Is there an Administration policy regarding Recovery Act signage?
The Administration believes that signage is one of several ways to provide the public with full notice of how its tax dollars are being spent and advance the Recovery Act’s goals of openness and transparency. However, it is important that costs associated with signage are reasonable and limited. Signs should not be produced or displayed if doing so results in unreasonable cost or expense. Guidance therefore intends to encourage—but does not require—the use of signage where appropriate and in furtherance of openness and transparency. While guidance provides that “(a)ll projects which are funded by the ARRA should display signage that features the Primary Emblem throughout the construction phase” it also states that “exclusions may apply.” Specific requirements regarding usage of signage are handled on an agency-by-agency basis. In the event that signage is used, the use of the Recovery Act logo is the subject of guidance.
