Federal Agencies

Education Dept.: Extend Application Processes for Rural Funding
   (Comment Deadline: March 16) The Education Dept. (DoEd) wants to continue using the process to award funds for two of its formula funding programs: Small, Rural School Achievement Program (SRSA) (CFDA Number: 84.358A) and Rural & Low-Income School Program (RLISP) (CFDA Number: 84.358B). Both pr...
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Education Dept. Wants to Assess Success of Recovery Act Funding
   (Comment Deadline: March 16) The Education Dept. (DoEd) seeks insights on its plans to evaluate the success of Recovery Act funding. The evaluation would draw on existing data, as well as collect new information states, schools districts and individual schools. DoEd received billions of dollars in...
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Education Dept. Wants to Extend Use of TEACH Regs
   (Comment Deadline: March 8)The Education Dept. wants to extend the regulations for its Teacher Education Assistance for College & Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program (CFDA Number: 84.379). The program provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to students who intend to teach in a public or pri...
posted 2/10/12 1:06 PM  read complete story

HHS Seeks Comments on Evaluating Health Professions Opportunity Funds
   (Comment Deadline: April 7)The Admin. for Children & Families at the Health & Human Services Dept. seeks comments on its proposed evaluation of the Health Professions Opportunity Grants (HPOG) (CFDA Number: 93.093). The program provides eligible individuals with the opportunity to obtain ed...
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USDA Sets Reimbursement Rates for Summer Food Service Program
   (Effective: Immediately) The Food & Nutrition Service at the Agriculture Dept. sets the 2012 reimbursement rates for its Summer Food Service Program. A Feb. 2 Federal Register notice provides the rates for breakfast, lunch/supper and snacks at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-02/html/20...
posted 2/8/12 10:37 AM  read complete story

HHS Wants to Provide Flexibility to Child Welfare Agencies
   (Comment Deadline: March 29) The Admin. for Children & Families at the Health & Human Services Dept. seeks comments on its plans to provide greater flexibility with federal funding to child welfare agencies. Under the proposed plan, up to 10 child welfare agencies would receive a flexibilit...
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Legal Services Corp. Sets Income Levels for Participation in Assistance Program
   (Effective: Now) The Legal Services Corp. sets the maximum income levels for individuals and families to receive legal assistance in 2012. The levels are the same in the 48 contiguous states, but different in Alaska and Hawaii. For a family of four, the level is $28,813 in the 48 states, but $36,2...
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(EDUCATION) Comments Sought on Extension of Budget Document
   (Comment Deadline: Jan. 24) The Education Dept. (DoEd) seeks insights on its plan to continue using the document that applicants use to submit budgetary information for discretionary grant programs. ED-524 (Budget Information Non-Construction Programs Form and Instructions) is included in all DoEd ...
posted 12/1/10 06:48 AM  read complete story

(EDUCATION) DoEd Wants Feedback on $100B Recovery Act Spending
   Anyone who questioned the efficacy of last year's $100 billion in Recovery Act education spending will now get a chance to shell out their two cents because the Education Dept. (DoEd) is seeking feedback on how well the money was spent. According to a Sept. 14 Federal Register notice, DoEd is seeki...
posted 9/14/10 4:56 PM  read complete story

(EDUCATION) New Survey Would Help Gauge Distance Learning Success
   (Comment Deadline: Sept. 17) The Education Dept. (DoEd) seeks insights on its plans to streamline a survey of those receiving funds from its $37 million distance learning discretionary grants effort. DoEd's Nat'l Center for Education Statistics (NCES) proposes to employ the Fast Response Survey Sys...
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