Story of the Week

(HOMELESS) Plan Provides Insights into Upcoming Funding Competition
   The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) unveils the first comprehensive strategy to prevent and end homelessness--providing insights for nonprofits as they prepare for the Continuum of Care (CoC) funding opportunity later this summer. Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent a...
posted 6/23/10 2:18 PM  read complete story

(NONPROFITS) Official Offers Ways to Overcome Recovery Act Audit Edicts
   At a recent conference, a Health & Human Services Dept. (HHS) official tells FAM that mid-size and large nonprofits with programs receiving Recovery Act (PL 111-5) funding that weren't audited last year should expect it this year. The fact is that programs funded with Recovery Act grants are go...
posted 6/18/10 10:52 AM  read complete story

(HOUSING) General Guidance Gets HUD FY 2010 Funding Season Underway
   As FAM predicted, The Housing & Urban Development Dept. (HUD) releases the general guidance for its FY 2010 discretionary funding programs, with all of its solicitations to be released throughout the summer and into fall. The notice: Provides prospective applicants for HUD's competitive fund...
posted 6/7/10 2:38 PM  read complete story

FY 2010: House Wants $30.7B in Domestic Funds in Supplemental
   As FAM predicted, House Democratic leadership is trying to appease as many constituents as possible by revising its version of the FY 2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act (HR 4899). With Democrats trying to maintain control of the chamber in November, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Dave Ob...
posted 6/1/10 06:58 AM  read complete story

FY 2011: Anti-Incumbent Sentiment Means Advocates Must Get Creative
   With anti-incumbent sentiment deterring the FY 2011 appropriations process, congressional Hill insiders are becoming more and more convinced that no appropriations measures will pass by the end of this fiscal year--meaning advocates must think outside the box. Insiders tell FAM that advocates shou...
posted 5/26/10 06:21 AM  read complete story

FUNDRAISING: Nonprofits Can Help Direct Health Reform Funding Decisions
   As the funding from the new health care reform law (PL 148/PL 152) is sent to the various federal agencies to dole out, nonprofits have a great opportunity to have their views considered as program officials begin making decisions on funding increases for existing programs and devising regulations f...
posted 5/21/10 10:33 AM  read complete story

HOUSING: HUD Hard at Work Preparing for FY 2010 Funding Season
   A Housing & Urban Development (HUD) staffer tells FAM that that document that will start the FY 2010 grant making season for the agency is being "worked on," but says a specific date isn't even "being discussed yet." The staffer assures us that the agency hasn't changed its stance that none of...
posted 5/14/10 10:54 AM  read complete story

FUNDRAISING: Sweeney Offers Ways to Take Advantage of Novice Priority
   With the federal grantmaking season well underway, FAM Editor Ray Sweeney encourages grantseekers to take advantage of the novice competitive priority that is becoming ever more prevalent in grant solicitations. Sweeney, who has years of grant submission and management expertise, says the novice pr...
posted 5/7/10 09:10 AM  read complete story

FY 2011: Senate Resolution May Set Budget Totals for Both Chambers
   Capitol Hill insiders tell FAM to expect the House to follow the Senate's budget FY 2011 resolution, which awaits consideration by the full chamber. The Senate Budget Committee passes the FY 2011 Budget Resolution on April 22. The measure provides a framework for spending decisions for FY 2011 and...
posted 4/29/10 06:43 AM  read complete story

HOUSING: Expect a Busy Summer of HUD Grant Making, Staffer Tells FAM
   The Housing & Urban Development Dept. (HUD) hasn't officially started its FY 2010 grant making, but agency staffers tell FAM to expect the process to start next month and heat up in the summer months. The agency is currently finalizing the process, offering Federal Register notices seeking comm...
posted 4/23/10 06:15 AM  read complete story