Sneak Preview: ED Developing Guidance on School Choice Programs

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) The Department of Education (ED) is developing guidance detailing the responsibilities of state educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) to ensure that they comply…
Read more ›COGR Requests More Time To Comply with NIH Good Clinical Practice Policy

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently issued its Policy on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training for NIH Awardees Involved in NIH-funded Clinical Trials, but many research universities fear that the implementation date of the policy — Jan. 1, 2017…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: ACF To Reassess Head Start Program Review Process

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) plans to reassess its methods for evaluating Head Start awardee performance to…
Read more ›FTA Updates Its Guidance on Equal Employment Opportunity

Transit agencies receiving federal funding should be aware of new guidance recently issued by the Federal Transit Agency (FTA) pertaining to federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) guidelines. FTA generally issues its guidance in the form of a circular.
Read more ›Sneak Preview: GAO Promotes Use of Guardian Assistance Program

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Although Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials plan to add information to the Children’s Bureau website about direct federal funding for tribal Foster Care…
Read more ›VA Awards $7.8M for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Vets

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…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: EPA Plans Guidance for In-Kind Contribution Costs

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Single Audit Information Service.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials plan to develop and issue internal guidance by federal fiscal year (FY) 2018 that will set forth consistent procedures for determining…
Read more ›Justice Grants Awarded to Address Court Fines

Earlier this year, we released a post about a federal grant program to assist and rehabilitate those who have been released from our nation’s prisons. Now, the federal government is providing award funds for programs aimed at eliminating unnecessary confinement…
Read more ›Sneak Preview: DOL Guidance Expands Services for Homeless Vets

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Nonfederal entities providing services to homeless veterans under award programs overseen by the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) are now required…
Read more ›FHWA Issues $14.2M in Grants To Test New Methods for Funding Highways

You probably don’t think much about it as you’re traveling down the interstate, unless the road is bumpy or has multiple potholes. “This state should spend some money fixing up these highway,” you may say to yourself. However, other than…
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