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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) contains $787 billion in new federal spending and tax cuts, including approximately $100 billion for education funding, college grants, and tuition tax credits. According to U.S. education Secretary Arne Duncan, this funding will lay the foundation for a generation of education reform and help save jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts.

The New York State Board of Regents and the State Education Department are committed to ensuring that ARRA dollars allocated to education reach eligible recipients as quickly as possible to support critical projects and prevent job loss. This website provides the latest news and information on ARRA and state funding for education. Check the site often; updates will be posted as soon as they become available.

All ARRA Stabilization fund recipients are expected to comply with a set of assurances concerning the use of State Fiscal Stabilization Funds.

Recent Updates

Attention: RTTT Reporting Deadline Has Been Extended for Districts Affected by Power Outages or Flooding Damage Due to Hurricane Irene

NYSED will extend the deadline submitting RTTT Final Expenditure Reports (FER), RTTT Q3 Quarterly Reports and Annual Program Reports (APR) to 5:00 PM on Friday, October 7, 2011 for districts and BOCES who have lost power or had facilities closed due to flooding because of Hurricane Irene during August 29-31, 2011. If your district or BOCES has been affected by Hurricane Irene and you need additional time to complete one or more of these reports for this reason, we request that you inform us of your intent to submit a late report and what day you anticipate reporting on by emailing us at rttt@mail.nysed.gov.

• January 20, 2012: ARRA Quarterly Reporting System for Quarter 4, 2011 (the period ending December 30, 2011) is now CLOSED. The system remains open for available applications, budget summaries, amendments and final expenditure reports.
• September 30, 2011: The Education Jobs Fund (EJF) 2011-12 Budget Summary is now available
• September 16, 2011: RTTT Annual Program Report (APR) (Deadline: September 30)
• September 9, 2011: Letter to ARRA Grant Recipients About Approaching Deadlines
• July 29, 2011:Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) Final Expenditure Report for 2010-11 is now available. Due by August 19, 2011.
• July 25, 2011:Education Jobs Fund (EJF) Final Expenditure Report for 2010-11 is now available.
• July 15, 2011: Letter to ARRA Grant Recipients
• April 4, 2011: Commissioner urges careful attention for ARRA grants ending soon  (34KB)
• April 1, 2011: RTTT Budget Submission Tutorial (budgets due April 22, 2011)
• March 25, 2011: ARRA Reporting System Open for Race to the Top First Year Budget Submission (budgets due April 22, 2011)
• Archived Updates

Last Updated: January 20, 2012