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Recovery.gov - Track the Money

Recovery.gov is the U.S. government's official website that provides easy access to data
related to Recovery Act spending and allows for the reporting of potential fraud, waste, and abuse.

Breakdown of Funding

Total Funds Allocated:

$840 Billion

Estimated American Recovery and Reinvestment Act tax, entitlement, and contract, grant, and loan expenditures have been increased from $787B to $840B to be consistent with the President's 2012 budget and with scoring changes made by the Congressional Budget Office since the enactment of the Recovery Act in February 2009.

Breakdown of Funds Paid Out

 
 

For a complete list of all programs in a category, click the category name.


Individual Tax Credits

 $136.3B
First-Time Homebuyers. Transportation Subsidy. Education benefits. Earned Income Tax Credits.


Making Work Pay

 $104.4B
$400 tax credit for working individuals; $800 for working married couples


Tax Incentives for Businesses

 $34.5B
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit added unemployed veterans and 16-to-24 year olds to the list of new hires that businesses could claim. The Net Operating Loss Carryback allows small businesses to offset losses by receiving refunds on taxes paid up to five years ago.


Energy Incentives

 $10.8B
Tax credits for energy efficient improvements to residences. Tax credits for alternative energy equipment. Electric Vehicles Tax Credit


Manufacturing & Economic Recovery, Infrastructure Refinancing, Other

 $10.2B
Tax-exempt bonds to expand industrial development. Bonds for investment in Infrastructure, job training, and education in high unemployment areas. Increased available New Market credits


COBRA

 $3.7B
Assistance with Continuation of Health Coverage



Education

$89.6B
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund. Student Aid. Training and Employment Services. Aid for the Disadvantaged. Special Education and Rehabilitative Services




Transportation

$33.2B
Highway Infrastructure. High-Speed Rail Corridors. Grants for Railroads and Airports




Infrastructure

$25.5B
Broadband. Federal Building Fund. Highway Construction. Rural Water and Waste Disposal Account




Energy / Environment

$23.0B
Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy Program. Defense Environmental Clean-up. Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Program. Water and Related Resources Superfund Program




Housing

$12.7B
Public and Indian Housing. Rental Assistance Programs. Homelessness Prevention Programs. Homeowners Assistance Fund




R&D / Science

$11.9B
Fossil Energy R&D. National Science Foundation. National Institutes of Health




Health

$10.2B
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Indian Health Service. Food & Nutrition Service. National Institutes of Health




Other Programs

$5.2B
Some administrative and Operation Costs for Recovery Programs. Offices of the Inspectors General Recovery Administration Costs




Family

$4.9B
Health Resources and Services. Veterans Health Administration. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Indian Health Services. Food and Nutrition Services. Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children




Public Safety

$4.6B
Wild land Fire Management. FEMA Firefighter Assistance Grants and Emergency Food and Shelter. Violence Against Women Programs. Customs and Border Protection




Job Training / Unemployment

$4.4B
Community Service Employment for Older Americans. Training and Employment Services. Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers.



Medicaid/Medicare

$88.7B
Medicaid Grants to States; Medicare HITECH Incentive Payments; Program Management




Family Services

$38.2B
Foster Care and Adoption Assistance; Child Support; Food Stamp Program; Assistance for Needy Families


Economic Recovery Payments

$13.8B
One-time $250 payments to Social Security beneficiaries; Railroad Board payments; Veterans payments


Energy

$11.6B
Grants for Specified Energy Property in Lieu of Tax Credits; Bonneville Power Administration Fund; Western Area Power Administration, Borrowing Authority


Housing

$5.6B
Grants to States for Low-Income Housing in Lieu of Low-Income Tax Credits


Agriculture

$0.9B
Assistance for Farm and Aquaculture Revenue Losses Due to Natural Disasters. Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers