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Posted by on Jun 30, 2014

This Week in Grants News

“This Week in Grants News” is a resource Management Concepts provides to keep you informed of important grants-related news from the week. Donovan’s Nomination Advances in the Senate The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee voted to approve President Obama’s nominee to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Shaun Donovan.  […]

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Posted by on Jun 16, 2014

This Week in Grants News

“This Week in Grants News” is a resource Management Concepts provides to keep you informed of important Federal grants-related news. National Science Foundation Releases New Grants Manual The National Science Foundation (NSF) released a draft version of the 2015 Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide. The new manual incorporates the provisions found in the […]

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Posted by on Jun 9, 2014

This Week in Grants News

“This Week in Grants News” is a resource Management Concepts provides to keep you informed of important Federal grants-related news.   Amendment to Eliminate EDA Funding Fails The House of Representatives rejected an amendment to an appropriations bill to defund the Economic Development Administration (EDA). The EDA is a Commerce Department agency that awards funding […]

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Posted by on Jun 2, 2014

This Week in Grants News

“This Week in Grants News” is a resource Management Concepts provides to keep you informed of important Federal grants-related news. OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement 2014 The Office of Management and Budget released the A-133 Compliance Supplement. In the Compliance Supplement, OMB announced plans to: continue to examine ways to reduce the number of compliance […]

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Posted by on Apr 14, 2014

Senate Approves DATA Act, Final Passage Expected Soon

On Thursday, April 10, the Senate approved the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) by unanimous consent.  The Senate action follows weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations between House and Senate supporters, and the approved bill represents a compromise between the two chambers. The House, which previously approved another version of the DATA Act by a […]

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