Economic Stimulus Plan Would Drive $4.5 Billion in IT Spending

Research and Markets announces the addition of the "House Economic Stimulus Plan Would Drive $4.5 Billion in State & Local IT Spending" report to their offering.

This INPUT report provides government contractors with quick insights into proposed funding of IT investments described in the House version of the $825 billion American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009

The House version of the $825 billion American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR 1) provides $550 billion of economic stimulus fundng for job creation and infrastructure investment. Of that total, $52.4 billion includes allowable IT investments as part of state and local grant funding streams. Two-thirds of the IT-eligible economic stimulus funding would be spent between Q3 2009 and Q4 2010.

This report (delivered as a PDF of a PowerPoint presentation in notes view) provides government contractors with quick insights into the types of IT investments that can be marketed under each grant category. Some special attention is paid to health IT.

Source: Business Wire