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Increased Competition Thresholds Effective October 1, 2025 This has been a whirlwind of a year in changes in grants, and now, with the beginning of the new federal fiscal year, it is [...]

DOJ Provides Guidance to Federal Funding Recipients on Unlawful Discrimination In an effort to eliminate the ambiguity over what constitutes “illegal DEI” or “unlawful discrimination,” the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued [...]

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a slip opinion in a widely publicized case, Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, 604 U.S. ___ (2025). In the opinion, a five-justice majority [...]

As readers may be aware, two Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”)-related Executive Orders impacting federal contractors and grantees have been challenged in the Federal District Court for the District of Maryland in [...]

This article was updated on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 10:50 a.m. CAP Purports to Apply to All Current and Future NIH Grants The Trump Administration’s recent efforts to apply stricter controls [...]

Please note this article has been updated with the latest developments. See more here. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued an updated Memorandum clarifying the scope of the pause on [...]

Please note this article has been updated with the latest developments. See more here. Yesterday, January 27, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Memorandum 25-13, entitled “Temporary Pause of Agency [...]

New Administrative False Claims Act, Buried within the NDAA, Gives Agencies Heightened Authority to Pursue False Claims and Statements Enforcement of civil fraud at the agency level received an under-the-radar boost at [...]

Welcome to Feldesman’s Grants Practice Shorts series where we discuss helpful tips and strategies in common areas of federal grant management. Be sure to check out our other installments on our Grants Practice Shorts page. Sole [...]

Welcome to Feldesman’s Grants Practice Shorts series where we discuss helpful tips and strategies in common areas of federal grant management. Be sure to check out our other installments on our Grants Practice Shorts page. Value-Tier [...]