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H.R.2393 / 112th Congress

Federal Grant Solicitations Improvement Act of 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 24, 2011

Federal Grant Solicitations Improvement Act of 2011 - Requires the head of each federal agency to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), not later than November 30 of each fiscal year, a forecast of all grant solicitations that such agency expects to issue for that fiscal year and to revise such forecast as required. Requires the Director to: (1) publish and update such forecast on a website available to the public, and (2) issue standards to ensure uniformity in the format and submission of such forecasts by agency heads.

Requires such forecasts to include: (1) the scheduled dates for the issuance of the solicitation and application, the application submission deadline, and the deadline for agency review; (2) a link to a website where the solicitation and application are available to the public; (3) estimates of the average grant amount and the total number of grants to be made; (4) contact information for the agency awarding the grant; and (5) the expected date of notification of grant award decisions.

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Who introduced it

Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] · D–PR

Committees

  • Oversight and Government Reform Committee
13 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Introduced in House

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