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2013

ED Receives Comments on Proposed Grant Reforms

Issue Brief 13-06, February 15, 2013

Public Safety Broadband Grants Announced

Issue Brief 13-05, February 12, 2013

NHTSA Establishes New Regulations for State Highway Safety Grants

Issue Brief 13-04, February 8, 2013

Forest Service Releases FY 2012 SRS Payments

Issue Brief 13-02, February 6, 2013

TANF Set to Expire Next Month, Congressional Action Required to Prevent Funding Lapse

Issue Brief 13-03, February 6, 2013

FNS Releases FY 2013 School Meal Pattern Administrative Funding and Guidance

Issue Brief 13-01, January 9, 2013

2012

2012 Population Estimates Released; Impact on Bond Caps and SSBG Allocations

Issue Brief 12-45, December 31, 2012

Twenty-Three States Receive Performance Bonuses Under CHIPRA

Issue Brief 12-44, December 21, 2012

Interior Releases FY 2012 Minerals Payments

Issue Brief 12-42, December 13, 2012

ACF Awards FY 2013 TANF Contingency Funds to 20 States

Issue Brief 12-43, December 13, 2012

HHS Releases Child Welfare Services Allotment Percentages

Issue Brief 12-41, November 30, 2012

What a Grand Bargain Might Mean for Medicaid

Issue Brief 12-40, November 26, 2012

States Receive Almost All FY 2013 LIHEAP Funds

Issue Brief 12-39, November 14, 2012

DOL Announces UI Program Integrity Grants

Issue Brief 12-38, October 24, 2012

Medicare Part D Clawback Charges to Increase in CY 2013

Issue Brief 12-37, October 22, 2012

Final FY 2014 FMAPs

Issue Brief 12-36, September 26, 2012

Requirements Announced for Public Safety Broadband Network Grant Program

Issue Brief 12-34, September 7, 2012

DOT Makes Unspent Earmarks Available for More Flexible Spending

Issue Brief 12-35, September 7, 2012

DOL Releases STC Funding Levels and Guidance

Issue Brief 12-33, August 23, 2012

HRSA Proposes Changes to Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Formula

Issue Brief 12-32, August 14, 2012

HHS Announces New TANF Waiver Policy

Issue Brief 12-31, August 2, 2012

HHS Awards Public Health Preparedness Funds

Issue Brief 12-28, July 27, 2012

CMS Publishes Medicaid QI Allotments for FYs 2011 and 2012

Issue Brief 12-29, July 27, 2012

CMS Publishes 2010-2012 Medicaid DSH Ceilings

Issue Brief 12-30, July 27, 2012

Federal Surface Transportation Programs Reauthorized through FY 2014

Issue Brief 12-27, July 25, 2012

Congress Makes Headway on Farm Bill Reauthorization

Issue Brief 12-26, July 20, 2012

SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Includes Several Non-Transportation Provisions

Issue Brief 12-25, July 16, 2012

House Committee Approves WIA Reauthorization

Issue Brief 12-24, June 19, 2012

House Proposes to Eliminate Census Survey Used to Determine Federal Grant Allocations

Issue Brief 12-22, June 8, 2012

ED Continues to Approve NCLB Waivers

Issue Brief 12-23, June 8, 2012

PY 2011 WIA Dislocated Worker Reallotment: Small Increases for Most States

Issue Brief 12-21, May 9, 2012

CBO Report Highlights Impact of Potential SNAP Reforms

Issue Brief 12-20, May 2, 2012

House Approves DATA Act with New Reporting Requirements for States

Issue Brief 12-19, April 27, 2012

Medicare Part D Parameters, Clawback Estimates for CY 2013

Issue Brief 12-18, April 19, 2012

GAO Issues Report on Duplication, Overlap, and Fragmentation in Federal Programs

Issue Brief 12-17, April 13, 2012

PY 2012 WIA Allocations and Reauthorization Proposals

Issue Brief 12-16, April 6, 2012

OMB Proposes Major Grant Reform Ideas

Issue Brief 12-15, April 4, 2012

FY 2014 FMAP Projections

Issue Brief 12-14, March 30, 2012

House Committee Approves Remaining ESEA Bills

Issue Brief 12-12, March 13, 2012

ACA Prevention and Public Health Fund: Uses and Recent Reductions

Issue Brief 12-13, March 13, 2012

FY 2011 Secure Rural School Payments Released; Reauthorization Process Begins

Issue Brief 12-09, March 1, 2012

DHS Announces FY 2012 Preparedness Grants

Issue Brief 12-10, March 1, 2012

ACF Announces New SSBG Performance Measure

Issue Brief 12-11, March 1, 2012

President Signs Payroll Tax Agreement, Includes Extension for TANF, UI, QI, TMA

Issue Brief 12-08, February 24, 2012

House and Senate Ready Surface Transportation Reauthorization Packages

Issue Brief 12-07, February 14, 2012

House Approves Restrictions on TANF Cash Benefits

Issue Brief 12-06, February 10, 2012

FNS Releases FY 2012 TEFAP Allocations

Issue Brief 12-05, February 3, 2012

HHS, USDA Provide Additional Details on Cost Allocation Flexibility

Issue Brief 12-03, January 27, 2012

DOL Encourages States to Spend Remaining UI Modernization Funds

Issue Brief 12-04, January 27, 2012

HHS Releases Remaining FY 2012 LIHEAP Funds

Issue Brief 12-02, January 26, 2012

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