Mandatory spending includes spending for entitlement programs and certain other payments to people, businesses, nonprofit institutions, and state and local governments.

They include personal tax rebates on 1991 tax liabilities, temporary tax credits for additional business investment in plants and equipment, and a temporary increase in Federal aid to state and local governments.

Recovery.gov A-Z Index Departments & Agencies Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Homeland Security Grants USA.gov for Business USA.gov for Nonprofits Student Aid on the Web GovBenefits.gov FTC Consumer Alert OMB Circulars (The White House) Federal assistance under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) includes grants-in-aid to state and local governments.

He would like to see a nationwide program that includes both budgetary assistance to state and local governments and federal assistance that can be used for state and local infrastructure needs.

There were reports early this month that President Bush would include a small package of aid to distressed state and local governments in his most recent tax-cut package.

Federal assistance under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) includes grants-in-aid to state and local governments.

In CFFR, grants generally represent obligations and include payments both to state and local governments and to nongovernmental recipients.