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related to Recovery Act spending and allows for the reporting of potential fraud, waste, and abuse.

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 Recipient Reports Changed 

Recipients of Recovery Act funds are required to report quarterly on the status of their Recovery funded projects and the amount of Recovery money spent thus far. During the January 2010 reporting period, recipients submitted reports for October 1 - December 31, 2009. These reports are being changed or corrected by the recipients multiple times during an extended review period that began on  February 2.  Until March 15, 2010, federal agencies are reviewing and commenting on recipients’ reports and recipients are correcting and changing their reports in response to the federal agency comments. The charts and graphs below will be updated on March 10, 2010, with final recipient data posted on March 17.

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Percentage of Changes to Recipient Reports for Reporting Period Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2009: Changed Reports: 12.75%, Unchanged Reports: 87.25%
Top 5 Fields Changed During Reporting Period Oct 1 - Dec 31, 2009: Number of Jobs: 6,153, Amount Received: 5,229, Description of Jobs: 4,773, Award Description: 2,854, Infrastructure Contact Phone: 2,801

Most Changes To Data Per Federal Agency

Rank Federal Funding Source Number of Reports Changed Total Reports Percentage Changed
1 Department of Transportation 5,419 11,404 48%
2 Department of Health and Human Services 2,469 19,648 13%
3 Department of Housing and Urban Development 1,575 5,816 27%
4 Department of Justice 1,335 4,026 33%
5 Corps of Engineers 862 2,543 34%
6 Department of Energy 788 3,175 25%
7 Department of Agriculture 647 3,122 21%
8 Department of Education 494 2,614 19%
9 Department of the Army 475 1,614 29%
10 National Science Foundation 448 4,569 10%

Most Changes To Data Per State/Territory

Rank State/Territory Number of Reports Changed Total Reports Percentage Changed
1 California 2,013 14,201 14%
2 Missouri 1,546 4,163 37%
3 Texas 1,123 9,189 12%
4 Massachusetts 959 4,826 20%
5 Michigan 932 5,732 16%
6 Florida 895 5,199 17%
7 Indiana 713 3,227 22%
8 Washington 660 5,625 12%
9 Georgia 653 3,772 17%
10 New York 651 7,875 8%

Most Changes To Data Per Program

Rank Program Number of Reports Changed Total Reports Percentage Changed
1 Highway Planning and Construction 4,995 10,132 49%
2 TRANS-NIH RECOVERY ACT RESEARCH SUPPORT 1,696 12,654 13%
3 Public Housing Capital Fund Stimulus (Formula) Recovery Act Funded 994 2,969 33%
4 RECOVERY ACT - EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM / GRANTS TO UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT 587 2,002 29%
5 TRANS-NSF RECOVERY ACT RESEARCH SUPPORT 446 4,547 10%
6 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) 439 1,907 23%
7 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants 303 1,018 30%
8 Federal Transit_Formula Grants 248 575 43%
9 ARRA - HEAD START 227 2,028 11%
10 Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals 218 636 34%
As Reported by Recipients
Updated: 2/24/2010