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On Tuesday, February 28, 2012 the Office of Management and Budget offered a federal grant reform proposal for notice and comment in the Federal Register. The proposal grew from a request from the President for OMB to work with state and local officials to improve efficiency and lower costs in the grant process. As… [Continue Reading]

President with OMB Director

As many people are aware, President Obama recently released his FY 2013 budget. Given the current congressional deadlock and election year politics, it is likely that no budget will pass until after the election. As required, significant debt reduction must take place this year. In terms of competitive grants, the President offered a series… [Continue Reading]

President Announcing Budget

On January 18, Community Grants visited the Unified Government of Wyandotte, County and Kansas City, Kansas to welcome them as a new client. The visit provided us the opportunity to meet with key staff, discuss needs and begin to develop a grant seeking strategy. We were particularly gratified by the large number of non-profits that… [Continue Reading]

Last August, the New Brunswick Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists, with help of Community Grants Associates, received funding from Health Canada in excess of Cdn$500,000. The funding helped the Society a program to recruit medical lab technologists from abroad. We asked a member of our Board, Janelle Bourgeois, is helping to highlight the benefits of… [Continue Reading]

Board Member Janelle Bourgeois Provides Updates on a Grant Won With Our Help.

Grant of the Week

2/27 COPS Hiring

On March 1, the COPS Office will open a new round of hiring grants. This grant provides funding for the hiring and/or rehiring of entry-level police officers for a period of 26 months. Consistent with recent changes to the program, departments may use the funds to rehire officers who were laid off. However, only funding for entry-level positions is available. While, there is $111 million in funding available this year, the President's FY 2013 budget more than doubles this amount. (For more information, please see our recent post on the proposed budget). There are several new requirements this year. They include: The grant will pay 75% of entry-level salaries. This means departments must certify a 25% cash match. While the COPS Office previously 100% of salaries …
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OMB Proposed New Rules for Federal Grants

March 6, 2012 By communitygrantsnow Leave a Comment

On Tuesday, February 28, 2012 the Office of Management and Budget offered a federal grant reform proposal for notice and comment in the Federal Register. The proposal grew from a request from the …
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The Proposed 2013 Federal Budget: 10 Things You Might Not Know

February 24, 2012 By communitygrantsnow Leave a Comment

As many people are aware, President Obama recently released his FY 2013 budget. Given the current congressional deadlock and election year politics, it is likely that no budget will pass until after …
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Community Grants Welcomes the Unified Government As a New Client

February 13, 2012 By communitygrantsnow Leave a Comment

On January 18, Community Grants visited the Unified Government of Wyandotte, County and Kansas City, Kansas to welcome them as a new client. The visit provided us the opportunity to meet with key …
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