What You Need to Know About the Grants Policy Committee

by: Michael Saunders

Are you one of those people who constantly wonder where you tax-money is going and how the government spends it? Do you continuously wonder how the government gives back to the public by providing grants and financial assistance to those who really need them?

The United States Government has been running a wide selection of grants and programs that are all designed to help improve the lives of the American people and make their existence worthwhile and memorable.

The Chief Financial Officers Council, one of the largest federal agencies that works towards collaboratively improving the process of financial management in the United States Government, has established the Grants Policy Committee(GPC).

The Grants Policy Committee is comprised of grants policy experts from across the Federal Government and all of them are constantly working towards the improvement of the effectiveness of Federal financial assistance by way of:

a) Making the application process simpler and more straight-forward

b) Making the public knowledgeable of the various financial assistance award and administration
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About The Author Michael Saunders is an editor of TopGovernmentGrants.com one the the most comprehensive Websites offering information on government grants and federal government programs. He also maintains Websites providing resources on environmental grants and grants for youth programs.

Additional Resources

category - Applying for a Grant

Coastal Impact Assistance Program
The Fish and Wildlife Service has recently established the Coastal Impact Assistance Program wherein the agency will provide a ceiling budget amounting to $250 million to be utilized in conservation, protection, and preservation projects of coastal areas, including wetlands.

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Medical Tropical Research Laboratory Program Infectious Disease Research Award
AFRIMS has recently announced the WRAIR Medical Tropical Research Laboratory Program(MTRLP) Infectious Disease Research Award(IDRA), a funding opportunity which solicits proposals that aim to tackle basic, preclinical and clinical research of emerging infectious diseases in Thailand and a certain region in Southeast Asia.

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Grants From the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Iola Bonggay is an editor of TopGovernmentGrants.com one the the most comprehensive Websites offering information on government grants and federal government programs.

She also maintains Websites providing resources on environmental grants and grants for youth programs.

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture: Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
NIFA has recently constituted the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFPCGP) wherein they plan to administer grants amounting to $5,000,000 to be utilized in funding the project.

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