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(c)2009 American Career Executives(R)
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 What’s in it for YOU?
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American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
H.R.1: “Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.”
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h1enr.pdf
Note: No information in this document is legal, tax or financial advice, consult your legal or accounting professional regarding your individual situation.
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Creating or saving 70,000 jobs over the next 2 years
Tax cut of up to $800 for 2,080,000 workers and their families
Making 75,000 families eligible for a new $2,500 college tax credit
Expanding unemployment insurance to 204,000 jobless workers
Providing funding sufficient to modernize at least 193 schools in Arizona
American Recovery & Reinvestment ActImpact for ARIZONA
Congresswoman Gabrielle GiffordsDistrict 8http://giffords.house.gov/
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Mortgage Refinancing
Education Tax Credits
Unemployment Insurance
Training in high growth and emerging industries
COBRA & Health Benefits
Employment / Consulting Opportunities
Consumer energy tax credits for homes and vehicles
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 What’s in it for YOU?
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You may be able to refinance your home; if you are unable to refinance to a lower interest rate because your home value has decreased if:
Your home is your primary residence.
You have a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loan.
You are current on your mortgage payments.
The amount you owe on your first mortgage is about the same or less than the current value of your house.
ARRA Mortgage Refinancing“Making Home Affordable”
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Provides a 65% subsidy for unemployed workers for COBRA premiums for up to 9 months; allows states to offer coverage to unemployed workers through Medicaid.
ARRA COBRA & Health Benefits
Increases Medicaid so no state has to cut eligibility due to budget shortfall
Computerizes every healthcare record within 5 years
Investments in evidence-based prevention medical care
Congresswoman Gabrielle GiffordsDistrict 8http://giffords.house.gov/
Lovitt & Touch’e Inc
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A government-sponsored subsidy of 65% of the monthly COBRA premium for up to nine (9) months
A special election opportunity for eligible individuals
Applies to: – Medical, Dental and Vision – Any other group health plan subject to COBRA
Does NOT apply to: – Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA’s) – Health Savings Accounts (HSA’s)
Benefits Provided by ARRACOBRA & Health Benefits
Lovitt & Touch’e Inc
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The economic recovery package includes federal funding for a *$25 per week increase in unemployment benefits.
Unemployment Insurance
*Goes into the job search budget!
The package also extends the deadline to qualify for the Emergency Unemployment Compensation extensions through December 31, 2009.
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Education Tax Credits
Increases higher education tax credit to a maximum of $2,500
Expands Pell grants and the college work-study program
Making College More Affordable
Congresswoman Gabrielle GiffordsDistrict 8http://giffords.house.gov/
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Residential Energy Property Credit - Increases the credit for energy efficient upgrades to residential property to 30% and extends it through 2010.
Residential Cap Removed - Removes the cap on the credit for residential wind, geothermal, and solar thermal property.
Consumer Vehicle Incentives - Provides a minimum $2,500 tax credit for people who purchase plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Congresswoman Gabrielle GiffordsDistrict 8http://giffords.house.gov/
Consumer Energy Tax Credits for Homes and VehiclesConsumer Energy Tax Credits for Homes and Vehicles
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Job Creation?
“$10 billion investment in each of three technologies: broadband networks, health IT, and the smart power grid. It finds that by spurring or supporting this level of additional investment would create or retain 498,00 jobs frombroadband, 212,000 jobs from health IT, and 239,000 jobs in the smart grid. Approximately 525,000 of these jobs would be in small businesses.”
Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D is President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a Washington, DC-based technology policy think tank.
Follow the Money$$$$
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Extension of Production Tax Credit (PTC) – 3 year extension. The PTC applies to facilities for wind, closed-loop biomass, open-loop biomass, solidwaste, hydropower, geothermal, and landfill gas.
Investment Tax Credit in lieu of PTC – Facilities that qualify for the PTC may now claim the 30% ITC if they prefer. This may help attract financing.
Repeal of Limitations on ITC - Existing limitations on the ITC have been repealed, making it possible for all eligible projects to claim the full 30%
Energy Tax Incentives
Congresswoman Gabrielle GiffordsDistrict 8http://giffords.house.gov/
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Loan Guarantees - $6.0 billion for the Renewable Energy and Electric Power Transmission Loan Guarantee Program.
Carbon Sequestration - $3.4 billion for research, development, and demonstration of carbon sequestration.
Smart Grid - $4.5 billion for grants to develop and deploy smart-grid technologies.
Power Administration Borrowing - $3.25 billion each ($6.5 billion total) in increased borrowing authority for the Western Area Power Administration and the Bonneville Power Administration to fund transmission and renewable energy projects.
Renewable Energy Production & Energy Transmission
Congresswoman Gabrielle GiffordsDistrict 8http://giffords.house.gov/
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Training and Employment Services
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) provides funds to localities for job training and employment services for dislocated workers . . . And for worker training and placement in high growth and emerging industries. . . .
energy-efficient building, construction, and retrofits industries; renewable electric power industry; energy-efficient and advanced drive train vehicle industry; bio-fuels industry; deconstruction and materials use industry; energy efficiency assessment industry serving the residential, commercial, or industrial sectors manufacturers that produce sustainable products using environmentally sustainable processes and materials.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40182_20090219.pdf
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League Staff Contact: Cheyenne Walsh, [email protected] (602) 258-5786
Arizona League of Towns and Cities
Community Development, Economic Development and HousingTransportation
Public Safety/Homeland SecurityEnvironment
EnergyTelecommunications
http://www.azleague.org/pdf/stimulus_ct_funding_book.pdf
http://www.usmayors.org/recovery/documents/report-20090213.pdfUS Council of Mayors Mainstreet Economic Recovery Report
Jobs and Contracts at the City & Town LevelFollow the Money$$$$
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Offer to : Write proposals/grants for others or YOUR OWN COMPANY
Offer to: Add your resume to proposals submitted by companies and consulting firms to “beef up” their proposals
Offer to provide finance, accounting, budget oversight, reporting & audit for government contracts; these are going to be BIG needs
Areas of need will be: IT, engineering, technology, manufacturing, R&D, ContractManagement
Offer to be the: Project Manager or Contract Manager
Employment / Consulting Opportunities
Contact alternative energy companies, cities/towns, Governor’s office, federal agencies/departments
Timing: Summer through 2009, 2010, 2011
Follow the Money$$$$
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Where can you find out about projects that could provide employment for you?
Mainstreet Economic Recovery Reporthttp://www.usmayors.org/mser/
http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/communitydevelopment/programs/
http://phoenix.gov/PLANwww.RECOVERY.gov
http://www.whitehouse.gov/StrongMiddleClass/http://USA.gov
http://www.grants.gov/index.jsp
Arizona League of Towns and Citieshttp://www.azleague.org/pdf/stimulus_ct_funding_book.pdf
League Staff Contact: Cheyenne Walsh, [email protected] (602) 258-5786