Well it depends on the state that you live in. My state in Maine has started postponing or taking waiting lists of people for the program. As they are now not getting paid for the cars that they have...
shall have attained the age of 25 years and, shall have been a bona fide resident of the state for one year next preceding his election, and shall be a citizen of the United States
Cash for Clunkers (the US government scheme 'Cars Allowance Rebate System' that involved buying fuel-inefficient cars from the public and ended on 24 August 2009)
it has actually just started, but they're back dating it to July 1st 2009 for the car dealers that have traded in cars, assuming the deal was going to pass.