Dear Colleagues, The DOE Office of Science has released some details of how the first $1.2 billion of the $1.6 billion in the Recovery Act will be allocated. The press release can be found at: http://www.energy.gov/news2009/7083.htm A detailed breakdown is at: http://www.energy.gov/news2009/documents2009/National_Laboratory_Recovery_Act_Funding__at_a_Glance.pdf A fact sheet on how investments in science can generate jobs and economic recovery is available at: http://www.energy.gov/news2009/documents2009/Science_Funding_and_the_Economy_Sidebar.3.23.09.pdf Sincerely, Norman Graf