Awards | Funding Attractions

Here we go again! If I had a nickel for all the articles I’ve written and read about the improper use of federal grant dollars, I’d be a rich man by now. Even with all the efforts now to ensure…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Single Audits, State and Local Governments | Tagged alcohol, energy, improper payments, Texas | Comments (0)

Not All NIFA Grantees Are Complying with Bayh-Dole Act

January 9, 2018 – 4:12 pm

Along with the more noteworthy requirements when administering a federal award, such as financial and performance reporting, indirect costs and subrecipient monitoring, grant recipients should not forget the other “strings attached” when it comes to award oversight. In fact, in…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Funding Agencies, Grants Management | Tagged Bayh-Dole Act, inventions, NIFA | Comments (0)

Snow or No Snow, NIH Addresses Grants and Office Closures

February 14, 2017 – 3:12 pm

Other parts of the country may have had their fair share of snow this winter, but for those of us in the nation’s capital, snow has been a scarce commodity in 2017. While a normal winter in Washington, D.C., produces…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Funding Agencies | Tagged NIH, office closures, OPM, snow | Comments (0)

Chicago Transit Authority Receives $1B Grant Award

January 11, 2017 – 7:51 am

Talk about the federal government putting a lot of eggs in one basket. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) this week provided about $1.07 billion in federal grant funds to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for the…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Funding Agencies | Tagged Chicago, CTA, FTA, transit | Comments (0)

Universities Win Awards To Help Make Trucking Safer

December 21, 2016 – 9:11 am

The other day, I saw the headline from an article in the Kansas City Star, and I had to read a couple of times to make sure I read it correctly. The headline: “Area schools share a $14 million federal…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Funding Agencies | Tagged DOT, Kansas, Nebraska, University Transportation Center | Comments (0)

HUD Awards $132M To Improve Distressed Neighborhoods

December 13, 2016 – 3:07 pm

Sometime you just need a helping hand, especially this time of year. This week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $132 million to five U.S. communities to redevelop severely distressed public or assisted housing and revitalize surrounding neighborhoods.

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Funding Agencies, State and Local Governments | Tagged awards, Choice Neighborhoods, HUD | Comments (0)

VA Awards $7.8M for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Vets

September 27, 2016 – 1:42 pm

This seems like good timing. Coming on the heels of the recent Summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded up to $7.8 million in grants for adaptive sports programs…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Funding Agencies, Grants Management, State and Local Governments | Tagged adaptive sports, awards, VA | Comments (0)

Category Archives: Awards

Comptroller General Disappointed with DATA Act Compliance

FTA Seeks Comments on How to Define a ‘Federal Project’

DOJ Issues Grant Condition Related to Information Sharing on Immigrants

Funds Under Energy Award Used for Alcohol, Spa Services

Not All NIFA Grantees Are Complying with Bayh-Dole Act

Snow or No Snow, NIH Addresses Grants and Office Closures

Chicago Transit Authority Receives $1B Grant Award

Universities Win Awards To Help Make Trucking Safer

HUD Awards $132M To Improve Distressed Neighborhoods

VA Awards $7.8M for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Vets

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