Arkansas launches Web site detailing federal stimulus fund management, uses

The handy-dandy Web site that is to track federal stimulus money spent in Arkansas is available.

A press release from the office of Gov. Mike Beebe noted: “The interactive site will be updated daily with new information about program funding through Arkansas. Users can click through graphs to better pinpoint where money is being spent and to sign up for notifications when programs are introduced or changed. The Web site is designed to give Arkansans full transparency and accountability for how their taxpayer dollars are being invested.”

The Web site includes information on what funds Arkansans can apply, how the money is being spent and how much is being spent. Arkansas’ allocation is now up to $2.9 billion, up from the $2.1 billion originally reported by state officials.

Web site visitors will find this friendly message from Beebe: “Thank you for visiting the Web site of Arkansas’s Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This Act is a great opportunity for Arkansas, and its implementation will be carried out with transparency, oversight, and accountability. Keeping Arkansans at work and advancing projects and initiatives that will lay the groundwork for the future growth of Arkansas will be our guiding principles in this process.”

Arkansans also may call toll-free at 1-877-682-1515 for information about how the federal stimulus funds are used in the state.