Preparedness, Mitigation and Response Grants for Natural Disasters

This year continues to bring stories about natural disasters wreaking havoc around the globe. Today, our thoughts are with those communities and individuals in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and elsewhere that have been pummeled by deadly storms and tornadoes this…
Read more ›2011 OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement Delayed

Okay, so maybe we were a bit hasty in congratulating the federal government for getting out guidance in a timely manner.
Read more ›L/SFR Sneak Peek: Budget Challenges Trickle Down to State and Local Governments

(This article was excerpted from the May 2 issue of Local/State Funding Report.) The pressures on state and local government budgets continue to mount as federal fiscal challenges seep down the food chain.
Read more ›Upcoming GPA/GPCI Events

The Grant Professionals Certification Institute board of directors and two chapters of the Grant Professionals Association are hosting Grant Professional Certification (GPC) Exams in May. The Tennessee chapter of GPA is holding a GPC exam May 14 in Nashville, Tenn….
Read more ›NGP Postpones May 10 Meeting

Grants stakeholders planning to attend or listen in to the May 10 National Grants Partnership meeting can make other plans. The meeting has been postponed.
Read more ›What do NCLB and The Price Is Right Have in Common?

Earlier this week, our colleague Andrew Brownstein (one of Thompson’s federal education policy editors) wrote: “Some of the nation’s leading policy wonks in education recently gave the ‘Price is Right’ treatment to the increasingly long-shot chances of No Child Left…
Read more ›Advance Scoop: COPS Hiring Grant Program Opens May 2

The Department of Justice has announced that it will put out a call on May 2 for applications for the Hiring Program that is administered through its Community Oriented Policing Services office.
Read more ›Trains and Transportation Infrastructure: High-Profile and Highly Contentious

High-speed rail and transportation investments seemed to be on the fast track earlier this year with high-profile promises from the Obama administration, but in recent weeks, heated debates and increased scrutiny over federal spending have threatened to derail the issue.
Read more ›Upcoming Event on CDBG Impact in DC/VA/MD; Register by 4/22!

Are you involved with a state, local government or nonprofit organization that works on community development activities somewhere in the mid-Atlantic region? Did you know that April 25-30 is the 25th anniversary of Community Development Week?
Read more ›Thompson Keeps Tabs On Key Grant Newsmakers

We editors here at Thompson try to bring you the insightful news and analysis you need to help you win a federal grant and manage it properly. The May issues of the Federal Grants Management Handbook and the Single Audit…
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