It is expected that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be signed by the President on February 16. That legislation won't list the projects to be funded. Instead, it will appropriate money for federal grant programs, such as the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) or Surface Transportation Program, which will then use the appropriated stimulus money to make grants to cities. In the case of CDBG, for example, the Department of Housing and Urban Development will be the agency that will decide (using a formula) which of the projects requested by the mayors will be funded.
Be sure to check out the "Least Critical" tab. Don't hestitate to vote either--it helps with feedback about the projects. I find $500,000 for a dog park and $99,600 for the installment of doorbells to be a little outrageous myself.
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