State & Local Highlights
State and local governments will be receiving more than $144 billion in fiscal stabilization funds to re-start shelved projects and cover budget shortfalls. They'll also receive grants and funds earmarked for specific projects. These include infrastructure upgrades, healthcare initiatives and energy-efficiency projects. Solutions that will be required include: physical security/video surveillance, broadband access, energy-efficient products, virtualization and electronic medical records (EMR).
Below are a few of the programs that are likely to generate technology projects under ARRA at the state and local level:
- $27.5 billion in highway infrastructure investment
- $4.7 billion for the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
- $3.4 billion for job training for displaced workers and youths
- $6.3 billion for state and local clean-energy programs
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