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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Legislative Affairs

How the Federal Economic Stimulus Bill helped Longmont

• What the City of Longmont applied for
• What funds were granted
• Interested in more information?

On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), but most people know this legislation by the name “federal stimulus.” More than $783 billion dollars are designated for various programs throughout the nation, and the stated purpose of the ARRA is to preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery; assist those most impacted by the recession; and to invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits.

Funding may come from the ARRA to Longmont through several avenues:

1. Direct allocations to the City - Community Development Block Grants and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants
2. The State of Colorado – grants and competitive processes (including energy, water and transportation funding)
3. National Competition – national competitions with funding from federal agencies such as Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Below is a list of grants that the City staff is applying for on behalf of Longmont, as well as a list of formulary dollars the City will receive from the ARRA:

What the City of Longmont applied for

• Neighborhood Stabilization Program – purchasing foreclosed homes, rehabilitating them and reselling them at an affordable rate
• Assisted Housing Green Retrofits – in support of the Longmont Housing Authority's application to retrofit “green” energy conservation measures on the properties
• Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) – short-term rent assistance and other opportunities to keep people from becoming homeless due to foreclosure
• Smart Grid Technology – new electric opportunities to manage energy flow based on demand
• COPS and Edward Byrne Grants – law enforcement personnel for municipalities
• Clean Diesel and Alternative Fueled Vehicles – retrofitting existing diesel motors and purchasing alternative fueled vehicles for the City fleet
• Assistance to Firefighters Grant – retrofit/ upgrade fire stations and equipment
• Water and Wastewater Projects - infrastructure upgrades
• Broadband Technology Opportunity Program - public computing sites
• National Endowment of the Arts Grants - jobs preservation in the arts

View the tracking spreadsheet of all federal stimulus grants (PDF, 17 kb).

View the detailed progress on the grants Longmont has received (PDF, 15 kb).

What funds were granted

Interested in more information?

View the actual Broadband Technology Opportunity Program application from the City (PDF File)

View the City's application for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funds (PDF File)

Check out information on the "Making Work Pay" tax incentive that is part of the ARRA

Apply for weatherization assistance through Long's Peak Energy Conservation

Find out about energy conservation and efficiency programs in Longmont

View the Mayor's letter about Longmont's application for 24 alternative fueled vehicle upgrades (pdf, 329k)

Check out www.grants.gov for information on all federal grants

Check out the federal recovery web site - www.recovery.gov

Check out the state recovery web site - www.colorado.gov/recovery

For more information, please contact Sandi Seader, Assistant to the City Manager at sandra.seader@ci.longmont.co.us.

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