The 2009 American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Information and Resources

The NAACP is committed to ensuring fairness and transparency in the distribution of the 2009 Recovery Act funds. This resource guide was developed to provide an overview of the Act’s primary funding areas and to present the programmatic areas in which the NAACP is most ripe for engagement, given its existing policies in each area. Also included is information regarding how small business owners of color can maximize access to resources. In addition to the overview that we have prepared, our partners at the Center for Social Inclusion have prepared a number of resources that we felt would be helpful to our units. These resources include talking points regarding transparency and fairness in the process and a description of how NAACP branches can play a critical role in the identification of “missed opportunities” with regard to the appropriation of stimulus funds.

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