REMP: Regional Equity Monitoring Project

Resources

Accountability & Equity in Recovery Spending

Progressive States Network is providing information on efforts to ensure transparency in the spending of stimulus funds.

Coalition for an Accountable Recovery

CAR focuses on getting the federal government to adopt the best transparency and accountability practices for the Recovery Act

Fair Recovery

FairRecovery.org provides tools to map the uneven impact of the economic crisis and helps advocates promote an equitable recovery.

Full Text Of The ARRA

Read the full text of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act here.

Good Jobs First is a national policy resource center for grassroots groups and public officials, promoting corporate and government accountability in economic development and smart growth for working families.

Policy Link - Infrastructure Equity

Policy Link advocates for equity in infrastructure contracts.

Recovery.gov

The official White House web site for tracking every penny spent by the American Recovery And Reinvestment Act.

Recovery.pa.gov

Official state web site for information on Stimulus funds spent in Pennsylvania.

States for a Transparent and Accountable Recovery

STAR Coalition is a network of groups working at the state and local levels to ensure that the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is transparent, accountable, fair and effective. REMP is now listed as a watchdog resource

Stimulus Watch

An independent web site started by Jerry Brito of George Mason University tracks the Recovery Act money by state.

News Articles

Show me the stimulus money

Courier: At a CEA forum March 14, local officials shed light on how the stimulus package will affect the Black community and REMP discussed its monitoring efforts.

Obama to limit lobbyist influence on stimulus

MSNBC: All requests must be in writing, will be posted on the Internet

Pennsylvania to get $17.8 billion in stimulus

Post-Gazette: Gov. Ed Rendell today bumped up the amount of federal stimulus money coming to Pennsylvania to $17.8 billion, up from the original estimate of $16 billion made several weeks ago.

New stimulus plan could benefit Blacks

Courier: Pennsylvania Governor’s office pledges to issue contracts in a socially responsible manner.

Obama tells nation: ‘We are not quitters’

Post-Gazette: The president promised in his first prime-time speech, “We will rebuild, we will recover and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before.”

GOP criticizes PA Budget

AP:Â Senate Republicans had harsh words for Gov. Ed Rendell, questioning whether his spending plans could create an even bigger problem, resulting in “disaster.”

Economic Recovery Headquarters

REMP is following the progress of the American Recovery And Reinvestment Act (ARRA) closely to ensure that the benefits are shared equally by every population group across Pennsylvania. Governor Ed Rendell’s administration has committed to spending stimulus funds equitably, and we will work to ensure that this is the case.

Accountability and Transparency

Pennsylvanians want more than just assurances that their tax dollars are being spent responsibly and wisely.Â They demand â€“ and deserve â€“ proof.

The Recovery.pa.gov website provides news, up-to-date information and regular reports on how money from the federal economic recovery bill will be used to create jobs, revive the economy, protect citizens and make meaningful investments in our future.

The public will be able to monitor and provide feedback on how our federal recovery dollars are being used.Â Find out the location, progress and number of jobs created or saved by each project.Â Learn more…

US Mayors’ Analysis:

The US Conference of Mayors has published several reports on the ARRA’s reach, such as:

For more reports, visitÂ usmayors.org

CAP Report: Leveling the Playing Field

Published October 5th, 2009

The Center for American Progress issued a new report today that analyzes data from the American recession and determines that African Americans and Hispanics have been effected disproportionately.

How Can I Apply To Receive Recovery Money?

Published August 13th, 2009

Want to know where to apply? Here’s some links.

ARC Race & Recession Report

Published July 7th, 2009

Watch Applied Research Center’s video Race and Recession and read the groundbreaking new report to learn about the the long-term racial inequities that helped lead us into the current economic crisis.

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Tuesday ARRA Weatherization Hearing

Please consider attending this meeting in Harrisburg on Tuesday and testifying in support of using weatherization capacity to improve the quality of jobs created, develop more robust career pathways for workers, bundle weatherization work in specific areas and allow for weatherization of multi-family housing.