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2014

States Receive Almost All FY 2014 LIHEAP Funds

Issue Brief 14-05, January 31, 2014

House Passes Farm Bill Agreement

Issue Brief 14-04, January 29, 2014

OMB Finalizes Major Grant Reforms

Issue Brief 14-03, January 10, 2014

HHS Announces Final Year Awards for CHIPRA Performance Bonuses

Issue Brief 14-02, January 8, 2014

2013 Population Estimates Released; Impact on Bond Caps and SSBG

Issue Brief 14-01, January 3, 2014

2013

Phased Enforcement of REAL ID Announced

Issue Brief 13-37, December 31, 2013

Budget Deadlines; Expired and Expiring Programs

Issue Brief 13-36, December 4, 2013

House Bill Revamps Adoption Incentive Payments; Includes New State Mandates

Issue Brief 13-35, November 21, 2013

FY 2014 Federal-Aid Highway Funding Update

Issue Brief 13-34, November 14, 2013

States Receive $2.9 Billion in LIHEAP Funds

Issue Brief 13-33, November 7, 2013

Part D Clawback Payments to Decline -6% in CY 2014

Issue Brief 13-32, October 31, 2013

Only 25 Jurisdictions Receive FY 2013 College Access Challenge Grants

Issue Brief 13-31, October 30, 2013

Trends in Federal Preparedness Assistance

Issue Brief 13-30, October 25, 2013

Sequestered Mineral Leasing Funds to be Returned; Future of Other Special Funds Unclear

Issue Brief 13-28, October 2, 2013

Final FY 2015 FMAPs Result in Big Shifts for Some States

Issue Brief 13-29, October 2, 2013

HHS Awards FY 2013 Public Health Preparedness Funds

Issue Brief 13-27, August 30, 2013

CMS Releases 2012-2013 Medicaid DSH Ceilings

Issue Brief 13-26, August 29, 2013

Congress Makes New Attempt at ESEA Reauthorization

Issue Brief 13-25, August 22, 2013

Medicaid QI Allotments Released; Program Extension Needed

Issue Brief 13-24, August 7, 2013

States Slow to Spend SSBCI Money

Issue Brief 13-23, July 31, 2013

Proposed Standards for Health Insurer Tax May Hit State Budgets

Issue Brief 13-22, July 12, 2013

EPA Updates Allotment Percentages for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

Issue Brief 13-21, June 28, 2013

HHS Releases Remaining FY 2013 LIHEAP Funds; Recommends New Performance Measures

Issue Brief 13-20, June 20, 2013

CMS Outlines Proposed Methodology for DSH Reductions

Issue Brief 13-18, June 13, 2013

DOL Announces WIA Incentive Grants

Issue Brief 13-19, June 13, 2013

DOJ Updates State Progress on SORNA Compliance, Penalties

Issue Brief 13-17, June 7, 2013

Senate Committee Includes STEM Education in Immigration Package

Issue Brief 13-16, May 31, 2013

Congress Makes New Push on Farm Bill Reauthorization

Issue Brief 13-15, May 29, 2013

DHS Announces FY 2013 Preparedness Grants

Issue Brief 13-14, May 24, 2013

NIPA Benchmarking Will Affect FY 2015 FMAPs

Issue Brief 13-12, May 3, 2013

OMB Proposal Would Alter Federal Grants Management Landscape

Issue Brief 13-13, May 3, 2013

CY 2014 Clawback Payments Projected to Decline

Issue Brief 13-11, April 29, 2013

FY 2015 FMAP Projections

Issue Brief 13-10, March 28, 2013

House Passes WIA Reauthorization

Issue Brief 13-09, March 26, 2013

VAWA Reauthorized Through FY 2018

Issue Brief 13-08, March 20, 2013

Health Care Reform and the BCA Sequester

Issue Brief 13-07, March 13, 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

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

Issue Brief 13-03, February 6, 2013

Forest Service Releases FY 2012 SRS Payments

Issue Brief 13-02, 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

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