform search, and then click hyperlink for project title.

For NIH award information, go to the NIH RePORTer at http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm and enter data into the appropriate query fields.

Press Releases for UCSB ARRA Awards:

• Center on Materials for Energy Efficiency Applications (renamed Center for Energy Efficient Materials): http://engineering.ucsb.edu/news/249; http://iee.ucsb.edu/news/energy-frontier-research-center-launched

 

• CalTeach Santa Barbara: http://education.ucsb.edu/About/News/News-archives/Stories/June09/noyce.htm and, with Brenda Majors, Psychology funding: http://capps.house.gov/2009/06/pr060309-recov.shtml

 

• NSF CAREER award to M. Scott Shell, Chemical Engineering, see http://www.chemengr.ucsb.edu/ and follow link from picture of Shell to NSF award abstract

Agencies accepting some or all applications outside of Grants.gov (5/4/09)

Stimulus Plan Resources:

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Web Site
     US Agency Recovery Sites, including NSF, NIH, NEA, NEH, DoD, NASA and more

Grants.gov Recovery Act Opportunities

Recovery Act and System Alleviation Notice regarding select federal agency programs that will permit submission of applications outside of Grants.gov (5/4/09)

University of California Economic Stimulus Website, including federal ARRA funding opportunities, policies, resources, and more.

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) initial implementation guidance (2/19/09)

Association of American Universities (AAU)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
    AAAS Analysis of R&D in FY 2009 Stimulus Appropriations

Council on Governmental Relations Meeting (2/19/09)
    Summary of presentations by Joe Ellis (NIH) and Joanna Rom (NSF).

State of California Recovery Act Portal