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GRANT Act

Introduced: October 23, 2013 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 29, 2013
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 15.
Oct 29, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Oct 23, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grant Reform and New Transparency Act of 2013 or the GRANT Act - Establishes new standards for awarding federal grants. Requires executive agencies to use merit-based selection procedures in awarding grants and to conduct an evaluation of the ability of a prospective grantee to successfully carry out a grant before awarding it.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) upgrade any public website for finding federal grant opportunities so that such website serves as a central point of information for competitive grants, (2) issue and disseminate guidance to aid agencies in establishing merit-based selection procedures for grant programs and in identifying amounts of undisbursed funding remaining in grant accounts, and (3) submit a plan to improve the single audit process for auditing the financial statements and federal awards of a non-federal entity. Sets forth the information required to be included in the public grant website, including grant funds availability and grant award information. Requires agencies to explain to grant applicants the basis for award decisions involving grants exceeding $100,000.

What's happening now October 29, 2013

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 15.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2