The USDA and HUD ARRA Projects Map allows the American Public to find and view information about Recovery Act projects in web-based map display. The map is designed to increase transparency and accountability of federal spending by providing the public with additional methods of accessing project information.

Users can also see the total amount of Recovery Act funds going to each state and how many grants and/or contracts are being signed under a specific program. Users can search by agency, state or amount of money that is obligated to grantees.

The map also allows the public to click on individual projects and access specific project information and comment blogs.

The project data displayed on the map is provided by the individual agencies within the USDA and HUD and displays agency funding which includes commitments, obligations and disbursements. The markers are placed on the map based on the zip code of the recipient or award and therefore represent approximate locations. Map markers representing funding for farm operating loans or loans to individuals have been aggregated at the state or county level and do not indicate the location of specific loans.

The map viewer is designed to work in all major web browsers which support full Google Maps functionality. Performance is optimal on those browsers and computer systems which are able to perform javascript operations quickly (i.e. Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari). If JavaScript is turned off, the map viewer will not be available; however, all map data can be viewed by clicking on the View map data link at the top-right corner of the map.