What You Need to Know About the Grants Policy Committee
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Michael SaundersAre 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.
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Additional Government Grants Resources
Health Care Fraud Program Expansion and Senior Medical Patrol Capacity Building Grants In line with this mission, the Administration on Aging has recently established the Health Care Fraud Program Expansion and Senior Medical Patrol Capacity Building Grants in an attempt to boost the capacity of the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program to reach more Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, their families and caregivers, while focusing on fraud prevention and identification.
Small Business Innovation Research Phase IIB Bridge AwardsIn line with this mission, the NIH has recently constituted the Small Business Innovation Research Phase IIB Bridge Awards to Accelerate the Development of Cancer Therapeutics, Imaging Technologies, Interventional Devices, Diagnostics, and Prognostics Toward Commercialization Program.
California Homebuyer's Downpayment Assistance Program for First Time Home BuyersThe California Homebuyer's Downpayment Assistance Program is a deferred payment junior loan that can be used in conjunction with other CalHFA housing programs. It provides borrowers with funds amounting to 3% of the actual value of the property that they wish to inquire in order to cover the downpayment costs.
Minority Business Enterprise Centers for Minority-Owned BusinessesThe The Minority Business Development Agency has recently constituted the Minority Business Enterprise Centers (MBEC) Program wherein it aims to support minority-owned businesses by providing them with electronic and one-on-one business development services for a reasonably nominal fee.
Child Health Research Career Development Award ProgramIn accordance with this mission, the National Institute of Health has collaborated with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in an attempt to establish the Child Health Research Career Development Award Program.
What You Need To Know About The Department of TransportationIn an effort to create the best possible way of going from one place to another, the United States Federal Government has established the United States Department of Transportation, otherwise known as DOT, in the year 1966.
Basic Cancer Research in Cancer Health Disparities Grant ProgramThe National Institutes of Health has partnered with the National Cancer Institute(NCI) in an effort to establish the Basic Cancer Research in Cancer Health Disparities Grant Program wherein both agencies seek to solicit applications from eligible investigators and researchers who are interested in conducting basic, mechanistic research concentrating on the biologic/genetic causes of cancer health disparities.