With T-minus three days until the next deadline to prevent a government shutdown, President Obama is inserting himself into the budget debate today in a sit down with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.,  House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, Senate…

I wanted to take a minute to welcome all of our new readers. If it has anything to do with grants and funding, we’re writing about it here. From project planning, grantseeking and proposal writing to managing awards, ensuring compliance,…

(This post was written by Travis Hicks, one of Thompson’s federal education policy editors, and originally appeared on Title I-Derland, Thompson’s blog on federal K-12 policy.) As Republicans and Democrats continue to duke it out over the budget for fiscal…

A new report warns that cuts in state funding in recent years and the looming threat of additional trimming at the federal and state levels is creating “a national crisis” around the provision of mental health services.

Home foreclosures may be grabbing the headlines, but an even more disconcerting housing concern is worsening. The number of units available to extremely low-income renters is shrinking.

(This post was written by Andrew Brownstein, one of Thompson’s federal education policy editors, and originally appeared on Title I-Derland, Thompson’s blog on federal K-12 policy.) We know that Title I’s longstanding supplement-not-supplant (SNS) provision is good for auditors, monitors,…

Spring cleaning has begun, and it’s starting at the virtual firehouse first.  This Friday the website for firefighter grants will move to a new online home. Starting April 1, the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program will be at www.fema.gov/firegrants.

(This guest post was written by Erika Fitzpatrick) In its fitful approach to funding the federal government through the second half of FY 2011 — and avoiding a government shutdown — Congress has passed a number of continuing resolutions that,…

(This post was written by Andrew Brownstein, one of Thompson’s federal education policy editors, and originally appeared on Title I-Derland, Thompson’s blog on federal K-12 policy.) When it comes to “supplanting,” the problem is that states and districts are required…

In tight economic times, the differences between rural and urban communities can seem more pronounced and communities can feel like they are engaged in a battle to ensure that their needs receive priority.