(This post is based on an upcoming article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) State health departments providing prescription medications for low-income people with HIV/AIDS should ensure that drug payments cannot reasonably be made under another public or private insurance policy…

Temporary extensions of both the surface transportation and Federal Aviation Administration authorizations passed both chambers of Congress and found their way to President Obama’s desk last week.

We’re now entering fall and to me, that means one thing — football! Fans nationwide will spend countless hours rooting on their favorite team, cheering the touchdowns and cringing over critical turnovers. Some teams, in an attempt to wear out…

(This post is excerpted from a story in the Sept. 26 issue of Local/State Funding Report.) Although reductions in federal grants have been capturing many of the headlines, they are not the only hardships that nonprofit organizations currently face. According…

Baseball, football, soccer, back to school … and high season for funding-related policy debates in the nation’s capital.  With all of the debate and drama this summer around whether (and under what conditions) the federal government’s debt ceiling should be…

Here’s your weekly roundup of stories and announcements you may have missed.

Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a second extension for its Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.

(This post is based on an upcoming article in the Single Audit Information Service.) The Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General (PDAG) ordered the state Department of Public Welfare to better oversee its Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, noting that…

Siloed federal acquisition systems got you down? Are you frustrated with having to remember all your passwords to these sites and entering the same data over and over?

(This post is excerpted from a story in the Sept. 19 issue of Local/State Funding Report.) On Aug. 31, HUD made $1.63 billion available for homeless assistance through its Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance program. The money will support permanent…