Federal Grants

Joining the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the departments of Agriculture and Education released updated interpretations of the term “federal public benefit” as used in the Personal Responsibility and [...]

On Thursday, July 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a significant policy change by issuing a notice (0991-ZA57) setting forth its revised interpretation of the term [...]

Feldesman Partners Ted Waters and Mindy Pava were recently featured in a National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) article addressing the growing legal and regulatory challenges surrounding federal research funding. NCURA [...]

Feldesman Partner Phillip Escoriaza will present on federal funding issues impacting Tribal Nations at the 18th Annual Native American Economic Development Conference and the inaugural Tribal Emergency Management Conference, both taking place [...]

Feldesman Partner Mindy Pava will speak at the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) Research Compliance Conference, taking place from June 2 – 4 in Orlando, FL.  Ms. Pava will examine the federal [...]

Feldesman partner Scott S. Sheffler will present “Federal Grant Terminations — Managing Risk in Advance and the Impact if/when Termination Occurs,” a webinar hosted by the Grant Professionals Association on May 28, 2025. [...]

Feldesman Managing Partner Ted Waters will speak at Community Action Program Legal Services (CAPLAW)’s 2025 National Training Conference, taking place May 28 - 30 in Boston, MA. His session, “Ted Talk(s): Federal [...]

On Monday, May 19, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a memorandum announcing the launch of a new “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative,” aimed at investigating and pursuing claims under the False Claims [...]

Feldesman Partners Phillip Escoriaza and Ted Waters will speak at the National Head Start Association’s (NHSA) 2025 Conference, taking place from May 19 – 22, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. Their sessions will [...]

Feldesman Partners Mindy Pava and Ted Waters will present a webinar as part of the 2025 Changing Federal Landscape Community, an initiative of the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA). Scheduled [...]