AGC has identified 61 separate programs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and broken down various building sector-related opportunities, totaling $26.9 billion, here. AGC's chief economist Ken Simonson contributes to an in-depth discussion of the breakdown of building-related stimulus funding here.
Examples of stimulus funding being distributed in the building sector include:
- General Services Administration has now awarded $1 billion of its $5.5-billion total allotment from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Read the full ENR article here.
- The Baltimore Sun reports that the Baltimore Development Corporation has solicited proposals for projects including office buildings, business parks and hotels for the city's more than $30 million in stimulus money.
- In Tulsa, Okla., the Associated Press reports that education-designated stimulus funds combined with a public private partnership will be responsible for the construction of three early childhood centers.
- The Capitol Times reports that Wisconsin has received $170.7 million in bonding authority from the ARRA-funded Qualified School Construction Program "for new construction, rehabilitation or repair of school facilities as well as acquiring new land or equipment."