How is Metro mobilizing for receipt of ARRA funding?

The Division of Grants Coordination in the Finance Department is coordinating Metro’s response to ARRA, which has included:

• Getting information to the relevant departments on ARRA grants applicable to Metro
• Assisting Metro department staff to take advantage of appropriate grants
• Tracking all Metro ARRA grant applications and contracts
• Streamlining Metro approval processes where needed so grant funding can be accepted and spent quickly. This includes approval processes for both grant acceptance and contracts/procurement under grants.
• Assuring Metro department’s compliance with such special ARRA requirements as the segregation of ARRA funds within the Metro fiscal system (see “For Metro Departments Receiving ARRA Funds” below)