UNH Cooperative Extension, along with a diverse team of partners from the Governor’s Office of Economic Stimulus, UNH President’s Office, UNH Vice President’s Office for Outreach and Engagement, UNH Audio/Visual Services, N.H. Public Television, Granite State Distance Learning Network and several others, delivered a three-hour program on New Hampshire’s response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) on April 7 to over 800 representatives of business, education, non-profits and municipalities located throughout the state.

The program focused on resources available to New Hampshire through federal dollars from ARRA, how to apply, and reporting requirements. In addition, it highlighted the many educational resources including web-based videos that UNH is producing for distribution through the state’s Recovery website.

David Foote, Communications and Information Technology director for UNH Cooperative Extension, coordinated the event’s "Tech Team," making sure all the technology worked as planned, including the technology in the MUB's Strafford Room, the technology that made the broadcast to remote sites possible, and the technology used to stream the program to the web from NHPTV.

Charlie French, Community and Economic Development Extension specialist, coordinated the remote site facilitators and developed and processed the event’s evaluation forms. Cooperative Extension facilitators included Debora Cheever and Nancy Evans (Concord), Dan Reidy, Sharon Cowen and Holly McKinney (Manchester), Seth Wilner and Steven Roberge (Keene), Sue Buteau and Larry Barker (Gorham), Ann Hamilton and Tina Savage (Conway), Deborah Maes (Littleton), and Michele Gagne (Rye). Remote site facilitators reported very positive reactions from participants and a quick scan of evaluations indicated participants felt the conference information was very useful.

Orville “Bud” Fitch, Deputy Attorney General and Office of Economic Stimulus director, said in a letter to President Huddleston, "On behalf of the people of New Hampshire, myself, and the team here at the Office of Economic Stimulus, I commend the University of New Hampshire and the excellent team you fielded that made this statewide informational event not only possible, but a complete success! This kind of collaborative effort reflects the ideal for state government and our university working together to do public good. The University's willingness to make this contribution and the talent, commitment and the attitude of your team is part of what makes New Hampshire a special place in which to live and work!"