What does the economic recovery package mean for Ohio?
Provides critical tax cuts for an estimated 4.5 million middle class Ohioans through the Making Work Pay Tax Credit and relief from the Alternative Minimum Tax for 884,000 Ohioans.- Provides critical tax relief for middle class Ohioans. The ”Making Work Pay Tax Credit“ will provide up to $400 for individuals and $800 for married couples. An estimated 4.5 million Ohioans will receive tax relief through this credit.
- Saves money, reduces energy consumption, and creates jobs through energy efficiency programs.
- Invests $68 million in targeted communities hard hit by job loss and high unemployment by retraining dislocated workers and helping communities build regional industry clusters.
- Improves education throughout the state by investing in local school districts and public colleges and universities.
Economic Recovery Package
Senator Brown has created a guide to the recovery package to help Ohioans navigate the details. To access this guide, please click the link here.
For information on the First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit and other tax provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, please click the link here.
*RECOVERY GUIDE UPDATES* Senator Brown sends out regular email updates with new Recovery information as it becomes available. To access recent updates, please click here.
Economic Recovery Workshops
Senator Brown's staff held several Seminars in conjunction with the Small Business Administration (SBA). Please click here for details. If you could not attend a presentation, please click here to see a PDF.
Senator Brown also hosted a series of economic recovery workshops across Ohio between March 30-April 7, 2009. In Portsmouth, Zanesville, Youngstown, Elyria, Mansfield, Lima, and Springfield, Senator Brown’s office held these information sessions to inform Ohioans of opportunities available in the recovery package. Federal agency representatives participated and were available to answer questions. To access the agency presentations at these workshops, please click the links below.
Contact Sherrod
If you are affected by the downturn in the economy, Senator Brown wants to hear from you. Please fill out our contact form and tell us your story.
Recovery Page Updates
This page will be updated regularly and as soon new information comes available. Please check back often.
Other Recovery Resources
Recovery.gov list of agencies »
New Anti-Fraud Hotline
The Government Accountability Office(GAO) investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. To report allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement of federal funds to GAO, visit GAO's FraudNet or call toll-free 800-424-5454.
Issue Specific Summaries
Senator Brown has categorized information from the recovery package into issue-specific summaries. To access these summaries, click on the topics below:
- COBRA
- Community Development
- Education
- Energy
- Health
- Housing
- Individuals & Families
- Law Enforcement
- Rural Communities
- Small Business
- Technology & Innovation
- Workforce Training
Check back for additional summaries as they become available.
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