The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is an economic stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009. The Act of Congress is intended to provide a stimulus to the U.S. economy in the wake of the economic downturn. The measures are nominally worth $787 billion. The Act includes federal tax cuts, expansion of unemployment benefits and other social welfare provisions, and domestic spending in education, health care, and infrastructure, including the energy sector. Click to read full Act

The State of Connecticut will receive $1.65 billion in direct assistance $1.32 billion in medical assistance as well as billions more in comprehensive grants. These direct funds and grants are distributed through state agencies including the departments of Labor, Education, Transportation, Energy and Housing and Urban Development.