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DOE Announces 4 New Critical Minerals Funding Opportunities

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Aug. 13, 2025, unveiled four major funding initiatives aimed at accelerating the domestic production, processing and recycling of critical minerals and materials. Collectively, these...more

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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Announces Awards to Small...

The Energy Office of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (“E&E”) issued an August 13th news release announcing recipients of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (“EECBG”) program for small cities...more

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The "FEMA Act of 2025" – Spotlight on Proposed FEMA Public Assistance Program Reforms

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Executive Summary - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025 ("FEMA Act") on July 22, 2025. The bipartisan bill, if passed,...more

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Federal Public Benefits and Immigration Status: What HHS’s Guidance Means for Mental Health Providers

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Mental health services are often partially funded with federal money, whether through grants or federal health care plans. Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) updated its guidance clarifying how...more

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And in This Corner … the Sweet Science of Federal Contracting’s Year-End

September 30. All (most?) federal years end the same way, at least on paper—like a prizefight, with the clock ticking down; an agitated, uncertain crowd; a lot of money on the table; and a ref capable of stopping the match at...more

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2025 Hazardous Waste Funding: Association of State And Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Publish Fact Sheet

The Association of State And Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) has issued a June 2025 document titled: ASTSWMO 2025 HAZARDOUS WASTE FUNDING FACT SHEET (“Fact Sheet”)....more

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Bipartisan Ag BIO Act Introduced in the Senate

On July 31, 2025, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to enhance the ability of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased...more

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Post-Termination Landscape for Department of Energy Grant Projects

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Following the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) announcement of a new project review process in May 2025, the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) issued the first round of DOE grant terminations under the Trump...more

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Hospital and Health Systems Reimbursement Check July 2025

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In the early days of the second Trump Administration, several federal funding agencies announced caps to indirect cost (“IDC”) rates for federally funded research awards. In many cases, these caps would substantially reduce...more

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Closeout Requirements During Appeals of Terminations of NIH Research Grants

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On July 7, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Policy for Extramural Research issued NOT-OD-25-128, titled “Guidance on Enforcement of Closeout Requirements During the Appeals Process” (the Notice). The...more

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HRSA Announces New Requirements for FQHCs to Provide Insulin and Epinephrine at or below 340B Price

On June 24, HRSA announced that it had issued new grant award terms to its HRSA-funded health centers to provide insulin and injectable epinephrine at or below the 340B price paid by the health center for the drugs. HRSA...more

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Department of Energy Issues Policy Memo on Clean Energy Grant Spending Reviews

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In March 2025, the Department of Energy was rumored to be reviewing projects, which were awarded billions of dollars under the Biden Administration. This review reportedly targeted any program or project that had spent less...more

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NIH Announces Significant Changes to Federal Grant Terms, Conditions on Civil Rights

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on April 21, 2025, a significant change to the terms and conditions governing federal funding (the Notice) applicable to all NIH grants, cooperative agreements and other...more

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Supreme Court Lifts Restraining Order on Grant Terminations

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The Supreme Court recently issued a ruling with significant impacts for federal contractors and grantees looking to challenge terminations of their contracts and grants in U.S. district courts. Terminated contractors and...more

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SCOTUS Ruling: Freezing $65 Million in Teacher Grants Amid DEI Controversy

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On April 4, 2025, the United States Supreme Court granted an emergency application to vacate the First Circuit Court of Appeals’ March 10 temporary restraining order (TRO) in the case of Department of Education v. California....more

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Supreme Court Blocks Use of Administrative Procedure Act to Halt Education Grant Terminations

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Federal grantees facing the termination of their grants by the new administration have challenged those terminations by filing suits under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in federal district courts. In about a half a...more

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Federal Agencies Target Universities Amid Antisemitism Allegations

The federal government recently revoked all grants and contracts with Columbia University, citing “illegal protests” and antisemitism on campus....more

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CDFIs Under Threat in New Executive Order

On March 14, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled “Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy,” which limits the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund to the minimum statutory...more

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Democratic AGs Block NIH Grant Cuts

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A coalition of 22 Democratic AGs obtained a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of the Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates (Rate Change Notice), which would have...more

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rescinds "Richardson Waiver" Policy

On March 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a new policy to reverse course on certain public notice and comment procedures. This marks a significant change to a process in place for...more

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NIH’s Mandatory 15% Indirect Rate – Next Steps Following Preliminary Injunction

On March 5, 2025, a US district court in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction blocking the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from implementing a February 7, 2025, “Supplemental Guidance” notice that would establish...more

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DOGE Is Reshaping Government Contracts, Grants, and Loans—Steps Recipients Must Take to Stay Ahead

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Executive Summary - Summer is still two months away, but for federal contractors, businesses, and state, local, and tribal governments that rely on federal grants and loans the DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) days...more

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Update: Federal Judge Blocks NIH Cap on Indirect Rates for Grants

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On March 5, 2025, Judge Angel Kelley, a federal district court judge sitting in Massachusetts, granted a nationwide preliminary injunction which serves to temporarily block the Trump Administration’s attempt to cap the...more

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Upcoming Deadlines for LA Fires Assistance and Relief

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Deadlines are quickly approaching this month for federal and local aid available to individuals and businesses impacted by the Los Angeles fires. Descriptions of aid available and the deadlines to apply are detailed below....more

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HHS Rescinds Policy Extending Notice and Comment Rulemaking Procedures to Rules for Grants, Public Benefits, and Contracts

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Effective March 3, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rescinded its long-standing policy that had waived a statutory exemption under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) from notice and comment...more

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