American Recovery

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American Recovery Reinvestment Act 2009
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General Principles

• For all competitive awards, we are treated just
  like a state. For formula funds, we are treated
  as outlying areas and subject to conditions
  under normal formula granting periods
• Primary goals include job creation
  sustainability, investments into science
  health, transportation, environmental protection,
  long-term infrastructure, and state fiscal
  stabilization.
• Preference for funding for activities which can
  expend at least 50 of awarded funds no later
  than 120 days from enactment.
• The Governor must certify that 1)We plan to use
  funds made available in the act 2) the funds
  will create jobs and promote economic growth.

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Funding Types

• Formula Grants No later than 30 days from
  enactment or upon obligation of the
  appropriations.
• These monies are non-competitive and should be
  awarded within the specified time frame from
  grantor agencies.
• Competitive Grants We should be ready to move on
  these now.
• As the funding opportunities become available on
  grants.gov or recovery.gov

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Use It or Lose It

• For infrastructure projects, preference will be
  given to projects who can use at least 50 of
  funds within 120 days of enactment.

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Infrastructure Investments

• Funds either awarded or obligated to these
  projects will be posted on recovery.gov
• Description, purpose, rationale for funding,
  total costs.
• Local agencies must go through local vetting
  process and receive certification from the
  Governor to apply for infrastructure investments.
  Funds will not be awarded without certification
  from the Governor.

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Titles and Applicable Funding

• Title I-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
  Drug Administration, Related Agencies
• Water projects, some power projects under rural
  development
• Title II-Commerce, Justice, and Related Agencies
• DPS funding, Commerce
• Title III- Defense
• Title V-Energy Water
• DEQ CUC

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Titles ad Applicable Funding

• Title V- Financial Services General Government
• Title VI-Homeland Security
• Title VII-Interior and Environment
• Water projects
• Title VIII-Labor, Health and Human Services, and
  Education
• WIA, DPH, DCCA, and PSS

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Titles ad Applicable Funding

• Title IX-Legislative Branch
• Title X- Military Construction Veteran Affairs
• Veteran Affairs money for health
• Title XI-Department of State
• Title XII-Department of Transportation, Housing
  and Urban Development
• NMHC, CPA (Ports), DPW
• Title XIII- Health Information Technology
• DPH
• Title XIV- State Fiscal Stabilization Fund

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Titles and Applicable Funding

• Division B
• Title I- Tax Provisions
• Title II- Assistance to unemployed workers and
  struggling families
• Title III- COBRA
• DPH?
• Title IV- Medicare Medicaid
• DPH
• Title V- State Fiscal Relief
• Finance

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Awards and Bidding

• Fixed-price contracts are preferred
• FARs apply and competitive bidding is required
• Please see section 6 of OMB Communication (will
  be posted on Commerce Website)

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CNMI Plan of Action

• Identify which agencies can apply for funding
  under the ARRA.
• Identify what the projects/programs needs are for
  those agencies.
• Begin application process for competitive
  dollars.
• Identify grant writing resources within the CNMI
• Allocate resources accordingly to achieve strict
  timelines

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Proposed Time Table

• Department heads are to go to the titles in the
  act that deal specifically with their agencies
  and identify funding pots and federal agencies.
  (Due Date 02/23/09)
• Department heads to identify projects and
  programs to funded under ARRA (Due Date
  02/25/09)
• Department heads are to run their projects
  through a CNMI Matrix to ensure that the projects
  qualify for funding and meet guidelines
  (02/26/09)
• Applications for federal agencies are to be
  downloaded from grants.gov and begin filling out
  (Due Date 02/27/09)
• Scope of work and RFPs to Eloy (03/05/09)
• Infrastructure projects to OMB (03/13/09)
• Department of Commerce will track each
  departments progress towards timeline and report
  to Governor and Lt. Governor on progress

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Sources

• A copy of the bill will be available on-line at
  www.commerce.gov.mp
• OMB communication will be available at
  www.commerce.gov.mp
• CNMI Project Matrix will be available at
  www.commerce.gov.mp
• Please e-mail your departments matrix results so
  that I may report to the Governor Lt. Governor
  to justify why a project/program did not apply
  for funding under ARRA