Adopt-a-Stimulus-Project and Report on it

From Pro-Publica comes this invitation to find a project you can eyeball and then to watch it and report back on whether everything is on the up and up. Got time? Worried about fraud or malfeasance? Get involved and by joining with lots of other citizens, lets’ keep the stimulus projects honest.

It is never too early to start watchdogging one of the largest spending bills in U.S. history – the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It includes $27 billion to repair America’s roads and bridges.

Monitoring thousands of construction sites around the country is an impossible task for a single reporter. Or a handful of reporters. That’s why we need your help.

Search for stimulus projects in your state below, then pick one to monitor over the next few months. We’ll send you suggestions and tips on how to watchdog your project. Use this form to send us reports (we’ll also send you a link to it by email when you sign up).

Email Amanda Michel at amanda@propublica.org for more information. If you don’t see a project in your area join ProPublica’s Reporting Network; we’ll notify you when projects get started in your county.

via Adopt-a-Stimulus-Project: The Database – ProPublica.